**ACTUAL APRIL 2024 PRESTIGE RANKINGS** (BY TIERS) (NO SHITPOSTING)

1. GS TMT/MS M&A & MS MP/EVR M&A/PJT RSSG/CVP

2. Other GS (except for CMG which should be in ~tier 4) & MS groups/Q/PJT M&A/EVR RX

3. JPM/LAZ/MOE/HL RX

3. Barc/BofA/Citi/PWP/GHL/GUGG

4. UBS/DB/JEFF

5. Raine/Allen/LionTree (can be moved higher if TMT focused list)

6. HL M&A/Baird/William Blair (Baird/Blair can be moved higher if CHI focused list)

7. Leerink/MTS Partners (can be moved higher if healthcare focused list)

8. Nomura/WF/BNP/HSBC/Piper Sandler

50 Comments
 
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lol, this ranking is actually fine relative to some others...

 
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Personally have seen the other MS & GS groups decline (so many GWI chicks from Duke/BC with no experience + Diversity Hires) so would put those below PJT M&A

 

Not at PJT...but unless your at GS TMT/MS M&A everyone is going PJT nowadays...congrats on the industrials group!

 

LOL don't get me started on the MBA associates. I'm an AN2 at an EB, and literally all of our diversity hires are a disaster (except for some vets, but even they can be a hit or miss. At least they have a good attitude).

The typical privileged white/Asian female MBA associates are bad though - So much entitlement because they got through a random hiring process

 

Right, so if by definition it’s subjective and based on nothing, what is the point in making a “list” that is in order based on qualitative info?

I don’t care about shitposting, but lists making ANY of the banks here sound “bad” when it’s a front office Wall Street job and the target demographic here is 1st years coming out of college is egregiously toxic

Interns / 1st years: yes, some banks here may pay more or have slightly “better” exits, but the reality is ANYONE is extremely lucky to get a front office job anywhere here and all of these places can be the start of a long successful career

 

Satisfaction with the firm shouldn't be a factor for ranking - If it was then GS TMT/MOE, which are known to be sweaty, should also be ranked lower. Also, PWP has lacked the consistency to be ranked over LAZ

 

Why would I work at LAZ when I can go to PWP where I get paid more, better culture, and similair exits. Exists are only worse at PWP bc I've never really met any hardo's there. LAZ used to have prestige

 

Work there, can confirm shit pay and everyone hates their life, would jump to PWP in a heartbeat

 

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