+9 Breaking into IB in the USA as a Spanish graduate 2 2y
+40 Top MM Group vs Low BB for Exit Ops? 13 2y
+14 Re recruiting 11 2y
+18 Traveling as a first year 3 2y
+5 Goldman 'Spring Insight' Conversions 7 2y
+6 I regret my recruiting choices 3 2y
+2 Fidus Partners 3 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey C&R (Dallas) 1 2y
+13 LevFin Mid/Front office? 10 2y
+10 If you had to do it all over again, what would you do? - 2024 Edition 8 2y
+3 ECM Exit Opportunities 1 2y
+3 JPM corp bank - do you use Bloomberg ? 3 2y
+3 Wells Fargo 2025 Early Career Development Program 3 2y
+1 UVA Non-McIntire Target? 2 2y
+4 Leerink (NYC/Charlotte) thoughts? 5 2y
+12 Prepping for Moelis FT Interview Technicals - Advice? 6 2y
+14 DC Advisory vs SocGen 20 2y
+68 Associate bloat at BofA 53 2y
0 MBA summer Associate London 4 2y
0 Project Finance - Case Study Examples & Practice 1 2y
+8 DCF - Bamboozled 4 2y
+23 Is Del Morgan & Co legit? 9 2y
+6 Typical staffing mix? 14 2y
+7 Help! Fast Track Offer Event? 3 2y
+3 Reputation of R&Co Mining (London) 1 2y
+25 Debating on Re-Recruiting for SA 2026 or Try FT When the Time Comes 7 2y
+35 CPP Investments Toronto - SA 2025 19 2y
+15 Why do Canadians think working for Jefferies is such a big deal? 15 2y
+39 *Official* UK Investment Bank rankings 2024 27 2y
+31 Path to Angel Investor 9 2y
0 What is "Credit Capital Markets" in GS? 1 2y
+59 To what extent do IB analysts "think" 14 2y
+2 Insight Partners Return Offers 2 2y
0 Exit Options 1 2y
0 What are the best restructuring modeling courses out there? 2 2y
0 How Do Banks View Applicants with a Gap Year? 1 2y
0 Investing in convertible bonds 1 2y
+12 UK IB at Citi 1 2y
+3 SA24 Return offers… 3 2y
0 Recruiting for IB FT 2 2y
+32 Does anyone else feel we are working as a free consultant? 3 2y
+1 No deals as an intern ? 3 2y
0 Anyone ever do a WrightOne Assessment for an interview 1 2y
+106 Rerecruiting because of Ubers change 27 2y
0 Should I catch up with the team a year before the summer internship starts there or is it cringe 3 2y
+6 Wells Fargo IB Energy Transition and Climate Tech Analyst 5 2y
+14 2025 FT Recruiting Numbers 14 2y
+24 Why are product groups so lazy? 11 2y
0 Desjardins Analyst and Associate thread 0 2y
+13 Stephens in 2022 12 2y
+10 IB Industry Trends? 3 2y
+3 Barclays (London) severance package 4 2y
+31 You work at Goldman? I feel sorry for you 9 2y
+25 London assessments are crazy (semi-rant) 12 2y
0 Networking Before Summer Analyst Internship Starts 4 2y
0 Jefferies ECM first-year 1 2y
+7 M&A Interview In One Week, No Financial Knowledge 10 2y
0 Sydney IB? (WLB, Hours, Culture) 1 2y
+21 What’s a normal signing bonus? 13 2y
0 CIBC Strength Houston Energy? 1 2y
0 Best Metals & Mining Teams London 1 2y
0 Can you easily change offices as a first year analyst at a BB to an international one? 1 2y
0 Are WLB on the west coast better for IB? 1 2y
0 Bank of America Global investment banking superday? 2 2y
0 Anyone interviewing for coverage trainee role at Societe Generale? 1 2y
+9 Advice for breaking in from Premed 2 2y
+12 Associate’s Exit Opportunities 1 2y
0 Northwestern Mutual Harrisburg 2 2y
+11 Help a Struggling Sophomore Out?! 4 2y
+13 words of wisdom 4 2y
+7 . 7 2y
+8 Diversity of academic discipline/course in IB 5 2y
+3 GS Soph SA- Network? 5 2y
+9 FP&A Manager Salary? 4 2y
0 Agents Capital London 3 2y
+12 Pour one out for Bill Ackman 11 2y
+7 Lazard PCA FT 2024 10 2y
0 How can Transique Advisors help with company valuation services? 1 2y
+6 GreensLedge Capital Markets? 9 2y
+1 Hdhdidiejhfjcidiwjejdjfheh 2 2y
+12 going into freshman summer 11 2y
+8 BAML return offer rate? 18 2y
+4 Harvard finance certificate 4 2y
+16 Question about Internships 6 2y
+503 Checking in 6 years later [IB to MBB transition] 128 2y
+8 Debt Hierarchy 2 2y
+9 How are dinners / Uber's expensed 8 2y
+376 Target College Rankings Guide (BACKED WITH INFO) 160 2y
+24 Twiddling my intern thumbs all day doing jack shit - help a man out 5 2y
0 MUFG Sponsor Finance & Direct Lending 1 2y
+357 "Bulge Bracket" TV Show on Amazon Prime 96 2y
+1 Jefferies ECM Analyst 2024 4 2y
+3 London Summer Internship 2025 3 2y
+16 GS chi vs JPM chi vs Moe chi vs EVR chi 11 2y
+12 Non-Target Networking Timeline 4 2y
0 Healthcare Advantage? 1 2y
+10 Off cycle (winter internships) in Canada 7 2y
+20 HSG MBF… as a english-only speaker? 21 2y
+6 2024 Analyst Bonus Thread (Asia) 5 2y
+21 Qatalyst Summer 2025 19 2y

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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