+79 SCSS 21 15h
+51 RE 12 13h
+50 JOB 8 2h
+145 IB SA 2025 thread - Canada IB 469 6s
0 PE associate interview... senior in college... what to expect? PE 0 13s
+10 UC Berkeley Econ IB 3 14s
+7 How to get more general finance/markets knowledge? IB 7 16s
0 Recruiting Timeline IB 0 17s
+42 Sharpest MM investors PE 44 35s
+3 MM PE offer compensation PE 14 4s
0 Regular coffee chats? JOB 0 7m
0 Brown Gibbons Lang Deal Flow & Exits IB 0 7s
0 Colby College vs Colgate University BSCH 0 25s
+170 How to stop feeling like shit for not making it in IB? IB 64 22m
+9 Key strategies to flourish in the real estate business: RE 0 37m
+15 What can I do now to enter into IB a year from now? IB 5 22s
+3 Most Autonomy RE 2 11s
+3 VPs and up that have gone on sabbatical, how did it turn out for you? PE 0 26m
+8 KeyBanc SA 2025 IB 65 52s
+10 Chances at MBB - Reality Check CO 2 2m
+5 Bentley vs. UMiami vs. Fordham BSCH 5 13m
0 if you get rejected by an early insight program, will you be notified of the rejection:)? JOB 2 54s
+11 BMO teams? Best culture and WLB IB 9 22m
+3 Touchdown ventures? PE 1 58s
0 What's it like working at Evercore (NYC)? IB 3 1h
+6 How much do you actually like your firm? PE 3 2h
0 How to prepare / study for PE On-Cycle? PE 2 1h
+3 Baird PCM in 2024 IB 1 6s
0 S&T Fall Recruiting for Summer 2025 TR 1 23m
0 CPI Registration Form - Still fill out if skipping oncycle? PE 0 23m
+22 Looking for a Fund Manager to partner with to start a new fund. HF 17 54s
+21 S&T interview questions you've gotten TR 15 2h
+215 Best Undergrad IB/PE Club Placement IB 120 7s
+9 Need advice IB 0 40m
+3 On Cycle Profile Rating PE 5 3m
+10 Citadel Associate / P72 Comp HF 50 6s
+21 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) JOB 21 26m
+2 Received SA 2025 offer... what do I do now? IB 2 1h
+102 Top Long Only vs Small SM HF HF 33 2h
+74 Burned out at dream job - time for a change? AM 19 2h
+11 Fired for blowing the whistle internally at a large public pension 2.5 years ago JOB 1 1h
+31 Intern Ettiquette IB 5 46m
0 BB 2025 Summer AWM AM 2 3h
0 Thoughts on future state of M&A market next 2 years IB 2 53m
+9 Direct Lending/Opportunistic SA to IB FT 2025 IB 3 2h
+29 ADHD ! OFF 14 1h
+3 Morgan Stanley Experienced Professionals Program (MSEPP) 2024 JOB 2 3h
+4 Opus Advisors Client List PE 4 3h
+6 Bridgewater Associates 2025 Summer Associate HF 5 2h
+251 HIG in 2024 PE 87 2h
0 LP to placement agent? PE 2 2h
+103 Any info on Jim Donovan GS Md IB 91 1h
0 Change jobs - how to value carry for a buyout ask? JOB 0 2h
0 Advice for CFA Level 1 exam, and how I should best prepare. ER 2 2h
+1 Thoughts on REGAL? IB 2 2h
+11 Thoughts on spec sales HF 6 2h
+39 Which PE firms are on the rise? PE 53 2h
+9 HSBC Markets Comp IB 8 4h
+4 CVC Private Credit Off-Cycle Internship Interview CR 11 4h
+19 Measuring what I have; getting restless JOB 10 5h
+15 Nomura SA 2025 IB 169 3h
+39 Burnt Out M&A ASO IB 22 3h
+3 Noncompete ban on carry clawback PE 0 3h
+5 Hardest part of the job HF 6 3h
+1 Columbia Biotech MA for biotech ER ER 2 2h
+29 Non-Competes Banned OFF 34 5h
0 Recruiter Intro Call (Oncycle) - What to Expect? IB 3 2h
0 Master VS Gap-Year BSCH 0 2h
+1 2024 transaction volume RE 1 4h
+31 Why FIG IB IB 14 2h
+19 Restoration Hardware OTH 10 3h
0 Gold Coast and Ratio Ghosting PE 0 3h
0 Trading at Commodities shop TR 0 3h
+124 Which PE Firms are going downhill? PE 95 2h
+13 Restructuring group for sale IB 8 6h
+1,226 Tides Equities? RE 671 3h
0 General Atlantic Recruitment PE 0 3h
+3 How long it takes to hear back for S&T from Goldman TR 7 3h
+42 MSF Rankings 2024 BSCH 34 3h
+11 Seeking career advise : moving beyond investment banking JOB 4 3h
+8 Am I cooked? 2024 FT JOB 7 6h
+22 Skipping work happy hours? OFF 12 5h
+4 Stepstone case round PE 7 4h
+10 MS IED 2025 SA TR 61 3h
+14 London MM/LMM IB Comp Thread IB 32 6h
+50 Breaking down the headhunters - avoid, engage, ghost PE 37 5h
+110 Another one bites the dust…Ashcroft Capital RE 105 4h
0 Originator comp at Direct Private Lender RE 1 6h
+13 Urgent Question to Those who have lateraled IB 3 4h
+3 What type of function to model a retention curve? Exponential, logarithmic, power? PE 2 4h
+15 IB Lateral Modeling Test IB 17 4h
+21 2025 Morgan Stanley Summer Analyst Megathread IB 151 4h
+7 PJT strategic Advisory (structured products) IB 7 6h
+12 Breaking in Tips JOB 2 4h
+2 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING Northeastern, NYU CAS BSCH 4 5h
0 MS Equity Derivatives Trading SA 2025 TR 0 6h
+659 Centerview analyst suing for $5m for not being allowed to sleep 9 hours IB 169 7h
+234 SA 2025 Megathread IB 710 5h
+6 Global Rates Structuring at BB TR 1 6h
+13 HR call after superday, thoughts? JOB 4 5h
+3 Eldridge Industries PE 3 4h
+3 Campbell Lutyens SA 25 IB 19 4h

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 (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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