DCM career help

I am a student planning on pursuing a career in Financing Group, specifically DCM. What financial modelling skills are best to be known for applying?

I have relatively alright LBO modelling skills

8 Comments
 
Most Helpful

Honestly, just read about basic macro and how it affects DCM. Make sure to learn basic PPT, and everything else you will learn on the job. DCM is one those career paths you can probably learn everything in the first 4-5 months in the job 

 
Funniest

Hey, glad you’re considering a career in DCM. I don’t work in DCM but I work closely with them so I went ahead and made a detailed day to day for you below that I hope will be helpful. Let me know of any questions!

DCM Day-to-Day:

  • Update the one pricing excel sheet they have
  • Go home
 

I’m interning at a dcm desk 2 weeks from now pls let this be true lmfao.

 

Sed vero culpa ipsa. Assumenda sunt alias quisquam eos veritatis. Facere amet placeat doloremque officia. Vel temporibus odit est et corrupti cumque tempore itaque. Nihil consequatur non incidunt aut. Alias rem ipsam eveniet qui omnis laudantium quo.

Dicta est suscipit assumenda ab. Beatae consectetur expedita assumenda porro quos repellendus ducimus. Sunt quis nihil corporis iusto.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • 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

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...”