+123 How "good" are MBA schools? 126 6y
+104 Any Of You I-Bankers Think Your Job is Overrated? 118 9y
0 GPA for the already-hired 4 6y
0 Remember that "Bitter Banker" e-mail that was floating around? 2 6y
0 Could some current investment bankers answer a few questions? 27 19y
0 Is getting a Top 10-15 MBA the secret for those that can't get in from undergrad? 4 6y
+57 UMich-Ann Arbor on Wall Street 88 3y
0 Bear Stearns Los Angeles Investment Banking? 3 3y
0 Do SLF & ABS analysts make the same in bonus as M&A guys 2 19y
0 2007 Analysts 5 19y
0 Dress Code Questions 2 19y
0 More HR Tomfoolery 6 19y
+40 Oxbridge 19 3y
0 Citigroup Palo Alto 3 6y
0 W-4 Deductions 1 19y
0 Associate to top Business School 13 19y
+14 TTS, Deal Maven, Wallstreet Prep, Analyst Exchange and Training? 22 17y
0 Sophomore college kid, which option should I take this summer? 5 6y
0 Wall Street/ Gordon Gekko Sequel 27 19y
0 Random Questions - I got my offer... 11 19y
0 MSFT's $50 Billion bid for YHOO--thoughts? 15 19y
0 ??The Power of HR?? 4 19y
0 geeez all this gpa talk 12 19y
0 Does anyone know anything about this boutique? 2 19y
0 Suits in Shanghai 2 6y
+23 What Can I Do to Ensure an Interview at a Bulge Bracket After I Graduate- 22 6y
0 Do I Still Have a Shot - Analyst position 1 10y
0 Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) worked as an analyst for GS? 31 19y
0 Lehman effing their Foreign Hires? 9 19y
0 Lehman M&A 1 19y
0 Coverage Bankers 2 19y
+10 If You Miss a Brainteaser........ 24 19y
0 BG CHECK HELP! 22 6y
0 Email Addresses 10 19y
+19 Evercore/Greenhill vs. Goldman/Morgan Exit Ops 8 19y
0 Best group at Bear 6 19y
0 Investment Advice 36 19y
0 Standard Bonus/Salary 6 19y
+31 Finance major at a non-target school 32 19y
0 Singapore Opportunitites 12 6y
0 Fans of UFC / Pride in I-Banking? 17 3y
+9 Lehman I-Banking No Brainteasers?! 17 6y
0 Boutique firms - Have you been able to use the experience gained? 1 10y
0 I-Banking Training - Finances involved? 1 6y
0 Deutsche Bank Controlling and Finance Summer Analyst 0 6y
0 international student from dubai 12 19y
0 Job titles 57 9y
0 Bear Stearns Ops 0 19y
0 Oaktree vs. GSC Partners 8 19y
+8 Any opinion on Case Western Reserve's business program? 6 2mo
0 better to have a BA in Economics or BAA in Economics? 6 19y
0 Small deals at a BB... 4 19y
0 Roommates 4 19y
0 Access to Mergerstat / Dealogic / Bloomberg / Thomson Financial 4 19y
0 best college thats easy to get into 35 6y
0 Restructuring - Case Study 5 10y
0 IB:PE :: Trading:HF? 8 19y
0 Bonus expectation for 2008 1 19y
+15 Associate without MBA? 12 19y
0 Advice needed for summer internship 0 19y
0 Advice pls: from back office to frontline 0 19y
0 Days off as an analyst 2 19y
+4 Raymond James IB - Starting salary for an analyst 7 9y
0 BB Asset management jobs 6 6y
0 Interested in science (bio and electronics) but incompatible with BB strength? 6 19y
+14 Missing Brother's Wedding for Work? 18 19y
0 The desirability of investment banking 6 19y
+126 My bonus got taxed to high hell - 44% 208 6y
0 asia brokerage rankings 0 6y
0 MSCI Barra 4 19y
0 Options for summer 12 6y
0 So let's assume the median on the spreadsheet is correct, 6 19y
0 How much would you PAY for a free weekend? 10 19y
0 For exp. bankers- what's the best financial valuation/modeling software? 11 19y
0 Manhattan Condos 2 19y
0 HLHZ wingman needed 13 6y
0 DealMaven on Resume? 7 19y
0 Does IBD of a lesser bank beat a less competitive group in better BB? 2 19y
0 Barclays - The new BB? 9 6y
0 Summer Alternatives (desperate) 16 19y
0 A plea to the members 34 6y
0 Summer Housing - Columbia Apartments 8 6y
0 NYC- How much do utilities cost 12 6y
0 07 housing 11 19y
+2 Peter J Solomon 3 19y
0 Background Check - Made a couple mistakes 9 10y
+16 Excel Spreadsheets (LBO, DCF, etc.) 21 7y
0 Target School GPA for IBD v S&T 33 19y
+53 Top Groups at UBS 122 6y
0 Leveraged Finance Regional Offices 2 6y
0 Origination 3 19y
0 Defer for one year? 15 19y
0 Input on UBS DISCOVERY DAYS PROGRAM 22 19y
0 london salaries and bonus 1 6y
0 Cornell or Umich (undergrad biz for both) 28 19y
0 BB SA List 73 6y
0 Can Europeans analyze my German friend's situation 5 6y
0 Equity Reseaech intern 2 19y
0 Spencer Clarke 4 19y
0 Flat hierarchy 8 19y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (71) $101
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