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+8 3 Reasons Investment Banking Is A Better First Job Than Consulting 1 2y
0 How fucked am I? 0 2y
0 IB or EE? 2 2y
+4 Messed up dates on resume 6 2y
+18 any breaking in advice? 17 2y
+1 Work In NYC but live in New Jersey: Do I have to pay City Tax ? 1 2y
+1 Can I reapply for spring weeks ? 2 2y
+9 Underemployed, impatient or arrogant? 1 2y
+28 Wall street Companies that are actually on wall street 17 2y
+6 Please Help: Deciding Which Internship To Pick 0 2y
0 Summer 2025 --> IBD Nomura (NY) or CB at JPM (NY) 2 2y
+18 conditional offer issues 6 2y
+17 landing a first ib internship with only wealth management experience 2 2y
+10 Internship Interviews Are 10x Less Stressful When You Already Know The Questions You’ll Be Asked. Here Are 2 Ways To Get The Questions Ahead Of Time. 2 2y
+5 GPA change after submitted resume for job app 5 2y
+9 Off the Record reference check ruined job opportunity/former employer jeopardizing job opportunities 1 2y
+4 Trouble getting off cycle interviews 5 2y
0 Coming Back to Toronto 3 2y
+6 Path to Sophomore IB Internship 7 2y
+9 moving overseas - possible? 3 2y
0 Sustainable Finance Exits 4 2y
+6 GPA Issue 3 2y
+6 Asking to grab drinks for networking 2 2y
+9 Bad grades due to traumatic incident.... what is my chance in finance? 3 2y
+9 Destroy my Cold Email Template 2 2y
+3 Akuna Capital Math Test 3 2y
+10 No Clue What To Ask At The End Of An Interview? Here Are 2 Types Of Thoughtful Questions That Will Impress Your Interviewer. 1 2y
+4 Is this the ideal pathway in life? 3 2y
+4 Deleted. 4 2y
+15 French vs German for IB in the EU 9 2y
+13 Please help!! I have two job offers. One at a PE firm and one at a startup 1 2y
+6 Please Criticize My Cold Email Template 4 2y
+5 Why do recruiters jerk me around 5 2y
+160 Military Officer vs. IB analyst 63 2y
+2 Should I double major in economics and cognitive science with a focus on behavioral economics, or just do a economics-statistics program? 3 2y
+3 am i cooked? 11 2y
+15 Value of a math minor? 5 2y
0 No offers yet SA 2025 3 2y
0 Advice for graduate student to land 2025 IB SA 1 2y
+9 Am I wasting an opportunity to leave IB too early? 1 2y
+7 Offer pick - Greenhill or Nomura GT 6 2y
+13 Uchicago full price worth it? 3 2y
+32 JP Morgan Global Finance & Business Management Intern vs Goldman Ops 20 2y
+27 FT Recruiting Advice 5 2y
+46 JP Morgan Global Finance and Business Management Program Internship 42 2y
+9 Trying to get literally any job in financial services 1 2y
+15 Struggling to Network for Full-Time IB Recruiting 6 2y
+13 Best career to maximise cash earnings in the first 10-15 years? 13 2y
+2 GPA Dropoff Post SA Recruiting 4 2y
+3 Forgetting to ‘Reply All’ when needed 3 2y
+8 Life Choices 5 2y
+9 Seeking Advice, International Student Recruiting Dilemma 4 2y
+12 what made that PE candidate stand out to you? 1 2y
+15 GPA Non-Target 6 2y
+13 You can look damn good on paper even if you’re a phony. Here are 3 Steps make the painful process of crafting standout resume bullet points 10x easier. 3 2y
0 Advice Needed 1 2y
+9 Funniest Networking Stories 1 2y
0 Dropped out of masters program and internship that is still listed on my U4, can I take it out? 1 2y
+13 I have 3 offers. One from a Singapore based private equity firm’s office in my country, one from an Art Startup and one from a real strategy consulting firm 6 2y
0 Is it possible to find search fund internship as a highschool senior 0 2y
+18 Canadian jobs 14 2y
0 Do banks ask for Official or Unofficial Transcripts during Background Checks? 5 2y
+2 Do banks want official or unofficial transcripts 4 2y
+28 Missed call from an analyst for a job, did I fuck up? 11 2y
+9 Background Check 6 2y
+6 Incoming college student worried about the future 4 2y
+6 Barclays Generalist vs Citi FIG 10 2y
+215 Ideal College/Recruiting Timeline 39 2y
+1 Do recruiters for NY firms need to list salary? 1 2y
+26 What are my options? 13 2y
0 TAP Advisors SA 2025 2 2y
+21 Dream Job vs Dream Location 14 2y
+3 Replying to rejection email 3 2y
+9 How to go about removing my resume from a head hunter’s database? 1 2y
0 Relocation for (tax) climate - M&A in Switzerland/Dubai?/Portugal? 0 2y
+2 Suggest risky interview tips 2 2y
+3 Laid off - what next? 3 2y
+9 Rejected after interview - long term impact 2 2y
+8 Is it a good idea to join a startup as an intern? 3 2y
0 Pros/Cons of MM vs BB 1 2y
0 Leaving a good impression on buyside headhunters 3 2y
+13 Plz help - losing motivation before SA internship 5 2y
0 Scam? 1 2y
0 Why are firms so set on the exact age of candidates? 1 2y
0 Corporate banking? 0 2y
+8 Interning for no money?? 5 2y
+11 Work For Free 5 2y
+4 3.75 GPA with 2 Internships 3 2y
+7 Career Break = Career Suicide? 7 2y
+17 IB junior recruiting advice - American firms 7 2y
+3 Telling Current Job I Have An Interview 2 2y
0 EB/BB that are easier to get into through SI applications than SW conversion? 1 2y
+9 Valuation Controller position in banking (financial products) 1 2y
+8 UBS SF vs GHL SF 5 2y
+10 Trying to make it from LATAM to UK PE/IB 2 2y
+16 Non-finance post-PE exits 8 2y
+11 How do I leave Corporate America? 4 2y
+2 Advice having not gotten 2025 internship yet 3 2y
0 How do you expect recruiting to change with the growth of specialized masters programs in the US 1 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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