+10 Off-Cycle intern class size (London) 8 6y
0 Cormark Securities Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Cormark Securities Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+21 Doomsday Scenario: Is It Acceptable to Leave My Second Job After a Year? 5 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 LionTree Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+3 What is a good Signing bonus? 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 Required additional (to master degree) skills for IB M&A 2 6y
+3 Is applying to spring programs and summer analysts positions for the same year allowed? 1 7y
+3 Protected Days 2020 1 7y
+16 Senior at semi target, considering MFE, MFin programs 6 3y
+3 BNP Paribas vs Societe Generale NY office 1 7y
+20 Should I disclose about my signed offer before interview? 7 7y
+21 PE Recruiting from an EB without interning at that firm 1 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+3 Signing Contract >> Onboarding Process 3 4y
+42 Societe Generale TMT 26 2y
0 JMP Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JMP Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JMP Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+15 wacc breakdown (net debt usage/ average debt) 1 7y
+19 Has anyone taken a gap semester? 14 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Interview - Valuation Data 7y
0 Cain Brothers - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 Good Finance / Business movies? 2 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
0 Mizuho - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+30 BNP Paribas Leveraged Finance SuperDay 17 3y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+20 Being bored is making me feel very anxious 1 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Mizuho - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 MM IB vs PE arm of AM? 1 7y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+12 PIMCO Summer Account Analyst or JPM IB SA NYC? 1 6y
+20 Renege Offer? 5 7y
+9 SNAP earnings call is going great but Stock plummets... 2 7y
+45 Professors wont excuse superdays 46 6y
0 Copper Run Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Copper Run Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 US Bank layoffs 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Woodside Capital Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Woodside Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 William Blair - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+4 Getting super sick in 1st year of being a post mba associate, what happens? 1 6y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+304 Q&A: Disadvantaged Background to A2A Promote at Elite Boutique 79 6y
+3 Superday Follow Up? 1 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+21 No name regional boutique vs fp&a at vista owned company 3 7y
+11 Incoming Investment Banking Analyst and what should I do 8 6y
+12 New on the job - feeling very “under-used” 1 7y
+3 TMT Industry Knowledge 1 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+26 I've been "under consideration" since September for IB London/Spain 15 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 AGC Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 AGC Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+34 Big 4 transaction services lateral to IB 4 6y
+22 BB from a non-target 7 6y
+3 Should i leave P&G for a local no-name bank? 1 7y
+47 HK/SG Investment Bank Rankings 28 4y
+65 Best Practices for Finding Lateral Opportunities 19 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+4 What companies exist in the lower middle market who strongly focus on M&A buy-side advisory services? 2 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y

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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