+164 Worst Mistake you've ever made in an interview? Can it beat mine 75 3y
+11 How do you keep your models/files if you're leaving the company? 11 5y
+2 Opinions about Alantra? 2 5y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 When To Apply for FT During Undergrad? 1 5y
+5 Prepping for FIG 4 5y
+2 How much of modeling is done in Templates? 1 5y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+19 So I came across $3 million a few years ago 7 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Did Guggenheim win the World Series? 3 5y
+19 Internships in US as an international 9 5y
0 At what firms are referrals/networking kinda useless? 0 5y
0 Alantra - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+23 Top Hedge Funds exits LONDON 7 5y
+8 M&A who gets the money? 6 5y
0 When should incoming analyst look for roommates/housing 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+148 Chose Evercore over GS & MS for Full Time - Did I make the right choice? 46 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How do you guys keep track of MBAs in the Summer Associate recruiting process? 2 5y
+175 Dating in IB 86 5y
0 Drake Star Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 why the hard on for modelling? 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Technology Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 5y
0 Berkeley Research Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Banking in no income tax states? 16 5y
0 Transcript Question for Future Employers 0 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+20 Banking for genuine good: a humanitarian approach 2 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Lateralling from a lower market IB shop to middle/upper IB 5 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Human Resources Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Human Resources Data 5y
+14 How do I prepare for an energy internship? 8 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Lloyds Sa 2021 0 5y
+3 How many FT apps are you allowed to submit for JPM? 0 5y
0 Spring week 2021 Groupchat 3 5y
+15 Evercore - culture/hours 13 1y
0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 JPM IB SA 2021 21 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Any more news on Wells Fargo? 0 5y
+1 Cowen FT 2021 3 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+4 How to respond to this networking message 3 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 GS cherry picking MS talent 4 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Summer as a non-penultimate 0 5y
+92 BB C&IB vs F50 PM 7 5y
0 Where to live as an associate 2 5y
0 Do On-Campus Info Sessions actually mean anything? 3 5y
+37 Leaving IB very early 42 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 5y
0 How skilled on day 1? 3 5y
+4 FT Partners vs HSBC Corporate Banking vs Wells Fargo Middle Market Banking 13 5y
+15 Best EB/Boutiques for Capital Markets groups 26 3y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+9 Associate Base Pay Rising Across Street 21 5y
+7 Investment Banks' Service and Clients 0 5y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+21 Exit to Palantir — thoughts? 18 7mo
0 How do bonuses work for off-cycle hires/laterals? 5 5y
+49 What does it feel like to make it? 31 5y
0 Moving to CMBS Originations 1 5y
+10 What do DCM analyst do 14 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 JP Morgan San Francisco Healthcare SUPERDAY 2 3y
+1 Where to find startups to join? 4 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+11 Laptop dilemma - IB internship 14 5y
0 Sophomore IB Pending Applications 0 5y
+60 How far to throw stapler at Associate 17 5y
0 Nielen Schuman - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+11 Canceled credit cards affect recruiting 8 5y
0 Nielen Schuman - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+9 Best CEOs/Founders/Business Leaders of our time 7 5y
+3 Wells Fargo Summer Financial Analyst Program 0 5y
0 Which bank was Margin Call about 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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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