+28 How long can I stay in CorpStrat, and when does it make sense to move in an operational or P&L role? 5 4y
+12 Full time recruitment advice with lack of prestigious internship 1 7y
0 Capital One Financial - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+3 SFA @ f500 in SF vs. Corp Dev @ LMM in suburbs 1 7y
0 KPMG - Interview - Valuation Data 7y
+14 Best choice pre-MBA: Uber or Unicorn 1 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Finance Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 7y
0 OMERS - Interview - Valuation Data 7y
+61 Q&A: FP&A Manager 17 6y
0 Capital One Financial - Review - Risk Management Data 7y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
+3 IRR or return metric for 100% Debt Transaction 1 7y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Cisco - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 7y
+4 What is the difference between net cash flow and change in net cash? 4 7y
+4 Strategy Analyst Interview Help 0 4y
0 Johnson & Johnson - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Johnson & Johnson - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Management Consulting Data 7y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 7y
+19 How do I break into corp development? 7 9mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
+22 Companies doing the most exciting work in corp dev? 19 1y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Review - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
+3 How was Goldman able to sell this position prior to lock-up expiry? 1 7y
0 Bombardier Inc - Review - Project Finance Data 7y
0 Bombardier Inc - Salary & Bonus - Project Finance Data 7y
0 Limited Brands - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 Exxonmobil - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Exxonmobil - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 State Street Corporation - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 State Street Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Limited Brands - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 Whirlpool Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Valuation Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 7y
+3 What is a "Diverse Markets Banker" 1 7y
+4 Metals & Mining Corporate Banking Interview 2 7y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 PwC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+12 F50 FP&A to Moelis Research Analyst/Business Management - Restructuring 2 7y
+70 Q&A: Lower BB IBD > LMM PE > PortCo Head of Strategy & BD 25 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Private Wealth Management Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 7y
+4 Business Levers 3 7y
0 General Electric - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 General Electric - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Risk Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 7y
0 AIG - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 7y
+15 Corporate Banking vs. Auditing Internship 4 7y
0 Capital One Financial - Review - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
+9 Breaking into Corp Dev - Nontraditional Background? 1 7y
+12 Investor Relations Analyst - Interview Advice 1 7y
0 Philips Healthcare - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
+13 Strategy for asking for a job (from CD) 3 7y
0 Development Bank of Singapore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 BBVA - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
0 BBVA - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
0 FTI Consulting - Review - Restructuring Data 7y
0 FTI Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
+12 Interested in moving from Ops - Supply chain to treasury role 1 7y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Aetna - Review - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Aetna - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
+6 Financial Leverage 2 7y
+6 Leverage Ratio 1 7y
0 Natixis - Review - Syndications Data 7y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Syndications Data 7y
+4 FP&A Modeling Test 1 6y
+9 JPM Treasury Analyst 1 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Treasury Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 7y
0 Procter & Gamble - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 Procter & Gamble - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 General Electric - Review - NA Data 7y
0 General Electric - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+9 Corporate Development from MBA 1 7y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+12 Evaluating a Corporate Strategy/Development Offer 2 7y
0 The Boeing Company - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 7y
+12 Training Courses to Prep for New FP&A Role 1 7y
+12 Jensen's Alpha 7 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”