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+1 Type of meeting 3 6y
+7 Follow up email after phone interview with head of department 4 6y
0 Internship opportunities for exchange students 1 6y
+6 Financing Specialist (Private Placements & Bond Syndicate) 1 6y
+26 Joking during Interview 20 6y
+14 How do I address this with HR? Need help big time. 8 6y
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+12 Project Finance - Job Strategy 6 6y
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0 Big4 IB 0 6y
0 Help an absolute monkey 1 6y
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0 interviews in NY for non-US 0 6y
+18 Which one is better for the long run? 10 6y
0 Continue Looking for FT or Backpack Europe? 0 6y
+18 Edmond de Rothschild reputation on wallstreet? 6 6y
0 Prime Brokerage internship offer?! Not sure, please help 0 6y
0 Website such as GradNav for Italy and the rest of europe. 0 6y
0 How do I network in an east European country? 5 6y
0 European BB Corporate Banking vs. Big4 Securitization/Structured Finance 0 6y
0 How to find job opportunities ? 3 6y
0 Goldman Sachs Technology Division - numerical test 0 6y
+12 Structured Finance - Advice for moving to US 0 6y
+34 Goldman Sachs GIR Phone Interview 21 6y
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0 Advice on career path 3 6y
0 Regional Investment Bank or Big 4 Firm as a first job 0 6y
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0 Financial Sponsors Coverage - Advice on moving laterally to BB 10 6y
0 Gap Year Before Junior Year - Fall Internship & Spring Travel 1 6y
0 Serious career change advice needed 1 6y
0 Investment Banking Analyst at Natixis vs Business Analyst COO at EXANE BNP Paribas? 1 6y
0 Private equity with engineering background 1 6y
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0 MBA after Investor Relations position 0 6y
0 Internal audit in France vs investment analyst in India 0 6y
+30 Graduating Senior in Big Four Audit - Consulting Career Path? 10 6y
0 Interview with head of research 1 6y
+7 Just got an internship at the European Investment Bank 5 6y
0 Portfolio vs brand for investment positions 0 6y
0 Data-driven, intellectually stimulating, people-facing Job in Finance 3 6y
+24 I want to be Charlie Munger (OK, Warren Buffett would also do) 6 6y
0 Big4 Valuation or M&A department of telecom company: Highest chances for IB/PE/HF? 3 6y
+10 How to prevent HH from messing up with my resume format? 1 6y
+15 How can I turn this Lucky Coincidence into an Internship Offer 17 6y
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0 International Applicants for Entry Level Positions 0 6y
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0 Institutional Equity Sales Asssitant 6~12 month Internship V.S Fund of Funds full time analyst...Help! 1 6y
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0 Amherst recruiting 4 6y
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0 Coffee post rejection for job 4 6y
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0 A Tale of 3 Offers: What am I not considering? 0 6y
0 Looking for a career: Quantitative and Technical? (not necessarily "Quant") 0 6y
0 Career Advice - MM Analyst to no-name PE or stay in banking? 0 6y
+12 Corporate Development Analyst/M&A Analyst vs BIG 4 audit 3 6y
0 Fordham MS Global Finance for 15K - Worth it? 0 6y
0 S&P Ratings Excellence Development (CREDit) Program 0 6y
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0 How to find companies to apply to in Europe 0 6y
0 Best combination of pay and working hours 0 6y
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+12 Quit a MM IB M&A gig for a cushy job with better lifestyle 1 6y
+13 Cannot choose between consulting (market analyst) or central banking 2 6y
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+18 Operations technology - how to get more involved in the business side? 4 6y
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0 When to apply for spring week? 0 6y
+15 Hardest Decision of my Life 2 6y
+18 J1 Career Training or J1 Internship 1 6y
0 Auditor 0 6y
0 Calling Emigrators: Transitioning to PE AND moving overseas - one at a time? 0 6y
+21 Desperately in Need of Financial Career Advice 2 6y
0 Interview after 1 year off work 2 6y
0 Should I contact the manager of the team again? 2 6y
0 How to network if you don’t live in the US or Europe? 2 6y
+12 What to with my life? Penultimate Year of Undergraduate 1 6y
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+24 Trader-no luck with employment 15 6y
+6 CV review (please) for Europe 1 6y
+36 Please smash my resume 13 6y
+23 Graduated in May, Studying for Series exams and wanting to be an analyst 1 6y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • Associates (46) $258
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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