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+16 Is it Time to Panic? 3 1mo
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+7 Lateral form regional office to LND/NY 1 1mo
0 Freshman Summer Internships, Too Late to Begin? 1 1mo
0 What is the Point 3 1mo
+17 NEED HELP ASAP THANK YOU NOTE 8 1mo
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0 Ib in NY/usa - transitioning from Canada 1 1mo
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+37 May 2024 Grad feeling lost and hopeless. 8 1mo
+14 9 final rounds in PE, no offer 🫠 15 1mo
+9 Advice for someone transitioning from M&A at a BB to REPE 1 1mo
+13 SA Internships for Senior Year 5 1mo
+6 FT recruiting 4 1mo
0 What now? Couldn't defer BB IB offer/lost FT offer 2 1mo
+15 Most Prestigious/Safest/Gentrified/Old Money Neighborhoods in NYC For Summer Internship? 13 1mo
+12 Stanford Soph debating offers 8 1mo
+10 How to talk about the market? 2 1mo
+18 Admitted to MIT MFin: worth it for US? 10 1mo
+20 SA2025 Is It Over For Me? 3 1mo
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+19 Should I be recruiting for full-time or summer internships? 9 1mo
+11 GS SA 2023 NY Hirevue 78 1mo
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+9 Spring Private Equity/Credit Opportunities 1 1mo
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+6 Which offer to choose? 1 1mo
0 Internship 1 1mo
+29 How to know if IB is the right future for me 9 1mo
+6 vs Guggenheim vs Jefferies offers — all NYC 5 1mo
0 Boutique M&A or MM ECM 1 1mo
+9 2025 Internships For US Full-Year Exchange Student 1 1mo
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+4 Do I need to network with people in my interested coverage area? 4 1mo
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+1 List of Firms 3 1mo
+11 Chad exit opportunities? IB is too beta for me... 7 1mo
0 Investment Banking Wall Street New York 3 1mo
+6 PJT SF? 3 1mo
+12 Rising Junior who hasn't applied to a single firm: what are my options? 1 1mo
+9 Graduating december 2025 or may 2026, not a single internship, how done am I..? 5 1mo
+9 Seeking Guidance on Summer Internship Opportunities 1 1mo
+14 Am I Crazy?? 9 1mo
+14 Graduated Early But No Longer Qualify For Graduate Programs 3 1mo
+3 How does a Canadian break into IB in the US via lateraling? 1 1mo
+16 FINRA Certifications 6 1mo
0 Freshman Summer 1 1mo
+15 del 3 1mo
+19 I want to quit 12 1mo
+11 Transfer from London to New York at BB 2 1mo
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+22 Laid Off IB Analyst - Can't Find a Job 8 1mo
0 Roles in Boston (PE or CF) 1 1mo
+24 Long Only AM vs DCM IB? 11 1mo
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+6 Georgetown MSF Worth it? 6 1mo
0 Barclays Industrials NYC vs. GS TMT SF 3 1mo
+10 May 2024 grad, no FT offers 12 1mo
+21 Houlihan RX Chicago vs. Greenhill RX New York 12 2mo
+16 No SA Offer. Best Path Forward? 6 2mo
0 How screwed are non-finance majors in top business schools? 2 2mo
0 What Firms Have Had SDs/R1s/Hirevues/still rolling? 1 2mo
+8 Raymond James Restructuring rep 3 2mo
+9 Looking for Advice/Guidance 4 2mo
+7 Miserable at current Job 2 2mo
+6 Seeking Advice for the future 1 2mo
0 Rerecruiting from AM to other opportunities 1 2mo
+12 Graduating early to pursue a one year masters in accounting at Cornell so I can finally break into IB. What should I do? 1 2mo
+9 What’s a good job for a charterholder with minimal relevant experience? 1 2mo
+9 Have been ghosted 3 times in the final round, any tips? 3 2mo
+1 Thoughts on Ohio State 3 2mo
0 Analyst @ Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 1 2mo
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+9 How do I know what career is for me? 1 2mo
+7 Nontarget to Multiple BB/EB/HF Offers: How To Do It 4 2mo
+22 How long was your lateral process ? 29 2mo
+9 CC -> IB? 11 2mo
+15 Go to PE or Recruit for SA? 1 2mo
+6 Where to network in NYC 1 2mo
+15 180 Career Switch 8 2mo
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+30 Desperate for career advice in CRE/Credit Analyst career 6 2mo
+6 switching locations after sa 6 2mo
+3 FT 2024 IB 10 2mo
+16 No response to cold-emails, any advice ? 12 2mo
+82 How bad is the lateral market in NY and, in general, are banks hiring at all right now? 24 2mo
+13 Need help with career trajectory ASAP - I'm desperate 6 2mo
+7 Deutsche Bank IB vs. boutique TMT investment bank, which to choose 10 2mo
+21 Old twitter account from 2016… how much will employers care? 6 2mo
+9 Math Major Hesitant About IB 1 2mo
+9 Laid Off - Need Guidance / Reality Check 4 2mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
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  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

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  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
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