0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Public Finance Data 3y
+11 What really is a failed process? 2 3y
+8 How to allocate ~$20k as a current senior? 3 3y
+3 Lazard SJT Test Provider 0 3y
+9 What was IB pre 2008 0 3y
+4 Thoughts on Middle Markets 2 3y
+3 How did Goldman find out about whats app communications? 2 3y
+17 Anyone enter IB after getting a JD? 10 3y
0 Whitehall and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Whitehall and Company - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 3y
0 Whitehall and Company - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 3y
+34 Any fellow Scientologists in banking? 8 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+135 Are all IB analysts this abrasive? 36 2y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+345 Citi is done, thanks Fraser 72 3y
+37 Are EBITDA margins more variable than Gross Margins? 12 2y
+3 Newbie question on EqV -> EV in M&A 3 3y
+9 Lateral Market 2023? 1 2y
+6 Barclays Exodus 16 3y
+22 DB NYC or Jefferies Houston 9 3y
+6 Is it better to quit or get laid off? 10 2y
0 UBS Soph summer 2024 2 3y
0 Leveraged Capital Markets Team Superday 1 3y
0 Incentrum Group expanding team? 0 3y
0 US Student studying in UK (UCL) - Breaking into US IB 1 3y
+59 Rise of Capital One? 43 1y
+6 Proper way to index peer groups 1 3y
+6 BofA EMEA Hirevue questions anyone? 0 3y
0 BofA EMEA Hirevue questions anyone? 0 3y
+12 Exiting for WFH 9 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+181 Bosses Refuse to Train or Critique Diversity Candidates 26 3y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+30 Road to Director and MD 5 2y
+27 confused by fundraising use of proceeds 7 3y
+6 Jegi Clarity - London 8 1y
+18 PCA & Secondaries - thoughts on industry & exits? 8 3y
+6 question about valuation 1 3y
+8 Private Credit to Private Equtiy, and other way around? 4 3y
+13 Desperately want to leave IB due to mental health issues 3 3y
0 The Opes Group - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 The Opes Group - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 The Opes Group - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Brean Capital 3 2y
+6 Gordian Group 6 2y
+23 Banks on The Rise 2023 33 3y
+6 Wells Fargo Power & Utillities?? 3 3y
+13 The “Execution” Director/MD 8 3y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+17 Why do analysts exist at all? Why isn’t everyone just an associate at the start? 18 3y
+6 Learning about IB 1 3y
+6 Mizuho Software IB 5 3y
+1 Doubt - Concept Project Finance 3 3y
+15 GP-Led Secondaries Case Study Inquiry 5 2y
+4 REGAL IB groups in LA? 3 2y
+6 AI used in Valuations? 2 3y
+16 Most Interesting CorpDev / Strategy / CVC Groups you have seen 11 3y
0 IB London is a Joke 8 3y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 3y
+6 What’s the estimated revenue per employee for your group? 6 3y
+13 Who is Buying Citi at 0.5x Tangible Book Value? 7 3y
+2 Digital nomad in IB / consulting? 1 3y
+19 Anyone heard any updates about Barclays IB layoff? 2 3y
+6 HRV during work week 1 3y
+18 eFinancialCareers - credible or completely rubbish? 6 2y
+6 Real Estate Investment Banking Modelling Courses 2 3y
+8 List of Sophomore programs 5 2y
+6 MS FT 2024 -Assessment Help 5 2y
+36 Best UBS Groups Post Merger 17 3y
+3 Looking for a mentor/(s) to break into the Secondaries Industry via Private Capital Advisory 3 1y
+18 Recruitment Balkan edition 7 5d
+47 Building a Career in the Current Environment 6 3y
+34 Top IB Groups 50 3y
0 Mediobanca - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
0 Mediobanca - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
+4 Nomura TMT team - NYC or San Francisco? 2 3y
0 DBS Group - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Banco Santander - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+15 How many deals does the average analyst complete? 10 3y
+16 Upfront fees capitalised - Balance Sheet treatment 6 3y
+6 PJT 2024 London Strategic Advisory & Restructuring Summer Analyst 10 2y
+12 Where can I read about small businesses ($1-$10 million EBITDA) that were acquired? 5 3y
+3 Thoughts on Performance Trust in Chicago 0 3y
+29 Do I Win Diversity Points For Faking Being a Homo on Job Applications? (Particularly for Citi?) 10 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+11 Will I have my ft return revoked? 12 4mo
+3 Lazard London Conversion Rate 1 3y
+1 Leveraged Finance Training Deck 12 2y
+9 Sanity check: difference between change in NWC and non cash items? 3 3y
0 Credit Risk vs Market Risk 0 3y

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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