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
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 GS Insight Series 2021 2 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+5 Telecom industry info (TMT) 6 5y
0 Software/Internet/Fintech focused tech groups in SF/LA/MP? 1 5y
+8 PE Analyst at LGP/Ares/Silver Lake vs EB/IB? 17 5y
0 Best Industry for MBA to IB/PE 1 5y
0 RBC SA 2022 Updated Thread 2 5y
0 Are off-cycle regional BB internships unstructured? 1 5y
0 Tech groups in LA? 2 5y
+7 Quitting 7 5y
+14 1st Year Planning to Quit - What's Next? 23 5y
+2 HSBC 8 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How long is GS hirevue? 6 5y
0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 WTF Do I Do For JPM 1 5y
0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Lateral Friendly Firms 17 5y
+10 Prevailing Sense of Cluelessness 1 5y
+3 Spring Internship at BlackRock or UBS? 6 4y
+15 Backoffice to Front Office help 4 5y
+9 IB analyst transition to software engineering? 2 5y
0 PJT Park Hill Hedge Fund/Private Credit Group 3 5y
+3 What to do if you don’t have internship in time to apply for 2022? 1 5y
0 What is the criteria to pick the Risk free rate? 2 5y
+2 Offer after 1 interview, is this normal 14 5y
+15 Anyone in an IB team that is falling apart? How are you coping 20 5y
0 Question for first years who’ve made a move... 1 5y
0 Banks protecting yield during diversity programs 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Harris Williams Sophomore Diversity Summit 1 5y
+9 Financial Statements 1 5y
0 WFH in different state than office 2 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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