+17 BB vs MM for Post-MBA Associate 11 5y
+1 IB Analyst Bonus - How To Multiply? 3 5y
+3 Oil and Gas Terminal Financial Modeling 1 5y
+5 Commercial banking associate vs credit risk associate? 2 5y
+13 Hardest Time in your Analyst Years? 6 5y
+6 LBO value creation decomposition for IPO exit 1 5y
+6 Evercore ECM - Insight? 4 5y
+4 Senior analyst giving me all his work so he can take the day off 5 5y
+12 Is MSc choice overrated for the sake of getting interviews? 6 5y
+3 GS Lev Fin hours 1 5y
+12 Barclays Perks 16 5y
+9 UBS London - EMEA Execution Group? 2 5y
+12 Can't understand the basics of financial modeling lol. Kindly help with this problem 3 5y
0 ER vs IB to get into HF/ AM 4 5y
+14 Use forward looking multiple for terminal multiple in a dcf? 8 5y
+24 Renege on MM for BB 20 5y
0 Exit multiple approach 1 5y
0 Comparables vs terminal value multiple approach 1 5y
0 RBC - New York/SF 1 5y
+28 How do you pick a multiple in DCF terminal value calculation (multiples method) 29 5y
+3 Moelis NYC SA 2019 4 5y
0 JPM 2021 FT Analyst GroupMe 1 5y
+4 Houlihan Lokey Perks? 5 5y
0 Software engineering vs Investment Banking 11 5y
+13 Advice for staying fit and healthy for incoming Analysts? 4 5y
+182 Barclays Springboard 2020 385 5y
+18 Goldman Sachs 2021 Exploratory Programs 37 5y
+118 Do I Count as Diversity? 69 5y
+176 Where Did You Go When You Realized Banking Wasn't For You? 60 5y
+17 Banks with Fall Recruiting 10 5y
+5 Asking for more work? 11 5y
+1 Anyone from Wells Fargo Securities? 13 5y
+12 Favorite Mergers of All Time 10 5y
+10 All Work and No Play Could Make Wall Street Less Profitable 2 5y
0 CapitaIQ Functionalities 1 5y
+17 Am I expected to work and log OT hours? 7 5y
+6 How will banks treat interns this summer? 12 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Singapore Office? 1 5y
+1 BMO Superday 2 5y
+16 DCM/ECM Hours During WFH? 12 5y
+302 Exposing banks and firms! Feel free to drop names shamelessly 134 5y
+9 IBD desks most similar to S&T 8 5y
+5 Office or Work From Home - Incoming NYC FT Analyst Class? 16 5y
0 moving from m&a to sales and trading 1 5y
0 choosing IBD desk at BB 1 5y
+9 Best language (Chinese/French/German) for IB/possibly law in London? 2 5y
+6 Big Change in GPA When Applying Vs Before Internship Start 2 5y
+21 finding FT role during summer internship period 10 5y
+11 What's it like your first year making IB money? 25 5y
0 Screwed up CS NY Application 1 5y
+10 Managing Director comp % of deal fees 15 5y
+3 Major GPA on Resume? 4 5y
+8 Transfer from Fordham Gabelli? 1 5y
+26 Black people and MD/Partnership track at ibanks 32 5y
0 Pre-approved overtime as an intern 2 5y
+2 IB Depositories Team -- Explanation 1 5y
+226 Anyone else just want out of this shit? 50 5y
+8 Hello nice to meet everyone 10 5y
+48 Beware of Pinpoint Partners in the US 28 5y
+3 Interview at PWP 4 5y
+5 Barclays SA 2021 any updates???? 7 5y
0 CS Returning to Office in Mid-June 1 5y
+13 Anyone here went from IB to T2 Consulting afterwards? 6 5y
+2 DLOM Model request 1 5y
+7 Houlihan Lowkey Restructuring vs. Evercore M&A 13 5y
0 WFS Bonus 2nd year Bonus Timing? 1 5y
0 N/A 1 5y
+4 What classifies as investment experience 1 5y
+2 Inflation Rate Data 5 5y
+34 Jefferies vs Greenhill 49 5y
+20 Credit Suisse H1B sponsorship SA 2021 46 5y
0 Advice on Expenses 1 5y
+1 ER at BB or IBD at MM 1 5y
+14 Knopman SIE Study Help 8 5y
+8 How much legal power does an offer letter have? 13 5y
+18 co-worker that never listens to other people? 17 5y
0 CASE SCENARIO - Access to broker report 1 5y
+3 Wells Rep 2021 4 5y
+12 Are some senior bankers neurotic/psychopaths? 2 5y
+4 Personal Account in IB 7 5y
+8 What should a 3rd year M&A Associate be able to as other year Associates? 2 5y
0 Moved to New City and Done Recruiting Tf Do I Do? 1 5y
0 BMO First Round Interview 1 5y
+8 Stephens FT 2021 38 5y
+6 When does full time recruiting start 13 5y
0 What does it mean to “own the model” 1 5y
0 How to invest your bonus? 1 5y
+18 P/E higher than EV/EBITDA 17 5y
0 Insight Programs 1 5y
+4 JPM Culture 13 5y
+4 URGENT: Info needed on Deutsche Bank IBD 17 5y
+9 Actual changes at GS since survey??? 9 5y
+6 Leveraging Offers / Which Banks Accelerate Recruiting 6 5y
+20 Worth transferring exclusively for prestige if it might hurt internship chances? 18 5y
0 When do I get my summer relocation / sign-on check? (BB NYC) 1 5y
+20 No name Boutique to Corp Dev to MBA to PE 4 5y
+3 Is living in New York as an IB Associate worth it or overrated? Do you get to experience New York at all and is the city even great? 1 5y
+8 BD at AQR Cap 8 5y
+5 Best Healthcare groups at BBs? 6 5y
+4 What third party services does PWP / Evercore have access to? 3 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • 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 (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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