+30 What questions do bankers ACTUALLY like? 7 9y
+15 Cost of equity of the target company or the cost of equity of the financial sponsor ? 11 4y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring Data 9y
0 Top MSF programs aside from Vandy/UT/Villanova for IB? 1 9y
+75 What does it mean to be a target school? 124 9y
+30 Getting blown off from a director who is an ALUMNI & I was referred by an old work colleague 14 9y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9y
+24 Shaving vs. trimming for interviews? 9 9y
+19 Anyone else not get shit for 2018 SA IB yet? 23 9y
+37 More cash = higher WACC? 17 6y
+9 How do investment banks evaluate a private firm going public? Is it based on the assets owned by the company? 18 9y
+79 Burnt out/regressing 2nd year banking analyst - Can I regain People's trust? 33 9y
0 Jefferies TMT SF/NY 0 6y
0 M&A to ER back to IB 0 6y
+8 Intern pay 9 9y
0 IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 9y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 9y
+17 Union Square Advisors Recruitment Process 31 6y
0 Evercore Rising Junior Schoarship 3 9y
+4 Should I try reaching you to MD? 4 9y
+34 DCM - On The Job Insights 7 9y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9y
+18 'Repeating' Junior Summer...How to Apply for Internships? 6 9y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
+10 Application Change 12 9y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 Question on Important Call with Associate Heading 2018 IB SA Recruitment 1 9y
+16 IB resume expert review 3 9y
+37 Networking dinner with a banker.. HELP with ETIQUETTE PLS!! 7 7y
+92 Girlfriend facing 100K+ Student debt...stay or leave 26 9y
0 Nontraditional Background (Biochemistry): Secured Fixed Income Analyst Internship, is this a good start? 0 6y
+204 London IB Summer Internship Discussion 2018 428 6y
0 Special Situations Group (Canada) 0 6y
+55 Why can't I break into Investment Banking? Failed all my interviews! 30 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Human Resources Data 9y
0 What companies recruit Master students? 0 9y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 9y
0 Mistake re financials in public documents such as a Prospectus - Consequences? 0 9y
+37 JP Morgan First-Round SA IB Invitations are Out! (Mid-August Superday) 82 3y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
+5 Morgan Stanley Menlo Park Tech Interviews? 12 6y
0 Echelon Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
0 BAML Webinar 1 9y
+7 Alantra in Boston --- Deal Flow / Culture / Pay? 5 5y
+16 Where do i go from here? 9 9y
+16 Chicago vs. NYC exit opportunities 4 6y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9y
+39 Immigrant breaking into Canada IB: Queens vs Schulich 7 6y
+9 Is it best to apply as soon as possible or wait until I've networked a decent amount? 17 4y
+10 Applying for IBD Grad scheme after 4 years at Big 4 audit? (London) 3 3y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
0 Internship in Securitization (ABS) 2 9y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Mining Data 9y
0 Did just well enough to do a take-home on private co 2 6y
+22 Networking : Follow Up e-mail 5 9y
0 How does hedged loans are accounted in company's BS? 0 9y
+23 Am I inevitably fucked? 5 9y
0 Syndication Division - informational interview questions 0 9y
0 BMO Harris CIB - Salary & Bonus - Middle Market Data 9y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
+58 EquitySim Recruiting 32 9y
+20 Esoteric ABS Securitization Groups: Do they even take analysts? 6 9y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
+17 How to Quit Summer Internship???? 5 9y
0 2 Majors or 1 Major and 2 Minors 2 9y
0 Millstein and Co - Interview - Restructuring Data 9y
+38 2018 UBS Summer Analyst Superday 89 4y
0 JP Morgan Firmwide Application Process And Resume Tps 3 9y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9y
+15 Barclays Industrials Group | London 10 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
+9 Is IB realistic for me 11 8y
+22 Best investment banks for defense, aerospace, mining, construction and industrials? 33 8y
0 Free Cash Flow / CFF 1 9y
0 AGC Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 9y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+7 Thoughts on fit assessments/psychometric testing? 17 6y
+15 Any good restructuring guides/questions? 11 9y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 Going to Investment Banking Internship from Audit? 0 9y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 9y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 Peter J Solomon - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Oil and Gas Data 9y
+117 Note to People Networking - Don't Copy & Paste Emails 34 9y
+10 Is Missing One Non-Basic Technical Enough to Prevent You from Moving on? 4 9y
0 Future Graduate Prospects 0 9y
0 What Can be Done with this Background? 0 6y
+29 What to Study For at an M&A Firm? 8 9y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
+1 How does depreciation's effect on BS balance? 2 9y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products FSR Data 9y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
+12 Which are the "Target Universities" in India? (/゚Д゚)/ 2 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 9y
0 LBO IPO modelling question 17 9y

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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