+19 How to make deal sourcing sound good on resume? 6 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Infrastructure Data 8y
+12 How to break into IB through part-time MBA program 9 5y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Earnings Per Revenue 1 8y
+4 Pre-Offer Reference Check 4 5y
+3 newbi 1 8y
+30 How are IPOs valued? 13 8y
+3 Selling Knopman Series 63 & 79 materials (GREAT PRICE) 1 8y
+17 Is Guggenheim Dying? 2 8y
+12 Short internship (1 month) at a boutique IB firm.. not sure what to write on my resume 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+25 Fall Internship at MM 3 3y
+3 MM Deferred until Fall Recruiting 1 8y
+3 Ops people thinking they are "investment managers". 1 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Moving from Corp Dev to IB 1 6y
0 HSBC - Review - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
+12 Community college and SOphmore summer 1 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+34 HELP! Quit before you start? 9 7y
+3 What to remember/learn from transaction experience? 2 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Healthcare Data 8y
+3 BB Analyst training programs - NYC 1 6y
+279 Saving Time Bitches (Investment Banking & Private Equity) 112 6y
+18 Data Analytics Concentration - IB Relevancy 5 8y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 8y
+6 Replacement laces?! 2 8y
+9 New FINRA Exam Requirements 1 8y
+21 Corporate / Commercial Banking Role 1 8y
+6 Received SA place, Dartmouth reaching out about opportunities. 3 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+21 Lateral during/after rotational program 3 8y
+8 Alternative meanings of "EBITDA" 2 8y
0 Columbia West Capital - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 What to expect in IB superdays in Asia region? 1 6y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 Late to the game... What banks still recruiting 2019 SA? 2 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+6 Top Australian Groups 1 6y
+3 Morgan Stanley 2019 Video Interview 1 8y
+35 Interview Help with Multiples 11 8y
+6 What group is the least competitive? 1 8y
+3 Has Harris Williams begun recruitment yet? 3 8y
+50 Asset-Backed Finance & Capital Markets Exit Ops from BB 30 5y
+17 BB 1st Year Analyst Attire 6 8y
+3 What should I focus on in my internship? 1 8y
0 Evercore - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 What is the best use of my time right now? 1 8y
+34 Why do P/E multiples and EBITDA multiples yield different valuation results? 13 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 8y
+9 Direct Lending Compensation 2 2y
+25 Considering another minor 8 8y
+3 DCF Modeling Question noob 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+12 Internship advice - Switching from IB to PE. 1 8y
+12 Breaking into Energy 1 6y
+48 Weird Question About Investment Banking Interviews 11 8y
+4 Rant: Bad interview experience 3 8y
+16 What do you say in a follow up email? 17 8y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Free (or cheap) alternatives to Bloomberg and factset? 4 8y
+12 Air Force Veteran to Non-Target? 1 6y
0 PwC - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 LionTree Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Public Finance Data 8y
+3 Goldman Sachs Legal / Compliance 2 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Just finished my Freshman year. What are my next steps? 4 6y
+3 Part Time Booth Alum 1 8y
0 Exane BNP Paribas - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+11 MBA Off-Cycle Internship 2 6y
+8 How long does it take to hear back from phone interview with boutique? 4 8y
+12 Second year college student with question pertaining to IB internship 4 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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