+106 Low GPA, but have experience in the field. What do I do? 47 6y
+39 RBC vs. Citi vs. UBS vs. Guggenheim 12 6y
+12 Types of questions asked during reference calls 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+19 Advice - MD wants to meet me 5 7y
+3 Getting the most out of coffee with my mentor 2 7y
+15 Need To Choose Between Offers 10 7y
+15 Should I Delay My University Graduation? 6 7y
+39 Boutique IB is a lie -- Experience Rant 15 6y
+18 Equity reconciliation 2 4y
+5 Internship for the Summer of Freshman Year? 5 7y
+13 MBA Salaries / Bonus 7 7y
+11 What is current signing bonus, 1st year salaries, and 1 year expected bonus 7 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+28 How to seem genuine in an interview? 7 4y
+9 Amount of Deals/Projects at Once? 1 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 7y
+19 Top 10 Investment Bank Ranking 2020 6 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+37 Headhunters for IB / PE London 2 5y
+3 Liberal Arts Graduate - First Generation Grad (Rural South to City ) - Looking for guidance and/or a mentor! 1 6y
+34 Modelling Gurus, please share your wisdom... 12 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+19 Interviewing during the work day.... thoughts? 7 7y
+12 Corporate banking to rating agency structure finance interview 1 7y
+9 What banks offer 2 year analyst to associate programs? 7 6y
+3 3 person panel interview with BB Next week! 1 7y
+12 Capital Growth SA Geneva, Switzerland 1 6y
0 CastleOak Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 BNP Paribas energy resources and infrastructure (London) HELP! 1 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
+9 Microsoft Office 2016 Upgrade 2 7y
0 Cypress Associates LLC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Tobin and Co - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+8 Why do banking in LA? 3 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+15 Does Location Matter for BB SA Recruiting? 16 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+5 Interview question: talk to me about a recent market trend 3 7y
+33 What Second Year Internships Would Look Best For IB? 24 7y
+10 FT networking situation 4 7y
+13 Negotiating MBA Associate Offer 6 7y
+8 Best Personal Laptop for Investment Banking? 6 5y
+9 Sophomore Summer + Freshman Summer Questions 1 7y
+3 What was LIBOR used for & what is replacing it (and why)? 1 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Valuation Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+238 What was your first big break? 41 6y
+15 Is okay to only list my post-freshman year GPA and omit my cumulative GPA on my resume? 6 7y
+27 Extend current internship, or take another? 6 7y
+6 When to reach out to boutiques? 2 7y
+3 Which coverage group is most interesting? 1 7y
+8 Why boutique? 1 7y
+3 Becoming a Producer 1 7y
+18 Why Moelis NYC? 4 7y
+4 2020 SA application openings and deadlines (London) 3 6y
+12 IEC International portfolio management hong kong 1 7y
+3 Thoughts on CohnReznick Capital? 3 6y
+21 Getting Back to IB: Feedback on Potential Paths 1 7y
+37 Goldman Sachs Cross Markets Group (New IBD Group) - Analyst 28 5y
+3 Is that worth to travel for BCG and Mckinsey tests? 3 6y
+31 Investment Banking breakthrough. 34 7y
+16 When to leave the office 7 7y
+28 First Year Summer Internship Enough for IB? 10 7y
+9 CFA Institute Investments Foundation 1 7y
0 Jefferies - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+37 PE Offer Rescinded 2 months before my start date 6 6y
+3 Question on corporate marketing 1 6y
+6 Deal Structures - Visualization 1 7y
+29 Picking between LACs or Uni for Undergrad Degree 10 7y
+3 Transfer from Fordham to Vanderbilt Econ 1 7y
+3 Does Houlihan have a balance sheet to work with? 1 7y
+13 Lazard NYC M&A/RX - Protected Saturdays? 13 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Tudor Pickering Holt and Co - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Tudor Pickering Holt and Co - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 Capital Markets (Debt or Equity) analyst role 2020 1 7y
+3 Sophomore Summer Fidelity 1 7y
+3 Worth going to New York Trading, Finance & Banking - Professional Networking Affair? 1 6y
+12 Starting Stern MBA in the Fall - what should I do this summer/fall to secure an internship in IBD next summer? 1 6y
+10 how to really know what a boss / team / company is like 2 7y
+20 How to answer "what do you see yourself doing long term" in a banking interview 3 7y
+3 Vluation methods used in M&A deals by sector? 1 7y
0 Rothschild - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+4 Help: no summer internship 1 7y
+18 Apartment Locations In Hong Kong (Part II) [Central vs. Kennedy Town] 2 7y
0 Outcome Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y

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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