+10 Wells Corporate Banking Houston 11 3mo
+12 Analyst BB London. Lost and afraid. 1 3mo
+54 AI + IB = FUCKED 28 2mo
+4 Evercore Tech M&A Lateral 11 1mo
+19 KeyBanc SA 27 56 2mo
+44 London M&A Analyst Claims She Was Fired Over “Fruit” + Bonus Discrimination – Trying to Understand This 2 3mo
+14 Claude in IB follow up questions 2 3mo
+12 Would you pay mentorship fee? 15 3mo
+8 Lots of last minute cancels 7 3mo
0 Help me decide: Columbia (full ride) vs Williams & Amherst (no scholarship) 4 3mo
+1 Jefferies IB associate 0 1 3mo
+8 Bofas stock’s performance has been completely flat since 2021 2 3mo
+5 Deloitte CF Investment Banking SA27 2 3mo
+11 BofA M&A FT London 55 1mo
0 TD Securities - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 Mizuho - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 PEI Global Partners - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 3mo
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 Eaton Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Funds Advisory Data 3mo
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Public Finance Data 3mo
0 RLS Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
0 B. Riley & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 B. Riley & Co. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
+228 Honestly, What are you going to do when AI kills this career forever? 74 3mo
+8 Williams/Amherst Goldman Reverse Recruiting Event 2 3mo
+25 The purple fucks 11 3mo
0 Industry Specific Boutique to MM 1 3mo
+15 How do I actually lateral from Valuations to IB post-grad? 4 3mo
0 Superday next week - what do I tell team 1 3mo
+3 I accidentally sniffed my interviewer who smelled like my GF 3 3mo
+19 Non-target Recruiting Is Paradise 2 3mo
+15 Outlook on IB Return Offers (2027 SA class) – AI impact? 3 3mo
0 Interview BAM Catalyst Program 3 3mo
+72 2026 Rank of Banks Ovr 37 3mo
+207 Rumor: UBS to Phase out Meal Stipend in Q4 20206 50 2mo
+9 Transfer UNC, UVA, or Vanderbilt 3 3mo
0 BNP Paribas Asset Finance & Securitization 0 3mo
0 Deutsche Bank London - Bonuses 3 3mo
+6 Cibc eit ny 2 3mo
0 GE Aerospace Corporate Finance vs TCW Global Rates (Incoming IB SA 2027) 1 3mo
0 guggenheim private capital markets sa 2027 1 3mo
+14 Traditional Big10 Tier List - 2026 Edition 22 3mo
+8 Fear of AI 3 3mo
0 BofA HC vs M&A 1 3mo
+4 MUFG LAF 4 3mo
+3 Lehigh? 1 3mo
+11 BB vs EB London 3 3mo
+4 Thoughts on IB in Dubai? 3 3mo
+8 eldridge vs morgan stanley gcm 5 2mo
0 Investment Banking - the 101 guide 1 3mo
0 Placement Agent Case Study 0 3mo
+2 How to win a M&A case competition 2 3mo
+3 Investment Banking - is it working for you? 1 3mo
+13 Is UBS this bad? 10 1mo
+83 Becky Is Paradise 33 1mo
0 Corporate Broker entry requirements and exit possibilities 1 3mo
+9 Tips On Prepping for BB (GS/MS/UBS) 7 3mo
+4 EB vs BB… 1 3mo
+14 Top MSc’s from IB to PE pathway 10 3mo
+7 UBS Toronto SA 2027 9 3mo
+9 IB Product Ranked By Insulated from AI Automation for Analyst/Associate? 1 3mo
+9 Excel & Financial Modeling Support for Pitch Deck (Europe/Global Exposure) 1 3mo
+23 Why Do People Shit On MBB (Sophomore Choosing IB Offer) 35 3mo
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 3mo
0 Broadhaven Capital Partners - Interview - Commercial Banking Data 3mo
0 Société Génrale CIB - Review - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 Société Génrale CIB - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3mo
+24 William Blair Update 27 2mo
0 Citi 27 SA 4 3mo
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3mo
0 Takenaka Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3mo
0 Ramirez and Co - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3mo
+9 Leaving at end of 2nd year without anything lined up? Path to entrepreneurship 3 3mo
+13 Bullying Culture in a Small BB Coverage Team? 1 3mo
+20 Citi Group Rankings 2026 37 1mo
+6 What even is an EB 6 3mo
+15 Putting my offer in my instagram bio. Weird? 20 3mo
+257 Williams/Amherst glaze and lies need to stop. 88 1w
0 HL Lateral analyst Chi 1 3mo
0 UF finance clubs? 0 3mo
+3 National Bank Diversity IB Stream 34 3mo
+12 Cantor Fitzgerald SA 2027 28 3mo
+12 Can't Exit? Metals & Mining 10 3mo
+26 Del 9 3mo
+15 MM IB vs MBB 12 3mo
+5 Msc Finance Manchester vs Warwick vs LBS 8 3mo
+29 Two offers: DC Advisory vs Nomura GII Digital Infra, guidance/help please 12 1mo
+15 IB Analyst 1 position at RBC 5 1w
0 IB recruitment in Asia for US target 1 3mo
0 Outlook of EBs & BBs? 1 3mo
+4 Claude won’t replace jobs, just lead to more deals 1 3mo
+139 Is WF Paradise? (Serious) 47 3mo
+16 MSc Finance profile evaluation (updated) 7 1mo
+28 Cornell finance clubs if they were Investment Banks 16 3mo
+7 Move to Germany 4 1mo
+253 UBS vs. Chattanooga TN-based Boutique? 23 2mo
+13 Energy IB in London 4 3mo

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 (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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