+101 IB 26 24m
+64 PE 103 8m
+63 HF 23 59m
0 HOW DO I GET IN WITH THE NERDS AT LUNCH? SEEKING ADVICE: PIVOT FROM SALES MANAGEMENT TO JUNIOR TRADING MID 20s TR 0 7s
+11 BB BATHROOMS ARE PARADISE IB 1 54s
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+22 Cal Poly Slo vs UCSB vs Extra year in community college IB 8 19m
+3 Equity derivatives trading TR 4 14m
+43 How to sound more eloquent? OFF 17 28m
+9 (UK) Too late to pursue finance and make it? 19 years old, not a lot of momentum in life. JOB 4 38m
+17 Very ridiculous interview feedback IB 8 50m
+21 Starting my career - small startup HF (under 300 mil AUM) vs. MM IB? HF 4 55m
+20 Why Is It Called Investment Banking? IB 6 56m
0 GS Lateral - Interview IB 3 1h
+46 Culture and hours at PE in London PE 40 1h
0 AZ Capital Spain IB 2 1h
+7 JPM Green Economy Banking Insights IB 8 1h
+14 Am i fairly compensated? ER 8 1h
+12 Which option has better exit opportunities? CR 22 1h
+16 UK business schools (below top 5) BSCH 8 1h
+36 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life PE 46 1h
+11 Sabotaging Peers to Get Ahead? OFF 28 1h
+9 JPM HC SF Exits IB 12 1h
+15 UCL Vs Warwick Vs Umass Amherst Vs UW Madison Vs UofT for undergrad BSCH 17 1h
+9 LSE MFin for London IB IB 0 2h
+48 Tell me one good reason why Jefferies isn’t going to be a top bank in the next 5 years IB 23 2h
+67 Best IB group on the Street IB 28 2h
+8 How I broke into Investment Banking from Devry IB 2 2h
+6 Successfully finished my Associate stint in PE with No Deals LOL PE 10 2h
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+19 Switching from studying medicine to healthcare consulting. CO 7 2h
0 EQT Exeter London PE 0 2h
+22 Is internal reporting at most funds really so Excel & PPT heavy still? PE 8 3h
0 Opportunistic REPE Funds Vs PE Returns PE 0 3h
+5 SMBC 25 SA IB 17 3h
+9 Equity Research at Bank vs IG, High Yield & Leveraged Loans Research at Asset Manager ER 3 3h
0 Hiring a SA on <1 month notice??? IB 4 3h
+7 Goldman PE London? PE 38 3h
+6 What’s the latest on HGGC? PE 5 3h
+94 PJT Best EB in the next 5 years? IB 48 3h
+10 Low GPA on cycle PE 11 4h
0 Trying to Figure Out What Fund This Is HF 2 4h
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0 JPM SA25 Placement IB 4 4h
+6 Are you “less ambitious” for having long term goals outside of NYC IB 2 4h
+15 Starting University LP Fund RE 3 4h
+3 The Non-Existent Private Equity Playbook PE 0 4h
+4 Thoughts on AQ Technology Partners? IB 6 4h
+16 AQ Technology Partners IB 13 4h
0 Deloitte - Interview - Generalist CO Data 4h
0 Wisconsin (WSB) v. Santa Clara (Leavey) v. CU (Leeds) BSCH 3 4h
0 Tulane?? TR 0 4h
+5 UK M&A Associate 2 lateral recruitment IB 2 4h
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+201 Best Undergrad IB/PE Club Placement IB 114 5h
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0 Viking time horizon? HF 1 6h
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+3 Fidelity Fixed Income Research AM 3 7h
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+106 At what point should you give up? JOB 57 7h
+30 Large Buyout Performance Ranking - 2023 PE 23 7h
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0 Baird Chicago Superday Process IB 2 7h
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+15 Hospitality Finance - Perks? RE 1 7h
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0 25 Sophomore SA BoA IB 1 8h
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Career Advancement Opportunities

April 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 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 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

April 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

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (145) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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