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+661 Change My Mind: Banks Shouldn’t Hire Foreigners at All OFF 147 4d
+485 Don’t work at UBS - UBS Sucks IB 57 3h
+332 Article - UBS’ Investment Bank Keeps Losing Ground IB 44 1h
+272 Why UBS Is the Worst Place to Start Your IB Career IB 44 2h
+262 Should My Intern Get a Return Offer? IB 60 1w
+229 UBS Accused of Favoring H-1B Workers While Cutting U.S.-Born Employees IB 55 1w
+220 UBS 2nd Year Analyst Q&A (2026) IB 41 2d
+169 ONLY THESE BANKS OR YOU STRUCK OUT OFF 44 4d
+162 Downfall of Qatalyst IB 35 53m
+160 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% IB 22 1h
+154 Is anybody just going to leave the industry? RE 57 1d
+144 Starting FT in a city 3 hours away, dad has progressing Parkinson's. Looking for advice. IB 11 3w
+129 Can we please ban discussions of Claude or AI on this website unless a user meets certain requirements? OFF 61 4d
+126 IB Energy Drink Tier List / Ranking IB 79 4d
+125 Bank not transferring me to NYC PE 48 1w
+119 People who despise the industry you work for - uncomfortable date story OFF 61 4d
+108 What's your craziest "hardo" story? IB 18 2d
+103 Incompetent and annoying co-intern OFF 29 5d
+101 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) IB 6 4w
+95 Lincoln International Return Offers IB 38 8h
+94 PJT M&A Group Selection 2026 IB 15 2h
+94 What are you actually using AI for in PE? PE 33 1w
+88 Software PE guys - how are you holding up PE 37 2w
+84 JULY 2026 CHICAGO BANK RANKINGS IB 33 1w
+82 Getting Laid in IB? IB 31 1w
+81 People don't care about prestige anymore? OFF 36 3w
+76 F*ck it I'm Going to Med School IB 27 1m
+75 Does anyone believe their firm has a true competitive edge PE 36 2d
+75 Intern keeps sleeping at work - what to tell them OFF 31 1w
+71 Firm Thinks I'm Lying About Offer IB 20 6d
+71 Working for Free in PE PE 16 1w
+66 How much of success in this career is just luck HF 14 7h
+66 Am I cooked if I am a raising sophomore without internships. JOB 11 2w
+65 When to Leave Office as Intern IB 8 3w
+64 Living in greenwich as an analyst? IB 17 1w
+63 Broke up with college gf before analyst role OFF 32 1w
+62 Indiana University Fraternity Pipelines IB 36 5d
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? PE 26 2w
+61 Best IB Group Overall? IB 35 2w
+58 Would you rather be a Touse Squid or a Bouse Mogger in IB IB 4 1w
+57 Wolf of Wall Street vs. Reality: Anyone else feel scammed by the movies? IB 19 2d
+57 How accurate is Suits? OFF 19 1d
+55 Elite Boutique interview questions IB 17 4d
+55 Rogo AI IB 24 14h
+55 Commodities trader comp progression? TR 28 2w
+53 CRE Recruiting for a Career - crazy? RE 12 1d
+53 Feedback for internship first desk at IBD BB - personal fit, "don't be too confident" IB 29 1w
+52 Independent Sponsor - Path Ahead? PE 22 1d
+52 HF Start-up salary expectation HF 28 3d
+49 Suspended for a Year IB 23 1d
+49 UBS Promotion or Lateral to Boutique? JOB 10 1w
+49 Lying about GPA JOB 27 5d
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns IB 25 3w
+48 Anyone else being pushed to underwrite more aggressively (Multifamily)? RE 14 3d
+44 so confused about 28 SA timeline IB 27 2d
+43 Lateraling at senior associate / VP level PE 15 22m
+43 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread PE 64 12m
+43 NYC Associate Budget IB 14 2w
+42 I wish I went to an Ivy OFF 21 1h
+42 Exits from REPE RE 22 6d
+42 Made $4.5 million in the stock market at 22 OFF 18 6d
+42 Fable 5 --> any opinions? PE 21 2w
+42 Thoughts on navy nuclear program JOB 10 3w
+42 Incoming freshman at a semi-target, what would you tell your younger self? IB 10 3w
+41 Nauseous every morning for past 3 years in IB, anyone else? IB 21 2w
+40 Do you regret doing PE? PE 20 1d
+40 Stay at Weak Dealflow Team or Lateral? IB 12 1w
+39 Best MFin for MF PE / HF Exits? BSCH 14 21m
+39 Why do you want to be a sector-lead analyst? ER 13 6d
+39 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) PE 5 2w
+39 What do you say to ppl who don’t know EVR/LAZ/CVP/PJT IB 28 2w
+38 Quitting IB to start a CPG startup VC 9 11h
+38 Quick Thoughts on CVC AI Sale Process IB 8 1w
+38 Going out / social schedule as AN1 IB 16 1w
+38 Handling frustration IB 5 4w
+37 How tall are you? OFF 35 12h
+37 STEM student lost in London IB recruiting IB 21 2w
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests PE 13 3w
+37 Taking days off as an intern IB 19 3w
+36 Q&A - Equity Research ER 14 14h
+36 Trafigura / Glencore / Vitol / Gunvor / Mercuria Commercial Graduate Programs — Comp, Progression, and Trader Seat Odds TR 6 2w
+35 Rate my non-target resume IB 21 3h
+35 LOI Underwriting / Due Diligence RE 7 4d
+35 Mid Level Attrition PE 14 4d
+35 Return Full-Time to EB vs. Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst PE 18 1d
+35 Does BofA still pay its associates rat pellets? IB 18 2d
+35 Quit Corp Dev for Social Media? CF 12 1d
+34 Legacy vs. Up-and-Coming Funds PE 16 1w
+33 [WSO MODS] Please Delete This BS Host Books Spam! IB 2 2d
+33 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? HF 12 2d
+33 What next step for my career (IB / PE / Military) that you would recommend? JOB 11 4d
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? PE 11 4w
+32 Rising Senior Applying EA Ross BSCH 8 6d
+32 RSM vs ESCP vs SSE vs Bayes as a not native and stay in that market? BSCH 22 6d
+31 [HELP REQUESTED]: Take A2A Promo or Go Corp Dev CF 14 2w
+30 Uncertain of what To Do Next RE 5 11h
+30 How to know if trading is for you? TR 19 14m
+30 WLB in PE 2026? PE 19 1w
+29 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one HF 5 1w
+29 Joining a first-time fund vs declining UMM as an associate? PE 10 1w

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August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%
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Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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