+236 Nervous about going into office 112 1y
+236 What is your lowest pay you would take? 54 2y
+236 Do the humanities have value in today's banking world? 84 4y
+236 Why You Should Reject that Start-Up Job 72 3y
+235 SA 2025 Megathread 715 2d
+235 Truist Pay Bump 96 10mo
+235 Settle Down Freshman Hardos 41 3y
+235 Accidentally Punched MD in the Face 52 4y
+235 Full Time Recruiting 345 8y
+235 What other jobs pay as well as IB? 227 5y
+234 William Blair Layoffs?! 178 1y
+234 McKinsey & Company vs. Goldman Sachs 100 1y
+233 Rainmaker Analyst - My Story 81 1y
+233 Dad has Cancer 53 1y
+233 Tips For Incoming FT Analysts That Did NOT Do an IB Internship 24 1y
+233 Ask Fake DickFuld January 2016 115 5y
+233 Week 2 of IBD Internship: Hitting the Desk 87 4y
+232 What's so good about Evercore? 102 1y
+232 10 years in banking, tech, and consulting 71 4mo
+232 Day 9: Why I Won't Date Bankerella 197 10y
+231 LSE is Paradise 53 2mo
+231 Goldman IBD Recruiting Stats 45 4y
+231 To what extent do you tell family / friends about your salary? 59 6y
+230 BMO Mining fallout 178 2mo
+230 The Case for Taking a Banking Attitude to Other Industries 27 10mo
+230 Money - What is your goal? 113 1mo
+230 PJT Partners London Shambles 110 2y
+230 IB background not welcomed in consulting? 51 4y
+230 Goldman Sachs HireVue Process 283 3mo
+230 Exploding Offer Dilemma 298 1y
+229 Why has Consulting become more popular than IB for post-MBA career?? 118 1y
+229 QUIT vs. STAY - A better way to think about it. 40 1y
+229 First car after graduation? 92 3y
+229 Sick of ‘Do I have a Chance’ Posts 36 6y
+228 WSO 2021 Investment Banking Work-Conditions Survey (Part 1/2) 31 1y
+228 Q&A: Senior VP in BB M&A (London) 169 1y
+228 An Overview of Technology Media and Telecom (TMT) - Part 1 of 2 43 4y
+227 Where are smartest guys in Finance ? 61 1w
+227 I Got Laid With Zero Notice 12 1y
+227 The Magnum Opus of PE Exits 46 1y
+227 GS/MS/JPM vs EVR/PJT/PWP 110 1y
+227 Q&A: Investment Banking Associate 86 2y
+227 The Case for Choosing a Non-Target 69 1y
+227 Why YOU Aren't Converting Your Interview - DCF Example (No Math) 72 7y
+227 The Comprehensive List of Transfer Friendly Schools For Investment Banking 209 1y
+226 Goldman CEO DJ Dipshit Fails Again 65 1mo
+226 Dealing with a terrible bonus? 92 1y
+226 Why isn’t accounting to banking more common? 103 1y
+226 Best Kept Secret In Finance 119 1y
+226 NEW YORK is OVERRATED 64 3y
+226 JP Morgan Junior Investment Banking Analyst Program 376 6y
+226 The Myth of the "Target School" 77 1y
+225 BOFA COMP THREAD 194 3mo
+225 Unpaid Internship is Paradise 21 10mo
+225 Facetime 72 1y
+225 TAXATION IS THEFT 108 2y
+225 Investment Banking in London (EMEA) - Strongest Players, League Tables, Salaries, Differences... 103 2y
+225 What is street smart in Investment Banking business? 35 6y
+225 Anyone else fed up with the banking/finance industy? 84 5y
+224 Associate expects me to turn comments 32 1y
+224 Hardo Hot Take: Middle-Market Investment Banking is Not Prestigious or "High-Finance" 79 1y
+224 Another Way to Classify Boutiques 52 1y
+224 2022 Consolidated US Investment Banking Base Salaries 180 5mo
+224 Anyone else just want out of this shit? 50 3y
+224 The Types of Investment Banking Summer Analyst Applicants 40 4y
+223 Best way to assert yourself as the alpha in your analyst class? Wrong answers only. 81 3y
+223 Networking Pet Peeves 52 4y
+223 Goldman Improving Work Hours for Analysts? 144 4y
+222 MS M&A vs GS HC 52 1mo
+222 IB Christian SA in need of advice 57 1y
+222 Please Don't Go to Stanford 51 1y
+222 I am so f***ing sick and tired of banks lying and playing with prospects 68 1y
+222 PJT Partners SA 2021 526 3y
+221 I fancy my Analyst.. idk what to do. 92 2y
+221 JP Morgan Private Bank - Compensation Ladder & Lifestyle? 220 1y
+220 My MD has asked me to wait in line at his favorite Halal Guys spot for an hour to pick up his food and I'm not sure if I should stay in the industry after that. 102 6mo
+220 Banks with bad culture 172 2y
+220 Wells Fargo 2021 IBD SA 584 1y
+220 Q&A: I hate my Banking job. Most likely transferring to Back office. 132 1y
+219 Goldman CEO’s Pay Increases by 24% to $31mm, Despite Declining Profits 46 2mo
+219 MS - Thoughts on IB 71 9mo
+219 IB doesn't have as much exit opps as this website made me believe 126 8mo
+219 Mizuho to buy Greenhill 82 12mo
+219 What’s the shortest stint you’ve ever seen in Banking? 63 1y
+219 Record Dealflow Is Paradise 16 1y
+219 I wanna do it so bad 30 1y
+219 Another Non Target Success Story 32 2y
+218 Moelis response to junior concerns 82 1y
+218 IB VS. COMP SCI 78 3y
+218 I'm lonely 61 4y
+218 Strangest thing you've seen while in the restroom 70 4y
+218 How do you CRUSH your interviews? 33 4y
+218 Ground Zero Mosque 172 13y
+217 How to humble a 1st year analyst? 33 1y
+217 Jefferies bonuses 115 1y
+217 Evercore paying up to $25,000 to delay start date 93 2y
+217 DB HR Recommends Exploring "Summer Alternatives" for SA 218 4y
+217 Deutsche Bank has yet to give a SINGLE UPDATE for SA 2020 243 3y
+217 Quitting major Investment Bank in NYC after 2 months...? 99 3y
+216 How has IB changed you? 54 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.9%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 04 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.9%
  • 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 (21) $373
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (148) $101
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