+3 Previous BofA IB SA Sophomore Superdays (help for 2024 Sophomore SA SD!) 5 3y
+3 Capital One IB Recruiting (TripleTree, KDS) 3 3y
+10 Fulltime IB Offer with no SA Experience 2 3y
+29 In final round with top bank (think GS / MS / Raymond James) and wondering on tips. 13 3y
+6 Spring Week Application (4 year degree) 1 3y
+3 Is There Such Thing as Too Many Internships? 1 3y
+7 Specializing too early? 1 3y
+10 Del 1 3y
+4 BofA Corporate Banking Hirevue 10 3y
+6 SIG Equity Research 2024 Intern Online Assessment 1 3y
+10 How do UK students compete with international students? 3 3y
+3 Why Corporate Banking at CIBC 1 3y
+3 Is BAML doing more rounds of soph sds/hirevues? 10 3y
+3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1 3y
+3 please help... technicals for bofa sophomore ib superday?? 3 3y
+3 MS IB Soph 2024 1 3y
+101 SAT Score Accident 104 3y
+3 Fidelity Investment Research 2024 - Direct Lending 15 3y
+11 No SA. What alternatives would be best? Help 2 3y
+9 Rising Sophomore at a non-target looking for a mentor for breaking into IB 2 3y
+11 M&A Valuations vs CIB. What will set me up better? 2 3y
+13 How to best answer the question "Why did you do masters in Economics instead in Finance for IB?" 8 3y
0 Can I still be considered for new graduate analyst programs a year after graduating? 1 3y
+1 URGENT: CVC CREDIT INTERNSHIP VS BERENBERG IB (ECM) GRADUATE 8 3y
0 Non IB SA to IB Analyst first year out tips and stories 2 3y
+3 M&A vs RX vs PE for NON-Finance Exit Opps 2 3y
+8 What do people do with no return offer 6 3y
+3 Newbury Partners 3 3y
+3 Wealth Management Internship from non-target school 1 3y
+9 Most embarassing thing you did during interviews? 6 3y
+12 FINRA background check with an expunged record/(Discrimination Lawsuit?) 6 3y
+3 Is the WSO Finance Research Internship ACTUALLY good? 1 3y
+10 Recruiting to JPM as Non-Target 5 3y
+32 IB, Tech, Startup: when to take risks? 5 3y
+16 Jobs listing IB experience wanted 4 3y
0 JPM or FT Partners 3 3y
+3 2026 Recruiting 1 3y
+3 can i recruit for vc while unemployed? 3 3y
+3 CVP FT 2024 2 3y
+13 Introductory calls/coffee chats 4 3y
+3 Barclays 2024 IB 3 3y
+15 Lateral Market for Experienced Analysts 8 3y
+3 London Recruitments - Q3/Q4 2023 1 3y
+6 burnt out analyst consisting PE 1 3y
+5 MM IB 10 3y
+6 Jefferies Off-Cycle Sept 2023 (London) 9 3y
+10 WSO Accounting or College Finance Accounting for IB Recruitment? 1 3y
+12 No summer internship. Best alternative routes? 1 3y
+21 How to be more proactive when searching for a job? 4 3y
+30 Advice on future 6 3y
+3 SA return offer timeline 1 3y
+3 X 1 3y
0 Need severe help!!! 7 3y
+49 Possible to break into IB from community college? 26 3y
+12 NYC or London 11 3y
+6 Applying to Hong Kong IBD as a US Citizen 2 3y
+7 IB internship during first year? 3 3y
+31 I Really Don't Like Finance - Advice? 8 3y
+10 Exhaustive List of Exit Ops 1 3y
+6 CIBC Toronto Groups - 2026 1 3y
0 I’m a prestige whore… 0 3y
+21 Becoming an IB Partner? 1 3y
+3 Eligibility for 2024 summer internships 1 3y
+8 BofA Sophomore Summer SA- 2024 12 3y
+6 BofA IB Sophomore 2023 HireVue? 3 3y
+3 Meet and Greet - Advice 1 3y
+3 Going to BB IB/ER without IB/ER internship 6 3y
+5 Tackling tricky competency questions 1 3y
+7 2024 Sophomore IB SA 14 3y
+21 IB SA BofA Program Hirevue 44 3y
+6 BofA Sophomore SA 2024 Non-NYC 5 3y
+4 Division 1 Student Athlete Seeking Advice 2 3y
+52 What's the best path to the finance scene for a student from Europe to the US? 24 3y
+3 What’s the deal with years of required industry experience? 2 3y
+12 How important is a summer intern project in IB for a return offer? 6 3y
+3 No Deal Experience as Intern 3 3y
+3 JPM IB Groups 2 3y
+12 In a rut looking to find my way out 1 3y
0 AI JOB LOSSES 1 3y
0 FT Recruiting, No dealflow during SA 1 3y
+16 Full-Time Recruiting? 5 3y
+11 Need urgent advice!! 5 3y
+14 Started FT last month at a sweatshop… 6 3y
+10 JPM FT Group Placement 8 3y
+6 Houlihan Lokey Spring Wks/Summer Analyst (London) 5 3y
+7 Small buyside IB internship question 1 3y
+38 Getting into investment banking 12 3y
0 Does day and time of application matter? 1 3y
0 Cases / Memos 1 3y
0 PE intern position offered but.. 1 3y
0 How good is the reputation of MSCI 1 3y
+3 New MD bringing junior team- no return offer 2 3y
+15 Corporate Finance Analyst at Commerz Bank in FFM, Research at Alix partners in Europe or Transactions Trainee at PWC in Germany? 6 3y
+3 Cover Letter / Personal Statement 2 3y
0 JP Morgan Corporate Analyst Development Program Salary 1 3y
+7 Didn't Convert Spring (UK) 12 3y
+9 RBC 2024 FT 2 3y
+9 Getting into Charlotte/Atlanta IB as a Northerner 3 3y
+3 ECM —> Coverage Group FT lateral possibility? 1 3y
+6 How to follow-up with a recruiter? 1 3y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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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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  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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