+3 Reaching Out To Interviewer Before Interview 4 5y
+28 UBS IBD vs. GS GIR/ER 9 5y
+6 JPM Launching Leaders LatAm 7/31 IBD Superday 0 5y
+3 Have u ever been backstabbed? 4 5y
+67 Where Are the Banker Bags? 25 5y
+13 Day in the life of an IB analyst - COVID 8 5y
+6 Are connections with OCRs, for lack of a better word, beneficial? Also why are they such smoke shows 0 5y
+284 Going A2A.. feel like a failure 80 2y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+22 M&A League Table EMEA 10 5y
+67 Northwestern IB Placement & Business Clubs 15 5y
+14 Need Advice: Should I cancel my internship for health reasons? 3 5y
+12 What would cause EBIT and NI to be the same? 10 5y
+3 JP Morgan HR email? 4 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+21 Money Stuff Leave :( 7 5y
+15 advice needed in awkward situation: how should I address verbal offer extended but later cancelled summer internship 3 5y
0 BDA Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+4 Extend a year for better bank? 8 5y
+15 What makes a Resume PHENOMENAL? 6 5y
+18 Resume forwarded to HR 8 5y
+22 Imagine going to a target and still messing up 3 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+3 Barclays Toronto office 2 5y
+9 1st Year Analyst | Worth it to move to SF 3 5y
0 Cain Brothers - Interview - Public Finance Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+17 Guggenheim vs Rothschild exits 6 5y
+24 For Those Waiting for FT Offer Decision -- Check in With Anyone at Bank? 8 5y
0 Ziegler - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+42 Do you need to speak Dutch to work in Amsterdam? 52 1y
+44 Goldman Sachs SuperDay Next Week 37 5y
+24 What is the point of a DCF or Enterprise Value? 8 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 PwC - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - NA Data 5y
+5 Question about SA - Full-Time Recruiting 2 5y
+15 PE Recap vs M&A 0 5y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Pharmaceuticals Data 5y
+13 Looking for info on IB in Spain (salary, BB vs boutiques) 4 5y
+12 Start up during IB 2 5y
+12 Government's cut in US M&A 1 5y
+13 Jefferies 2020 Bonuses 12 5y
+4 Average gpa for target non-diversity candidates that break in? 1 5y
+6 Is reference letter important? 3 5y
+13 What don’t I know about IB? 6 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+12 MSc vs BSc SA bias 2 5y
+13 When to follow up with HR 1 5y
0 Greenhill - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+19 Difference in Exit Opportunities - By Bank 4 5y
+3 What's Placement and how does it work? 2 5y
+3 Regional boutique to HF 4 5y
+34 Do bankers tell their spouses confidential info? 13 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Pull of Different Referrals 2 5y
+3 CS and UBS IBD SA - Rolling? 1 3y
+6 Balancing Relationships with IB Work 0 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+19 Barclays return offer rate? 26 5y
+349 Nepotism pisses me off 61 2y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+109 GS Cross Markets vs RBC 51 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Global Markets Data 5y
+64 Retirement Planning for IB Analysts 11 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 5y
+6 Is there a European equivalent of FINRA SIE 0 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+32 GS OFFER RETURN RATE 37 5y
+3 Joint Lead Manager - No Books? 4 5y
+49 How can I become a Finance professor? 16 5y
+94 How toxic is WSO? 31 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
+16 superdayed but no confirmation of offer 5 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 Asking for referrals upfront 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+9 JPM Pymetrics? 7 5y
+24 Columbia EMBA? 17 5y
+3 Citi IBD - How Long do You Have to Accept a Full Time Offer? 1 5y
+27 Get Free Access to the the New WSO M&A Modeling Course ($197 value) if you... 4 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+38 Deferred MBA Program 27 4y
0 Citibank (Hong Kong) - Review - Project Finance Data 5y
0 Citibank (Hong Kong) - Salary & Bonus - Project Finance Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 deldeldel 5 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 (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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