+26 Consulting VS Banking VS Hedge Funds - salaries, difficulty getting into top firms, working hours!? 10 6y
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+25 Job Search Round 2: Grad Options for breaking into IB 7 6y
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+25 Fortune 500 Internships? 44 6y
+25 Interview Dilemma 14 6y
+25 The Recent Graduate Abyss 15 6y
+25 summer analyst position at barclays 66 6y
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+24 SSE vs BI vs NHH 6 6y
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+24 Federal Reserve Bank of New York Position 37 6y
+24 FT Offer in Hand, but... 20 6y
+24 Miss the Webinar? Connect with Executives for 1-on-1 Interview Prep 6 6y
+23 Too early to ask? 4 6y
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+23 Super Day MD Called me after to ask if i was still in. 11 6y
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+23 MM IB vs boutique buyside analyst position 9 6y
+23 Non Target Networking with Low GPA 33 6y
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+23 Switching In from a Law Firm 11 6y
+23 How to start a career in your 30's - Stock trader 8 6y
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+23 Google - Finance Division 19 6y
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+22 Underclassmen Internship 15 6y
+22 How Many Internships is too many 17 6y
+22 How to get a job after not working for a year waiting for green card? 8 6y
+22 Accept Big 4 Offer? 7 6y
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+22 Cold Email Feedback 16 6y
+22 Chances of breaking into Banking? 16 6y
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+21 What Job should I pursue? 1 6y
+21 What Path Should I choose? Resume Below. 1 6y
+21 Appreciate your advices on career change from accounting to finance. 1 6y
+21 Moving into IB/HF/PE - advice 1 6y
+21 I am moving to the U.S and so am seeking advice 9 6y
+21 Probably violated firm NDA, worried about reference checks finding something. Will they? 6 6y
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+21 Which non target undergrad should I choose? 9 6y
+21 ADVICE ON NEXT MOVE FROM FUND ACCOUNTING 1 6y
+21 Jobs that pay the average NYC salary of 400k... 16 6y
+21 Creepy Networking? 6 6y
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+21 Young HF Analyst, What Should I Do Next? 6 6y
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+21 LANDING A JOB ON WALL STREET (for all us non-ivy-leaguers) 6 6y
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+20 Career advice for a hard working mom! 4 6y
+20 Job/Cover Letter Help - Unique Background - Goldman Sachs RMD 2 6y
+20 My cousin is in IB, now what? 13 6y
+20 Goldman Sachs Operations Analyst vs. Consulting (Cornerstone, Analysis Group,...) 11 6y
+20 How to approach a BB partner for job 11 6y
+20 Recent May 2010 Grad New Extreme Help!! 13 6y
+20 Evening based finance jobs. 56 6y
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+19 Uncertain about move to NYC 3 6y
+19 Finishing up a rotational program. What's Next? 4 6y
+19 Bloomberg Quant vs. Hedge Fund Back/Middle Office 8 6y
+19 Best HBS classes & Professors 1 6y
+19 Hedge Fund (NYC) v Boutique IB (SF) 11 6y
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+19 What the fuck can I do? 7 6y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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