0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Industrials Data 5y
+39 Sick of this recruiting shit, lost 17 5y
+19 Big 4 FDD vs Boutique IB 9 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+17 Wanting to leave IB for ML research... 5 5y
0 Alantra - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 DCM Question 1 5y
0 GS Virtual Insight Series 2021 5 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 GS IBD versus MBD 6 5y
0 Anyone else struggling with networking?? 5 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 PNC SA 2021 - In person or virtual? 1 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Piper buys TRS 2 5y
+6 Piper Sandler Career Exploration Program 2021 6 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+30 Stress in banking - The Deeper Reasons... 18 1y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Company issues equity to pay up debt. What's the effect on share price? 1 5y
0 Gravitas Securities Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Early Insight 2021 1 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+5 PJT/Evercore/PWP London - rotation / re-location to US possible? 8 5y
0 Morgan Stanley 2021 SA Program Logistics Megathread 1 5y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse 3 3y
+1 What are the odds of getting fired as an analyst? 4 5y
+3 Interns, file your taxes!! 3 5y
+39 Things to automate in IB 32 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 5y
+14 Time your Boss was most impressed with your work 9 5y
+6 EBIT v. EBITDA (coal, oil & gas) 4 5y
+43 Athletics Impact on IB Recruiting 18 5y
+13 Advice: IBD analyst - can i become friends with a client? 8 5y
0 SA 2021 Salary/Wages 1 5y
0 FCFF vs. wacc - DCF 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 LionTree vs Raymond James Tech and Services 6 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Antarctica Advisors LLC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Antarctica Advisors LLC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+20 Help negotiating lateral offer 8 5y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Specialty Finance Primers & Models? 1 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 How do interviews with Associates compare with MD interviews? 5 5y
+7 Credit Suisse Women’s Mentor Program 2021 54 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+8 Top infrastructure/energy focused IB in Chicago 9 5y
0 M&A vs PE? 2 5y
+10 Crazy to consider (Laz/EVR/PWP) over (GS/MS/JPM) in London? 28 5y
+1 Drake Star Partners 4 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lazard Sophomore Diversity Program 10 5y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 Seeking Input on Two Offers 1 5y
+14 Does GMAT not matter this year? 5 5y
+50 What Is The Actual Acceptance Rate for IB? 54 1y
0 TD Securities Superday 6 5y
+1 Bank of America Industry Groups? 1 5y
+24 Weekly hours worked: Analyst vs. MBA Associate 23 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 People's Workload - What all are you on? 12 5y
+11 Is it normal to make many mistakes as an intern? 9 5y
+7 del 5 5y
0 Pharmagellan Guide to Biotech PDF Sharing? 1 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+11 Too late to get into trading? 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 What do recruiting captains do and do they have more pull in the process? 1 5y
+21 Smoothest Path to MF PE? (besides BB/EB) 10 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • 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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