0 Do firms have quotas for their target schools? 1 9mo
+14 Blacklists in Banking/Buyside At the Undergraduate Level 5 8mo
+51 How do you deal with feeling ashamed? 18 8mo
+7 Tell Team About Actively Recruiting or Keep it Quiet? 7 8mo
0 Call with Renewable Analyst Prep Help 1 9mo
+14 UCL MSc Finance – worth it for IB / AM? 5 9mo
+3 Whatsapp Gopay 3 9mo
+13 Stifel SA 2027 29 7mo
+9 looking for advice 1 9mo
+49 Wells Fargo 3yr Analyst Program? 65 7mo
+19 How much do you tip your MD for the holidays 14 8mo
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 9mo
+13 How hard would it be to recruit for Chicago IB coming from a top target? 2 9mo
+3 Citi IB rising over L3Y. Why ? 1 9mo
+61 Evercore vs CVP London 44 7mo
0 guidance on prep and industry for placement agents/pfg/pca 1 9mo
0 Companies that pay USD in Canada 1 9mo
+10 Cognitive booster supplements 5 8mo
0 2026 December / 2027 FT ? 1 9mo
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Metals and Mining Data 9mo
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - Metals and Mining Data 9mo
+6 Gender DEI Needs to Die 1 9mo
+6 For those who broke into IB, were you target / semi target / non target? 10 9mo
+10 Deleted 15 9mo
+13 Houlihan Lokey Private Debt Advisory Interview 31 8mo
+18 2026 Lateral Timeline 8 9mo
+9 How likely is it FT offers get pulled 4 9mo
+9 When Do Investment Bankers Take Time Off During Christmas And New Years? 10 9mo
+3 Capital Markets Prep 1 9mo
+23 UK-Semi Target/Target vs China Target Undergrad for HK IBD & AMPB 14 4mo
+59 DA Davidson IB 19 3mo
+8 Cap Tables & Credit Docs: 9Fin & Octus 3 9mo
+17 IB Analyst vs PE Analyst 4 9mo
+4 Does MD carry the same meaning across all investment banking firms? 4 9mo
+1 How much time do you actually lose updating pitch decks? 1 9mo
+29 Bocconi ➡️ IB? 14 8mo
+22 Senior IB associate on cusp of VP -> go to HSW MBA? 8 8mo
+17 Accepted IB Return Offer – How Risky Is Requesting a Different Office? 9 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Public Finance Data 9mo
0 Banco Santander - Review - Investment Banking Data 9mo
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 9mo
0 Thoughts on Sperry, Mitchell & Co 1 9mo
+58 Why is summer 2027 recruiting so cooked? 23 8mo
+3 Lateral timeline during holidays 6 8mo
+90 Damn DEI fucked white people over and merit damn...... 56 8mo
+47 RX Rankings 2026 23 6mo
+19 Where Can I place FT? 13 4mo
0 Scrappy FT Analyst Recruiting 1 9mo
0 Exit Opps Tier List 2 9mo
+6 FT 2026 Advice 1 9mo
+6 IB/CB after MPA (think Columbia SIPA, Harvard HKS) 1 9mo
+4 Networking During the Holidays 4 9mo
+5 How should I prepare for networking? 3 8mo
+300 Restructuring is Paradise 30 8mo
+14 Compliance and "investing" activities 4 9mo
0 Introversion and a Career in Banking 1 9mo
+6 Will they rescind my offer after background check? 1 9mo
+5 JPM NatRes London team 11 8mo
0 Most stressful time working as an IB? 1 9mo
+6 Hardest CVP / Moelis Questions? 3 9mo
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - NA Data 9mo
+9 3.8 non target 8 9mo
+12 3.16 Semi-target 5 9mo
0 Merry Christmas Emails to Bankers for Networking 3 9mo
+7 PNC Internal Transfer to DCM or Corporate Bankimg 4 9mo
0 When do you get the “time” to spend all this money? How is 1-2 weeks of true PTO worth any of this? 1 9mo
+23 Scared For BB Background Check 6 9mo
+179 Distressed / Special Situations IB Is Paradise 15 9mo
+7 Is there any point to applying right when the applications opens for BBs/EBs? 15 9mo
+15 Deleted 1 9mo
+11 always updating the same number in 10 places? 11 9mo
0 Breaking into Levfin?? 2 9mo
0 Credit Agricole SA26 4 6mo
+3 Updating Resume / Showcasing Deal on Resume? 1 9mo
+59 i WaNt To dO DiStResSeD and rEsTrUcTuRinG 11 9mo
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9mo
+23 From US to EU 3 9mo
+2 del 1 9mo
+9 Breaking into IB in London 1 9mo
+184 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 195 1mo
+13 Best Way(s) to Break Into RX IB, Including Laterals 6 9mo
+3 Canada to US Lateral - Advice 2 9mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 9mo
0 H.C. Wainwright & Co. - Review - Generalist Data 9mo
0 When to follow up after submitting apps? 1 9mo
0 Deutsche Bank Online Assessment 4 9mo
0 Moving from MO to FO? 1 9mo
+9 Barclays Chicago 6 6mo
+311 Everything I Wish I knew About Sophomore IB Recruiting (Q&A) 67 4mo
+6 MM LevFin vs UMM IG DCM? 4 9mo
+4 Wells Fargo Recruiting 5 9mo
0 Final round interview response time 1 9mo
+6 Jefferies tech culture? 5 8mo
+7 Aged 30YO pivot, advice needed: LBS/LSE MiM vs. Bayes MSc Corp Finance (Full Ride + Stipend) - Targeting GCC/London 1 9mo
0 Baird Applications 1 9mo
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9mo
+9 Asking for References While Secretly Recruiting 1 9mo
+1 HSBC HK 1 9mo
+3 Moelis 27SA – Application Location Question 1 9mo
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9mo

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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