+9 Breaking into Guggenheim BDSM group 4 3y
+31 URGENT: buy-side offer 7 months into IB AN1, need advice 29 3y
+59 The ol' EB vs BB debate 30 3y
+17 Boutique Regional Salary 21 3y
+5 Industry group? 2 3y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 VR / AR headset / glasses for work recs? 1 3y
+6 Number of vacation days taken last year 2 3y
+3 interest in filling out survey on glass ceiling in IB 3 3y
+21 Exit opps for Structured Finance/Securitization? 27 2y
+25 constant panic attacks and stress because of 1 person on team, advice needed 7 3y
+3 Have an interview in DCM this week... How is deal flow with current rates situation? 1 3y
+15 From academia to IB. This is what you need to know. 1 3y
+1 Are Investment banking hours still bad? How is the typical day? 1 3y
+6 London Career Path/opportunities 2 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+4 Thoughts on Alantra as an Investment Bank, and more specifically their M&A team? 23 1y
0 BofA Leveraged Finance Summer Analyst London 1 3y
+4 JPM 2024 SA Hirevue 5 3y
+10 Is a natural science / biomedical engineering background necessary for healthcare groups? 6 2y
+4 Incoming FT - HR asked for Meeting 4 3y
+3 Hong Kong investment banking 5 3y
+5 Language of investment banking in Singapore 8 3y
+20 Aerospace & Defense M&A? 12 5mo
+5 Best teams in Canada 10 3mo
+16 ANL Bonuses 10 3y
+5 BNP Paribas SA Return Rate 14 1y
+1 If the firm has decided to give you a bonus are you safe 1 3y
+3 Teams at CIBC 62 2y
+32 PJT M&A NY Staffings 13 3y
+23 WF TMT vs CS MT vs Roth (Generalist) 14 3y
+20 Lost all my hobbies 6 3y
+9 Differences between CS FSG, UBS FSG, BOFA FSG and Citi FSG (GAM) 1 3y
+5 SWF 9 3y
+7 "what are you most proud of" 4 3y
0 CITIC CLSA deals 4 3y
+189 Not allowed to take vacation as AN 1? Is this normal? 76 3y
+2 Modeling test: how hard is it? 3 3y
+7 Forvis Capital Advisors 7 3y
+4 Analyst to Associate Inquiry 8 3y
0 Can I Start Networking Now At Boutiques? 1 3y
+1 Corporate Cards at WF and other banks 5 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+32 Moelis Internship offer 12 3y
0 DelMorgan Co - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Capital Market intern return offer rate 2 3y
+9 Associate Promo or Saying Bye to Banking 3 3y
+9 excel skills 8 3y
0 Ryan George 2 3y
+3 Bank of America 2023 Careers Launchpad Diversity & Inclusion Forum 2 3y
+100 Recently laid off - interviews 50 2y
0 IB 1 3y
+20 Investment banking 18 3y
0 2023 Careers Launchpad Diversity & Inclusion Forum - Market Makers 1 3y
+3 Marketing a Computer Science degree 4 3y
+5 GPA rounding 20 3y
+8 Project Finance Salary/Bonus thread 10 2y
+3 Post-Grad Trip 1 3y
+6 Relationship Manager salary? 2 3y
+3 Placement Agent/Capital Raising AN1 5 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+37 Acknowledged the poor job I did 14 3y
+14 Life after IB - PE lifestyle 19 3y
0 Do incoming analysts need to be worried? 2 3y
+3 Smartest people in finance - how are your personal finance skills 1 3y
+16 Energy IB in Houston or Corporate Banking in NY? 8 3y
+10 Managing Inbox - Help 6 3y
0 DB onboarding timeline 1 3y
0 CS Sponsors Outlook 1 3y
+7 JPM 2024 SA Timeline 23 3y
+15 How screwed is the Syndicated market this year? 12 3y
+16 Calendly Use In IB and Big Law [Not-Serious] 2 3y
+9 27 Year Old Analyst - Will It Matter Later On? 4 3y
+5 Using Non Ethnic Name in Banking 6 3y
+6 Machine Learning in IB 1 3y
0 Post IB - Exit Opps 3 3y
+13 Advice to lateral this summer As1 6 3y
+15 Life Advice Needed // Next Steps 6 3y
+3 Fifth Third IB 5 3y
+37 What’s the most prestigious email font 22 2y
+2 Switching to WFH at night / face time? 9 3y
+10 How Fucked Am I for RX? 14 3y
+3 PE Recruiting Update 2024 1 3y
+16 Engineering to Investment Banking-- Worth transferring? 6 3y
+6 Working On A Startup Idea 13 3y
0 Criticize my CV 3 3y
+9 How/Where to Save $$$ 7 3y
+5 Is there a cap to company paid Ubers ? 4 3y
+9 Hsbc job simulation success 3 3y
+15 valuation method taught at uni vs. valuation method taught at IB 2 3y
+7 2023 BAML Diversity Launchpad Thread 20 3y
+26 2022 M&A League Tables (Pictured) 42 3y
+5 How to better understand credit agreement terms? 2 3y
+35 2023 Morgan Stanley Early Insights 288 2y
+12 Taking 2 days off for graduation ceremony 12 3y
+309 GS Layoffs - The Chopping Block 178 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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