+4 Does a referral guarantee an interview? 8 9mo
+9 Trillium Trading 6 9mo
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+14 BP Second Round Interview Invites 12 9mo
+57 Poker, Trading, What to Do? 36 9mo
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+10 Toxic team culture on Desk 1 9mo
+19 S&T or QS 5 9mo
+6 Got the internship - Now what? 4 9mo
+23 Practicing Python 19 9mo
+10 Thoughts on S&T (Specifically Sales) 4 9mo
+6 Credit vs Prime 2 9mo
+9 Lateral banks worth it? 1 9mo
+17 Programmer want to do trading, Feeling Stuck 6 9mo
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0 Peak6 senior risk role 1 9mo
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+52 Starting S&T Internship — Rules of surviving the desk? 5 9mo
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0 Distressed S&T Preliminary Info 1 9mo
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+10 FX Sales Interview advice 12 9mo
+4 Top BB S&T vs TDP 3 9mo
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+135 Intro: Experienced Trader - Q&A 88 9mo
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+10 Bank of America S&T summer analyst 43 9mo
+30 College student networking via bloomberg? 13 9mo
+1 Broker to Sell Side s&t sales role? 4 9mo
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+2 Markets (S&T) No Return Offer -> PWM FT NYC? 2 9mo
+11 What benefit does statistics have? 11 9mo
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+11 Dare VS BB? 2 10mo
+8 Incoming FI S&T SA 10 10mo
+9 Considering Lateral into Sales (S&T) — Equity vs. Debt Products: Lifestyle, Comp, and WLB? 1 10mo
+7 Can a trade support role help get an FO role? 4 10mo
+15 Del 9 10mo
0 Anyone heard back from the BofA Global Quant Strats 2026 SA in Sydney? 1 10mo
+13 Trafigura Commercial Programme 2026 2 10mo
+1 Del 2 10mo
+12 BNP Paribas Global Markets Summer Analyst 23 10mo
0 Anyone have any industry primers / 101s? 1 10mo
0 Summer 2025 Return Rates 2 10mo
+24 Goldman Sachs ficc & equities superday SA 26 43 10mo
+8 GS 2025 FICC and Equities SA 45 10mo
+1 GS FICC & EQUITIES SA SUPERDAY - Preparation 3 10mo
+5 Citi S&T London Grad Programme 8 10mo
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0 Greetings 1 10mo
+29 Any of you guys gotten a job you’re slightly under qualified for, then your senior leaves? 5 10mo
+13 What to do Now ( No Return, FT recruiting) 3 10mo
+12 Breaking Into S&T As A Grad With No Summer? 8 10mo
+10 Question about Major and minors 3 10mo
+31 Fallbacks? 4 10mo
+10 RT power trading Asset-less vs. asset-backed 3 10mo
+9 Jefferies Credit Experience 3 10mo
+2 Any insight on Hilltop Securities 3 10mo
+12 Oil Major Intern in Geneva: what's next? 2 10mo
+8 Wells Fargo FT S&T/Markets HireVue 41 10mo
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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