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+26 Should I be wary of development shops hiring right now? RE 18 1h
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+7 Summit Partners 2025 SA PE 27 2h
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0 FOMC Meeting today IB 0 2h
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+58 Sleeping on Jefferies??? IB 27 2h
+21 Fisher Brothers RE 20 2h
+114 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life PE 108 2h
+10 BEST 5 Investment Banking Resume Interests I’ve Seen When Interviewing Candidates RES 7 2h
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+337 Rise48 - video response to Real Deal article RE 221 3h
0 SS ER: How to make a transition from a MM IB to BB ER 0 2h
+15 High school student unsure what field of finance he wants to go into BSCH 8 2h
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0 Military Reserve & S&T TR 0 2h
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0 How good/bad is RBC, really? IB 0 3h
0 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3h
+29 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter PE 19 3h
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0 Progress Partners in Boston/NYC? IB 1 2h
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0 Lazard Austin 2024 SA IB 3 4h
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0 ComCap LLC - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5h
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+7 BNP Global Markets Superday TR 16 5h
+1 Getting into IB without a finance degree ? IB 3 5h
0 How long does it take from 1st round interview to superday, for BNP paribas snt? TR 0 4h
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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 (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 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
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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