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+1,977 What I Wish Every First Year Analyst Knew IB 177 1mo
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+3,999 A Must Read for Current Undergrads and Interns (Your first job doesn't matter) OFF 96 1mo
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+75 Myers-Briggs Test & Success OFF 145 1mo
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0 Has anyone accepted Kellogg Future Leaders and later applied to H/S/W? BSCH 1 1mo
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0 I am a rising senior and am considering applying to these schools CO 1 1mo
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+357 What does a model look like at a L/S hedge fund? What is the diligence process like? HF 87 1mo
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+78 Business Travel 101 OFF 46 1mo
+723 Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever in 2018 IB 168 1mo
+50 GS/MS/JPM vs. MBB IB 28 1mo
0 school recruitment BSCH 1 1mo
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+173 Let's talk cologne! FASH 156 1mo
+6 Transfer to Target School JOB 3 1mo
+74 Goldman Sachs SSG (Special Situations Group) IB 99 1mo
+10 Best Places to live in Boston? OFF 7 1mo
+45 Thoughts on Boston, anyone lived there before? OFF 19 1mo
+10 Where to live in Chicago OFF 12 1mo
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+9 J.P. Morgan Infra Investment Group PE 7 1mo
0 Chicago 2027 SA Summer Housing JOB 1 1mo
+408 I work for a shit bank in a shit team and I love it. If you want to have a fairly easy life read ahead! IB 111 1mo
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+225 Fair warning and a word from the wise: IB is NOT the only path IB 64 1mo
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+3 Shore Capital Partners PE 1 1mo
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+3,190 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? PE 115 1mo
+1,673 IB Analyst Disaster. IB 79 1mo
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+232 Where does Stern really lie? IB 105 1mo
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+99 I think my firm is taking advantage of me. What should I do? RE 48 1mo
+33 BB Background Check - GPA IB 26 1mo
+76 Extreme Misconception about Cornell on this sub lately. BSCH 45 1mo
+72 SF Tech Banking Rankings IB 90 1mo
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+39 University of Chicago vs HYPW? BSCH 18 1mo
+74 Tools of the Trade: Pro Tips IB 39 1mo
+27 Investment Banking vs. Physical Trading TR 8 1mo
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE PE 29 1mo
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+12 Needham and Co in 2020? IB 21 2mo
+34 college list help needed BSCH 26 2mo
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+38 Fundamental / Equity / Macro Research Roles at Quant Trading Shops TR 35 2mo
+145 Venture Capital is Paradise VC 57 2mo
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+37 Solomon Partner vs BDT & MSD IB 13 2mo
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+21 Puerto Rico: A Tax Shelter With US Citizenship OFF 17 2mo
+16 Miami-Ohio or Penn State for IB in Chicago? IB 16 2mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101