+11 I got asked these 2 Mental Math Questions during a M&A Interview, how do I actually solve them in my head? 8 6y
+22 *** How do I follow-up with the CIO of GS regarding my resume *** 6 6y
+37 How many months until BB SA 2018 recruitment? 56 6y
+52 T6 Law School -> Vault 20 Law Firm -> IB 30 6y
0 Studying for the CFA® with a Neuroscience background... 0 8y
0 Case Study Comps Analysis Question on Which Financial Statements to Use 1 9y
+29 Need help narrowing down which banks to prioritize in recruiting 6 9y
+23 Newbie Questions for college student 6 9y
+11 Former BB PE (Merchant Bank) Arms 3 6y
0 Summer internship eligibility 0 6y
0 Northeastern University D'amore-McKim School of Business 1 9y
+13 S&T Analyst/Associate --> MBA --> IBD Associate 10 4y
0 How to Determine Whether An Asset Acquisition is a Good Investment (EPS?) 0 9y
+21 How are we looking on the IBD job front? 5 9y
+294 My hippie mom doesn't want me to go into IB 99 9y
+26 DCF Analysis: Why do we use an unlevered Free Cash Flow to Firm, but discount it with the WACC (Levered)? 14 4y
0 Reallocation of headquarter after acquisition // How to value tax benefit? 0 6y
0 Why does full-time hiring happen prior to your graduating year? 4 9y
+2 Question for Resume Reading Analysts/ HR Recruiters for IB Recruiting 4 8y
0 Is it easier for sophomore to get BB return offers? 1 9y
+36 Credit Suisse Special Investments Group 18 4y
+5 I was looking at some Associates at Lazard.... 10 8y
0 Fresh university graduate, with CFA® level 2 2 9y
+15 Simple Accounting Questions, I just don't get 4 9y
+20 Biotech IB... top groups/offices? 24 8y
+34 Citi Early Identification Program 119 8y
+32 How to lateral from FIG to TMT over summer? 14 6y
+8 Freshman yr wrap up, am i in decent shape? 6 9y
+3 Should I reach out to people in my group before I start? 4 4y
+32 Industry Research - What do you use? 38 9y
0 Treatment of ADRs in Valuation / EV to Equity Bridge 1 4y
+11 Can an IB team within a bank contribute to their own M&A activity? 4 9y
+11 School choice problem 3 6y
+24 Share instances where networking did not help 11 9y
0 Cornell ILR v Cornell Econ 3 8y
0 NESCAC Day at Citibank 0 6y
+2 Case Study Modeling Question 2 9y
+15 How does Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests factor into a DCF FCF calculation? What about NI from Associate Cos 5 9y
+6 Transportation/industrials IB resources? 2 9y
0 Doing real estate before banking 3 4y
+39 2018 SA Superdays This Week - Jefferies & JPM (Houston) 47 6y
0 JPM to shift up to 1000 jobs abroad 3 4y
+12 Roast my cold-email template 3 9y
+5 CapIQ Screen Request -- Urgent!!! 7 9y
+9 How many times a week do you get contacted by students? 7 9y
+12 Notre Dame (non Mendoza) vs Georgetown School Foreign Service finance placement 6 7y
0 How does HK IB recruiters see MBB/tier 2 consulting intern experience in resume screening? 1 9y
0 Pinpoint Salary Survey 0 9y
+11 Regional Office Recruiting 2 6y
+56 Critique my cold email 27 7y
+61 Funniest Networking Stories? 44 8y
0 Equity Research, Investment Banking, or an Economist 0 6y
+9 Did I mess up my interview? 7 9y
+7 Discount rate for private company with 100% equity 4 9y
0 Did I mess up? 0 9y
+16 Dipping when working late nights 9 9y
+18 Got offered a job. Would this be considered IB? 4 6y
+8 Is S&T a better career than IB? Trump repeals VOLCKER and dodd-frank? 7 9y
+1 Better College for Investment Banking 1 9y
+16 BlackStone Private Equity - How to make it 20 9y
0 online excel/modeling programs for undergrad summer. 0 9y
+39 Question about debt restructuring 11 9y
+12 What do you know about ABN AMRO in NYC? 3 6y
+11 Ernst and Young 10 9y
0 Career advice needed: phd or mba 0 9y
0 IB internship for Asset Management 1 9y
+9 Endowment Fund -----> IBD 6 8y
0 Best corporate finance divisions 0 6y
+1 Top corporate finance divisions deutsche bank 1 6y
+26 Which Risk free rate to use to calculate Cost of Equity? 8 6y
+47 Is Goldman Sachs's NRG (energy IB) still not as good as other big players in Houston for energy? Which banks are dominating? 22 4y
+30 Skirt Suits or Pant Suits Preferred at IB's? 15 9y
0 Ducera Partners 3 9y
+13 Why are Investment Bank offices so spread apart in NYC? 9 6y
+7 Suggest meeting in person for 1st round Interview? 2 9y
+28 How common if off cycle hiring? 29 9y
+16 Profile Evaluation: Croatian, 27 years 4 6y
+23 Networking: Phone call vs. in-person coffee chat 7 6y
+27 Headhunters Reaching Out Before Graduation 13 9y
+15 UCLA BizEcon vs USC Marshall?? HELP 4 6y
0 Corporate Banking Hours for Canadian Banks (excluding RBC) 0 6y
+9 Series 63 and which study material is most related to the exam? 21 9y
+10 Most useful majors for getting into IB? 2 6y
+4 How to do relative valuation of a company that operates in many different sectors? 3 9y
0 Selling Knopman Series 79 Materials 1 6y
0 CPPIB Direct Equity 0 9y
0 Regional Investment Banking (Excluding San Francisco) 2 6y
+13 What can I do immerse myself into finance before my first year of college? 2 9y
+20 Is it stupid to get into investment banking when I don't need the money? 12 9y
0 Networking Trip in the context of Accelerated Recruiting 0 9y
+40 How to value Evian or Fiji Water? 19 6y
+4 DCF and enterprise value 2 9y
0 REIT Acquisitions Senior Analyst to IB Associate 1 9y
+13 Boston U vs Northeastern U vs UIUC 6 6y
0 Do I mention that I already accepted a position? 3 9y
+15 GS interview timeline confusion 9 9y
+33 Is investment banking a fraud? 23 9y
0 Off-cycle M&A internship. GS, ML or MS ? 3 6y
0 Lazard vs. Rothschild (both FFM; M&A) 0 6y
+25 Path to IB for 24 year guy in developing country 6 2y

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
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