Fine, uninspiring - Investment Banking Associate Cowen Employee Review

3.0
14 Jan 2013
Recommend
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Pros

In some groups, quality of life is excellent.

Cons

Quality of life can be really bad, with no brand recognition from the outside world, terrible compensation, no structure for junior people to graduate / exit, some hopeless senior and midlevel people...

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Cons

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Cons

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