+12 How does Big 4 M&A advisory differ from the same job at an IB? Exit ops, culture, comp etc.. 13 3y
+17 Value of NYC banking versus Midwest regional banking 6 3y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Overtime as a summer intern a low hours group? 1 3y
+21 Advice for late senior student 42 3y
0 PNC 2023 C&IB Capital Markets DP 1 3y
+22 The art of the lateral? 24 3y
+10 How do we go from the hottest year in decades to this lmao? 3 3y
+26 Pay for First Time PE Fund 24 3y
+2 Truist Update 11 3y
+3 Bank Sports Leagues in LA 1 3y
+3 S&T 1 3y
+32 Truist layoff 55 3y
+1 Zoom superday? 9 3y
+11 Trying to land Soph internship IB at boutique firm. Can you guys judge my email template. What should I add, edit or change? 4 3y
0 Netherlands Investment banking boutique 1 3y
+94 Should I put my WSO rank on my resume? 23 3y
+3 Undergrad Case Competitions 1 3y
+5 Corporate Banking MD Hours 3 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Any updates on Capital One IB thread 6 3y
0 Candlewood Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Poll: Target or Non-target and are you at a top BB/EB or lower tier bank 7 3y
0 H 3 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 3y
+3 The science behind bonus range - does group performance have an effect? 1 3y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+6 GS IBD 2023 FFM 1 3y
0 Jefferies - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Forecasting Inorganic Growth 1 3y
+1 Thoughts on Lincoln International Valuations & Opinions Group? 1 3y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+7 Best FIG teams 4 3y
+12 London - MM IBD or JPM Credit Risk 15 3y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+10 What time do you guys get in? 22 3y
+19 Signed PE offer but laid off? 22 3y
+4 Deleted 6 3y
+22 Will BofA lay-off? 15 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+24 Will a bad SAT score hurt me in the long run? 19 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 ARES Direct Lending 1 3y
0 Aksia - Research - What exactly is this? 1 3y
+3 Anyone get an update for the Capital One Capital Markets rotational program? 1 3y
+1 What is a good mix of contacts to have for recruiting? 2 3y
+19 Hot Take: The Optimal Staffing for any Deal is 1 MD and 1 Associate 9 3y
+65 BB Analyst Impacted By Layoffs - Looking for Insight 21 2y
0 Rothschild - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Hyde Park Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 EB Layoffs? 6 3y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Tech SA Interview 1 3y
+3 Oppenheimer 2023 SA 1 3y
+10 Advice for Technicals 2 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 3y
+11 Getting modeling experience on the side 3 3y
+83 @prospects stop ranking firms when you literally have no offers lined up 32 3y
+6 Is Jamie dimon gonna lay off 5 3y
0 LevFin 1 3y
+12 Leverage for a Capex-intensive business 1 3y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+11 GP Bullhound 7 3y
+1 Pinpoint Partners - Has anything changed? 9 3y
+153 Even the layoff at Tech is so much better than Bank 30 3y
+3 Expected GPA 1 3y
+5 When did Millennial Bankers peak? 1 3y
+6 Got a full time role but don't really know how to model 1 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
+1 Lifters - how do you properly maintain a cut with the hours? 4 3y
0 Real Estate Institutional Client solutions at Blackstone vs PWM at JPM for a summer analyst 1 3y
0 Insight into the Lateral Market Q4 - 2022 1 3y
0 UBS layoffs? 1 3y
+10 Impact of tax rate on cost of equity 2 3y
0 Forgot to update address with FINRA 1 3y
0 HSBC - LAF 3 3y
+3 BofA TMT WC vs NY 2 3y
0 Regional Commercial Banking -> Corporate Banking 2 3y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+86 IB Layoffs USA Thread 22-23 66 3y
+6 Can someone explain to me the different between CB Coverage and IB Coverage 8 3y
+9 IB vs S&T vs AM 7 3y
+3 BAML/JPM layoffs 5 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Research Data 3y
+42 barclays citi and cs IB layoffs all hit same day 8 3y
+180 Barclays layoffs 127 3y
+1 DB SA Coverage Group Placement 1 3y
+110 Low staffing? 35 3y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Getting a FT M&A/Coverage role my senior year 1 3y
0 Practicing for Suited and other EQ/IQ assessments ? 1 3y
+4 Should we be worried about layoffs? 5 3y
0 GS London FT 2023 Hiring Freeze 2 3y
+12 Technical question; Equity Risk Premium for a company operating overseas. 4 3y
+2 Renewables investment banking (M&A, DEBT ADIVSORY, RESTRUCTURING) how much will I pigeonhole myself in this space? 1 3y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+30 Accepting Credit Suisse offer. No other options. Thoughts? 10 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

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%

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%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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