+1 Anyone here make the move from Public Finance IB to General IB? 4 5y
+29 New Grad: BB IB vs Software Engineer at Amazon 28 4y
0 Lehman Brothers - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+9 HR Mistake: Straight to Superday? 11 5y
0 OMERS - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 BMO/TD New York 1 5y
+10 Lateral Cold Email Response Rate 11 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Transportation Data 5y
+3 FT Group Placement 1 5y
+3 Q3 Hours/Lifestyle Check-in 1 5y
+17 Best BofA Groups 15 5y
+99 To those working in IB, what makes you feel inclined to respond to a cold email from a non-alumni? 81 3y
+40 Are finance majors retarded? 31 4y
+6 What do you guys small talk about in the beginning of interviews? 11 5y
0 No work as a SA 2 5y
+9 PU&I/PE&E First Year Analyst Interview 1 5y
+8 UBS LEVFIN group 14 4y
0 BofA 2022 SA Waitlist 1 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Do we keep getting raises of Inflation goes gang busters? 4 5y
0 Late Career “Switches” 2 5y
+15 PWP FT 2022 110 5y
+46 IB Interviews are always with men - as a woman I feel like I can't "connect" with the interviewer 32 4y
+69 Morgan Stanley - PAY RISE! 78 4y
+17 1st year analyst, no idea what I want to do after banking? 5 5y
+3 Incoming SA at Barclays, what group should I join? 4 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 CICC UK Investment Banking - Project intern 1 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 IFRS16 and ROIC 3 5y
+128 Any Good Books To Read? 67 3y
+2 JUICE 3 5y
0 Does GS matter at associate level? 4 4y
+6 Best way to memorize models for interviews 7 5y
+12 BO Office Location Questions 2 5y
+71 Intern looking to exit 45 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+188 Medical School --> IBanking 89 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+12 CB to IB advice 4 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+3 EB comparison pay vs hours 1 5y
+6 Hedge fund interviews and scams 2 5y
0 LBO Help 4 5y
0 Macquarie MIRA 1 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Series 7 or 63? 6 5y
+3 STEM OPT & Banking 1 5y
+221 Best Analyst you’ve ever seen? 17 5y
+1 Highest paid IB summer internship London 1 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+3 Keeping a level head 5 5y
0 Any banks changing guidance on RTO given delta variant? 4 5y
+16 2022 On Cycle confirmed for post labor day 2 5y
0 Completely Lost 1 5y
0 Does a bad first job diminish your candidacy if you come from a target? 2 5y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Introduction to Investment Banking Recruitment 3 5y
+9 Anyone here at BB SA looking to pivot into consulting ft? 12 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 How to list not announced deals on a CV/Resume? 3 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 DCM regulation, different than ECM ? 1 5y
0 When is it justifiable to renege? 4 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 BMO Healthcare 1 5y
+3 CS TMT London 5 5y
+31 How to quit 3 months in? 25 4y
+4 GS Toronto 2022 6 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+5 What is Macquarie Green Investment Group 10 3y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BBVA - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 BBVA - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Evercore Tech MP 4 5y
+7 jpm culture of groups? 5 5y
+15 Tax tips for incoming first year analysts?? 14 4y
+2 BofA vs GS AFG 5 5y
0 Deloitte - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Alantra - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+1 Go to M&A even though they aren’t the best? 2 5y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 BofA vs Moelis vs PWP 8 5y
0 CIT Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+9 What is a good free website to find all the details of the most recent IB/PE deals from the biggest banks? 2 5y
+5 Thoughts on KBCM? 12 5y
0 How can i best leverage a family connection to an MD? 2 5y
0 DelMorgan Co - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y

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 03 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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