0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+13 Applying to FT IBD roles as a computer science major with one IBD internship? 2 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+8 Drug use in finance 3 7y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+7 Best MM Groups 4 6y
+3 How is a leave of absence going to affect my summer opportunities 2 7y
+9 Hiring Investment Bank vs. Investor Relations Firm 1 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+25 What were IB/PE salaries before 2008? 16 6y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+11 Are there any key differences between M&A and coverage groups in terms of job description? 1 7y
+16 Greenhill SA 2020 18 6y
+14 Lincoln SA 2020? 13 6y
+25 Calling All Rising Sophomores 12 6y
+9 Deutsche Bank Hong Kong - still worth pursuing now? 1 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Industrials Data 7y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
+9 Is one Employee pushing for you/ flagging your resume enough or is it the more the better. 7 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Need Advice on Networking Internally 1 7y
+3 Do firms look at your previous applications? 2 7y
+3 Timespan between verbal offer and actual contract? 2 7y
+16 Does getting rejected as a sophomore hurt you as a junior? 7 7y
+1 IBD Group that executed the Beyond Meat IPO? 1 7y
+3 Anyone have any insight into The Courtney Group in Los Angeles? 2 6y
+12 Would you work for Deutsche Bank ? 1 6y
+30 Top MM IBD: Exits 20 6y
0 Barclays - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+20 East-coast MBA >> LA IB. How difficult is it to do this? 9 6y
+9 Haven't Talked to Anyone at Bank... 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+16 URGENT: IB Summer Analyst Internship 2020 or bust? 2 7y
+12 Applying as unprepared Sophomore: potential downsides? 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Technology Data 7y
+66 HSBC SA 2020 126 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bourne Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bourne Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+16 Exit opportunities and Comp in Commercial/Corporate Lending 2 6y
+12 Am I screwed for 2020 internships?? 1 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 HR was not involved in my business analyst interview at BAML? 1 7y
+8 Cost of Equity without using CAPM 3 7y
+4 Emailing a Senior Employee 3 7y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Kaufman Hall and Associates - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+28 Where to go from here?? 11 6y
+3 What is Deutsche Bank doing to keep their real estate IB franchise alive? (July 2019) 1 7y
+40 PJT SA 2020 108 6y
+15 Network to Learn How to Network 1 7y
+9 How much does being a minority help in the application process? 10 6y
+3 What payment gateway do you use on your website and can recommend it to me? 1 7y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Société Générale - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+13 TTS Formatting Olympics WHAT TEH Challenge [New Hires Only] 1 7y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Houlihan Valuation Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 7y
0 Houlihan Valuation Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 7y
+15 How hard to change cities? 5 7y
0 Houlihan Valuation Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 7y
+4 Is this a big screw-up? Megafund 4 7y
+3 From REPE to Non-RE IB 1 7y
+23 Why CAPEX=D&A in the terminal year of a DCF? 9 4y
+12 Any Tips on Getting into Entry-Level Positions with only work experience abroad? 1 6y
+6 Deloitte Corporate Finance?? 2 7y
+3 Hearing back after applying 3 6y
0 MUFG - Interview - NA Data 7y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
+12 FT Restructuring Phone Interview 3 6y
+19 American going to business school in the US -> investment banking associate in Europe (London)? 5 6y
+12 Skip IB and Straight to PE? 1 7y
+3 2020 IB Full-Time 1 7y
+36 If I go to a tiny place post-MBA (after being at a BB), can I recover? 10 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+12 How to prepare for DCM analyst interviews? 1 7y
+18 SA Cover Letter 5 7y
0 American Express - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Umpqua Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Risk Management Data 7y
+12 S&T to IB coverage group 5 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
+3 MySQL, database management skills. Needed for finance? 1 7y
+16 Freshman choosing from 5 internship offers. HELP! 10 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+21 Ways of Underperformance - and how to avoid them (Part 1) 3 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Financial Services Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 7y
+9 TD Securities - Investment Banking 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • 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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