+25 Rising junior considering gap year because of COVID to re-recruit 9 5y
+12 Should I hide or highlight a reorientation ? 3 6y
+4 Seller/ buyer interest Net debt 3 6y
0 MUFG - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
+100 Which firms have the LEAST emphasis on Diversity (London) 30 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+18 IB Infrastructure Advisory vs. Infra PE 6 3y
+6 Can't get a fucking deal closed 1 6y
+15 Sophomore Finance Experience/Internships? 8 6y
+15 starting a finance relevant major junior year? 5 6y
+1 GS SA (IBD) 2021 OFFICIAL ANALYST THREAD 25 4y
+3 Employment Notice 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+174 why do bankers over use dashes in emails 59 3y
0 Are you even important if you are a Goy? 4 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+7 Do you think that the people you work with are much smarter than you? 3 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 6y
+12 GS View on Reneging for them 9 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+8 How fucked is recruiting for people that unfortunately had their internships cancelled this summer? 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+27 Renege on FT return offer to work outside IB? 12 6y
+9 2020 Grads, Has your bank started on-time or have your start dates been pushed? 5 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+3 US CB vs CAD IB 2 6y
+4 2021 London IBD SA GC 6 6y
+3 Too late to network for BB's? 2 3y
+3 SA after university in UK or APAC 1 6y
+12 Around what time of year do boutiques begin considering summer interns? 6 6y
+17 PWC Deals - Valuation, How does it compare? 2 6y
+3 Buying a laptop to WFH 1 6y
+6 Goldman Sachs IBD SA 2021 San Francisco: Offers 1 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Advisory Data 6y
+25 Recruiting timeline (UK edition) 9 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 6y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Healthcare Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 6y
+23 London Living Areas (Working in Canary Wharf) 8 6y
+6 Top MM by PE Exit Opp 1 6y
+31 Top Power/Utilities/Renewables Coverage Groups 6 6y
+3 Greenhill Chicago Office 2 6y
+90 Is FIG a death sentence? 33 2y
+12 What is off-cycle hiring looking like as interns are finishing up and getting offers? 1 6y
+6 How many of you got the offer through a frat/club? 4 6y
+3 How are your SA Zoom socials? 4 6y
+6 CS SF Tech Group 1 6y
+9 IB vs S&T Selectivity 5 6y
+6 What is RX like in Europe? 2 6y
+35 GS/MS/JPM vs DB/UBS 21 5y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+9 Summit Partners Credit? 6 6y
+6 Microsoft/TikTok Deal 1 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+105 Incoming [insert position] on LinkedIn. 33 6y
+4 Incoming [insert position] on LinkedIn. Yes or No? 3 6y
+18 Technicals for FT opportunties? 5 6y
+6 Expense policy WFH 3 6y
+17 Game over for FT 2021 if you dont get a return offer this summer? 14 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+6 Most important metric to use in describing clients in interviews or on resume? 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+19 EVR M&A Return Offers 21 6y
+15 Leveraging Summer Analyst Full Time Offer at BB to EB 6 6y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Credit Risk Data 6y
+10 Good boutique healthcare shops for M&A 15 3y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 6y
+10 Application Error - GS - withdraw and re-apply? 13 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+9 Full Time Timeline 13 6y
+21 Financial Sponsors vs. traditional M&A for PE? 7 6y
+6 GS SCHOLARS 1 6y
+14 Burn my Resume/CV - London SA 2021 7 6y
+12 Nomura vs. CS vs. PJT 5 6y
+15 Do interviewers usually give feedback after interviews? 8 6y
+17 Weird 2021 SA JP Morgan application status update 18 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+12 Shea and Co. Superday 16 5y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Peakstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Peakstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+257 Finance/Wall Street Wannabes 71 4y
+104 Comp at Top MM Firms? 61 4y

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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