+21 Be honest, how happy are you right now from a scale of 1 to 10? OFF 22 2w
0 How Long to Prep for Interviews JOB 1 2w
+16 How to make an engaging LinkedIn post to catch eyes from people I’ve networked with in IB? JOB 6 2w
+40 IR Comp and Bonus Check PE 52 2w
0 High Yield Exit Opps AM 1 2w
0 Cambridge Associates - Salary & Bonus - Operations AM Data 2w
0 Bain & Company - Interview - NA CO Data 2w
+9 How to Cold Email for Work Experience as a 6th Former / Final Year High School Student? JOB 1 2w
+27 BB / EB groups in LA and SF? JOB 12 2w
+14 Best degree for Global Macro HF HF 6 2w
0 How much perks do you have in PE? (Coming from MBB) PE 1 2w
+4 Best Firm IB 14 2w
+9 Which EU countries are more welcoming to English-speaking immigrants? Making a list to do internships/FT roles after Masters JOB 0 2w
+1 Lateraling after 6 months IB 1 2w
+9 What Finance Career to Pursue JOB 0 2w
+8 does establishing a foreign office fast track your career? (finance) JOB 5 2w
+6 Is agentis capital really that bad? IB 37 2w
+11 What's market for a signing bonus for UMM / MF? PE 10 2w
+6 Thoughts on sell-side institutional FX sales? HF 2 2w
+20 Curious about diversity OFF 8 2w
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring IB Data 2w
+3 Private Equity Course // Password and Files PE 2 2w
+4 Leaving MBB a year before PE offer PE 4 2w
+39 Starting my career - small startup HF (under 300 mil AUM) vs. MM IB? HF 11 2w
+6 Valuations --> REPE?? RE 1 2w
0 CI Investments - Salary & Bonus - Sales AM Data 2w
+11 Move from Sell Side algo trader to AM (or HF) HF 2 2w
+3 Offcycle Hits PE 5 2w
+9 Wharton Or Harvard For Undergrad? BSCH 16 2w
+6 BofA REGL Group Exits to Corporate PE? PE 8 2w
+2 Deloitte Corporate Finance (Investment Banking) SA 2025 IB 15 2w
0 I fought my roommate BSCH 1 2w
+7 MS Group Rankings/Tiers IB 13 2w
+1 how much of a donation required to name Harvard's business school in my name? 🤔 BSCH 1 2w
+1,071 A Letter To All Top 10 University Kids Complaining About Recruiting IB 75 2w
+80 Best IB group on the Street IB 42 2w
+11 Underwriting Model Audit / Feature Additions RE 20 2w
+6 Oak Hill Advisors - London CR 1 2w
+21 How much thematic work / industry research do you guys do? PE 5 2w
+97 Best PE Analyst Programs vs Opportunity Cost (top IB) PE 33 2w
+22 JPM LevFin? IB 12 2w
0 How to deal with Self doubt OFF 1 2w
+6 How to come off as natural JOB 3 2w
+9 Updates on BayPine? PE 9 2w
+6 KKR PE Analyst Comp - London PE 13 2w
0 Washington and Lee vs Umiami BSCH 3 2w
+8 MBA Associate at the 2 year mark looking to exit...any opportunities other than corp dev or long shot PE? BSCH 2 2w
+9 Which one would you chose? JOB 3 2w
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 2w
+4 Women’s Watch Recs FASH 3 2w
+9 GMAT exam urgent help BSCH 0 2w
+4 How is Bogey data collected? ER 2 2w
+1 Using LinkedIn properly OFF 1 2w
+10 EV formula for banks IB 1 2w
+12 BIG4 internship vs start-up JOB 2 2w
+12 FCFF vs FCFE and Interest Expense - DCF Dilemma OFF 5 2w
+9 Conversion rates for IBD SA 2024 London IB 10 2w
+5 “Skills” you develop in IB? IB 4 2w
+53 UC Berkeley (Haas) vs Cornell Dyson vs Columbia vs Dartmouth BSCH 21 2w
+9 Non Technical "IB" Internship vs Technical RE Internship? IB 2 2w
0 WWYD IB 2 2w
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+57 Corporate Machiavelli, Final Message OFF 40 2w
+11 Need a Father in GS JOB 2 2w
+11 Transfer Help! UNC Econ vs. UMich Econ JOB 8 2w
+22 Best FSG Groups IB 42 2w
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+9 Chances of Breaking into IB - Non Target IB 3 2w
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+3 Best Desks at MUFG, Nomura and other J-Banks TR 1 2w
+5 What does the VC recruiting process entail? VC 2 2w
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0 JPM Public Finance IB 2 2w
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0 Good Firms for Value-Add AM? RE 1 2w
+9 Am I screwed at this point as a Non-Target in the Job Search JOB 7 2w
+8 DCM Technical Interview Help RE 2 2w
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+22 Sabotaging Peers to Get Ahead? OFF 34 2w
+37 Self Storage Underwriting RE 18 2w
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0 CRE Credit - AM to Underwriting/Originations RE 1 2w
0 Newmark Knight Frank - Review - Generalist RE Data 2w
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0 Newmark Knight Frank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist RE Data 2w
0 Deutsche Bank LatAm IB Coverage group IB 2 2w
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+17 Orange County / Los Angeles shops and headhunters HF 23 2w
+9 Developing value-add for VC/GE VC 2 2w
+11 Marshall Wace L/S Equity HF 10 2w
0 How is bogey data collected? HF 0 2w
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Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (20) $385
  • Associates (89) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
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success
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