+1 Gordian Group? 10 3y
+15 MIT Sloan MBA Opps 13 4y
+104 Student-run private equity funds? 51 5y
+1 SA 21 Virtual 2 5y
0 UK TMT 6 5y
+154 A Career in Investment Banking is Retarded 99 5y
+3 What is ZHAW worth in Switzerland? 0 5y
+8 How would you compare these Chicago MM banks? Reputation, comp, work/life balance, etc 4 5y
+19 Which LDN banks haven't opened SA applications or are still early in the process? 35 5y
+1 Sense of humor in a Hirevue 3 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+1 Investment Banking Industry coverage rankings/league tables 2 5y
0 Revolver commitment fee calculation? 3 5y
+1 Advice on Final-Round Interview at an Investment Bank 1 5y
+35 Leaving IB in under a year due to mental health issues? 35 5y
0 GS SA MBD AC 2021 - London 7 5y
+3 LA Corporate Life- in Person or Remote 0 5y
0 From portfolio to origination - LevFin 3 5y
0 SA 2021 Houston Housing 1 5y
+5 CS MBA 2021 Summer Associate 11 2y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Jefferies - Do they have a hedge fund? 2 5y
0 Resources for students to learn that help with getting into IB 3 5y
0 Software M&A price adjustment mechanism 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley SA Numerical Reasoning Test 0 5y
+10 UAE Banking Landscape 3 5y
+35 NYC Housing in 2021 15 5y
+7 I got an SA offer and an FT offer 8 5y
+14 Bonuses... 10 5y
+3 Tech M&A or Industrials Coverage 6 5y
+8 Which is more prestigious: Harvard UG to GS or Wharton UG to McKinsey 15 5y
0 Does Laz drug test? 0 5y
0 Life revolves around finance 12 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley - Fixed Income Secured Products - COO Group? 0 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 BNP Paribas Exit Opps 18 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+20 SA Salary 14 3y
0 Reaching out to firm with hiring freeze? 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+3 IB vs REPE for a career in PE? 14 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Anyone else get screwed by LDN 21 SA? 7 5y
0 HSBC Commercial Banking - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
+3 Internship advice 0 5y
0 Early start if traveling/seeing friends not an option? 2 5y
+15 Vista Point Advisors Rep 11 11mo
+3 WSO IB Guide 0 5y
0 Good Looks & Case Comps (?) First Post 0 5y
+6 SMBC FT 2021 6 5y
0 Natixis Sa 2021 0 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Portfolio Management Data 5y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 5y
+1 Potato People 0 5y
0 Correcting Non-Disclosure of Individual Trading Account 1 Week Into Job 3 5y
+4 "What are your thoughts on the market?" - Interview questions 3 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Hi, I have just returned to RS yesterday after a year and a half break 0 5y
+4 Internship offers: BB vs EB vs MM 2 5y
+4 BofA Palo Alto vs Evercore Menlo Park (Tech) 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPM- I accepted the offer but it says "In Progress" 5 5y
0 SA 2021 Newport Beach Housing?? 5 3y
0 HSBC - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Internship offers: Top BB S&T vs MM IB 2 5y
+72 What Are Your Thoughts On Living In LA? 32 5y
0 FIG Interviews 1 5y
0 How to bring up compensation question in a superday 8 5y
+19 Still don't get Enterprise Value 12 3y
+12 FT Analyst Role: BB ECM or PE MM 4 3y
0 How does the UCL MSc Finance do in London IB placement? 1 5y
+58 Is Sales Underrated? 23 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 Extra Things to do in College 2 5y
+47 Q&A: Engineer > PE > MBA > BB IB (TMT / LevFin) > Entrepreneurship 8 5y
+3 How to calculate gross profit? 0 5y
0 Nomura modeling test - Lateral Hiring 9 5y
+12 Credit Suisse LevFin vs. Sponsors 9 5y
+12 Office relocation 0 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+36 Internship recruiting in Italy 37 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 What's the difference between fixed-income and debt? 1 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Finance roles at Google ? 1 5y
+9 What are the benefits to working for a "rainmaker" MD? 5 5y
+14 What is it like to be a part of a small analyst/intern class? 20 5y
+8 How to prepare for the upcoming summer 10 5y
+8 What was social life like as a FT BB IB analyst pre-covid? 6 5y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Generalist 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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