+7 Any BB or EB currently hiring for laterals? 12 5y
0 Optiver - Review - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 Useful courses (and other things) to increase the chance of breaking into IB post MBA for career switchers? 1 5y
0 Quantumvest - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Soph studying CS at Ivy League and just now considering tech IB: where to learn more + make plan for 2022 SA internships? 1 5y
0 Any information about Jefferies technology NYC? 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 DCF Model? 5 5y
0 Purchase Price Accounting - PF Balance Sheet Help 1 5y
0 Société Générale - Review - Engineering Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 5y
0 IB Modelling test 5 4y
+22 I do not understand the value of being at a target 13 5y
+13 Thoughts on PJT partners 11 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Talking with an MD tomorrow – how to prepare? 5 5y
0 William Blair gift card 1 5y
0 How are your weekends looking now 2 5y
+5 blue light glasses? 6 5y
+50 Has banking gotten any better since that Goldman post blew up? 33 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 Rothschild SA 2022 (USA) 162 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Subsea 7 - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+28 What is the internal bullshit like at your bank? 25 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 LA vs SF vs NY offices application competitiveness 1 5y
0 Financial Sponsors Group 1 5y
+32 Tell me about your friend circle, are they all in finance or also from different backgrounds 18 3y
0 Alternative to Bloomberg BDP functions 1 3y
0 How easy to move from Capital Markets to Coverage group? 1 5y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Rank these (London) 26 3y
0 H1B FY 2022 Lottery Results 5 5y
0 After getting SA offer 2 5y
0 What are exit opps for private placements investment roles? 1 5y
+3 GS TMT Superday 20 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+10 Does Moelis drug test? 7 1y
0 Adjusted EBITDA / Trading comps valuation 1 5y
+11 Possibly missing a Superday! 2 5y
+3 Thoughts on Blair London? 1 5y
0 Msf Boston 1 5y
0 Will the improved IB benefits affect other analysts in other divisions? 1 5y
+1 Robert W. Baird London Office 1 5y
+12 Terminal Value calculation in a DCF 7 5y
+18 IB Analyst Position or USC MSF 4 5y
+9 Why does school matter? 9 5y
+2 How do SPACs identify target companies 4 5y
+15 How hard is it to switch industries in IB? infrastructure to tech / healthcare? 11 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Resume Question: what is the correct date for Incoming Positions? 3 5y
0 Canada -> US: Recruit FT or Lateral? 1 5y
0 Incoming SA at CS 9 5y
0 Anyone have the full GS survey? 1 5y
0 Investment Banking FIG SA 2 5y
0 Thoughts on Jeffries for Infrastructure M&A? 5 5y
+11 Advice? Rx v. LevFin 1 5y
+41 Rejection Season! 35 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How does Stifel compare to HL, RJ, Baird, Blair 1 5y
+14 High School Junior Looking for Advice 11 4y
0 Investment Banking Job Posts 1 3y
+101 Perspectives from a mid-VP who started as an analyst 43 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+9 How much do you have to make to afford a car in NYC? 8 3y
+10 LMM PE analyst or MM IB analyst? 10 5y
0 Future of M&A/Capital Markets in UK 1 5y
+347 My junior monkeys, want real change? 53 4y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Natixis - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse Houston 1 5y
0 IB vs Consulting offers 1 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BofA / Barclays Response to GS analyst Survey 2 5y
0 How hard is it to find a new role ~1 year in to banking. 1 5y
0 Does IB reduce life expectancy as an analyst? 6 5y
0 When will this lateral frenzy end?? 10 5y
0 When will this lateral frenzy end?? 2 5y
+31 PJT SA 2022 288 3y
0 Call with C-Suite 6 5y
+54 From an almost college dropout to IB associate 6 5y
+3 I go to a target - can someone explain OCR? 11 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Docking Stations 2 5y
+23 Breaking in Dilemma (LDN) 5 5y
0 Rational for non CY FY 1 5y
+6 Meal Stipends London 24 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 FT Shot UK 1 5y
+12 Your opinion on my chances breaking into IB 5 5y
0 Need Help! Discussing Deal Exp. As Sophomore? 1 5y
+1 How would you rank HSBC IB? 4 5y
+21 How hard is it to go A2A? 17 4y

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
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