+42 My Life - Back to work.. 94 10y
+9 My god - Watch this video 48 10y
+15 Narcissism - How prevalent is it? 24 10y
+7 New Monkey - Mechanical Engineer 15 10y
0 Money for College - Maximum sum of money? 0 10y
+21 Monday Braintease - Two ropes 21 10y
+6 MSF Student Reviews - Willing to help out? 5 10y
0 MSF Student Reviews - Looking for current or past MSF students 2 10y
+48 Music - Recently signed up for iTunes 78 10y
0 Music - Jazz to the stones 3 10y
0 Music!! - Two videos 0 10y
+20 Music - Right direction 16 10y
0 Murray Hill Song - Accuracy? 2 10y
0 Murray Hill Song - Relate? 4 10y
+24 I Want To Trade Other People's Money (OPM) ..... Maybe Yours 17 10y
0 MARCH MADNESS - Link to watch the games 3 10y
0 March Madness - Potential upsets or match ups? 16 10y
0 Math question - Intercepts 9 10y
+11 Merry Christmas - High octane arguments 6 10y
+42 Mitt Romney - Pieces are set for victory 40 10y
+86 Character: A valuable trait developed through adversity. 20 10y
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0 How would you answer this interview question? - Final round interview 14 10y
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+20 Is this your formula for Success? 13 10y
+36 How Would You Spend a Year Off? 38 10y
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+8 Certified User Chat - Link for certified user? 13 10y
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+27 Bonus - Salaries when changing jobs 19 10y
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+39 Why all the disgust with ZeroHedge & Tyler Durden? 40 10y
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0 Baby Got WACC - Hilarious 3 10y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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