0 Citigroup - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
+30 D1 Track Athlete Trying to Break in 10 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
+19 Comments on Lazard Houston 8 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Strategy and Operations Data 8y
0 MidCap Financial - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
0 MidCap Financial - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+4 Odds on return offer if caught walking around office in socks by manager 3 8y
+16 Reneging a HK IBD SA Offer 5 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+8 Is it common to see non-target students in corporate banking? 2 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+13 Valitas Capital Partners - Part-time internship? 2 3y
+16 Will an EB still take me on full-time after SA if I come back with a 2:1 after Final Year having been on 1:1 when I applied 3 8y
0 Kroll - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Kroll - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+28 going to IBD without experience 27 8y
0 Teneo - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Teneo - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 8y
+23 My Best Strategy in Getting into Investment Banking? 11 6y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 Had a super day at a MM for a SA stint. Its been 1 week.. Do you think its over? 5 8y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+36 Tips for breaking into IB from non-finance (biochemistry) background? 20 7y
0 Berenberg Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Interview - Energy Data 8y
+109 2017 Investment Banking Report: 8 Key Trends to Know 21 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+32 Anyone in 4th year land a SA position in IB? 15 6y
0 Signal Hill Capital Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 8y
+13 NYC Intern housing options--midtown near times square 18 6y
+5 Full Time Recruiting / Exit-Opps Question 2 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Female Diversity Programs for FT Recruitment? 1 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 RBC - Equity Capital Markets 2 6y
+21 which group at BAML is good to work for? 31 8y
0 Berenberg Bank - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Berenberg Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Itaú BBA - Review - Rotational Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Itaú BBA - Salary & Bonus - Rotational Data 8y
+10 Clawbacks, Non-Competes etc. for Analysts 4 6y
+3 housing near 6th avenue 43rd 2 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+21 How to prepare on markets 7 6y
+17 Sales at tech giant vs M&A at boutique 4 6y
+3 Goldman Sachs Hirvue Interview ...what to expect? 1 8y
+8 CITI IB Interview 10 8y
+3 Should I take Investments or Economics in high school? 1 8y
+10 Exit opps at a balance sheet bank with little to no M&A deal experience? 5 4y
+3 Bonus Thread 2018 2 8y
+4 SA 2018 spots still available ? 2 6y
+3 Are Warrants required to be included in a 13G or 13F? 1 8y
0 PwC - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 GS Background Check Date? 2 8y
+9 IBD Shoe Question 2 6y
+18 GPA needed for Internship with BB 14 8y
+35 23 year old Actuary breaking into IB advice (London) 10 6y
+26 Does GPA matter as much for FT recruiting? 18 8y
+3 Do summer interns typically live in downtown student housing? 1 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+24 More Info on PE/Exits in Canada From IBD?? 20 6y
+15 Convertible Debt-Capitalized Interest 2 8y
+26 NYC Monkeys~~ 8 6y
+65 Feeling Lost - Experience but no GPA 23 4y
+8 Accretion/dilution in an all-cash deal 4 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Engineering Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 8y
+18 3 statement modeling test - can anyone share an example model please? 16 4y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+37 CV advice - does adding "Incoming XYZ summer analyst / off cycle analyst" add value to your CV? 23 8y
+1 Anyone heard from MS Soph IB Diversity? 1 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+12 Big 4 Lead Advisory / M&A Exit Opps 2 6y
0 TD Securities - Review - Technology Data 8y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 8y
+17 Lateral to EB NY for FT 3 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+29 How do you weigh base comp versus benefits? Is it worthwhile to counteroffer? 5 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 (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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