+12 Rising senior with no direct experience. 1 5y
0 IB Recruiting 2 5y
+9 Thoughts on these NESCAC/LAC's on careers in wall street? 1 5y
+17 I have failed in life and I don't know what to do. Don't have any help. Any advice? 6 5y
+26 I'm Worried 20 5y
+9 Me In Deciding What To Do In Life. Bocconi Grad With 2 Years Of Work Ex 1 5y
+6 Miami Finance jobs 3 5y
+14 Can I break into IB with these credentials? Need help & advice. 3 5y
+6 High School Senior Summer Internships for IB 4 5y
+9 High School - Advice 1 5y
+6 BS BB Commercial Banking career 1 5y
0 EM funds in Florida 1 5y
0 Joining a distressed investing fund out of college 1 5y
+13 How should I network in Houston for FT? 9 5y
+15 Is CS a good choice for IB? 15 5y
+17 Working in NYC or Bay Area? 8 5y
+14 Is joining a lower tier IB offer even worth it considering I don't want to stay within the financial institution for the long term? 7 5y
+7 Rice vs UVA Undergrad for Consulting 2 5y
+9 Looking for some advice on job fit and hunting as a non typical graduate 1 5y
0 Easiest Offices (in terms of recruitment) at McKinsey, BCG, and Bain?? 4 5y
0 Vanderbilt or UVA McIntire undergrad for business/finance consulting?  3 5y
+20 IB in South Florida 10 5y
+6 EY Advisory-Dallas vs. Deloitte Advisory-Houston 1 5y
+37 Cornell Dyson AEM vs Dartmouth vs UVA? 17 5y
+9 2021 Goldman Sachs Early Careers - Trade and Transaction Management Roles and Project Management - applicant advice 1 5y
+9 2020 Goldman Sachs Beyond the Classroom Risk & Accounting Thread 12 5y
0 Investment management opportunities in Miami 2 5y
0 Columbia MSOR vs Berkeley MIDS for data science 1 5y
+39 Does SAT matter for IB recruitment? 33 5y
0 Which university to give me the best chance. 13 5y
+3 Markets opportunities in Miami 1 5y
+1 uw-madison or uva? 2 5y
+42 Undergraduate Opportunities - Credit Funds 8 5y
+20 EC's that have an impact for a uni application 21 5y
0 Commercial Banking vs Mining Finance--- Need serious internship/career advice? Summer between Jr,Sr year... Help?? 3 5y
+10 Analytics and Sales Internship at Bloomberg or Pension Actuarial Intern at Isio? 1 5y
+28 Need serious internship/career advice... Summer between Jr,Sr year... Help? 13 5y
+12 Need serious career/internship advice, summer between Jr, Sr year: Help!! 1 5y
0 Should I put an internship I did a shitty job at on my resume? 5 5y
+10 IU Kelley -> Goldman Sachs/JP Morgan/Moelis M&A Investment Banking -> UPenn Wharton -> Blackstone Private Equity? 1 5y
+3 Recruiting for NY SA IB positions from a T20 nontarget 3 5y
+66 How to become MD? 112 5y
0 Headhunter for TX/FL hedge funds? 1 5y
+27 Getting hired with no experience and a Science Degree? 7 5y
0 SA Recruiting 2022 for Houston IB 1 5y
+9 Improving my qualities 1 5y
+13 How difficult is transferring into an IB target/semi-target school? 9 5y
+29 Too early to network? 31 5y
+12 Need advice. Recruiting culture in Atlanta?-Looking to make a move. 1 5y
0 Getting a job with the intent to leave in 1 year a bad idea? 1 5y
+19 Fordham, Bucknell, Lehigh, Penn State, Maryland... 13 5y
+8 Trimming down my list 8 5y
+12 Searching for Guidance Ahead of Junior Year Recruitment 2 5y
0 Big 4 audit vs small boutique investment bank (for IB) 7 5y
0 Sr. FP&A Analyst - What Are My Opts? 0 5y
+3 Atlanta Headhunters 1 5y
0 Does internship at PwC in audit help with getting an IB job? 1 5y
+11 Lets say you go to a non target and get a job locally. Can you network your way to get a job on wall street. 4 5y
+13 Where to go from here? 1 5y
+16 Need serious career/internship advice, summer between Jr, Sr year: Help!! 2 5y
+9 Need career advice/two internship offers 1 5y
+16 lost and confused 4 5y
+7 Masters of Finance 6 5y
+78 Q&A: Strategy consultant leaving for private equity 17 5y
0 Need advice for job offer negotiation 0 5y
0 Valuation Analyst job offer (boutique advisory firm in Texas) 0 5y
0 Did not get a IB internship for upcoming 2021 summer of senior year. How can I break in? 1 5y
0 Covid Relocation 0 5y
0 Feels like future of top finance career is slipping away 1 5y
+12 Job Ideas in Finance For a Student 0 5y
+16 Landing an internship with 0 experience and 0 extracurriculars as a junior 3 5y
+13 Post-Graduation: Living in Montréal 8 5y
0 Post-Grad Networking Outside Smaller Finance Hubs: Seattle, San Diego, Dallas 1 5y
+6 When is it a great time to network with recruiters? 0 5y
0 BB/EB Bankers, How Does UVA Major Choice Affect Recruiting Prospects? 0 5y
+6 Deleted .... 1 5y
+29 What do you think my odds are for IB offer? 20 5y
+19 Worth trying for BB? 4 5y
+5 UT McCombs Target for WS? 4 5y
+4 Highest Paying Entry Level Finance Jobs Charlotte, NC 3 6y
+3 Selling Knopman Marks S79+S63+SIE books in Atlanta 1 6y
+20 California job market thoughts 10 6y
+33 Thankfully, you're allowed to say "You're hella regional" 18 6y
+28 Restructuring and Turnaround (FTI, Alix, A&M) 8 6y
+7 Turnaround/Restructuring Consulting Recruiting 1 6y
+15 3.0 GPA with no experience. 5 6y
+11 IB Recruiting: Chances of no offers from target? 1 6y
+76 Should I sell my soul to the devil to go to college? 49 6y
+9 GS Sophomore SA 2021 1 6y
+24 Covid Layoff - Not sure where to go from here 1 6y
+12 Applying for 2021 SA with no experience??? 1 6y
+26 WTF should I do IB to PE to HF maybe 7 6y
+12 FLDP instead of B4 Audit? Accounting Student needing help and advice 1 6y
+11 Breaking into commodities. 1 6y
+3 Banks, boutiques, anything in Knoxville 1 6y
+12 Finance Graduate wanting to start in IB/AM 3 6y
+12 Advice/Tips For Senior Breaking into IB/ER 2 6y
+17 Career Advice IB/MBB/BD ->PE/GE? 4 6y
+12 IB prospects of USC marshall undergrad and Vanderbilt Econ undergrad 2 6y
+3 Going into IB as a fall back 2 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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