+3 Most Fratty Queen's Finance Club 4 2y
+20 DIP Financing and Covenants 8 2y
+7 TD Bonuses 3 2y
+38 Is Lazard the next Greenhill? 23 2y
0 Top Markets other than NY/Cali/Toronto for IB in terms of comp 1 2y
0 Surprising groups for 2024/2025 1 2y
0 Wells Fargo IB groups 2 2y
+9 1st Year CLO Banking 4 2y
+8 Del 8 2y
+9 Useless jogger in team …. How long til get fired and how does it work?? 3 2y
+6 Class of 2023: how are people doing in the lateral market thus far? 6 2y
+31 Corporate Banking: a detailed day in the life? 18 2y
+6 NYU Stern Placement SA 2025/2024 3 2y
+4 Zurich & German IB/PE recruitment 3 2y
+11 Moelis M&A Group 12 2y
+11 LevFin placement into PE 14 2y
0 Switching Groups 1 2y
0 Nordic Capital Advisors 0 2y
+9 Focus on specific industry vs. broad knowledge for recruiting as a rising Sophomore? 3 2y
+3 Best Consumer Groups? 1 2y
0 London July 2024 start 1 2y
+84 Investment Banking US League Table July 2024 (FactSet) 55 2y
0 Why isn’t corporate banking a feeder into Private Credit? 2 2y
+3 JPM Superday / AC 2 2y
+1 Why does Monaco have such a high country risk premium? 1 2y
0 Sheridan Exec 0 2y
+9 Middle / lower middle market chemicals bankers? 3 2y
+16 How to address seniors? 12 2y
+19 Summer Associate IB Recruiting Process with IB background 6 2y
+23 Long term IB 21 2y
+11 Junior Internship Before Sophmore 16 2y
+6 First Internship ! 7 2y
0 CRC-IB (CohnReznick Capital) Modeling Test 1 2y
0 Banks still recruiting / open late 3 2y
0 Raine Group Thoughts 2024 Thread 1 2y
0 Insight on MUFG Direct Lending? 1 2y
0 Mid Market IB @ Canadian Big 5 (Analyst Comp, Exits, Comparison) 2 2y
+16 Western no Ivey: anyone done this and gotten into ‘High Finance’? 11 2y
+253 Why has Consulting become more popular than IB for post-MBA career?? 124 2y
+9 Networking with IBD only 6 2y
+4 Thoughts on Scotiabank’s energy team (Calgary)? 13 2y
0 piper sandler detroit 1 2y
+1 Slow Excel File 4 2y
0 Investment banking skillset 2 2y
+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? 40 2y
0 Knopman marks videos r low-key useless for Series 79. Nowhere near enough detail 2 2y
+2 Series 79 Kaplan Incoming FT Training 4 2y
+2 Houlihan PCA 3 2y
0 What happens internally after candidates accept offer? 1 2y
0 Application Cycle for Non-Intern 1 2y
0 German country coverage - what do they do mostly? M&A, LevFin, ECM or DCM? 2 2y
0 Commodities -> IB 1 2y
0 Experience assessment IB 1 2y
+5 Houlihan Lokey London PE exits? 10 2y
+10 Networking Before Freshman Year 7 2y
0 Banks still recruiting for SA 2025? 1 2y
+314 How is this job legal? 75 2y
0 Should I do WSO Academy? 2 2y
0 jefferies chicago thoughts 2024 3 2y
+3 TQQQ 11 2y
+9 McMaster DeGroote Potential 6 2y
+12 Wells Fargo FIG 15 2y
+9 2025 Full Time Investment Banking Analyst Recruitment 4 2y
+18 William Blair Exit to BB / EB possible? 13 2y
+13 How to get dismissed immediately 9 2y
0 Forecasting/Modeling Techniques 1 2y
+7 M Klein CAA new investment bank? 8 2y
+1 Asking about return offers? 2 2y
+1 Gugg return rates ? 1 2y
+37 Internship going fine, except a VP hates me 11 2y
+6 Corporate Banking Associate Comp 3 2y
+11 Private Credit vs LO AM: Help me decide 5 2y
0 First time Assessment Center tips 1 2y
+19 Rothschild London London 4 2y
+3 Blair Franklin Capital PArtners 2 2y
+16 Who are the people that keep moving “up”? 9 2y
+6 Tips/Lessons from On-Cycle 2026? 8 2y
+98 Baruch to Investment Banker 125 2y
0 Masters at LSE opinion 1 2y
+3 CITI Sophomore Leadership Program 1 2y
+10 Best Banking Group If You Don't like M&A and Prefer Financial Instruments 2 2y
+9 Value of Online Classes 1 2y
+7 William Blair 2024 thoughts 9 2y
+9 Does it get better? 5 2y
0 Contacting founders/execs? 2 2y
0 Best benefits and comp? 2 2y
+11 Optimal level of effort for a v1 deck 3 2y
0 FT Analyst Training Program Hours 2 2y
+12 Is this the end of Lazard's strong restructuring practice? 8 2y
0 How do people leave banking right before the 2 year mark? 1 2y
+9 UBS - Critical Materials Group 5 2y
0 Reorg materials 3 2y
0 Will skills from this job carry over to non investing roles and entrepreneurship 1 2y
0 Going from TS to IB 1 2y
+15 Evercore Telecoms London 26 2y
+44 Thoughts on Ducera Partners 44 2y
+16 Litquidity comp report 204 11 2y
0 Chill associate 1 2y
0 Morgan Stanley RE Investment Management - Any alternative investing? 0 2y
0 MD Deal Fees 1 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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