+430 Want a promotion? 133 3y
+397 Are American businesspeople losing faith in their country? 297 3y
+356 Q&A:Commercial Banking SVP Ask Me Anything 148 5y
+354 Gas Station, Car Wash, Fast Food - Owning Unsexy Businesses 230 6y
+309 Tech As An Alternative to Finance 65 1y
+285 Ask a bro: Thebrofessor's Q&A, 2016 edition 123 8y
+242 Meritocracy is Bad? 136 6y
+210 Bootstrapped Entrepreneur Netting 7 Figures @ 25 - Q&A 102 2y
+182 What do executives at F500 make? 191 3y
+178 Q&A: Guy who had listened to numerous segments on CNBC 32 5y
+177 Q&A: VP in Restructuring 86 9mo
+161 WeWork: The Bull(ish) Case 62 6y
+159 Best Macroeconomic Book 177 9y
+147 Why Do a Ph.D in Finance? 134 6y
+147 Q&A: CS/Finance Major -> Software Engineer 47 9y
+146 What is so bad about Back Office Roles? 45 6y
+142 Q&A: Wells Fargo Financial Analyst Program for Commercial Banking 130 4y
+139 If your parents are really rich and are willing to pay for your lavish lifestyle, would you still work? 45 2y
+138 Long TSLA: History Repeats Itself (Money Where Your Mouth is Edition) 56 1y
+136 A Career In Market Risk 61 4y
+134 How much do ~average~ software engineers *actually* make? 162 4y
+131 Q&A - Big 4 TAS Financial Diligence 50 5y
+127 I resigned from Rothschild to start a company 104 8y
+123 My Story: The Sequel to the "Owning Unsexy Businesses" Thread 64 2y
+120 4 Tips for Being a Better Leader 58 3y
+118 Books that Changed Your Perspective on Life 83 7y
+114 Entrepreurship in UK with 200,000 GBP 106 6y
+110 Houston, TX - Career vs. Lifestyle 136 6y
+107 Q&A: Former Business Valuations Associate (BO->Val->Corp Dev) 53 3y
+100 Commercial Banking vs Investment Banking 93 9y
+99 Big 4 Valuation Career (entering, compensation, exit opps, etc.) 98 4y
+99 Q&A: Big 4 Audit Senior 78 10y
+98 My Story: From Trading Floor at UBS To Entrepreneur on Kickstarter 18 6y
+97 Better Exit Opportunities Big 4 Audit or Advisory? 39 3y
+96 How I'll survive graduation and you will to 12 6y
+96 Ask You Anything: Learning about Sales 28 8y
+95 Your thoughts on marriage/serious relationships: opposites attract vs. birds of a feather 59 6y
+93 Mezzanine Finance: What exactly do you do here? 56 6y
+91 IBD at mid tier bank vs BO at BB 25 1y
+90 starting an investment bank 117 6y
+90 Do Not Go To Law School 40 9y
+88 Q&A: I'm a business guy who got an MBA and now I'm a software entrepreneur 56 3y
+88 Building Wealth Through IB vs Owning a Business 99 12y
+88 Q&A: Dropout -> coding bootcamp -> 100K+ 40 9y
+85 Big 4 Ranking | How Do I Know Which Big 4 to Work For? 87 3y
+84 Bye bye, Thain. 109 17y
+84 New York crime getting out of hand? 43 4y
+83 7 Things I Learned While Running a Business 22 6y
+83 Q&A: Non-Bank Commercial Lending 27 6y
+82 Financial Leadership Program Group - FAQs 90 9y
+82 My Case for Corporate Finance 51 6y
+82 Are there any high paying Finance careers for introverts? 48 5y
+81 Eating "childish" snacks at the desk? 45 2y
+80 Google Stock Split? Pros vs. Cons 73 9y
+80 Latino woman not groomed for the finance “world” thoughts pls? 22 5y
+79 should i quit? 83 12y
+78 Working In Big 4 Audit in London 31 6y
+78 3 Stocks that are Actually Worth the Investment in 2018 62 5y
+76 Unpaid Internship - How much is too much? 108 12y
+76 Would you give up your last name to inherit a business empire? 26 5y
+74 Corporate finance career tracks 64 16y
+71 IMF and World Bank 53 7mo
+70 Credit Risk Management - Any insight on hours of lifestyle? 87 3y
+69 What's the best way to accumulate wealth? 94 15y
+69 Most meritocratic jobs? 56 9y
+69 Do I have any serious chance at front office anywhere? 59 11y
+69 Q&A: Credit Underwriter at Commercial Auto Finance Company 19 8y
+69 Drink Recs for the Upcoming Holidays 38 9y
+69 How to move in SWE (And why it isn't all that great) 29 1y
+68 The other road: Time/Location Freedom 34 6y
+67 When your awkwardly sitting in the job interview waiting room with your competition... (The other candidates) 17 8y
+65 Working in the Dirty (Oil and Gas) Energy Industry - A Comprehensive Career Guide by Insiders 22 2y
+64 What's your backup plan? 105 17y
+63 The route to investment banking for an Accounting Major 57 9y
+63 "Passive" Business with Physical Location 41 11y
+63 Shadow Insurance 101: The downfall of the insurance industry? 17 10y
+63 Salary renegotation 17 8y
+63 Start-Up Sacrifices 21 5y
+63 Can we make a Quant Forum? - @Patrickcurtis 11 5y
+62 Corp Dev / Corp Strat Salaries (and exit options) 91 2mo
+62 5 Things I Wish I Knew About the ERP Program before Signing Up 16 6y
+61 I am a government contractor in DC - ask me anything 34 2y
+60 Big 4: Comparing Audit vs. Tax? 47 6y
+60 Q&A - 1st year Corporate Banking Analyst 31 6y
+59 Boss' condescending email...What do? 71 13y
+59 Exploding Offer - CS (Tech) NY vs. Harris Williams (Generalist) VA 45 3y
+58 The IB/PE Path to Entrepreneurship: A Myth? 39 3y
+57 World of Warcraft? 61 15y
+57 General Questions About Private Banking 50 9y
+57 The Back Office of a BB 64 12y
+57 SaaS operating model drivers 14 1y
+55 Entrepreneurship: Your thoughts? 68 15y
+55 Bored of Commercial Banking 23 7y
+54 Highest Paying Internet-Based Jobs/Businesses 35 15y
+54 Commercial Bank Credit Analyst vs. Spring Recruiting 43 10y
+53 What would you think of a night club like this? 37 10y
+53 Warnings Shots Over the Fiscal Cliff 19 13y
+53 how much less do professionals make outside of NY? 27 5y
+52 How to View The World... or Which Way is the Right Way to Think 17 6y
+52 Is California Too Good? 31 6y

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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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

June 2026 Investment Banking

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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