+29 Laid off analyst rant 13 6h
+62 Quarter Life Crisis - Seeking Advice 12 9h
+12 Ib at Penn state 4 9h
0 Canadian studying in the US 4 14h
0 IB SA in UBS NY vs GS TX Dallas 1 17h
0 FT 2024 IB 3 1d
+2 International student interested in ib 3 1d
+6 are cold email response rates higher after you accept an offer at a firm 2 1d
+77 Banks Sponsoring International Students - 2023 SA 75 1d
+10 Considering transferring to increase chances to break into IB 11 2d
0 Where should I see myself in 5 years, starting as a junior credit risk analyst today? 1 2d
+3 MUFG Corporate, Investment Banking, and Markets Summer Analyst Program 4 3d
+10 Received Rejection After MD's Positive Reply: Follow Up or Not? 3 3d
+9 Summer Internship -> return to same place or go somewhere else? 1 3d
+9 Have been ghosted 3 times in the final round, any tips? 2 3d
+22 What should my senior year (HS) internship be? (Summer before college) 13 4d
+9 Current Junior Late to IB? 5 4d
+9 Could you please help me with a very honest opinion? 2 4d
+6 Need opinions 1 4d
0 Accepted IB SA Offer but Had to Graduate One Year Later Than Expected 3 4d
0 Freshman Year Internship 1 5d
+6 Target junior (HYP) taking gap semester to rerecruit for SA2025? 1 5d
+9 Recruiting for Sophomore Summer Internships 5 6d
+6 Freshman at Non-Target - Internship Advice Needed 1 6d
+15 Summer analyst background check/onboarding timeline 9 1w
+12 How bad does a drug charge that got dismissed affect my employment at a bank? 15 1w
+27 Full-Time Recruiting - Class of 2025 10 1w
+9 Difficulty Pivoting Roles 1 1w
+6 DC advisory benefits and perks 2 1w
+12 Is my Low GPA Salvageable? 4 1w
+1 Columbia SPS? 2 2w
0 High School Senior looking for Internships 1 2w
0 Multi-asset Investments at AM vs. Equity Research at a Sell-side BB? 2 2w
+20 Regretting starting a new job in SF when I wanted to be in NY 4 2w
+19 Best paid jobs in Switzerland 20 2w
+6 Adjusting offers for COL 2 2w
+9 How did interview go 1 2w
+9 Transfering to London or Hong Kong Office? 2 2w
+6 Recruiting Timeline for Summer 2025 3 2w
+5 Nomura FT 2024 37 2w
+16 Non-Target Freshman: Should I stay or should I go 8 2w
+10 Feeling Lost - MS Finance student at UCL 3 3w
0 First-year in college, is working as a part-time teller worth? 1 3w
+3 Is it Shameful to reach out to rerecruit FT? 2 3w
+116 How to Navigate FT Recruiting: Learn from My Successes/Failures 19 3w
0 Best Headhunters in Boston 0 3w
+10 What to expect on your first day of work as a CRE analyst? 3 4w
0 Lateraling before end of assoc program? 2 1mo
+3 Upcoming Deutsche Bank 2024 Software IB Superday 2 1mo
+18 JPM Group Placement 2023 6 1mo
0 Trying to move to the UK once I graduate, which firms are still hiring for full-time analyst 2024? 0 1mo
+1 UT Austin Target Banks? 2 1mo
+9 FT 2025 recruitment timeline 8 1mo
+9 Which approach should i take as a senior international student? 0 1mo
0 Junior Needing Diversity Help 2 1mo
0 Big Four Advisory vs Wells Fargo Commercial Banking 1 1mo
+9 Corporate Banking Analyst vs Relationship Banking Associate 1 1mo
+7 Harris Williams M&A Bootcamp 2024 20 1mo
+10 This sucks and I hate myself 4 1mo
+9 MSF to IB 6 1mo
+9 Federal Reserve Bank (NYC) Interview / Career Advice 4 1mo
+17 Quit my finance job because I hated living in NYC 3 1mo
+25 Break into M&A in London/NYC - Resume got “messed up” 5 1mo
+6 Harris Williams 2024 analyst class 1st rounds? 25 1mo
0 Networking with previous interviewers? 1 1mo
+6 Case Study 1 1mo
+28 Best Way To Cold Email as a Gap-Year Student? 11 1mo
+8 3.4 GPA at Ivy-Target 2 1mo
+10 Career Advice - Dilemma 1 1mo
+12 Advice on lateral recruiting in PE 5 1mo
+19 [Deleted] 2 1mo
+6 Non target no internships. Any people who’ve been in a similar predicament but made it out? 5 1mo
+17 Unemployed and feeling lost 6 1mo
+6 What is an instant turnoff during an interview (appart from the basic no nos) 1 1mo
+12 Too late to land a top IB role? 3 1mo
+3 Any opening for 2024 SA? 3 1mo
+6 Networking for Boutique Banks 1 1mo
+3 Competing Offer Email 2 1mo
+4 [Networking] What’s the response rate I should expect? 4 1mo
+9 Rigid French system 2 1mo
+58 Made a LinkedIn post for job acceptance but got an email from my 1st choice that they are still deciding. 12 1mo
+3 Interning at a small hedge fund sophomore year 2 1mo
+8 SMBC Superday/Offers? 17 1mo
+5 Freshmen Internship? 4 1mo
+2 How do you respond if a random stranger you met in real life asked you to help him get a job at the firm you work at? 2 1mo
+9 How bad is it if I drop out of my MBA program? 3 1mo
+3 Breaking In For Free 3 1mo
+30 France - Paris - Rothschild or Moelis 15 1mo
+9 Sophomore Summer Internship 3 1mo
+3 Biotech Corporate VC Professional Seeking Lateral Opps in IB/ER 1 1mo
0 Career advice - FLDP or Public Accounting? 2 1mo
+3 Risk of FT recruit before SA? 1 1mo
+15 /help\ finding a job 9 1mo
+3 DB NY vs Barclays SF for IB SA 1 1mo
+15 How Do I Get Into IB From A Non-Target? 12 1mo
+6 X 2 1mo
+7 Wife's personal trainer (ex karate teacher) got me an interview at JPM through his brother .. is this ethical? 4 1mo
+15 US buy-side recruiting whilst interning in IB 7 1mo
+5 In need of advice, Big 4 or Business Valuation? 2 1mo
+12 Feeling lost in transition mode 1 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

December 2023 Investment Banking

  • Lincoln International 01 99.6%
  • Lazard Freres (++) 99.1%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.7%
  • William Blair 12 98.3%
  • Financial Technology Partners 02 97.9%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

December 2023 Investment Banking

  • William Blair 04 99.6%
  • Lincoln International 10 99.1%
  • Moelis & Company 25 98.7%
  • Stephens Inc 11 98.3%
  • Jefferies & Company 09 97.8%

Professional Growth Opportunities

December 2023 Investment Banking

  • Lincoln International 01 99.6%
  • Lazard Freres 17 99.1%
  • Financial Technology Partners 07 98.7%
  • Jefferies & Company 03 98.3%
  • UBS AG 16 97.8%

Total Avg Compensation

December 2023 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (6) $592
  • Vice President (34) $390
  • Associates (169) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (15) $187
  • 2nd Year Analyst (106) $168
  • Intern/Summer Associate (49) $167
  • 1st Year Analyst (322) $166
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (235) $95
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