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+123 Do You Need a Sophomore Summer Internship in College? 177 6y
+42 Ask Me Anything - Current Prop Trader/Advice for people wanting to make it/Breaking in 19 6y
0 Orientation Location Change Request? 3 6y
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+21 Creepy Networking? 6 6y
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+14 Novice 18 6y
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+16 Investment Banking Internship in London vs NYC 8 6y
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+40 Will Probably Quit My Job Without An Offer - Thoughts? 21 6y
+154 Cities with the Best Cost of Living / Work Life Balance in Finance 151 6y
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0 infrastructure at Jane Street for middle aged Silicon Valley burnout? 0 6y
0 I-Banking Internship Advice 0 6y
0 Big 4 Transaction Services - How much does the city matter? 2 6y
0 Boutique IB or MBA? 4 6y
+10 South African trading/research 6 6y
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0 J.P. Morgan Launching leaders - Financial Analyst Summer Internship 3 6y
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+30 Going to Boston/Philly/aka any other City from New York 8 6y
+17 Lehigh vs. Claremont Mckenna for NYC 7 6y
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+3 Who Runs a CRD Background Check? 2 6y
+13 Am I worrying for nothing regarding these travel expenses? 3 6y
+12 KPMG Audit v Grant Thornton Forensics: How to avoid shooting myself in the foot 1 6y
+12 Goldman Sachs FT Analyst Recruiting - General Application Question 1 6y
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+19 Best HBS classes & Professors 1 6y
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+12 Next steps... 1 6y
+12 target school + varied finance experience: how to leverage? 1 6y
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+9 Applying for Jobs in Other US Cities? 1 6y
+15 What are my options for a possible career change? 3 6y
+6 Salesforce or Nasdaq ? 1 6y
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+12 The price of freedom 1 6y
+3 Networking Opportunities & Associations for Female Traders 1 6y
+9 Good idea to call the firm you applied to if vising the city? (I live on the other side of the country) 1 6y
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+12 How to network during events you wouldn't fit? 1 6y
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+15 Career advice is appreciated 1 6y
+9 IB Summer Internship Hunting (New York) 1 6y
+3 Opportunity 1 6y
+25 VP at PE - next career step 2 6y
+12 Unpaid Internship in NYC/ based in DC 1 6y
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+4 Network in different country 1 6y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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