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+14 Untraditional Route to IB JOB 3 2y
+9 (Urgent) Thoughts on the Services Vertical for Private Equity PE 6 2y
+6 LACs for Business ? BSCH 7 2y
+6 GS profit tanks again IB 1 2y
+243 Ask me anything - quant/quantamental Hedge fund manager/Consultant - Everything on liquid hedge fund strategies HF 195 2y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 2y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income TR Data 2y
+165 Pronouns are Paradise OFF 15 2y
+7 Off-Cycle intership decision JOB 8 2y
+19 Horseshoe theory - gender/ sexual identity OFF 10 2y
+12 ER guides, please send ER 7 2y
+6 Possible to transition from Big 4 Transaction Advisory / Valuation to Private Equity? PE 5 2y
+8 Synergies required to break even IB 1 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 2y
+80 Most prestigious personal email? OFF 41 2y
+7 Global Infrastructure Partners - Culture / Experience PE 11 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 2y
+6 Law School Benefits BSCH 1 2y
+9 CFA and Financial Engineering JOB 7 2y
+3 Ellington Management ? HF 1 2y
+3 Anyone did McKinsey Solve Game? CO 15 2y
+25 N/a HF 11 2y
+3 Xxxxxxx JOB 1 2y
+35 Stay or leave? HF 10 2y
+74 Are we at peak pod shop? HF 33 2y
+17 Why do SMs exist? HF 17 2y
+3 Best Post-Grad Certificate for finance in Canada (George Brown/ Seneca/ Centennial/ Humber/ Conestoga) BSCH 1 2y
+14 UK STEM Degrees and Recruiting Timeline: Some Advice JOB 4 2y
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0 Strategy& - Review - Generalist CO Data 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CO Data 2y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 2y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas CF Data 2y
0 Shell Oil Company - Review - Oil & Gas CF Data 2y
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0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Analytics Data 2y
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0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 2y
+3 Which banks are still recruiting? JOB 2 2y
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+10 CS layoff notice in LDN IB 16 2y
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+6 GS HC updated reputation? IB 1 2y
+5 Getting a masters then MBA?? BSCH 3 2y
0 University of Texas - Review - Industrials Data 2y
+6 Best Major at Penn JOB 10 2y
+3 Corp Dev in Texas CF 1 2y
+3 Well Fargo App Question JOB 1 2y
+13 Investment roles at University Endowments? BSCH 6 2y
+3 Morgan Stanley Wealth Management SA 2024 JOB 1 2y
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+30 2023 Endowments Comp AM 18 2y
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+19 PE Analyst Lateral PE 8 2y
+13 Should I put McDonalds on my linkedin/cv as a rising college freshman? JOB 7 2y
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0 Deloitte - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CO Data 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CO Data 2y
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+6 Division least affected by current market? JOB 1 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring IB Data 2y
+3 Shanrock Partners? IB 1 2y
+32 Vanguard Group exit opps? AM 15 2y
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0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
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+3 Deloitte Strategy FT CO 2 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 2y
+3 What does someone in 'Research, Process & Analytics' do at Citadel? Sounds vague from description below HF 1 2y
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0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors IB Data 2y
+8 Hud 223 and 221 current pricing RE 12 2y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
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0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Accounting PE Data 2y
0 TransMarket Group - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 2y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
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0 Pacific Life Insurance Company - Review - NA TR Data 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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