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0 Tiger Global in 2025? 0 10mo
+3 Delete 2 10mo
+29 Return offer rates by firm 14 10mo
+9 Petrified of not getting a return 5 10mo
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+3 SA26 timeline 1 10mo
+6 Finance as a non-major 2 10mo
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 10mo
+3 How does MSF recruiting work 4 10mo
+21 Background check on self 6 10mo
0 IFC Financial Assessment 1 10mo
+5 Delete 7 10mo
+14 BO to FO or MFin to break into IB? 5 10mo
+39 Feeling FOMO from not being in NYC… 48 10mo
0 Seeking SPX Automation Traders – Weekly Premium Worth It? 1 10mo
+9 Landing FT Roles From PC 1 10mo
+2 Info on Moelis SF in 2025 4 9mo
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+4 Advice — what made you pick your coverage group? 2 10mo
0 Bad Bonus 1 10mo
+6 Public SaaS Company Valuation 1 10mo
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+44 EVR MP vs CVP MP vs LAZ SF vs MOE SF 36 9mo
+22 Evercore Associate Incident? 6 10mo
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0 Credit Suisse - Review - Healthcare Data 11mo
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0 IB 1 11mo
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0 Warhammer40K on Interests Section? 1 11mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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