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+25 Joining Young MM Firms For Longer-Term PE Career PE 22 3mo
+25 Summer Intern no return offer - What are my chances with Off-cycles? JOB 12 8mo
+25 Seeking Career Advice JOB 3 9mo
+25 Big 4 pod offer – thoughts on comp, risk, and downside? HF 5 8mo
+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? HF 6 9mo
+25 Recruiting for Privat Credit Grad/AN1 CR 10 8mo
+25 Fired after 6 Months, Next Steps? JOB 12 8mo
+25 Buy-Side FI Grad – Rotations & Exit Difficulty vs Traditional Routes? AM 7 9mo
+25 Does starting small actually translate to syndicating bigger deals? RE 3 9mo
+25 s&t internship desk/rotation placement process - what to expect TR 11 9mo
+25 MM PE Analyst Role? PE 18 9mo
+25 On-Cycle Coffee Chats and In-Person Events PE 7 9mo
+25 What’s your body count OFF 53 6mo
+25 3.33 GPA woman at target IB 11 9mo
+25 HPS/BlackRock CR 5 3mo
+25 Reality Check on Doing 2 Years of IB in the U.S. Then Moving to Western Europe IB 6 10mo
+25 OCC rescinding the “Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending” CR 3 10mo
+25 Unable to land ft real estate role RE 12 9mo
+25 First time fund as SVP PE 8 8mo
+25 Non-conventional exits from ER ER 4 10mo
+25 Advice on negotiating entry-level offer at small real estate development firm (NYC) RE 12 11mo
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? HF 15 11mo
+25 A Prayer for Investment Bankers IB 3 11mo
+25 VP Comp RE 28 4mo
+25 Updated Opinions - Carlyle Associate Program RE 10 11mo
+25 Including Stock Thesis in Email ER 12 10mo
+25 Corporate Development to IB - Possible? IB 11 3mo
+25 Self-Driving Cars OFF 23 11mo
+25 OpenAI Secretly Pays Ex-Bankers to Train AI for Financial Modeling IB 7 11mo
+25 How to Think about Lateral Opportunities? PE 18 11mo
+24 Am I Crazy for Wanting to Pursue Institutional Sales/IR Over Banking or S&T? AM 5 1d
+24 How cooked is Portfolio Analysis AM 6 2d
+24 How much should you ask questions / seek feedback as an intern? IB 9 6d
+24 10-Year at ~5.25% When Reprice? RE 7 1w
+24 Where to Buy Rope? OFF 9 1w
+24 Multifamily - Development versus Acquisitions in 2026 RE 10 2w
+24 HEC MiF vs MIM- Eurobros BSCH 21 2w
+24 Learning about Event Driven HF 6 3w
+24 Are Big4 MMHF grad programs still worth it? HF 6 1mo
+24 What can I do with the combination of MBB and RX? CO 2 1mo
+24 Quick thought on career advice PE 1 1mo
+24 Breaking into Hedge Fund as Rx IB VP HF 8 1mo
+24 T(ouse)D Securities IB 9 1mo
+24 Credit HFs - Long/Short Credit vs. Loan to Own CR 5 3w
+24 Best way to spend senior year? Bucket list IB 8 1mo
+24 Why do Asians fake their names? OFF 47 1mo
+24 What Does a Restructuring Consultant Actually Do? OTH 6 1mo
+24 Making friends in NYC IB 8 1mo
+24 MSF Application Timing — Apply at 3 Months In vs Waiting for 6 Months of IB Experience? IB 8 1mo
+24 Advice for incoming ‘27 interns for getting a return offer? IB 9 2mo
+24 uchicago vs. dartmouth vs. stern IB 15 1mo
+24 Use Cases For Claude Cowork / Claude Code PE 10 1mo
+24 Investment Banking Interview Prep IB 8 1w
+24 Parents want me to graduate in two years, need advice. JOB 5 2mo
+24 Are the Markets Actually Broken? AM 4 2mo
+24 GTCR vs BDT MSD vs MDP PE 17 2mo
+24 Deeply unsatisfied with my career, need to try entrepreneurship IB 11 2mo
+24 RX Firm Lateral Advice IB 15 2mo
+24 Public / Private Markets Equity Investing vs Corporate Banking JOB 2 2mo
+24 Coffee chatting as an incoming freshman? CO 12 2mo
+24 Attending HBS just to meet LP's and vibe? BSCH 13 2mo
+24 Learned Nothing in Banking. Feel Worried. IB 6 3mo
+24 How to include deal experience on resume? RES 2 3mo
+24 Don’t underestimate how risky joining a startup is JOB 7 3mo
+24 From Public Equities to Private Equities PE 4 3mo
+24 Big 4 Transaction diligence (FDD) vs Valuations and modeling for goal to get in IB IB 5 3mo
+24 Late night thoughts as I spread comps….. PE 6 3mo
+24 Thoughts on unseriously applying to jobs/interviewing? JOB 4 4mo
+24 Joined a Low Volume Boutique. Am I fucked? IB 21 4mo
+24 Senior IR Lifestyle PE 5 3mo
+24 An3 / Aso0 Confusion IB 14 4mo
+24 Which is the most acquisitive sector? CF 14 3mo
+24 New Mentor Q&A HF 2 4mo
+24 Good fiction recs? Are audiobooks effective? OFF 30 4mo
+24 Physical commodities. Is an ops leadership job 7 - 10 years into my career an acceptable outcome, or am I settling? TR 3 5mo
+24 AI and Excel INV 6 5mo
+24 VP at UMM PE fund considering a jump to a fundless sponsor PE 4 4mo
+24 Q&A: Building a Global Career Across Sectors OTH 1 5mo
+24 Am I allowed to email my friends at other banks? IB 15 5mo
+24 Columbia vs Cornell Dyson vs Dartmouth BSCH 12 5mo
+24 Canadian PE Comp Thread 2026 PE 28 5mo
+24 Incoming Assoc Advice PE 5 5mo
+24 LevFin Lab Newsletter – High Yield Bond Primer CR 8 5mo
+24 Interesting Hobbies OFF 25 5mo
+24 FT Rerecruiting Advice for an incoming intern at a BB JOB 10 5mo
+24 Sophomore transfer (am I fried) JOB 11 6mo
+24 Stern vs UChicago JOB 31 5mo
+24 Niche EB’s paying a FUCKTON? IB 19 4mo
+24 Brokerage analyst at ~2 years — trying to figure out GP vs LP and how to actually break into acquisitions in NYC RE 6 6mo
+24 Big Law to Quant/HF - fantasy or possible? HF 14 6mo
+24 Real Estate Pivot in Toronto RE 7 6mo
+24 T1 Early-Stage VCs - Who Are They? VC 9 6mo
+24 CRE Brokerage from Non-Target RE 8 6mo
+24 Is a lateral necessary for PE recruitment? PE 3 6mo
+24 Failed SA27 cycle and next steps IB 12 6mo
+24 When is too late to switch to HF? HF 7 6mo
+24 Does physical fitness help? HF 13 6mo
+24 CFA | Ex-BMW Structured Finance (€1B ABS) | International Finance, CVs & Career Advice Q&A WSO 3 6mo
+24 Suggested Comp for this role? PE 17 6mo
+24 IB target schools and their ib firm counterparts IB 20 3mo

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October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%
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October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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