+58 Lazard v. Morgan Stanley Post-MBA 11 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Commerzbank AG - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
+226 What is street smart in Investment Banking business? 35 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+21 Requesting Help from Smart People - (PE / IB) Interview Question 8 6y
0 Barclays - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+28 WACC Question Riskiness 6 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+16 How often do you get called in to work after you've already left the office? 5 8y
+14 Forget the Path... Follow The Schedule to Success 3 8y
+13 help me with your advice! 1 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+22 Hail Mary 14 6y
+9 WFS Signing Bonuses? 1 8y
0 Atlas Advisors - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+4 Background Check Following Arrest/Dropped Charges 2 8y
+3 Who knows "JGR capital partner"? Is it a good company? Thanks! 1 8y
+12 Location vs. Group within IB same company? 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
+559 Networking as a woman - my experience and questions 141 6y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+14 Include E-Sports Experience in CV 16 5y
+82 Investment Banking University Recruiting Report – 7 Key Takeaways 11 8y
+253 What are the Strongest Non-Target Schools for Undergrad Recruitment? 131 6y
+12 Strategist Roles at BBs? 6 8y
+24 Sophmore studying in Canada looking to break into US 7 6y
+22 Incoming Analyst - Base + Overtime + Bonus? Isn't this too much? 20 6y
+9 Meeting (PE) recruiters before even starting at your IBD? 1 6y
+204 MBA SA Goldman vs Evercore 69 3y
+9 Private placement vs preferential offering (for publicly listed) 1 8y
+16 2018 Commercial/Corporate Banking Bonuses 11 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Risk Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Following Up: Internships 1 8y
+2 What can you teach? Intangibles vs tangibles 4 6y
+3 Tech then MBA reset to finance or Finance now then tech later? 1 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+3 Requesting a Different Office? 1 8y
+19 Post-MBA Associate: BB FIG vs EB 9 8y
+11 Finance, Consulting, or Tech? 5 6y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+9 Any insight into the Credit suisse MBA Fellowship? 1 8y
0 Aeris Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Aeris Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Aeris Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 Capital Advisory to M&A? 1 8y
+8 I have no purpose.. help :( 10 8y
0 TM Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 TM Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 How do fluctuations in Net Working Capital affect Net Debt? 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Boutique ECM NYC - Opinions 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+74 Is it possible to move between countries? 81 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Operations Data 8y
+12 What Platforms Do Third Party Headhunters and/or Company Representatives Use to Reach Out To Candidates 1 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
+9 Company ghosting me on reimbursement? 3 5y
0 Marshall and Stevens - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 HSBC - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Marshall and Stevens - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
+48 Pitching Yourself in Emails 34 8y
+56 AMAZON - 20 Finalists for HQ II 38 6y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+18 MM IB SA or BB S& T SA? 5 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+12 Enterprise Value and Excess Cash 1 8y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
+36 Purchase Price and Non Operating Assets 6 8y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+34 PE at a Canadian Pension Plan or M&A at Big Four for Junior Internship 10 6y
0 Loop Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 8y
+12 How Do You Hedge?? 3 8y
+12 Duff & Phelps Internal Mobility? 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 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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