+1 Late Hirevue submission 1 6y
+13 DCF Model - Circular References 12 6y
+12 Masters vs Average Job 1 6y
+3 RBC Situational Judgement Assessment by cut-e 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Commercial Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Data 6y
+12 NOLS and DTA 1 6y
+18 FT Analyst Interview Prep for Non-Finance Background 5 6y
+3 Restructuring in London? 2 6y
+71 UK Target Universities Discussion Thread 42 5y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Technology Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 6y
+3 European students --> NYC 1 6y
+5 Critique my model 1 3y
+13 Why do strategic acquirers use cash for M&A vs debt used by PE? 7 5y
+323 Leaving Investment Banking - Why and What Next 90 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 European students ---> NYC or HK 1 6y
+10 French in London/HK/NYC 4 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+6 WACC and projection of purchases 1 6y
+3 French business schools for IBD 3 6y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+17 Do London boutiques (PWP, Greenhill, PJT ecc) accept 1-year masters student for SA positions? 7 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Fixed income salary? 1 6y
+9 un- and relevering the comparables beta 1 6y
0 Petsky Prunier - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+50 Is Banking Right For Me? 25 6y
+20 Do you need a laptop for SA Role? 9 6y
+15 Drafting Pitchbooks on the Job 5 6y
+3 Pay a career coach / headhunter? 1 6y
+3 WF SF TMT vs KeyBanc SF TMT? 1 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+12 MM PE internships vs Tier 2/3 MM IB for post-junior summer? 3 6y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 6y
+3 Goldman Sachs Internal tech audit hirevue question 1 6y
+13 Need help getting a full time job, undergrad from India graduating this December ! 2 6y
+3 hirevue deadline question 3 6y
+12 Just Looking For Advice For Guidance- Serious (pre-med 2 finance) 1 6y
+39 Confused about future path in finance -interested in sell-side 35 6y
+9 Coming Up With Your Own Growth Rates 1 6y
+3 Deloitte Corporate Finance FT Superday 4 6y
+3 How to discuss RX deals? 4 6y
+1 PJT RSSG vs Evercore M&A 1 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+7 MBB vs RX 4 6y
+14 Super day format? 11 5y
+13 Thought on Deutsche bank TMT (sf office) in 2019? 13 4y
+9 What to do after the informational interview? 1 5y
+16 Cost of equity for multi-jurisdiction company/asset 3 6y
+3 HKUST Global Business program good for IB? 1 6y
+26 PJT Secondary Advisory vs. JPM S&T for IB/PE and MBA Exit Opps 8 6y
+9 Would It Seem Desperate 4 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+3 Thoughts on cold calling two MDs from same firm?? 1 6y
+3 RBC Intern & Perspectives 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 Duff & Phelps Reputation 2 6y
+59 Evercore NYC M&A vs PJT NYC M&A for Private Equity and MBA Exit Opportunities 14 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+21 New WSO Weekly Trivia Time! Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE 0 6y
+25 Entrepreneurship Offer Post-Banking 6 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+22 Getting in to IB 6 6y
+6 Best Uses of SalesForce in LMM M&A 2 5y
+75 Low GPA success story 24 6y
+37 Poll: Horizontal or Vertical Models? 26 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+9 SA HL Chicago office vs DB NYC 2020 (Corporate Finance) 1 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+6 Guggenheim O&G Houston Office 1 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+7 Morgan Stanley LA? 5 6y
+16 Best Groups Evercore NYC for Prestige, Deal Flow & Top PE Placement 2 6y
+3 Goldman Sachs SA 2020 London 1 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+14 JPM SA 2020 London 31 6y
+12 Is it too late to start networking/applying to IB 2020? Which roles/banks are still recruiting 6 6y
+12 CDS on a Co 1 6y
+12 Off-cycle Internship Prospects for an International Student 2 6y
+20 Cold-emailed and got an interview, now what? 7 3y
+9 Thoughts on Barclays Menlo, UBS SF and CS SF? 8 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+18 How does negotiating work for FT IB at an EB? 2 6y
+33 Student from Japan applying to IB in the US 12 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 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 97.7%
  • 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 97.7%
  • 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 (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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