0 Improving Modelling Skills 1 1y
0 Transition to IB with weak background 1 1y
+151 What happens to useless VPs / Ds? 47 1y
+4 Lincoln Superday Advice 5 1y
+6 Lincoln International 2024 Summer Analyst 16 1y
+3 Lincoln International SA 2025 23 1y
+3 Lincoln M&A Superday Tips 10 1y
+77 Lincoln International - Reputation 42 1y
0 Union Square S26 Thread 0 1y
+2 MS Application Question 2 1y
0 Lazard IB IP Interview 2 1y
0 Rothschild First Round 1 1y
+1 Thinking about quality / rep of deal experience as analyst? 2 1y
0 Best Business Services IB? 1 1y
+3 Del 1 1y
+1 Exit Opportunity by Location 1 1y
+11 Combined EqV/Multiple in Merger 5 1y
0 (please help) Houlihan Lokey LA Office Industrials Info 3 1y
+14 How hard is it for CPA/JD to break into banking? 7 1y
+10 Head start on finance licenses 4 1y
0 Top Paying Firms for Associates - London 0 1y
+6 PWP 26SA SPD (NYC) 2 1y
+16 London boutiques & MMs - Head hunters 29 1y
+38 IBD Takeover Defense Groups Interviews 7 1y
+71 Is Project Financing More of a Cap Markets Function than Traditional IB? 51 1y
+27 Zaoui & Co London 25 1y
+9 Del 2 1y
+14 are assessment centres/superday always in person? 16 1y
0 Highest Paying Independents/EBs? 9 1y
+17 Can you make it on wall street from Fordham / Baruch 8 1y
+3 New York Summer 2025 3 1y
+40 Investment Banking Dubai 57 1y
+15 Brown Gibbons Lang / MM 5 1y
0 Canadian Banks Quit Net Zero 0 1y
+80 Inevitable Downfall of IB 19 1y
+6 PWP Advisory Prep Superday 5 1y
0 Is Ibanking safe? Is 200k mba still worth the investment? 2 1y
+9 LBS MFA vs St Andrews MSc Maths (not joking) 1 1y
0 Barclays Quant Exam???? 1 1y
+9 Is Pursuing a Top European Master’s in Finance Worth It Without a Traditional Background? 1 1y
+6 Project Finance modelling test 5 1y
+7 X 7 1y
0 Associates / VPs either send my work via e-mail when done well or ask me to send work to Srs. if it's going out late 3 1y
+3 IB SUPERDAY MEGATHREAD 3 1y
+6 Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst IBD - Interview Round 1 18 1y
+12 Moving from Credit Analyst to IB? 1 1y
+42 … 18 1y
+9 Anyone here work at Ardea Partners have any insight on the firm 11 1y
0 Goldman Raises CEOSolomon's Pay, Adds $80Million Retention Award 0 1y
+18 David Solomon gets 80 sticks while junior bankers disappointed with comp 10 1y
+3 Did anyone hear about Genesis Financial Asset Management / GFAM (toronto) 5 1y
+3 ONCAP Management Partners? 5 1y
0 Canadian IB at VP and Above? 2 1y
+134 How’s middlebury being doing recently 50 1y
+54 Where should I plan to exit to? (UK top seat?) 17 1y
+5 JPM FT 2025 London 9 1y
+6 How I Passed the EC-Council 312-38 on My First Attempt! 0 1y
+82 Honest question - why is everyone in Banking so toxic/abrasive? 26 1y
0 … 2 1y
0 How many Jefferies Internships can we apply for? 2 1y
0 Changing Location Preference for JPM Investment Banking SA 1 1y
+12 GS COMP DAY TOMORROW 4 1y
+41 goldman bumps intern salaries for 2025 summer? 32 1y
0 Fellow AN1s, What Have You Been Doing At Work? 1 1y
+30 1 Hour Commute Experience 22 1y
+2 How restrictive for exit ops? 4 1y
+3 Guggenheim Chicago 45 Minute Writing Assessment SA25 20 1y
0 HSBC Internship VED/AC 2025 0 1y
+3 Goldman 1st Round - Help 7 1y
+172 The Hours 105 1y
+1 Can leveraging an offer get me into a process I wasn't in? 4 1y
+18 DCF method for Banks 12 1y
+3 GS Bonuses 1 1y
0 Advice for Incoming Summer Associates 1 1y
+5 Superday Debacle 6 1y
0 CSG Partners - ESOP Investment Banking 2 1y
+24 Between a Rock and a Hard Place for SA 2026 Recruiting 4 1y
+25 Real discussion on compensation as a highschooler 15 1y
+9 Why Investment Banking (Senior Levels)? 4 1y
+18 Report: UBS so bad 52% of its bankers seeking new job in 2025 (Why?) 17 1y
+23 What exactly is PCA / private capital advisory 17 1y
+25 Top bucket in sweaty group? 21 1y
0 PCA Case Study Analyst 1/2 2 1y
+14 Boutique IB or Big 4 M&A 8 1y
+6 Treatment of Reverse Factoring (Confirming) as component of Net Debt or Working Capital 2 1y
+5 Chat am I cooked 3 1y
0 I'm cooked and need advice IB SA2026 1 1y
+6 Screwed for RX SA 2026? 8 1y
+11 How 2 git gud at techs (re: Ardea skilltest) 7 1y
+18 Advanced questions on M&I 400? 5 1y
0 Does getting a suited connection to IB's ( 2026 SAs) mean a first round. 2 1y
+6 im listed for 2028 but will finish in 2027 1 1y
+4 JPM Tech SF - how many absolute psychopaths work here 1 1y
+99 HL Reputation 39 1y
+9 Scared about background check 1 1y
+114 Expectations vs reality of being a first-year IB analyst 39 1y
+17 6th Street SA 2025 33 1y
+5 HL CHI Culture? 6 1y
0 Is this still the truth? Outside banking or consulting. 1 1y
+1 Tipa for landing ib Internship? 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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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