0 Internship in London vs Continental Europe 2 2y
+19 Moving from MM Bank in Tier III City to BB in NY/SF 7 2y
0 PJT Partners - what does "strategic advisory" mean? 7 2y
0 Wells Fargo Consumer & Retail Group 1 2y
+23 Does Anybody Enjoy Sweaty Groups With Long Hours? 11 1y
+7 CIB at a Japanese bank vs IB at boutique 3 2y
0 Corporate banking lateral 2 2y
+21 Graduated a Year Ago and Struggling to Break into IB/ER. 6 2y
0 Sophomore Summer Help 1 2y
+12 london and us sophomore applying 3 2y
0 JPM Proud of Maxing at 80h/week??? For non Live Deals?? 1 2y
0 JPM + BofA Corporate Banking Comp 2 2y
+4 Citi UK applications - closed? 14 2y
+3 Struggling with re-recruiting 12 2y
0 TA Associates - Boston Tech? 1 2y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Credit Risk Data 2y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+9 College Freshman Looking to Explore Options 1 2y
0 Historic Bond-Deal Failure Came From Modeling Error 1 2y
0 Energy Transition IB 1 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey (HL) Summer 2025 Financial Analyst (Class of 2027) 3 2y
+43 No associate promote recruiting? 29 1y
+53 Leo Lukenas Death - Nothing Has Changed 11 2y
0 Investment Banking Exam for internship 1 2y
0 Wanting to Leave Finance After a Year - Ideas for a New Industry Pls 3 2y
0 Clarification on Evercore's Debt Advisory and Restructuring Group 2 2y
+47 How to Read SS Research Critically for M&A? 4 2y
+9 Does Goldman Sachs provide housing allowance or accomodations for Summer analyst in Hong Kong? 18 2y
0 Optiver - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 2y
0 Evercore big moves in Paris: poached 3 Senior MDs from Laz 1 2y
+12 How important are pre-application written questions such as "Why this firm"? 1 2y
+22 The most common ambitious freshman dillema (Prestige vs Entrepreneurship) 16 2y
+1 Truist 2025 Full-Time Analyst Openings - Which Groups are Hiring? 4 2y
0 Modeling cases 3 1y
+8 London Outlook 2024/2025 3 2y
+9 Delete 8 2y
+4 Burnt out IB Analyst… What Next? 1 2y
0 Fund placement to IB 1 2y
0 MS M&A FT 2025 1 2y
0 Oppenheimer Lateral Full time 1 2y
0 Pass Failing a course while recruiting 1 2y
+10 LevFin Case Study Interview 4 2y
0 Morgan Stanley Spring Week Assessments 1 2y
+3 Bank Transcript Verficiation 1 2y
+7 UBS LONDON, rejected after cultural match & tests 28 1y
+13 Valuation multiples question 4 2y
+12 How important are the pre-application written questions? 1 2y
0 Lateral IB Analyst Modeling Test 1 2y
+9 Credit Analyst Role at BNP - Worth taking? 4 2y
+12 UniCredit and Commerzbank in Merger Talks - potential new EU BB? 8 2y
0 What's the difference between advisor to the strategic review committee vs to the company? 1 2y
+7 UNC CHAPEL HILL-good or bad. 2 2y
0 GS HK Groups 1 2y
+9 Training credits to use - suggestions? 1 2y
0 What impact would getting transferred into a more general degree have? 1 2y
0 Pros and Cons of Houston IB 1 2y
+3 Wells Fargo Project First-Gen 4 2y
+1 Grad Question 3 2y
+3 Citi FT Toronto 7 1y
+16 Worst Day in Banking Ever: Historic Bond Deal Failure Was Result of Financial Model Error 6 1y
+1 Personal connection for networking 3 2y
0 FullTime Analyst Program 1 2y
+6 Why do people choose Industrials? 1 2y
0 M&A v. FSG @ BofA 4 2y
+6 MM TAS to IB 1 2y
+6 BlackArch Partners SA 2025 6 1y
0 Note taking Apps 1 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 TP ICAP - Review - Equity Research Data 2y
0 TP ICAP - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 2y
+6 2024 IB Analyst 1 Comp Thread 1 2y
+49 Eric Tokat 19 1y
0 Recruiting response time 1 2y
+6 Top Houston Group or Tier 2 NYC Group? 4 2y
+40 BofA IB revenue falloff 18 2y
+7 Rankings for Compensation 7 1y
+7 Anyone in IB got placed on TRT? 2 2y
0 BB S&T vs MM IB 2 2y
0 What are analysts/associates/VPs looking for on a networking call? 1 2y
+5 Marathon Capital SA 2025 28 1y
+11 Lazard M&A Paris or JPM IBD Dubai 5 2y
+3 JPM IB vs JPM Chase IB? What's the difference? 4 2y
+3 Evercore Advisory Analyst London 2025 11 2y
+4 Corporate banking bonuses at BB’s 14 2y
+12 Is my Boutique Stuck in the Stone Age? 16 1y
+19 Considering Consulting Instead of IB 12 2y
0 BB Generalist vs. MM pureplay M&A (SA 2025) 1 2y
+7 Greentech / Cleantech Investment Banking Groups 2 2y
+7 Gift Ideas for Busy IB Analysts 4 2y
+1 Networking SA 26 2 2y
+5 Transcript and individual grades 8 2y
+5 JPM FT 2025 London 9 1y
+9 Any other new analysts drowning? 11 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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