+9 Career Advice needed - choice of my life (so far) 1 2y
0 FDD -> VC discussion 1 2y
+3 Telling firms about other offers 7 2y
0 JW Michaels & Co - Legit Recruiter? 0 2y
0 First year sophomore getting an internship 1 2y
0 Point72 Academy Experienced 0 2y
+3 GS Off-Cycle GIR Macro 3 2y
+10 Advice please. 1 2y
+11 A+F vs Financial Maths for IB ? 6 2y
+1 Best way to get internships? 3 2y
+9 Evercore RX FT Interview 13 2y
+1 Personal Vs Professional Life Dilemma, What would y'all do? 1 2y
+19 NYC Consumer PE/Growth Funds with decent comp but amazing WLB? 7 2y
0 Placement networking going slow 4 2y
+26 Recruiting is messed up and I'm not doing this.... 24 2y
+6 How to redo Spring Cycle as a 2nd Year. 12 2y
+5 RBC vs Citi? 8 2y
+13 Finance career in Emerging Markets 11 2y
+9 Continous Networking After Introduction 1 2y
+4 Athos Partners Interview 27 2y
+34 Feeling stuck in current job 8 2y
+3 Internships through connections 2 2y
+26 When do you know it's time to go? 4 2y
+19 Complicated Situation Regarding Switching Jobs; Looking for Advice 2 2y
+6 Stay in IB or try for grad school? 3 2y
+26 IB > PE, except burned out. What now? 12 2y
0 (FRAT ALUM GTFIH) AM I GONNA PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK WITH THIS NEWS ARTICLE FLOATING AROUND 2 2y
+3 Putting Insght events as Experience 9 2y
+10 Artificial Intelligence Taking Analyst Job 5 2y
+9 No summer internship, best types of firms to target? 1 2y
0 Any HF opportunities in Orange County? 2 2y
+26 Low GPA at a Target - How screwed am I? 20 2y
+1 Does course matter to get into IB 3 2y
+9 Middle Office Internship Advice 1 2y
+7 Best path to make world changing money (I.e. billions)? 5 2y
+9 Career advice: Transitioning from LatAm Early Stage VC to US LMM PE? 3 2y
+6 Rejected after MD referral: is this normal? S&T 4 2y
0 When to start networking and how to get in diversity programs??? 1 2y
0 Best suitable way to pursue a successful career in IB 1 2y
+6 Is Acturial Science good to break into Investment Banking In Wall Street? What other industries can I enter after it? 5 2y
+1 High School Senior aiming for high finance 2 2y
+6 Transitioning from PwC M&A to Investment Banking: Is it a Smart Career Move?" 3 2y
+2 When does London 2025SA applications open? 3 2y
+3 How to be #1 as a Private Client Banker at JP Morgan Chase 2 2y
+7 Headhunters Asking about Return Offer 5 2y
+12 2 Search fund internship or 1 and nothing - hoping to pursue IB 1 2y
+11 interview follow up typo 10 2y
+14 How much rejection is normal in the lateral process? 17 2y
0 Thoughts? - recruiting 1 2y
+3 Side hustle: Writing CIMs & business brokering? 4 2y
+16 Is MM a fit for me? (ex-gamer / poker player) 6 2y
+21 Job Switch Advice 8 2y
+10 Should I try for IB career? 3 2y
+9 Help with choosing job offer 1 2y
0 How do you all look for graduate internships 0 2y
+9 What chance do I have? 1 2y
+13 (UK) Too late to pursue finance and make it? 19 years old, not a lot of momentum in life. 7 2y
+6 Lost in the corporate trap, any advice? 1 2y
0 I NEED HELP 3 2y
0 Job Prospects 1 2y
0 Which offer i should take for my postgrad study 1 2y
0 From REPE to HF? 3 2y
+4 Changing Bank 3 2y
0 Do investment banking firms sponsor your work visa in the UK? 1 2y
+4 Underrated Method to Force Yourself to Network (Using Tinder) 4 2y
+23 Most Prestigious/Safest/Gentrified/Old Money Neighborhoods in NYC For Summer Internship? 14 2y
+9 Advice on Connecting with Analysts/Associates Before Starting IB Internship 1 2y
0 Going into Corp Dev 1 2y
+10 Want to get a proper shot at big firms. Any tips? 4 2y
0 Is This Realistic? 2 2y
0 How to do an Off-Cycle on a 3 Year Course? 1 2y
0 How to do a Placement Year on a 3 Year Course? 0 2y
+9 Implications of a long non compete as a grad? 3 2y
+16 Out of Options 3 2y
0 Anyone else been let go/went without an offer from university? 1 2y
0 Cold emailing an MD, he replied a day later, but it was nothing in the reply. 2 2y
+1 Non target recruiting banoaza 1 2y
+4 2 Cycles of Springs vs 2 Cycles of Summers? 16 2y
+2 Insight days on Spring week CV? 3 2y
0 Diversifying Applications between Springs and Summers in 2nd Year 0 2y
+13 Going to IB/PE from Consulting 7 2y
+2 How to find a mentor? Is it even valuable to find a mentor. 2 2y
+9 Am I Overthinking This? PE Interview Response Time 4 2y
+21 Measuring what I have; getting restless 13 2y
+2 Will messing up one interview question disaqualify me? 3 2y
+9 Ghosting after LONG interview process? 1 2y
+19 Breaking in Tips 7 2y
+9 Am I cooked for Summer 2025? 1 2y
+9 Am I cooked? 2024 FT 9 2y
+6 2025 Sophomore Internship Questions 5 2y
+6 Exit Opps for Corporate Finance @ Asset Manager 1 2y
+5 What did you do post analyst stint? 6 2y
+12 Fired for blowing the whistle internally at a large public pension 2.5 years ago 2 2y
+6 From Russian m&a A1 to London internship HOW TO? 1 2y
0 PE associate interview... senior in college... what to expect? 3 2y
+13 Need advice 2 2y
+9 FT recruiting w a 3.6 GPA 12 2y
0 MD wants regular coffee chats? 1 2y
0 if you get rejected by an early insight program, will you be notified of the rejection:)? 2 2y
0 Change jobs - how to value carry for a buyout ask? 1 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
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