+30 Hitting a really rough patch 10 3y
+19 Aeris Partners, Boston tech focused Boutique 18 3y
+13 Should I go for IB or stay within my BB back office post grad? 18 3y
+29 Citizens M&A Advisory Thoughts? 28 3y
+3 MM intern 1 3y
+5 Delete 4 3y
+7 MS investment management analyst 3 3y
+3 What do Banks Give For Home Setup? 2 3y
+70 I suck at PowerPoint 24 3y
+3 What Firm Would You Choose For Full-Time Straight Out of Undergrad? 1 3y
+3 Province Restructuring Firm: Any Insights? 1 3y
+3 Introduction 1 3y
+4 Credit Suisse (NYC) Culture Ranking 13 3y
+7 Credit Suisse Industrials Culture/Hours/Repuation? 10 3y
+3 Is Asset Finance "investment banking"? 5 3y
+3 Investment Banking M&A Analyst 0 3y
+21 Has your personality changed since starting IB? 9 3y
+3 BB Market Risk vs Top Prop Trading Market Risk vs Quant Analyst 5 3y
+3 What qualities make for a good VP? 1 3y
+15 Starting a Career in Secondaries 11 3y
+20 Investment banking 18 3y
+3 How long can one stay after getting a very small bonus? 2 3y
+11 How do you make a networking call fun? 5 3y
+42 FIG 101 39 3y
+3 Laurentian Bank Securities 2 3y
+5 Preparing for IB phone chats after cold emails or cold connects on LinkedIn 3 3y
+3 Macros in IB 1 3y
+10 BofA layoffs 13 3y
+22 Dubai IBD FO for M7 MBA 9 3y
+3 How does a bank/firm gain an edge? 1 3y
0 Best coverage groups? 6 3y
+3 SVB Securities Tech Analyst Comp 1 3y
+63 What to do with life after IB? 28 3y
+3 Lazard Healthcare Investment Banking 1 3y
+3 Wells Fargo TMT NY 1 3y
+63 Investment Banking Scene in Singapore 39 3y
+4 Citi Tech IB Sf thoughts exits ops to mfpe or tech pe in mp or sf 3 3y
+9 Question about valuation for CIPs 1 3y
+8 Fundamental analyst at Citadel 3 3y
+6 UBS No Longer A Mystery 2023 1 3y
+9 Should I go for IB or stay within my BB back office post grad? 1 3y
+3 Moelis Women’s West Coast Virtual Event 2 3y
+6 SMBC vs MUFG? 4 3y
+9 How To: Hand-Written Notes 9 3y
+23 What’s so hard? 13 3y
+14 Delete 9 3y
+13 Heard Citi got a 10-15% salary bump? 8 3y
+12 Never ending cycle of bad performance 6 3y
+7 Most financial journalists are incompetent and clueless 3 3y
+51 Quitting Banking 6 months in- what to say 34 3y
+4 Dropping a banking offer before starting the job? 5 3y
+5 What is Consumer Retail IB like? 5 3y
+11 Best way to learn how to model proficiently for an analyst 2? Want to go to corp dev 10 3y
+162 How to Lose My Ego 66 3y
+6 Job security in DCM? 11 3y
+50 Maintaining perspective as a 1st year analyst 9 3y
+4 JPM MMBSI VP Salary 4 3y
+3 It's Not Worth It 1 3y
+3 Women of WSO - personal finance 5 3y
+3 anyone knows Barclays bonus communicate and payout date? 4 3y
+9 Looking for Life Advice 1 3y
+6 How to be the best summer analyst 5 3y
+7 SA Hours? 17 3y
+3 IB lateral 2 3y
+22 Am I fucked? 6 3y
+6 MS Layoff 1 3y
+3 I need your insights 1 3y
+5 Chicago Arc at Old Colony review 6 3y
+3 Stifel GMP 1 3y
+3 PE Exits for Industrials in General? 2 3y
+10 PWP Interview Process 12 3y
+8 What is the most conceptually rigorous modeling exercise you have ever had to put together? 14 3y
+26 Credit Suisse Group Culture 43 3y
+5 Possible to break into PE? 9 3y
+56 GLC Advisors in 2020 46 3y
+3 Moving from US banking to Switzerland 4 3y
+4 Does everyone get a hirevue for JPM? 4 3y
+20 Can I do well from Fordham? 24 3y
+16 Deleted 17 3y
+28 Varsity Athletes: How to Sell Yourself in Interview? 8 3y
+11 Up or Out in IB? 11 3y
+4 European IB industry prospects 1 3y
+16 are there even enough open jobs for all these laid off investment bankers to fill 2 3y
+14 Do banks care about your location when hiring 10 3y
+6 Terrified of losing my job before it even starts 4 3y
+16 Networking during Placement Process 3 3y
+9 Long Term IB Career Insights? Considering other options. 1 3y
+50 Why are London salaries low compared to US salaries? 35 3y
+5 ChatGBT 2 3y
+11 How does it feel to have free time during the weekdays? 6 3y
+35 Thoughts on Guggenheim in 22/23? 20 3y
+5 Can you be fired for using your vacation days? 1 3y
+23 BB exits for non-targets 12 3y
+9 Breaking into Syndicated Loans? 2 3y
+3 Layoffs at Japanese banks? 1 3y
+85 The ultimate long-term exit that no one talks about 20 3y
+4 Forced to move or lateral under 7 days? (edited) 20 3y
+4 Is the junior year internship typically where you end up working for IB or is it possible to get FT offers where you didn’t intern junior year? 4 3y
+6 Networking When Working Full Time 3 3y
0 BGL’s 1st-year analyst salary? 17 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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