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Takeaways from Our Survey of 10,000 Accountants: The Good, the Bad, and the Private Equity

by Derek Loosvelt | April 15, 2025

We recently surveyed thousands of accountants. This is what they told us about what life is like inside the top public accounting firms.

5 Best Fintech Career Paths

by Ellen Cibula | March 20, 2025

Fintech has exploded in popularity thanks to user-friendly technologies making financial services more accessible. Here are five of the top fintech careers.

How to Decode Banking Firm Culture During the Interview Process

by Emily Wiegand | January 28, 2025

The interview process is an opportunity to learn more about a banking firm's culture and work/life balance. Learn what questions to ask in this Vault video.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Work/Life Balance on Wall Street

by Derek Loosvelt | January 22, 2025

When we ask bankers about work/life balance, they tell us it has less to do with hours worked and more to do with five certain workplace factors.

25 Best Investment Banking Firms to Work For in 2025

by Vault Careers | January 22, 2025

Based on our survey of 2,800 banking professionals, here are the best investment banks to work for this year.

5 Tips for Success in Investment Banking

by Vault Careers | November 19, 2024

Saajan Sappal and Katie McCarthy work in the Healthcare & Life Sciences Group at Harris Williams. Here are some of their tips for success in investment banking.

25 Best Accounting Firms to Work For in 2025

by Vault Careers | April 15, 2024

We surveyed 13,000 accountants. Find out which firm is the #1 overall best to work for, and which firms are best in compensation, culture, diversity, and more.

25 Best Investment Banks to Work for in 2024

by Vault Careers | January 24, 2024

Based on our survey of more than 2,400 banking professionals, here are the best investment banks to work for this year.

5 Keys to Success That an IB Analyst and Associate Learned Together

by Vault-Firsthand | June 21, 2023

Susie Choi and Sam Johnson have worked together on many deals out of Harris Williams’ San Francisco office. Here, they share advice they’ve learned together.

25 Best Accounting Firms for 2024

by Vault-Firsthand | April 18, 2023

We surveyed 11,000 accountants. Find out which firm is the #1 overall best to work for, and which firms are best in compensation, culture, diversity, and more.