+15 Networking for very early SA recruiting this cycle 1 6y
+43 Social media and investment banking 33 6y
+12 Is this possible/feasible: REPE --> BB IB? 4 6y
+14 BB Corporate Banking SA vs Boutique IBD SA 4 6y
+30 Merger model question - Deferred revenue write-down 16 6y
+43 Harvard or Penn (Wharton) undergrad? 17 6y
+3 How To Understand Risk Tolerance Level? 1 6y
+3 why MS's application links are so weird??? 1 6y
+3 EA Markets 1 6y
+3 Sophomore Resume Critique Request 3 6y
+51 Does life get better as an IBD associate? 64 6y
+12 Transition from Passive Fund to IB ? 1 6y
0 How to Write Second Email to Request Informational Interview? 8 6y
+23 Preparing for Full Time 19 6y
+13 JP Morgan Full-Time Second Round / Superday? 42 6y
+31 Any opportunity left now for investment banking full time analyst? 26 6y
+36 Case Competition on Resume 29 6y
+3 how useful is the wso ib guide 1 6y
+23 Firm not paying for interview flight and hotel 10 6y
0 Pre-MBA Internship - Offer to work for free? 4 6y
+10 Private Banking Meeting 4 6y
+21 Review Solar Power Project Finance Model 1 6y
+13 Omitting Non-Target Undergrad on Profile? 1 6y
+9 Working at a venture backed company after IB 1 6y
+12 Share appreciation rights SAR - Dilution 1 6y
+12 Broadcom & Qualcomm Merger -> Largest-EVER tech deal 1 6y
+26 Did lawyers always play second fiddle to bankers? 14 6y
+8 EXAMPLE - BETA OF 1? 3 6y
+24 The Difference Between Good and Great Investors and Traders 1 6y
+48 Greenhill's franchise 32 6y
+120 Q&A: Investment Banking 3rd Year M&A Analyst 78 6y
+25 DB Achieve 2017 112 6y
+3 WSP Crash Course in Bonds 1 6y
+9 40k€ in my bank account, what should I do? 1 6y
+4 RAISING EQUITY - IMPACT on P/BV ratio 2 6y
+46 Recent graduate interning at a Big 4 in Audit - how can I move to IB? 20 6y
+29 Two offers - what to do? 9 6y
+42 How important is it one come from a rich family and be younger with regard to being hired as an Investment Banker? 21 6y
+10 Didn't get a Summer Analyst offer. Now what? 4 6y
+6 Do senior bankers go to events? 5 6y
+11 Starting as a M&A analyst in an EB - no modelling experience 6 6y
0 Citizens Bank - Capital Markets Summer Analyst Intern - 2018 4 6y
+46 Unlevered Beta? 23 6y
+3 Where to look for FT openings at other banks? (lateral) 2 6y
+4 Recruiting for both Banking and Consulting 1 6y
+33 Gamble on Recovery - BAML vs. UBS. vs. Citi 22 6y
+40 Information Session Overview: What to Wear & What to Ask 63 6y
+12 What is the market structure for buy-side banking fee for $200MM to $1B EV deals? 1 6y
+23 Signing bonus lower than industry average 9 6y
+9 How do banks value buy side banking deal experience? 1 6y
+18 HSBC HK 44 6y
+46 Should I Put My Standardized Test Scores On My Linkedin Profile? 12 6y
+10 How does a dividend recap affect balance sheet 5 6y
+10 Cap Markets Technicals 3 6y
0 Oracle-Hyperion deal 14 6y
+24 Top Tier PM Group vs MM S&T 13 6y
+20 What makes an investment bank successful? 3 6y
+7 Explain the concept of present value as if you were explaining it to a child? 4 6y
+18 Unique Situation Advice Needed... 5 6y
+13 Views on Jefferies Healthcare group 6 6y
+8 No Internship Junior Summer: Roast Me and Offer Advice 4 6y
0 OID / Interest Expense / Amort 3 6y
+10 OID vs Upfront fee 2 6y
+25 Undergrad GPA Affects Post-MBA Investment Banking Recruiting? 20 6y
+66 Is Negative Working Capital a Bad Thing? 32 6y
+19 How important are those online webinars? 8 6y
+4 Firm events after being hired 2 6y
+16 Question for all CFA takers while employed 6 6y
+3 GS global compliance division summer intern 4 6y
+78 Practicing attention to detail 22 6y
0 Big 4 Audit to Big 4 Corporate Finance- Advice 2 6y
0 Sophomore Experience and Applying to Junior SA internships 2 6y
+12 Strategist Roles at BBs? 6 6y
+12 Commercial Banking to IB or ER? 1 6y
+5 Bonus Timeline 3 6y
0 Societe Generale, Walmart, and P&G 0 6y
+3 Background check quick question 1 6y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Summer Intern Program 5 6y
0 Possible to leverage a second IB internship before 5th undergrad year? 2 6y
+22 2 IBD offers - what to do? 10 6y
+19 When do investment bankers get their own office? 22 6y
+17 Did not land IB SA: Is MM Banking at a top bank > IB possible? 2 6y
+17 Houlihan Lokey CF / IB Groups 6 6y
+21 will taking a semester off college for personal reasons jeopardize my internship offer/future job? 5 6y
+17 Mid-Cap vs Large-Cap PE Recruiting - Which is easier? 13 6y
+9 NOLs 1 6y
+54 Automatically Draw on a Revolver in Excel 37 6y
+17 Liberal arts to finance? 6 6y
+16 Reading / Theory or Modelling? 7 6y
+3 *Apologies for dumb question* What's the new marginal tax rate? 1 6y
+29 IB Summer Internship before first year of college 7 6y
+3 What does "hedging across various verticals" mean? 1 6y
+92 Most complicated deal you've been staffed on 24 6y
+8 How was banking done before computers? 4 6y
+25 Beginner: Financial Statements question 5 6y
+3 BB Corporate Banking or Terrible Bank Investment Banking? 1 6y
+45 Pump Up Before Interview? 114 6y
+11 Harris Williams M&A Boot Camp 2018 16 6y
0 Bypassing Head Hunters....Well Kind Of 35 6y
+55 From Back office to Front office!? 40 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (88) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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