+3 UBS Background Check 1 6y
+3 FP&A internship, need some guidance. 1 6y
+24 Cold e-mail, lukewarm or even hot? Feedback welcome! 4 6y
+12 HELP! Lost the job a week after graduation, need to look for a new one 1 6y
+12 Europe Started a new job in a dream company and I hate it. What to do? 1 6y
+18 Family vs IB PE 2 6y
+12 Post MBA Employment Family VS Finance 1 6y
+9 Joining a Fundless Sponsor 1 6y
+60 Laid off, Depressed, can't see how to fix this 16 6y
+12 MSc + LL.M OR MSc with higher grades? 1 6y
+12 Follow up after a work sample-European HF 1 6y
+12 Application Timing for a starting graduate student 1 6y
+21 AM vs IM career advice / Msc Finance 2 6y
0 Business/Finance and Artificial intelligence/Machine Learning roles 0 6y
+12 Moving from biglaw to finance (IB/PE)? 1 6y
+12 Transition from audit/controlling to investments sphere 1 6y
+33 CFA or MBA at this point 8 6y
+20 Presentation and piece of advice 3 6y
+22 CV and Cover letter review 6 6y
+3 Alvarez & Marsal - european activity?? 1 6y
+12 SBL Job Opinions 1 6y
+12 Hospitality to investment banking 1 6y
+12 IB Elite Boutique Intern vs PE Intern 1 6y
+12 Transfer Pricing in Big 4 or grad programme in bank? 1 6y
+12 Valuation Control Analyst Exit Opportunities 1 6y
+26 How to ask a "smart question"? 9 6y
+9 Product Control vs Asset Management 1 6y
+34 Does MBA+ CFA L2+ get you a job ? 12 6y
+12 Messed Up by Going to a Non-Target MFin. What Now? 1 6y
+12 Finding Finance-related Job in UK Prior to Officer Training at Sandhurst 1 6y
+15 (Europe) internship opportunity question. 1 6y
+12 Seeking advice on how to break into IB 1 6y
+14 Investment Banking job one year after MBA 2 6y
+12 Need Help Choosing Full-Time 1 6y
+13 BB Risk Management vs HF Trading? 4 6y
+21 Career advice would be very much appreciated 1 6y
+12 First ever job interview at a Dutch M&A boutique, how do I prepare 1 6y
+11 What would you choose between Corporate Banking in a large European commercial bank and Corporate Finance in a Big 4? 5 6y
+27 Equity Fund Sales vs DCM - what's best for S&T ? 15 6y
+9 Internship with a Central Bank. How is it seen by the private sector. 1 6y
+3 Singapore Headhunter firms for Buyside 1 6y
+13 Remote finance job for a 20 year old? 2 6y
+22 Rotated thru ECM, S&T, real estate, and PE. My thoughts on them... 3 6y
+11 Writing about a company in the cover letter 5 6y
+3 Whole Loan, Performing / Reperforming Residential Mortgages Case Study 1 6y
+13 Emailing Head of talent acquisition (referred to by Senior PM) for internship 1 6y
+12 Internal Move Audit to Advisory 3 6y
+29 Math degree, Ivy League grad -- need advice for a late 30s male 6 6y
+17 Too late to reply to interview invite? 3 6y
+22 Kill my resume, (1st year at European target) 15 6y
+24 Wreck my cover letter (European target) 9 6y
+3 Moody’s summer internship - AC 2 6y
+18 Why is it so difficult to get into finance as a middle-class kid 1 6y
+12 First IB internship interview 1 6y
+3 Internship at a Top US BB in Corporate Banking or a Structured Finance Team in a non-BB mid-level european bank. 1 6y
+15 Unpaid Internship, a Dealbreaker or not? 3 6y
+12 Visa sponsorship for IB Associate or ER Senior Analyst?? 1 6y
+12 Unsure of what area of finance/banking to look into, any help appreciated 2 6y
+21 Advice for approaching mainstream finance as someone from Latin America 1 6y
+12 MBB Continental Europe -> PE 1 6y
+3 US - Off Cycle internship 1 6y
+36 Best M&A Book for 1st Year Analyst Preparation 40 6y
+16 Internship with Big-4 as an international student. Brief Odds... 8 6y
0 Chinese or GPA? 16 6y
0 careers in souther Ireland 5 6y
0 Alternative Route: Law? 13 6y
0 Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush? 3 6y
+2 state street collateral management what to expect 4 6y
0 LinkedIn InMail from Recruiter 7 6y
0 Which internship? - 3 Possibilities 3 6y
0 Taking an year off school to learn a new language and do a couple of internships? 4 6y
+17 Networking in Switzerland (Cold-Calling, E-mailing, Walk-ins) 8 6y
0 Decision - Germany? 1 6y
0 Danish monkey wants to make it in IB, help wanted! 2 6y
0 Available Immediately 1 6y
0 Investment Analyst Opportunities 1 6y
0 Admission to MSc in Finance for NON-EU 0 6y
+9 DCM at Middle-Market Investment Bank vs. M&A Boutique 7 6y
+14 No expierence, unsure what to do even with my life 2 6y
0 BSc Industrial Engineering (ME), MSc Finace, Risk & Accounting - what career options do I have? 0 6y
0 College GPA 7 6y
0 Chance to convert internship into a FT offer MM IB in Frankfurt 7 6y
0 Big4 M&A Advisory vs. MM IB in Frankfurt 1 6y
0 Direction for a Target School Math Major 1 6y
0 Career Direction for target school math major 3 6y
0 Currently intern Equity research but I want FX Trading 3 6y
+7 Research Analyst at CRISIL - is it a good opportunity? 2 6y
0 2nd Interview Round BB IB for WM 1 6y
+8 PwC or Accenture for Technology Consulting? 1 6y
+8 Any Germans here? Level of German needed in Frankfurt. 4 6y
+3 Cover Letter Review - IBD 1st in application (Germany) 1 6y
+43 Should I apply to Germany as well? 13 6y
+9 Some questions regarding internships? 1 6y
+20 I am frustrated (First post ever) 2 6y
+3 What I need to do to have a great curriculum 1 6y
+12 JPM no Hirevue? 1 6y
+3 Prep for coffee chat with MD 1 6y
+3 Coronavirus Contingency Plan 1 6y
+12 Which roles should I target given a background economics-finance (two masters) ?? 1 6y
0 Advice for ambitious I-banking hopeful 10 6y

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  • 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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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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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