+130 MBA necessary in ibanking CAREER? 140 4y
0 GoBuyside's 2012-2013 IBD Hourly Compensation Report 3 11y
0 Depressing talks/managers 2 11y
0 BAML Internal Mobility? Trying to switch to M&A/Sponsors after a year? 2 11y
+8 how to word this 12 11y
+1 Morgan Stanley to raise junior bankers' base salaries by 25 percent 4 11y
0 2014 Analyst Bonus Discussion 19 11y
0 Big 4 (Audit/Tax) vs. Boutique IB 4 11y
+16 6 Month Contract Offer 7 11y
0 Who does data room management? 6 11y
+23 Fully Diluted Shares from a 10-Q 6 8y
+3 CIBA certification: 1 10y
0 Do we look at financial sponsors when evaluating acq comps for strategics? 3 11y
0 Macquarie Houston Energy - New Management 2 6y
+20 ECM Internship 13 4y
+65 Q&A : risk analyst at hedge fund with 5 years of experience. Ask me anything 52 4y
0 Credit Suisse vs. SocGen 13 11y
0 Summer Analyst Decision Making 4 11y
+30 Where do y'all see IB, HF, and PE in 5 and 10 years? 17 6y
0 Networking for Fall internship 7 11y
0 IBs in Frankfurt, Germany 7 6y
0 Qualifications for IBD Analyst Positions 1 11y
0 RBC London Associate pay? 4 6y
0 Unlevered IRR = NPV? WACC 10 11y
+49 Raymond James Investment Banking Groups 94 6y
0 Morgan Joseph Interview 4 11y
0 'Invalid' Multiples? 3 6y
0 Tough dilemma for a Senior 12 11y
+2 1 Pager 6 11y
0 Informational interview with someone in wrong group? 1 11y
+37 Is there any good Book on Past Mergers and Acquisition - Successful and Unsuccessful real deals 22 3y
+22 Thoughts on the hours, salary, and culture of the JPM Syndicated Finance Group? 3 4y
+6 Who 14 11y
+7 Investment Banking Analyst Intern 5 11y
+11 Email from recruiter --- What to expect? 4 11y
+13 how do you elaborate on a deal? 3 11y
+9 PFM Group 8 6y
0 putting specific RGB colors in the quick access toolbar 5 11y
0 Leveraging/Spinning a Public Finance Internship 9 11y
+4 Is there ever a scenario where Big Four accounting can be better than investment banking? - Consensus? 2 10y
0 TTS analyst training quizzes/exams 1 11y
+29 Are all investment banks worth working for? If not, when do you draw the line. 49 8y
0 What happened in the stock/bond markets last week (7/14-7/18)? 2 11y
0 Real Investment Banking @ JLL, C&W. Position Title? 2 11y
0 Does client relations have any pull at BB 0 6y
+10 Minority interest of acquired company 2 11y
0 lateral transfer federal reserve to fig banking 4 10y
+15 Vault Career Guide to Investment Banking, 2013 European Edition (anyone?) 50 6y
0 Career advice in Asia? 5 6y
0 Getting out of Corp. Banking (looking for advice/ideas) 3 3y
+12 Doing RFP's as compared to live deals 8 11y
0 Travel in M&A 4 11y
0 RBS London Associate Salary + Bonus? 1 6y
+14 London vs Zurich vs New York 9 6y
+17 asdfsadf11 20 11y
0 "Bank of America Hires More Junior Bankers" - Thoughts? 13 11y
0 Which one do you think is better for IB ?? 7 6y
0 Selling: Series 7 Kaplan Manual, Class Notes, and Qbank 0 11y
+204 matrix review 124 11y
0 Opportunities for growth-what else can I brush up on to transition jobs? 1 11y
+9 Thread closed - thank you 7 11y
+7 Finanical Modeling/Analysis vs. Formatting/edits 16 11y
0 Why are qualified auditors more sought than ER for M&A? 3 11y
+32 Income taxes in London and Paris and Stockholm vs NYC 48 6y
+11 KeyBanc To Acquire Pacific Crest Securities 11 11y
0 CICC beijing or Morgan Stanley Hong Kong 9 6y
0 Maternity Leave at European banks 0 6y
+42 Following up after interview - how soon is too soon? 53 11y
0 Help Needed - Transferring Teams as an Intern 0 6y
0 RBC vs Macquarie in Houston 7 6y
0 GS personal account management benefit- your experience 0 11y
+14 If you were an employer, who would you recruit? 11 11y
0 RBC vs Nomura in the US? 3 6y
0 BoAML to Increase Class Size Dramatically, What Does This Make for Buyside Prospects? 1 6y
+16 Alumni keeps flaking on informational interview 11 11y
+5 TLB's & Second Lien Debt 4 3y
0 Vettery - More spam from street of walls? 8 11y
0 Macro Investing Themes 0 11y
+10 Bloomberg BAT 92nd Percentile 17 11y
+36 Follow-up to someone who did not respond 25 11y
0 Elite boutique training program 2 6y
0 Who's On Top? Asskickers...That's Who 17 11y
+32 San Francisco I-Banking culture 15 6y
+80 Networking Topics? What do you talk about? 49 7y
+7 Best Intro Finance Book 13 11y
0 Can you call bank debt? 8 11y
0 Screwed up sophomore year. What do I do? 4 6y
+4 Experience-based career advice 5 11y
0 deletedzxc 4 11y
0 Please give me advice concerning internship. 2 11y
0 What is a "Comparables Database"? 2 11y
0 Corality Training 0 11y
0 Moelis NY Generalist Program 1 6y
0 Not required to take Series 79 exam. Can I ask firm to sponsor anyway? 1 11y
+30 Is there a reason why one would do IB Post-MBA? 30 10y
+32 What would you name your firm if you had one? 80 4y
+39 Wall Street's Worst Case Scenario 22 12y
+7 Sleeping With Models 13 11y
0 IRR vs. Compound Return Rate 4 11y
0 Should i keep my start up a secret from my bank 2 12y

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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