0 What do you wish you knew before you hit the desk FT? 3 2y
+3 GS Financing vs Evercore / Lazard Rx 8 2y
+13 Food and Beverage IB Groups? 6 2y
+23 What's the best time to do internships in college for IB? 5 2y
+20 Bank/Office w/ Most Prestigious Bathroom? 6 2y
+9 Does Goldman/BAML/JPM/MS Drug test for SA in London??? 8 2y
+16 Lateral to a TMT coverage group? 3 2y
+12 Baird Investment Banking? 4 2y
+8 Group Placements for Internship? 3 2y
+19 Is The Lateral Market That Bad or Am I Just a Poor Candidate? 8 2y
+15 Has anyone worked in SocGen’s Leveraged Finance Division? 1 2y
+6 Best Groups at Wells? 4 2y
+40 Where the hell does Centerview recruit from? 84 2y
+48 What are your thoughts on advanced degrees in IB? 20 2y
0 Spring 2024 Internships / Ways to Make Money for Semester Off 1 2y
0 Accounting 2 2y
+74 News on BOFA Layoffs? 33 2y
0 CapM Advisors Full Time Analyst Total Comp (NYC)? 0 2y
+10 Switch to IB 1 2y
+6 MSc to Associate 10 2y
+8 Renege on BofA for GS? 16 2y
+3 Background checks for spring weeks 6 2y
0 IB Final Round Advice 1 2y
0 DCF (Stub Periods and Mid-Year Convention) 1 2y
+1 Entry in IB/PE/HF/M&A with ER experience ??? 3 2y
+2 London Spring Week 2 2y
+10 Managing work and being more efficient 1 2y
+3 Existing deferred tax assets/liabilities in an acquisition... 2 2y
+36 What’s it like working at Moelis? 12 2y
+5 LBO - Cash Higher than Enterprise Value, No Debt, what are sources of Financing 6 2y
+10 Fintech startup --> m7 MBA --> BB/EB IB? 6 2y
+3 HSBC off cycle AC 5 2y
0 Deutsche Bank 0 2y
+3 What is happening to Barclays? 2 2y
0 Finance and engineering double major? 2 2y
+130 WSO Mobile App is HERE (iOS and Android) 81 2y
0 Which Bank/Group Is The Most Fit? 0 2y
+7 How much do MDs travel since the pandemic because Zoom/Teams exist? 5 2y
+6 SA 2025 Recruiting To Pick-Up in January 7 2y
+9 Finance carreers study organization 1 2y
+4 Upcoming Sophomore Early Insights/Diversity Programs 28 2y
+9 FIG is paradise 1 2y
+13 PLEASE HELP : Should I just quit ? 6 2y
+31 Technology IB Guides & Advice 7 2y
0 Roths Spring 2023/2024 1 2y
0 Morgan Stanley Menlo Park - 12 principles / Values 0 2y
+20 Need advice on BofA Hong Kong vs UBS London, thx in advance! 8 2y
0 Barclays Capital Markets assessment centre 1 2y
0 Dealing with an Incompetent Associate 1 2y
+2 Latest time to complete JPMorgan Chase's Spring Week Hirevue 4 2y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Interview Questions? 7 2y
+13 Advice Needed on IB FT Recruitment 5 2y
+9 Breaking into IB front office (M&A, DCM, ECM, etc) 1 2y
+3 Does amortization of financing fees create a DTL? 2 2y
0 Smaller Gaming and Lodging Groups 2 2y
+14 Good examples of a Conglomerate delisting and then IPOing its various subdiaries for "shareholder value"? 8 2y
0 NWC calculation and deferred revenue 1 2y
+39 Cornell transfer 26 2y
+15 College Freshman Breakout At Non Target 2 2y
+12 Physical prep for ft 7 2y
+29 Dumbest thing you’ve said in an interview? 24 2y
+1 Cambridge MFin program to Pivot to IB LevFin 2 2y
0 Would the CFA help me get an IB interview? 2 2y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Recruiting Starting in November? 10 2y
+4 LA IB: Roomate in Venice 1 2y
+30 Thoughts on accepting 2 offers incase a firm pulls theirs? 11 2y
+9 Intrigued by this interview question 3 2y
+10 Strategy for IB FT Recruitment 2 2y
0 What’s life like as a MD in IB? Was it worth it? 2 2y
+7 Stifel Toronto 31 2y
0 SA 24 Outlook 3 2y
0 Severance 4 2y
0 GS risk div summer 2024 London 0 2y
+11 Does knowing IFRS too well hurt your chances with US-based IB roles? 3 2y
+11 How does write-up of intangible assets flow thru 3 statements? 2 2y
0 Big 3 vs Local IB 1 2y
+11 Neel Sachdev, the London based corporate lawyer on $60M 14 2y
+69 How do you guys function on low hours of sleep? 34 2y
+7 BofA London IBD summer offer vs GS IBD financing group- URGENT help from industry insiders needed 3 2y
+7 Lateral - Analyst bonus considerations 6 2y
+9 Reflecting on Motivations for a Career in Investment Banking 1 2y
+11 Centerview vs Morgan Stanley 37 2y
0 Questions for senior bankers and associates: 1 2y
+24 Marathon Capital in Chicago?? 20 2y
+9 Can you study for Series 63 in less than 2 days? 4 2y
0 Thoughts on Happy Thanksgiving/Happy Holidays emails? 1 2y
+6 Upcoming Superday Advice 1 2y
+30 Financial Sponsors Groups 2021-2022 56 2y
+3 PCA WLB? 5 2y
+17 Looking For Advice on Decision between Boutique IB in Boston vs. CIB in NYC 3 2y
+3 From BB IB M&A to small M&A boutique 1 2y
+21 Gave Up 5 2y
+1 Best Programs for F1 STEM-OPT Extension: Seeking Insights 3 2y
+20 WTF do investment bankers actually do 5 2y
+87 GS 2023 Possibilities Summit 438 2y
+9 Need some direction 1 2y
0 How do you rank the offers from commercial banks? 0 2y
+9 BB OC team choice 4 2y
+14 MUFG Project Finance IB 5 2y
+1 What my professor said abt today’s world 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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