+27 Any other full-time Americans university students in the UK trying to find a job? 11 6y
+27 hotel F&B operate vs lease 6 7y
+27 What would you study with $10,000 a year? 13 7y
+27 Prop Mgmt to Dev, have read it's not ideal path but can Dev's give insight 5 3y
+27 Best Risk-Adjusted Returns - Acquisitions or Development? 10 4y
+27 If you were to design a development internship program, how would you structure it? 8 7y
+27 Big Four Real Estate Advisory 12 5y
+27 Debt Funds & CLOs 13 7y
+27 Gemdale USA? 24 4y
+27 HUD Financing (221-d-4) 14 4y
+27 LaSalle Investment Management vs KKR Real Estate? 10 6y
+27 Why is REPE less popular than corporate IB/PE 20 7y
+27 Working for a large bank but not on their payroll? 8 6y
+27 Fastest growing Real Estate Markets 20 7y
+27 Equity Waterfall Calculation using XNPV 7 6y
+27 Possible to break into PERE from traditional IB route? 4 7y
+27 1st Year CRE Research Analyst - Skills for Growth 4 6y
+27 Fruitvale/Bay Area 7 6y
+27 Paid Industry Conferences: @ what level do you get invited? 4 6y
+27 Best ugrad programs for real estate? 10 4y
+27 What MSREs (or MBAs with RE Focus) coming straight out of undergrad? 15 4y
+27 New opportunities or stay in CRE finance advice 7 6y
+27 What was your RE internship/job like? 8 6y
+27 Resume Help - Big 4 Tax to Real Estate Development 10 6y
+27 Better career path: associate at REIT or small PE shop? 17 2y
+27 Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners, Washington DC - Does anyone know them? 16 7mo
+27 Do you pay all travelling expenses for your girls (guys)? 15 6y
+27 To take draw or move on 11 6y
+27 Construction Cost Estimating 12 6y
+27 Buying "Below Replacement Cost" 9 6y
+27 CMBS Originations Comp 14 5y
+27 Licensed Architect - Looking for Entry Into Commercial Development 5 6y
+27 Risk Mitigation in the Capital Stack 4 6y
+27 What kind of positions offer the most amount of freedom? 9 6y
+27 Corona Layoffs? 14 4y
+27 Walker and Dunlop (NYC Office) - Thoughts? 14 6y
+27 Prologis - 24% of Their Tenants by Gross Rent have Asked for Rent Relief 10 6y
+27 Am I getting a bonus? 10 6y
+27 Resume boosters for real estate analyst roles without any real estate experience? 7 6y
+27 Real Estate Case Question 12 6y
+27 Real Estate Debt Investor vs. Real Estate Equity Investor 13 5y
+27 Is debt more attractive than equity right now? 18 4y
+27 Affordable Housing Investment with Crazy IRR?? 8 6y
+27 Pipeline Software 9 4y
+27 How to calculate ground leases? - example included 9 3y
+27 Investing in properties to rent to Section 8 tenants 7 5y
+27 Mid-Career Transition from Acquisitions to Asset Management at REPE Firm 1 5y
+27 UBS Real Estate Acquisitions 21 5y
+27 Advice on Modeling Repositioning/Conversion/Redevelopment For Our Shopping Mall 6 5y
+27 What/how are you trying to get better at in your real estate career? 8 5y
+27 "Tell me about an investment you've worked on" 6 5y
+27 How do construction lenders make money? 13 5y
+27 Switch to Debt Fund 10 5y
+27 Private Equity - Fund Equity vs Deal Equity; Gross vs. Net Property Level Returns w/ Sub Line 4 5y
+27 Impatient or Realistic?? 27 5y
+27 6-hour Modeling test !? 14 5y
+27 Am I being underpaid? $80k base, 40% expected bonus. 29 5y
+27 Expected Return of Entitling Project 6 5y
+27 How to deal with a senior person who was rude on future deals 17 5y
+27 Future of REPE 7 5y
+27 Compensation By Experience 5 5y
+27 Big 4 Real Estate -> MF AM: Worth the pay cut upfront? 12 5y
+27 Chances at analyst/associate PERE position (top 50-75) ? / Next Steps? 14 5y
+27 Leveraging personal connections 6 5y
+27 Building my book of clients 8 5y
+27 HUD 221(d)(4) Ground Up Development Financing 9 5y
+27 Life/career decision to make 12 5y
+27 I am lost... is a MSRED worth it for me? 7 5y
+27 KKR RE or REIB 22 5y
+27 Regional developer vs stay at f500 reit 7 5y
+27 Capital Markets - Is it basically mortgage brokerage? 6 3y
+27 How do you get on top recruiters radars? 21 5y
+27 LMM and MM in Real Estate 6 5y
+27 Why is everyone so obsessed with Eastdil? 19 5y
+27 CRE brokerage GPA 21 4y
+27 Senior Associate / VP Interviews 9 4y
+27 Career Advice 9 4y
+27 burnout and feeling jaded - Need advice 8 4y
+27 Reneging on an offer? 7 4y
+27 Am I bugging? 19 4y
+27 Theres no inventory! What do we buy? 10 4y
+27 Hotels Financial Modelling Help - Building a model first time 12 3y
+27 Q&A: Associate at Debt Fund in NYC 25 4y
+27 “Let’s keep in touch” 16 4y
+27 CRE Brokers: How did you get started and how much did you make your first few years? 29 4y
+27 Negotiating Carry on the LP Side 16 1y
+27 Hines Compensation 18 3y
+27 Ski Condo as Investment Property 20 4y
+27 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 4 4y
+27 Personality expectations 6 4y
+27 Asset management Associates - what does your day to day look like? 21 3y
+27 Looking to hire an underwriting analyst in D.C. 2 4y
+27 When you guys were RE inv job searching: 1) what was your daily method of attack (career sites, etc.); 2) How did you organise the process?; 3) How did you organise your day? 11 11mo
+27 A 'thank you' to the WSO-RE crew 1 4y
+27 Anyone Else Pumped About Rising Rates? 16 4y
+27 Hudson Advisors 36 2y
+27 Looking to break into CRE but need some advice regarding certificates! 18 1y
+27 Balancing Consulting/Side Deals & Work 11 3y
+27 Podcasts 16 3y
+27 Non-RE (traditional IB or PE) backgrounds do better in RE? 9 3y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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