0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+30 I heard from some people that MBA Associates are ‘looked down upon in’ in IB. Is that true? 25 3y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 5y
+2 Harris Williams Slander 6 5y
+70 EVERCORE 13 5y
+4 MS or MBA 4 5y
+16 IB salaries in UK 17 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+10 Why are diversity events so competitive? 23 4y
0 Standard Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Standard Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 What is Adjusted EBITDA? Doesn’t EBITDA / EBIT already have one-time expenses stripped out? 9 5y
0 How to do AI Hirevue? 1 5y
0 Drake Star Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 PJT Women’s Program 2021 34 4y
0 M&A Product Team: what do they do? 2 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 HH asking for salary 4 5y
0 Dinged for 2 accounts? 1 5y
+20 Best FIG Verticals for PE/HF exits? 10 1y
0 PE Club 6 5y
0 Anyone taken sick leaves for burnout, depression or stress induced illness? 1 5y
0 Gross to net London? 4 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Do your banks pay for dinners when WFH? 2 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Barely slept in 2 days 14 5y
0 Imperial Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Huron Consulting Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Imperial Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Huron Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 GLC Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 FDD —> IB 1 5y
+3 Do PE Firms do stock or asset purchases? 4 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Operations Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+9 Are technical skills needed before starting off as a first year IB analyst, or are the skills taught on the job and the technical interview is just a weed out phase? 3 5y
0 Credit Suisse Summer Internship Drug Test 2 5y
0 Intern Roommates/Housing 1 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+34 Would having my father work for JP Morgan NYC make up for going to a non-target school? 16 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 Regarding the Recent Threads on Quitting IB 4 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Mizuho - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+33 How competitive is IB recruiting in M7 MBA Schools? Is it similar to MBB or harder or easier? 28 2y
+1 Increased lateral opportunities as an analyst? 1 5y
+2 Valuation books/models by industry 4 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+226 Anyone else just want out of this shit? 50 5y
+9 Goldman Sachs - Structured Equity Group, London 10 3y
0 Summer 2021 Bonus Expectations 1 5y
+4 Exits After 1 Year of IB 3 5y
+6 Bank of America headcount reduction 10 5y
+141 Q&A: State School > BB M&A > TMT Investing > Corp Dev 43 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Goldman Sachs Early Careers 2021 6 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+5 M Klein Coffee Chats 5 5y
0 Chicago IB - Industry focus, trending up/down, and exit opps 1 5y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JP Morgan specialty and deals 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 FIG Resources 1 5y
+1 GS Hirevue questions 2 5y
+9 Warren Buffet & Wall Street 2 5y
+5 Teams Falling Apart/No Headcount, Which Is It? 5 5y
0 Why do you need an MBA to get into banking coming from a different finance role like fldp etc.? 7 5y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Did your MDs/Partners/PMs major in business? 1 5y
+1 Phone Screen Thank You Email 2 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+7 GS’s CEO wants interns in office 20 5y
+12 Raymond James Tech & Services 22 3y
+6 Can you be into health & wellness while doing IB? 3 5y
0 Valuation book recommends by industry 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley 2021 Early Insights Program Questions 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+16 Phone call with MD at BB 14 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 DCF Technical Question 3 5y
0 Enterprise Value Question 2 5y
+21 Australia Investment Banking Scene 35 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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