0 IBD Dress 17 8y
0 Kudlow and Company 11 19y
0 Zala isnt such a bad guy 12 19y
0 Join IB Infrastructure or top tier Advisory 5 19y
0 LA / OC I-Bankers - Where do you hang out? 15 19y
0 which ivy has the hottest bitches? 10 19y
0 Zala Sucks 30 19y
0 Genuity Capital Markets, anybody ever heard of them? 15 19y
+10 Getting Laid 28 19y
0 Modeling as art or science? 12 19y
+26 The ivy league/Ibanking girl scale 92 19y
+16 Edward Jones 14 19y
+25 Fuck B-School 29 4y
0 Australian bonuses - Any insight? 20 10y
0 Highest Compensation for IB 25 19y
0 When choosing candidates for 1st round interviews, do banks looks at the gpa on the face of the resume or do they actually dig 26 19y
0 Merrill Lev Fin vs. Lazard 3 6y
0 Is there a lot of accounting in investment banking? 16 19y
0 The interviewers reaction 26 19y
0 Equity research - Worked 2 years at a boutique CF house 0 10y
+9 Associate Comp - Paid for base and bonus? 13 10y
0 Here is what u need to get in- actual resume book 23 6y
0 Is a downturn coming? 7 19y
0 GPA needed? 53 19y
0 Dubya's speech 22 19y
0 unrelated work experience bad? 20 6y
+56 Life after ibanking 147 19y
+31 Dinner 26 6y
0 Best Lehman/Merrill Groups 2 19y
+1 I think we need a general forum (not relating to finance). 12 19y
0 So are all Investment Bankers racist or is it just the few people on this board? 17 19y
0 Interesting Scenerio 6 6y
0 What if I do not get hired by a bank? 8 6y
0 What was your safety career? 11 19y
0 So what are you guys doing this evening? 21 3y
0 I'm qutting banking to do this 57 19y
+10 Who Are the Most Crappy Bouqitue I-Banks? 10 6y
0 Boston - What schools would you recommend? 8 6y
+9 Investment Banking in Suid-Afrika? 22 6y
0 Bonus - What to expect? 3 10y
0 UBS SF vs CS SF 3 19y
0 TMT vs. Straight to PE 10 19y
0 Tombstones 2 19y
0 How should i approach banks 9 6y
0 What Do I Do? - Advice on how to get an ibanking analyst program 9 10y
0 MERCHANT BANKING SALARIES 3 19y
0 Does anyone know what classes count towards major gpa? 3 19y
0 Giuliani Capital Partners? 6 19y
0 Salary Trading 2 19y
0 Summer Intern 2007 - which bank ? 9 19y
0 Will I look like a complete tool 13 19y
+5 Purdue Alums 20 19y
0 Any VT grads out there? 4 6y
0 Very boutique ibank 16 19y
0 When Is The Ideal Time For Non-Targets To Fill Out Online Applications? 6 19y
0 Anyone from non-core hear anything? 4 19y
0 Numbers - Summer internship positions? 3 6y
0 Associate comp - Expected? 8 10y
0 Full-Time Interviews After Completing A Summer Internship 7 19y
+57 What would happen if I just walk into another schools information session? 68 8y
0 Importance of the i-banking internship 4 19y
+37 How important is your first group? 50 6y
0 Research Editors??? 2 19y
0 Internship Options - Summer 2007 1 10y
+169 Best Location for Investment Banking? 227 6y
0 Associate stub bonus 3 20y
+67 Settling DCM/ECM once and for all 73 8y
+5 London Salaries 36 6y
0 capital markets vs ECM 8 20y
0 Recruiter--List for I-Banking Jobs (MBA Level) in NY & in London 5 6y
0 boutique banking 9 20y
+7 UK Universities 19 6y
0 The "Next" Big Thing 0 20y
0 Bachelor of Commerce vs Bachelor of Management 10 6y
0 1st Year DCM Choice 16 20y
0 University Courses 3 6y
+58 Accounting vs Finance 68 10y
0 The Coming Downturn 6 20y
0 BofA 23 20y
0 My Plan - Would like to get an internship 7 10y
+5 Dawgie 18 2y
0 hi 1 20y
+18 How do Big 10 Schools fare on the street? 49 6y
0 Computer Management & Information Systems 1 3y
0 Any advantage to getting a free MS in Finance while working for gov't before going back to MBA for IB? 1 6y
0 Excel or Access 10 20y
0 Accountants 0 6y
+1 Chance of becoming a banker with a Geography degree 3 20y
0 independant learning 2 6y
+19 Lehman vs Citigroup 66 4y
0 Advice 21 6y
0 Any former-USSR Bankers here? 4 20y
0 UK assoc looking for work in NY 7 6y
0 3.0 GPA in ECON. Senior at UMICH 13 20y
0 Masters in Accounting (Macc) 1 20y
+25 Freshman year 37 20y
0 Sectors & Bank Dominance 8 20y
0 So all of the banks are coming to my school in the next couple of weeks... 1 20y
0 Is this really bad? 8 6y
+9 Do you need to know Yiddish to work at Goldman Sachs? 19 20y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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