+17 Leaving IB 6mo in for early-stage startup? 11 7mo
+37 Lateralling in the age of AI 11 6mo
+3 IB 2027 SA Applicant Interested in Venture/Growth Investing 1 8mo
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 8mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8mo
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8mo
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8mo
+9 Creating my story as a stem major 1 8mo
+3 Stifel London Graduate Analyst Interview 1 8mo
+9 27 SA resume questions 1 8mo
+15 Pwp SA 27 18 1mo
0 Learning foundation 4 IB? WSP 1 8mo
+9 Baird 27 SA 99 7mo
+18 How and when do sales expectations start for non-sales roles at a BB/IB? 1 8mo
+6 Pathway Forward UK 1 8mo
+6 Banking 4 7mo
+13 FT 2026 - Need Insight from Current FT (MM & LMM) 6 8mo
0 Are there any banks in africa that sponsor/hire internationals? 1 8mo
+32 "Backdoors" into IB 21 8mo
0 Advice - Transition from buy side RE role to generalist IB 1 8mo
0 IB Tech Primer 1 8mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 8mo
0 Has anyone received a FICC & Equities 2026 Summer Internship offer from Goldman Sachs in Paris? 1 8mo
0 Crosstree Capital Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 8mo
0 Crosstree Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 8mo
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Industrials Data 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Banking Data 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 8mo
0 how much of an edge does being native in Portuguese/spanish/english ++ give me for latam coverage (in nyc) recruiting? 4 8mo
+39 Q&A: Director @ Kroll (ex Duff & Phelps) – Mid-Market M&A, Modeling That Actually Gets Used, and What IB Looks Like Outside GS/MS 27 3mo
+15 Goldman Sachs SA 2027 55 8mo
+6 2025 Year-End Macro: How HelioInvest Evaluates Italy’s Shift to Core-ish Carry 1 8mo
+16 BTG Pactual Summer Undergrad IB Program in Brazil 9 8mo
0 Which industry are you currently following? 1 8mo
+6 Barclays SA27 Houston Timeline 12 8mo
+46 How to get a head start 13 8mo
+7 UBS LevFin Exits 2025 1 8mo
0 JPMorgan - Review - Infrastructure Data 8mo
+5 Robey Warshaw Acquisition 4 8mo
+18 Cover Letters for SA 27? 6 8mo
+1 Messed up resume dates 4 8mo
+40 Lateralling as a 3rd Year Analyst Shortly Before Associate Promotion 25 8mo
0 Application Assessments - how important 1 8mo
+1 SA 26 Background Checks 2 8mo
+14 IB Salaries Madrid 11 6mo
+18 FIG Recruiting 9 8mo
+6 Moelis LA 2027 SA 29 8mo
+11 Networking at BBS coming from a target 9 8mo
+85 JPM SA ‘27 175 3mo
+6 Asking for Guarantee with Existing Firm? 1 8mo
0 Investment Banking Rosenbaum 1 8mo
+9 MM Levfin to Coverage/M&A? 2 8mo
+10 Offer Letter Wait 2 8mo
+2 Is Moyer still relevant 4 8mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Fund Finance Data 8mo
+7 First Rounds / Offers Out — Still Worth Applying? 3 7mo
0 PMCF - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9mo
0 Bank went under? 2 8mo
+3 ZERO SUM (fiction) 0 8mo
+7 WelcomeVille Investment Associa: Building Resilient Portfolios 1 8mo
+4 Jpm bail out mega thread 1 8mo
+24 My full recruiting process for [role] – timeline, missteps, and what actually mattered 1 8mo
+9 Cholame Finance Academy on Building a Strong Investment Mindset 1 8mo
+9 Career advice and course recommendations for IB 2 8mo
+20 Best IB teams for Somalian day cares and California homeless NGOs? 1 8mo
+143 What is up with EVC mass hiring international analysts ? 19 8mo
+12 CFB and Banking 5 5mo
+12 HSBC HK IB group structure 10 4mo
+293 UBS Mass Layoffs of ~20% of Bank to Hit targets 62 7mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 8mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 8mo
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 8mo
0 hl financial services first round soon 3 8mo
+6 Does MS Sponsor Visas? TN or H1-B? 7 3mo
0 Incoming Chicago IB Analyst | West Loop / River North | Roommate Search 1 9mo
0 VPs in MM 3 5mo
+6 JPM Groups 6 8mo
0 Is a Masters in Finance the best way to pivot from an engineering undergrad into IB/AM? 1 9mo
+6 Importance of MSc GPA in recruiting 2 8mo
+10 DTL and asset write up - confusion 3 8mo
+3 ESADE BBA for IB? 1 9mo
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9mo
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 9mo
0 Moelis IB 2 9mo
+17 Seeking advice on job decision: IB vs non-IB 12 8mo
+11 Any Pointers? 4 8mo
+26 JPM Toronto - Global Corporate Banking - Diversified Industries - Analyst 13 8mo
+15 Updated Perspective on SF EB Groups 6 8mo
+214 Too many bots in banking? 57 7mo
0 Stout Risius Ross - Interview - Generalist Data 9mo
+9 2026 summer housing 1 9mo
0 WhatsApp Gopay customer 1 9mo
0 Berapa nomor Gopay 1 9mo
0 Networking during the holidays? 1 9mo
0 Correlation between FT/Lateral/PE recruiting? 1 9mo
+12 Scared for BB sweatshop experience 9 8mo
+9 College mini-tech courses and IB 1 9mo
0 Do firms have quotas for their target schools? 1 9mo
+14 Blacklists in Banking/Buyside At the Undergraduate Level 5 8mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (55) $261
  • 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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