+27 Move into front office from Internal Audit (with CAIA/MBA?) 9 3y
+23 Big4 to MSc Finance options. 3 3y
+23 Europe Business School - BE BRUTALLY HONEST! 22 3y
+12 UK University Reputation in US 11 3y
+8 LSE MSc Finance and Private Equity / HEC MSc International Finance / LBS MFA for recruiting to boutiques in London 20 3y
+6 Which programme should I pick? 4 3y
+36 LBS vs St Gallen masters 22 3y
+9 Financial Advice - Pre-university 1 3y
+16 MSc Profile Evaluation - Oxford/LBS/LSE/HEC 27 3y
+16 Best master in Finance pre experience 10 3y
+3 Which course to choose for msc in environment 2 3y
+23 18 3y
+12 Double Degree HEC MiM or Exchange at Columbia/LBS/... and Internships 4 3y
+3 Blackstone GMAT style maths test and corporate finance test 3 3y
+48 Insight needed about City College, London (Bayes Business School) 29 3y
+12 London Masters dilemma: Imperial MSc Finance, LSE MSc A&F and Cambridge RE. 9 3y
+14 Durham vs Leeds vs Bayes 9 3y
+6 LBS MSc Analytics & Management vs UCL MSc Computational Finance 1 3y
+9 LBS MAM Vs UCL MCF 1 3y
+26 HSG/LBS/ESSEC to break into Europe 11 3y
+5 Target PG schools in UK/EU/NA 16 3y
+3 Choosing Warwick or taking a gap. 7 3y
+10 FT Masters in Finance pre-experience 2022 Ranking Discussion 13 3y
+8 What would it take for a target school graduate to break into the Management Consulting space with a completely unrelated background and no exposure? 3 3y
+10 MSc Finance - ESCP vs Imperial 8 3y
+3 Manchester University vs Queen Mary University for IB 2 3y
0 Average salary of a MSc Banking and Finance 3 3y
+11 EDHEC vs ESCP 1 3y
+9 Decision of study & internship - need advice 4 3y
+12 ESCP MiM (PGE) vs UCL MSc Finance for non EU 7 3y
+12 University of St. Gallen then transfer to US target? 10 3y
+30 Why everybody criicize EDHEC so much? 13 3y
0 Work culture 1 3y
+21 Bocconi BEIF on a full scholarship vs UCL Economics 19 3y
+17 Delete 10 3y
+14 ESSEC/ESCP GE, WHU MSF, Or FSFM MOF? For A Chinese Aims At IBD M&A. 10 3y
+6 ESCP MIM vs BOCCONI MIM (ITA) vs BOCCONI AFC (ITA) 1 3y
+11 Would studying in a language other than English limit me? 3 3y
+37 Target School Prestige in Hong Kong 25 3y
+17 How should I choose MiF? 7 3y
+6 One Year MBA Programs 1 3y
+6 KCL VS WARWICK MSc Business and Finance 4 3y
+11 MSc Finance 2023 9 3y
+16 Imperial or LSE for a Masters in Management? 2 3y
+19 Should I do a MsF? Split between trying to lateral into IB or completing a MsF. 10 3y
+12 Frankfurt School of Finance good for IB? 7 3y
+13 LBS MFA Rejection, What Next? 4 3y
+8 MSc Bocconi: AFC (eng) or Finance (ita)? 1 3y
+9 UCD Smurfit or Manchester Alliance? 1 3y
+15 MSc Finance Cranfield Vs Bayes (Cass) vs Queen Mary University 3 3y
+18 Bachelor: RSM, CBS, Bocconi, ESCP, ESSEC or Maastricht or WU Vienna for german student 13 3y
+9 Got admitted in UCD and WBS 2 3y
+17 Exploding Msc Finance offer? 16 3y
+11 Australian student looking for best global business schools for IB placement. 11 3y
+15 How many schools should I apply for (MFin) with this profile 1 3y
+12 Bocconi AFC or ESADE MSc in Finance? 5 3y
+31 ESSEC vs Bocconi MSc 26 3y
+7 Erasmus school of economics or Erasmus university 2 3y
+9 Profile evaluation for European master in finance 8 3y
+6 Worth changing course? 4 3y
+28 Warwick vs Queen Mary University of London 16 3y
+11 What do you guys think about UCL MSc Management? 4 3y
+1 European Undergrad for MBB 5 3y
+14 Switching to finance from a different field of study 1 3y
+7 LSE/ Imperial MSc Accounting and Finance Programme Profile Evaluation (Be Harsh!) 4 3y
+9 Transcript for B school 3 3y
+3 Redacted 1 3y
+26 RSM vs ESE vs a better school (LSE, Oxford, HEC etc.) 7 3y
+11 Roast my MBA application- Deferred Edition 2 3y
+20 Taking out a large loan (£50k+) for target masters 14 3y
+21 MSc Finance options (U.K.) 8 3y
+4 Nottingham vs Monash 4 3y
+3 Non-target school, IB prospects 1 3y
+3 Did anybody successfully get their employers to sponsor their master's or MBA in the UK? 2 3y
+31 LSE MFin & Acc. vs. Bocconi MFin vs. St.Gallen MBF {in terms of girls, booze and partying} 29 3y
+6 University College London (BSc Management Science) vs Bocconi (BSc Economics, Management & CS) for Undergraduate? 4 3y
+17 Disappointing GMAT, should I retake it? 12 3y
+17 Best undergraduate schools in Europe/Great Britain 19 3y
+10 Confusing Grant Thornton Corporate finance application form 1 3y
+40 MSc in Finance: Rotterdam (RSM) vs. Stockholm (SSE) 48 3y
+10 MSc Finance Entry Requirements at top universities 8 3y
+26 American wants HEC Paris MBA + live/work in Europe 20 3y
+26 LBS MiM/INSEAD MiM /HEC MiM /ESCP/HSG Macfin 5 3y
+3 LSE MSc Finance processing times 2 3y
+44 Hfjfjfjfjfjfjdjd 6 3y
+27 FT at a 2nd Tier BB (UK) vs Master at Top School (USA) 6 3y
0 Title 1 3y
+9 MiF vs MiM - Career paths - Suitability 2 3y
+27 LSE vs HEC vs EDHEC vs Others 15 3y
+14 Chances for top european MiF? 3 3y
+4 sse riga or King's college london 2 3y
+15 From medical school to business school? 6 3y
+14 Chances to get into target schools? 4 3y
+12 Profile review for MFin 3 3y
+21 MFin class of 2021 10 3y
+44 MFA LBS vs HEC Paris MiM Grande Ecole 16 3y
+12 UCL or US LAC? 1 3y
+31 UCL vs USC vs Georgetown vs Vanderbilt 14 3y
+12 Vanderbilt vs UCL vs US LAC 1 3y
+15 W&L vs transfer to Vanderbilt vs spring transfer to USC vs UCL (UK) 2 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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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

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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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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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