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+6 Having both a consultancy agreement and employment agreement at once with two different financial institutions 2 5y
+30 PE that does more than just transactions? 11 5y
+6 Career Mentoring - Compliance? 2 5y
+3 Advice regarding salary in LevFin at BB 1 5y
+24 Bodygaurds 11 5y
+4 Compensation Morgan Stanley GCM vs IB 8 5y
+5 Are Banks looking to convert a lot of their interns this summer? 5 5y
+15 Are MD and Partner the same? 16 5y
+3 Training Formats 1 5y
+10 NYC Boutique vs BB Lateral Interviews 11 5y
0 When will this lateral frenzy end?? 10 5y
+3 Cowen In 2021 Reputation? 6 5y
+7 GS trading policy 6 5y
+3 BofA 2022 Second Round 1 5y
+8 William Blair Financial Sponsors 9 5y
+12 Best WFH Chair, Monitor, Accessories? 13 5y
+14 Ex-Lehman 17 5y
+7 Are Nomura IB applications open for rising sophomores? 8 5y
+47 Goldman 2021 Virtual Insight Series 108 5y
0 GS Uber/Lyft Expense 1 5y
0 Securitisation Mezzanine Lender 1 5y
+9 Career Advice 1 5y
0 Do exact FINRA exam scores get sent to my firm? 😢 2 5y
+341 PE 2021, Low GPA, Non-Target, my chances??? 18 5y
+14 BMO Capital Markets, Chicago vs New York 17 5y
0 VMWARE IS SHIT iBanks stop using it! PLZZZ 1 5y
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0 Australian ER/IB/AM Scene 1 5y
+11 Can anyone help me with this merger maths question 1 5y
+5 JPM T/MT vs. Barclays vs. CS M&A (NYC) 4 5y
+4 Why do we add back amortisation of goodwill to adj ebit? 3 5y
+10 MBA Associate: Industry vs Product Group 3 5y
0 Offer pulled from Background check 2 5y
+8 How do you tell whether an office / group is good or not? 5 5y
+11 Canada IB Recruiting Question 8 5y
+2 Who is in the top of career and how does it feel? 2 5y
+12 FT Tier 2 bank in NYC (SocGen/Mizuho/BNP) or Off-Cycle Internship at BB (GS/MS) in Frankfurt 22 5y
0 Keeping Track of Workflows 1 5y
+3 Citigroup Drug Test ?!? 1 5y
+23 Thoughts on Guggenheim SF/Guggenheim in general? 14 5y
+3 What is the deal with Christopher Cloos sunglasses? 4 5y
+10 Operating Leases 7 5y
0 How many hours of sleep do you average each day? 4 5y
+3 GS TMT Superday 20 5y
+5 Where do EBs hire from in London? 14 5y
+4 Cost of Capital and Valuation (Books) 1 5y
+5 Cars in London 10 5y
+35 How & When did you realise that IB was the true calling of your life? 33 5y
+32 2021 bank FT analyst recruitment 29 5y
+3 Clubhouse invite 9 5y
+11 Best way to learn how to model? 8 5y
0 Houston Roommate 1 5y
+39 Barclays IBD - Best Groups / Exit Ops? 33 5y
+9 Best Groups at Goldman Sachs IBD 3 5y
0 ANL1 / ANL2 - How has / how did starting remotely treat you with respect to developing financial modeling skills? 4 5y
0 Anyone See Alex Ren On Youtube? Vids are funny af and pretty accurate 3 5y
+17 TD Securities vs. Wells Fargo 16 5y
+7 BAML SF TMT Coverage 5 5y
+1 Rates And Currencies Superday 1 5y
+5 Free items and perks in IB? 8 5y
0 I want to work at Goldman Sachs 1 5y
+6 Become an Entrepreneur through Acquisition 1 5y
0 MM Scene in London 1 5y
+3 NYC Summer 2021 1 5y
+1 WF Pay Increase 3 5y
0 Does anyone know anything about DNB Markets in the US? 1 5y
0 What Do Investment Bank Traders Really Get Paid? 1 5y
+17 Cranfield or Bath? 30 5y
+4 Superday response time. Thursday -> Next Tuesday... 10 5y
0 SIE & 79 3 5y
+6 Valuation Advisory v. Regional Boutique 1 5y
+3 Age and Number of Employees by Ranks at BB 1 5y
0 Baird IB Deal Team Locations 2 5y
+3 What's on your deal sheet 2 5y
+6 Wall Street Prep Premium Package Exam 1 5y
+3 shortening of summer internship period 1 5y
+71 Finance seems like an incredibly bad deal compared to FAANG 79 5y
0 CLO Secondary Trading Lifestyle 4 5y
+3 Deutsche Bank? 6 5y
+31 Houston Restructuring Exit Ops 16 5y
+32 BB/EB 1Y analyst hours WFH 78 5y
+4 Securitization Training 2 5y
+11 Start FT at BB or stay another year and SA at EB 19 5y
0 2022 SA BAML LA Genralist vs Cowen SF Tech 3 5y
+13 Market Cap and EV 5 5y
0 US Associate Program @ Credit Agricole-CIB 20 5y
0 Evercore Lateral Process 2 5y
+4 Giving the SIE exam in 3 weeks, help! 7 5y
+23 Interview Question : Tell me about a recent deal 11 5y
+14 Laptop for IB SA 2021 and do I need 32 GB RAM or will 16 GB do? 8 5y
+40 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Capital Markets FO considered IBD? 32 5y
+12 Packing for a San Francisco Internship 5 5y
+4 Job During SA? 5 5y
+3 Valuation ratios for Banks ?? 1 5y
+15 IB Assignment 4 5y
+46 FT recruiting timeline London 24 5y
+14 Study for the SIE 25 5y
+24 Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home 10 5y
+9 How specifically do US underwriters determine the initial offering price? 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • 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 (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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