+44 Am I at a Sweatshop? 47 5y
+14 Long break between analyst to associate stint possible? 8 5y
+9 FP&A --> IB/PE 1 5y
+11 Nomura IBD SA 2022 130 4y
0 Private Placements 1 5y
+9 Financial Sponsors Coverage Group - Houlihan Lokey 2 3y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+12 27 Year Old Analyst 14 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wierd Headhunter Interaction? 2 5y
+32 Updated thoughts on LionTree 12 5y
+18 How to command a room? 7 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Public Finance Data 5y
+162 Waking up in the morning (recommendations) 78 4y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 What happen to those former IB analyst convicted of Insider Trading? 1 3y
+30 How to prep for banking 18 5y
+25 How to survive when you have excessive daytime sleepyness. 22 5y
0 How prepared am I for the upcoming summer internship? 4 5y
+3 Lateraling Decisions 8 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Is NYC worth it for associates? 12 5y
+13 Comp at Barclays vs. William Blair 23 5y
+3 Jury Duty 5 5y
+6 Lateral Question 2 5y
+10 How long does a Background check usually take? 10 5y
+11 Miami Funds/PE 2021 7 5y
0 Alpha Capital Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 CIT Group - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 Any other interns questioning their interest in the industry? 7 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 ECM or SPO 1 5y
+3 JPM FT Analyst 2021 1 5y
+3 Is there any way to incorporate a deal that died into your resume? 4 5y
+91 Rothschild & Co USA Info 101 2y
+124 which EBs over GS/MS? 77 4y
+3 Capital IQ vs. FactSet? 1 4y
+14 Ex-Lehman 17 5y
0 Arcano Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+12 Exercise as a Junior Banker? 17 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 HSBC will terminate their US Investment Banking Operations 5 5y
+72 IB Good Exits - Not so much 20 4y
0 Miller Buckfire - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+15 Is UBS still considered a bulge bracket? 8 5y
+3 Oil and Gas Terminal Financial Modeling 1 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Series 79 Top-Off Online Proctor 4 4y
+2 Evercore Private Funds Group 3 5y
0 DelMorgan Co - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Emory for Recruiting 6 4y
+13 What do you actually learn in 1st year of IB, that a trader does not learn? 8 5y
+6 LBO value creation decomposition for IPO exit 1 5y
0 If you had two days to prep for an EB interview and felt unprepared how would you most efficiently allocate your time? 7 4y
+13 Hardest Time in your Analyst Years? 6 5y
0 Harris Williams best groups? 4 4y
+14 Evercore Lateral Generalist Analyst 17 4y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+22 PJT M&A NY vs. EVR M&A Menlo Park 12 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+10 How to quit your job? 6 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+27 Why bankers are preferring to work from home? 25 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 5y
+1 IB Analyst Bonus - How To Multiply? 3 5y
+6 Evercore ECM - Insight? 4 5y
+14 Houlihan Lokey; Financial Analyst same as Investment Banking Analyst? 10 1y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 5y
+38 "Citi bans Zoom meetings and designated May 28 holiday" BULLSHIT 24 5y
+3 GS Lev Fin hours 1 5y
0 SocGen Advisory & Financing Group 2 5y
+4 GS Lev Fun hours 7 4y
+15 Where do analysts live in Charlotte? 39 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+21 Ardea Partners in 2021 42 3y
0 Exit multiple approach 1 5y
+4 Senior analyst giving me all his work so he can take the day off 5 5y
+15 Credit Suisse Superday 2022 13 5y
+3 SilverMile Capital - More info? 1 3y
0 Comparables vs terminal value multiple approach 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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...”

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
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
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...”