+10 GS Careers - Status Opacity 1 1y
+8 MS 2025 Sophomore Summer IB 20 1y
+3 Common questions to avoid asking on networking calls 1 1y
+6 JPM CIB Global Corp Banking SA Superday 21 1y
+8 Had an interview with GS, and after the interview, the portal status didn’t get updated. 34 1y
0 What Helped Your IB Application Stand Out? 1 1y
+26 Tech based Technicals Beginner & Advanced 2 1y
+84 Best modeling music? 57 1y
+137 Referring girlfriend for SA role, should I do it? 50 1y
+8 GS Consumer lateral 31 1y
+5 GS Lateral - Interview 12 1y
+10 deleted 3 1y
0 Most MDs rather make $10M and accidentally cause a junior death, than $2M 1 1y
0 When are you guys getting out of training 1 1y
+11 Bofa London Teams 9 1y
+4 Where to be for soph summer? 4 1y
0 HSBC CIB Offer 2 1y
+10 Wells Fargo Asset Cap Lifted 9 1y
+3 IB FT Positions Still Recruiting? 9 1y
+58 What Makes RX So Prestigious 19 1y
+8 hiring decisions - technical guy or more personable guy? 2 1y
+9 Crypto-focused ib? 9 1y
+467 Baird Industrials is Paradise 34 1y
+20 Anyone Interested in IB or PE recruiting (HK&LDN)? Happy to answer and discuss! 38 1y
0 What do I need to have an actual chance on an SIP (Ldn)? 1 1y
+3 UBS REALTY 2 1y
+5 Training and running a marathon as AN1? 4 1y
+9 Am I Cooked? 1 1y
+14 Barclays Bonuses 2025 12 1y
+14 Negative Premium 6 1y
0 My MD said I don't need to make modeling templates since the MM Bank is doing lots of capital market work models on an as needed basis 1 1y
+6 HR - Envoys of Espionage / Sleuths of Spying?!? 2 1y
+25 Is being a investment banker the top finance career if you arent IMO level genius in math 17 1y
+19 Lateral interview at GS coming up - would be grateful for any advice 8 1y
0 Internship After MSc London 1 1y
+5 Liontree London? 38 1y
+10 del 4 1y
+9 Goldman Sachs IBD London - 2026 SA Final Year Eligibility 1 1y
+44 UBS won with CS 26 1y
+11 Del 4 1y
+12 Private Credit, Loan Syndications or M&A 1 1y
+10 PEI Global Partners 5 1y
+6 BGL SA 2026 9 1y
+11 When will Lev Fin be back? 10 1y
+3 Will I look like a jackass? 4 1y
0 Market Risk to DCM? 1 1y
+3 Lateral associate hiring now? Why are banks posting the same roles over and over 1 1y
0 Rising senior no junior year internship 4 1y
+45 Perfect Two-Year Program for Family Business Trajectory 17 1y
+12 Investment Banking Brazil process 5 1y
+15 Marine Special Ops Veteran looking for advice to eventually transfer from Commercial Banking to Investment Banking 1 1y
+9 Current Employee in IB, Overqualified and getting no lateral looks - UNIQUE SITUATION 3 1y
+4 Working for a company my dad was previously in the C suite of? 1 1y
+13 Ardea Partners Modeling Test 10 1y
+3 Houlihan Lokey London Analyst Case Study 5 1y
+104 Crazy to pick Raine over GS TMT? (SA) 38 1y
0 Deutsche bank tmt analyst 1 1y
+9 Does working in the US make sense for international students right now? 2 1y
+1 BB London with the best hours for interns 3 1y
0 DELDELDELDELDEL 1 1y
+24 Junior at a Non Target who wants to give up 8 1y
+12 GPA as a transfer student 1 1y
+12 Reaching out to Senior Heads 4 1y
0 Is being a investment banker the top finance career if you arent IMO level genius in math 1 1y
0 Everclear interview advice 3 1y
+25 Lincoln MM Lateral Opportunities? 6 1y
+14 RN with a Growing Interest in Ops, Biz Dev, and Finance – Am I Crazy or Just Late? 4 1y
+6 FT 2026 Networking 1 1y
0 BNP Paribas London – Analyst 2 Bonus 2024 (Paid in 2025)? 3 1y
+1 Serena or Blair? 3 1y
+37 Toronto New Grad FT Recruiting 35 1y
+15 Anyone take a gtfo out of IB job and regret it ? 20 1y
+2 Will RX IB consolidate in the future? 2 1y
+64 Incoming CS folks - are we saved or are we fked? 60 1y
+12 Is IB Interesting? 5 1y
+15 Networking Advice to Transfer After Summer Internship 3 1y
+15 Ways to stand out ahead of An2 to Aso1 promotion? 1 1y
+5 Looking for someone to teach me everything they know about investment banking/ consulting so I can’t get into finance orgs. 5 1y
0 When to jump? 1 1y
+12 Is there a workaround for Comparable Companies on niche, private companies? 1 1y
0 Will starting over as a first year analyst improve my chances of lateraling to a better firm? 1 1y
0 Broadhaven Merchant Bank 1 1y
+38 Hamilton khaki field quartz 32 1y
+11 Please chance me for IB in SF; Non-Target 5 1y
0 BB Offer Process? 1 1y
+9 Risk interview questions? 6 1y
0 Hopping 1 1y
+60 A1 Constantly Feeling Like I’m Drowning and Never Good Enough 19 1y
0 SA2026 National Investment Banking Toronto 1 1y
+73 Has anybody quit for mental health reasons and been able to rejoin PE or high finance more broadly? 17 1y
+75 What NOT to do as a Summer Analyst 16 1y
+13 Lose the tie in interviews? (UK) 16 1y
0 GS Equity Derivatives 2 1y
+9 Citizens SA 2026 32 1y
+6 Seeking FT Recruiting Advice 2 1y
+9 Moelis MENA Presence 2 1y
+6 Why can’t I stay an analyst forever ? 4 1y
+6 Didn’t Land a Junior Offer – Trying to Move out of Internal Audit 1 1y
+7 Landed an internship but don’t know shit need help 2 1y
0 Which banks/FIs subsidize egg freezing for employees? 1 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (56) $261
  • 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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