0 Desjardins - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 William Blair - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Australian winter analyst recruitment 3 5y
0 GS Executive Office Investor Relations Team 3 2y
+103 Been told I’m not ready for associate 31 5y
0 Canadian IBs about to go bust - ex BMO? 4 5y
+11 Should I delay my graduation? 3 5y
+1 BAML vs Citi vs CS ECM 1 5y
0 2021 Morgan Stanley Sophomore Summer Analyst Program 0 5y
+1 Alantra in London 4 5y
+11 Search Fund vs PE internship? 5 5y
0 When to hear back after final round 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Global Markets Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 5y
+10 BNPP v GS 8 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 Switching from a Back Office Role into IB junior year of college 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 BB IB 0 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Defense Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Defense Data 5y
+5 GP Bullhound 2 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+13 What is “busy” 21 5y
+138 BMO fired all of its Houston Bankers (~60 people) 142 5y
0 Barclays LevFin 4 5y
+20 BMO Energy Cuts 28 5y
+2 Help please read this! 4 5y
0 I went on vacation for first time in a year and now I want to quit 5 3y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Interview - Project Finance Data 5y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Strongest Banks for Consumer/Retail in London? 2 5y
+4 Seeking a trade - PPT training 8 5y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evaluations and best hours? 0 5y
0 Going to be an EB FT Analyst but terrible at PowerPoint/design - how to improve? 2 5y
+23 Summer 2021 Virtual Summer Analyst? 6 5y
+2 Avg amount of tombstones for analysts? 4 5y
0 Discouraged 4 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 Do any of you have quiet MDs? 10 5y
+5 Starting in FIG Group 11 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Regions Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Best WSO courses for a boutique analyst? 0 5y
+15 Past time activity to keep engagement levels up 9 5y
+10 Pass/Fail Class? 11 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+35 How is it to work at a small M&A advisory firm? 11 5y
+9 **MM IB or Asset Management Exit Opps??** 0 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Best Exit Opps You've Seen After 1st Year 2 5y
0 BofA LevFin 2 5y
0 Summer Research for IB/Consulting Recruiting? 1 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 City vs suburbs 6 5y
+21 Bifurcated unitranche vs 1L/2L 8 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+48 SPRING WEEK DISASTER 34 7mo
0 CIMB Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 CIMB Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Where do you invest your money? 7 5y
0 US IB to Canada IB 0 5y
+9 Unemployed for 5 month graduate , should I apply to LBS/LSE? 9 5y
+17 When is it too late? (NOT CLICKBAIT) 5 5y
+18 Asking for a FT Job 2 5y
+3 Preparing 0 5y
+12 How to turn a SA IB position to a full-time offer? (BB) 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 First year analyst at BB - no live deals... 7 5y
0 CLSA - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 5y
0 Back to work after holiday PSA 0 5y
+32 Considering Leaving WSO 29 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Agentis Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Alantra - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Alantra - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Other - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Needham & Company - Interview - Investment Banking 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 13 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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