0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+12 SWE vs BizOps 4 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 RBC Best Groups? 1 4y
+115 Why are CIMs sooo long 60 3y
+42 It's Okay To Cry 9 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Stifel Financial - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+13 Was The Analyst Stint All In Vain? IT WAS NOT! 1 4y
+34 why am I 30 and still don't know anything 11 4y
0 ComCap LLC - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+64 Happiest Moment 18 4y
0 PE headhunter interviews for practice 1 4y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Deal Structure Question (Stock vs. Asset M&A Deals) 1 4y
+22 Chicago EB's 15 4y
+17 . 8 3y
+76 Greenhill delaying bonus payments 52 3y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+55 Is there a significant difference between BC and Notre Dame? 40 3y
+6 A 4 3y
+15 Networking Advice 1 4y
0 Allen & Company of Florida - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Breaking into IB without internship experience 1 4y
+3 Advanced Valuation - DTA Impact on DCF 1 4y
+6 HW vs PWP 9 4y
+75 Why does IB require such long hours? 20 4y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
0 Progress Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 You guys get me 1 4y
+13 How to calculate cash runway and cash burn 1 4y
0 Intesa Sanpaolo - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
+67 Dealing with a tough breakup while working in IB? 12 4y
+63 MDs with bad handwriting 12 4y
+7 M Klein LinkedIn status 3 4y
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+3 Which consulting firms are the most open to laterals from banking 4 4y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 IB Associate Promo Clawback 3 2y
+3 SMBC Global Financial Institutions Group Info 2 4y
+3 Any Media-Focused Investment Banks in Chicago? 1 3y
+6 deleted 3 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+74 Rant: I feel incompetent 13 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
+22 Why am I on such a low level of the building 6 3y
+3 FE International/Business Brokers 1 4y
+9 Mid market bank London to US BB - feasible? 1 4y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 Ykno what, fuck it I AM a bank teller 2 3y
+20 Best loafers for new analysts? 13 4y
+6 Headhunter Mails – Addresses 1 4y
+10 Advice on weekend sleep 10 4y
+1 Dublin salaries 2 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+5 Moelis Houston Phenomenal Culture Real? 11 4y
+6 Curious on opinions: How does location affect career prospects? 1 4y
+20 To those of you with cauliflower ear 11 4y
+36 A Note to All of You Getting Ready for On-Cycle 1 4y
+3 NTM vs LTM Exit Multiple 1 4y
+3 Erased 1 4y
+3 Investment banking compensation in Toronto - global firms 1 4y
+14 Questions on a litigation finance case study 5 4y
+8 How do BBs hire experienced candidates? 4 4y
+17 Realistic IB hours in London? 20 4y
+13 Corporate Banking Salaries in Aus? 2 4y
+7 Calculating UFCF from CFO Question 3 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+40 Am I blacklisted from JPM? 18 4y
+14 IB Exits after a year 7 4y
+18 Is asking about the Texas ESG ban during a Jefferies PubFin interview a bad idea? 5 4y
+13 Best M&A Groups in Chicago 28 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Defense Data 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Defense Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
+15 Morgan Stanley Financial Sponsors 2 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+15 Asking MD for Hybrid Work Schedule 3 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+9 IB Analyst to Associate Development 1 4y
+37 Free Cash Flow Question 12 3y
+9 What Career to Pursue - Role, Division, and Companies 4 4y
+1 Advice to Struggling Analysts 1 4y

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%

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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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