Investment Banking Forum

Start Discussion
Recently Active New Topics Trending
Global Countries
0 Truist Securities - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+13 Should I go for IB or stay within my BB back office post grad? 18 3y
+8 Fundamental analyst at Citadel 3 3y
+9 Should I go for IB or stay within my BB back office post grad? 1 3y
+5 Delete 4 3y
+21 BofA Bonuses 36 3y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Target schools in republic of Ireland 3 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+104 Truist: Sweatier Than Ever In 2023 66 3y
+5 Evercore Layoffs 22 3y
+3 It's Not Worth It 1 3y
+6 UBS No Longer A Mystery 2023 1 3y
+75 Vault/Firsthand IB Prestige Rankings 2023 47 3y
+6 SMBC vs MUFG? 4 3y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Leerink Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+21 Technical Resources for IB SA prep? 3 2mo
+9 Looking for Life Advice 1 3y
+6 How to be the best summer analyst 5 3y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+5 What is Consumer Retail IB like? 5 3y
+17 PWP Associate bonus? 11 3y
+3 anyone knows Barclays bonus communicate and payout date? 4 3y
+3 Women of WSO - personal finance 5 3y
+3 IB lateral 2 3y
+6 MS Layoff 1 3y
+16 Horrible feeling going into FT 4 3y
+24 Industrials vs C&R Outlook 16 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Ducera - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 3y
+3 I need your insights 1 3y
+17 RE: Notts VS Durham for IBD + Degree Questions 13 3y
+3 Stifel GMP 1 3y
+4 Citi Tech IB Sf thoughts exits ops to mfpe or tech pe in mp or sf 3 3y
+5 Chicago Arc at Old Colony review 6 3y
+69 Worst Cold Outreach Message? 22 3y
+3 PE Exits for Industrials in General? 2 3y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+4 Credit Suisse (NYC) Culture Ranking 13 3y
0 Rabobank Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+13 Citi GSP? 8 3y
+10 BofA layoffs 13 3y
+28 Varsity Athletes: How to Sell Yourself in Interview? 8 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Industrials Data 3y
+4 European IB industry prospects 1 3y
+21 Italian aiming to break into London IB out of undergraduate 18 8mo
+9 Long Term IB Career Insights? Considering other options. 1 3y
+4 Does everyone get a hirevue for JPM? 4 3y
+50 Why are London salaries low compared to US salaries? 35 3y
+6 Carrying INDIRECT down in Excel is the most dangerous ninja moves one could make. 13 3y
+16 are there even enough open jobs for all these laid off investment bankers to fill 2 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+5 ChatGBT 2 3y
+24 SIE, 63, 79 Prep Tips 11 3y
+3 Moving from US banking to Switzerland 4 3y
+3 Jefferies Pay - London 8 3y
+9 Hi 1 3y
+10 Truist Layoffs? 23 2y
+3 Layoffs at Japanese banks? 1 3y
0 UNC Chapel Hill - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 Terrified of losing my job before it even starts 4 3y
+271 Becoming a better conversationalist in IB 42 3y
+11 How does it feel to have free time during the weekdays? 6 3y
+9 How do BBs poach MDs from other BBs? 11 3y
+29 High Finance Outside of US 28 3y
+4 Dropping a banking offer before starting the job? 5 3y
+9 Associate Rotation to New York - European Monkey 4 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Credit Risk Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+4 Bridgewater Rising Fellows Program 20 3y
+6 Networking When Working Full Time 3 3y
+35 Interviewing after getting laid off 7 3y
+3 Do I even try anymore 2 3y
+26 Wells Fargo Bonuses 7 3y
+4 Forced to move or lateral under 7 days? (edited) 20 3y
+3 JPM - EMEA IB Technology Credentials 1 3y
+14 Do banks care about your location when hiring 10 3y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+4 Which of the banks does most of the target Valuation in an M&A deal? 2 3y
+14 Citi Early ID 2023 128 3y
+4 Is the junior year internship typically where you end up working for IB or is it possible to get FT offers where you didn’t intern junior year? 4 3y
+183 Never hire your friends...got burned 38 3y
+30 Hitting a really rough patch 10 3y
+49 How do you stay motivated? 11 1y
+14 Delete 9 3y
+27 2022 League Tables US (Factset) 54 3y
+9 Honestly, where to go? Almost 24 with zero clue. 1 3y
+11 Best way to learn how to model proficiently for an analyst 2? Want to go to corp dev 10 3y
+7 SA Hours? 17 3y
+9 Breaking into Syndicated Loans? 2 3y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+9 How to go about group placement... 3 3y

Trending Content

View all

Career Resources

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%
View IB Report

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 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%
View IB Report

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 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%
View IB Report

Total Avg Compensation

October 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
View IB Report
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Read more

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever		 99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon		 99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking		 99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62		 99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman		 98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17		 98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker		 98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar		 98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory		 98.9
10
numi's picture
numi		 98.8
View all
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”

Read more