+3 Houlihan Lokey Atlanta 1 4y
+9 1st Year Analyst Hours 9 4y
+36 LevFin vs Restructuring (and creditor vs debtor) 31 4y
+6 Does BAML pay out sign on bonuses to lateral hires? 2 4y
+8 Payroll during two week notice period 8 4y
+3 Macquarie 2021 IB Bonuses - London 1 4y
+6 CS LevFin NY vs LA 1 4y
+23 UBS or Ardea Partners SA 2023? 23 4y
+4 BofA travel reimbursement 2 4y
+15 Reneging in Top Firms 5 4y
+24 Rising Junior Worried About Future (Breaking into IB) 7 4y
+48 A rant of an average person 22 4y
+20 Why aren't Men entitled to diversity hiring? (Women are 60% of college students and 70% of high school valedictorians) 8 4y
+5 IB Firms focused on debt/equity structuring 1 4y
+109 The Case for Elite Boutiques over any Bulge Brackets in 2022 45 4y
+3 IB AN1 Base (2022) 1 4y
+10 BB vs EB for Career Banking 5 4y
+3 Wells Fargo return offer from summer in a different city from CLT? 3 4y
+58 JEF Houston vs. Citi Houston 39 4y
+3 CapIQ Help - weighted index 2 4y
+7 Playing favorites 1 4y
+6 What's your favorite type of deal to work? 1 4y
+3 BAML Exits 4 4y
+5 Incoming Analyst at BB That Signed Before Firm-wide Analyst Pay Raise. Will I get it? 2 4y
+3 Thoughts on the junior lateral market looking forward? 1 4y
+1 Top Bulge Bracket RX groups 7 4y
+18 What are the banking equivalents of working in fast in food? 23 4y
+6 Lazard REIB? 1 4y
0 Has work slowed down? 2 4y
+202 What was your *first* deal? 36 4y
+1 New Analyst Welcome Pack 3 4y
0 Courses for Investment Banking 1 4y
0 Group Selection Early Starters ( January) 1 4y
+135 IBD vs PE - Long-term / Let the war begin 49 4y
+35 Will Take Paycut to Get My Life Back! HELP 35 4y
+9 delayed start date for SA BB 6 4y
+3 SA Day 1 4 4y
+7 BB Group Placement Is A Fucking Joke 23 4y
+3 IBD —-> Sports Exit Opps 1 4y
+8 Lehman Brothers Private Capital Markets 8 4y
+15 Is it worth it to transfer? 11 4y
+14 Mortgage house to pay for Target 9 4y
+4 GS summer IBD rotations 3 4y
+3 Barclays Summer Analyst 2022 Update 8 4y
+20 JPM CCBSI vs. RBC DCM 26 4y
+5 Barclays Full Time Placement 2022 5 4y
+4 HK Banking Layoff Thread 4 4y
+17 What is WLB like in small firms in tertiary cities? 4 4y
+16 Do all corporate banking groups housed within IB do modelling? 7 4y
+5 Best source to track transactions that a bank has done? 4 4y
+3 Lateraling into top group 1 4y
+10 Jefferies Culture/Comp/Best Groups with Exits (NYC) 11 4y
+3 Connect Search (Chicago) 1 4y
+3 Barclays 22 SA Training Virtual 2 4y
+3 RX resources 1 4y
+37 Is a Return Offer Really That Easy to Get? 23 4y
+9 Warren Buffet Excerpt 1 4y
+6 Tired of process-oriented work 4 4y
+4 Double Major/Minor to Accompany Finance Major 3 4y
+10 Concerns about top heavy team 5 4y
+3 Is it common for BBs to conduct post-employment background checks? 2 4y
+11 Barclays Tech vs Industrials 25 4y
+16 2022 Analyst Housing London 7 4y
+3 What's the most consistently best paying IBD division? 1 4y
+3 ABS Salaries as you move up 2 4y
+15 Similar to similar to Baltimore Ravens' rushing 2 4y
+16 Loan Syndications Exits 13 4y
+9 Bulge Brackets in Canada (CS/BaML/Barcap) 5 4y
+3 Credit Cards and Travel 1 4y
+6 Analysts, how often do you text/use your cell phone while in the office? 8 4y
+9 Big 4 deals exit opps? career advice? 4 4y
+26 How do you deal with assholes? 9 4y
+3 What is the best ordering website? 1 4y
+4 FIG US League Tables 2022 3 4y
+4 Centerview WLB 6 4y
+120 Is everyone in IB a type A person? 34 4y
+4 Citi SA London 2022 Group Allocations 1 4y
+1 Mutual Funds 1 4y
+17 GP Bullhound? 26 4y
+9 How easy is it to go from Public Finance to DCM? 6 4y
+12 Acquiring a company with associate holdings 3 4y
+21 IB Analyst Lateral Move Period 10 4y
+12 Worried about perception - Seeking Advice 1 4y
+6 First day at BB SA 1 4y
+19 Is the PM Side of Corporate Banking a Path to Nowhere? 4 4y
+156 What IB exit ops have the best wlb? 79 4y
+4 Does HR have say in return offers? 6 4y
+78 Why does Evercore constantly change their LinkedIn logo? 36 4y
+20 Verbal Offer Forthcoming? 7 4y
+17 Lazard NYC Healthcare 7 4y
0 Credit Suisse LFO&R 5 4y
+6 Setter Capital! 4 4y
+2 Machines are replacing human beings at work 3 4y
+13 UCLA (Philosophy) vs. USC (Marshall) 6 4y
+12 Raymond James Comp Info 9 4y
+12 No Modeling Exit Opps 7 4y
+18 SA’s: We start on Monday. How we feeling? 11 4y
+82 IB analysts Chicago rent 83 4y
+2 BB S&T to Ib Ft lateral? 4 4y
+5 Credit Suisse 2022 Bonuses (Any insight appreciated) 1 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

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