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+13 Being marginalized at my firm, Need career advice 3 2y
+14 London - Outlook on IB Group Hierarchy & Finding Best Cultures/Groups for You 15 2y
0 Real Estate Investment Banking 1 2y
+4 GPA Impact on IB Recruiting 7 2y
+32 High Finance in Switzerland 10 2y
+9 Exit Ops from LevFin 10 1y
+8 Are there any interview guides better than M&I and BIWS? 4 2y
+6 Sophomore Year Internship? 1 2y
+28 Post-offer lack of motivation 11 2y
0 Any cons to getting Series 7? 2 2y
+3 Which would you choose? LMM PC vs PCA (EVR/LAZ/JEF) for an off-cycle? 8 2y
+2 Junior Year Internship 3 2y
+22 Senior complaining my quick and dirty work isn’t good enough 2 2y
+3 How many 1st rounds, ACs, and offers did you get for M&A SA 2024 in London? 0 2y
+9 GS Mexico IBD - FT 2024 11 2y
+3 Does Guggenheim Pay Overtime for SA's 6 2y
0 Best way to learn how to create a DCF? 2 2y
0 Best Brainteasers and Interview Questions Megathread 3 2y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Interview Questions? 7 2y
+6 PJT Partners SA superday 19 2y
+10 Drupal 10 Migration LIVE for WSO 5 2y
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+63 IQ Test Results 19 2y
0 State of B5 Sophomore? 3 2y
+11 Keeping in touch when FT elsewhere 4 2y
+9 BB OC team choice 4 2y
+9 SA Recruiting Timeline 3 2y
+9 UBS London Best Teams for Exits 5 2y
+9 Question for current/recent coverage group IBers at Goldman Sachs. 1 2y
0 UBS or Deutsche Bank- LONDON Investment Banking 1 2y
+9 Summer Internship - DIFC 4 1y
+12 Finance Clubs? 3 2y
+9 On-Cycle Prep for Incoming Analyst at MM Bank 2 2y
+24 Lateral Banks or Stay? 1 2y
+60 Can people with ADHD break into IB 17 2y
+22 Break into IB without a degree 23 2y
+5 CS / UBS Layoffs 4 2y
+12 Exiting IB to MBB 2 2y
+3 Cap structure interview question 2 2y
+21 1 WEEK TO PREPARE FOR IB SA INTERVIEW - HELP 7 1y
0 Best Boutiques/MM in Real Estate 0 2y
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0 Thoughts on breaking into IB with Econ/ Phil background 1 2y
+2 Adding Currently active, but public deals on your resume 3 2y
+28 Modelling is so difficult in project finance 4 2y
+195 Why "MOST" Of You Should Strive For Bottom Bucket 44 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
0 Citi summer analyst background check 1 2y
+23 Alvarez & Marsal reputation? 21 1y
+15 Will having previously dropped out of uni affect my chances at SW & SA positions? 1 2y
0 Citi Clean Energy Transition Group London 2 2y
+9 Engineering to A&M Associate: Navigating Finance Challenges and Seeking Guidance 1 2y
+16 Jefferies Toronto 86 2y
+3 Breaking into investment banking. 1 2y
+1 Summer Associate Pay 3 2y
+15 MFin Advice 8 2y
+23 Is cleantech overhyped? 10 2y
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0 Terminal value intuition 1 2y
+24 Low Deal Flow 10 2y
+14 What are the Highest Paying Boutiques? 12 2y
+2 Non Target 4 2y
+2 IB analyst 1 recruitment 4 2y
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+9 Entry-Level Programs for a Future in Investment Banking 1 2y
+16 No summer internship for 2024 12 2y
+3 MS Early Insights 2024 0 2y
+11 What's everyone's thoughts on OpenAI's GPT announcement and the impact on Banking? 3 2y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 2y
+6 Ghosted but not ghosted? 6 2y
+6 Abdiel Capital for banking SA 2025 12 1y
0 Keeping “why banking?” in mind… what is everyone else’s reason for working in banking? 3 2y
+10 How much technical/industry knowledge (i.e. pharmaceuticals) do you guys need in banking? 3 2y
+1 Insight on Lazard tech NY 2 2y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 2y
+3 JPM Chicago 2023 18 2y
0 IB in Spain 1 2y
0 Spring week application 1 2y
+47 Lost and Confused 2024 Graduate 19 2y
+322 Black Friday — What are you buying? / Best IB Purchases Thread 109 1y
+3 Deleted 3 2y
+21 What makes someone top bucket versus middle bucket? 7 2y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
+4 Not getting any interviews, want to gauge the room… 8 2y
+24 How many live deals are analysts typically staffed on? 7 2y
0 1-on-1 Negotiated Sale M&A Between 2 Public Companies 1 2y
+8 What do IB analysts do on M&A deals post-announcement but pre-closing? 3 2y
+9 FIG - What verticals do you have at your FIG group?  11 2y
+6 IB Second Year Analyst - Potential Lay Off and What to Do? (STEM OPT visa) 2 2y
+17 Went to corporate - now I realize it's not mostly the clients that make IB tough, it's 100% the MDs 3 2y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 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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