+81 DOUSING NONTARGET STUDENTS IN OLIVE OIL??? 17 5y
+124 Literature to Determine If PE Is a Fit 33 5y
0 Credit Suisse LAF transaction execution group? 4 5y
+18 BofA Taps Brakes on Risk, Spurring Banker Departures 2 5y
+82 A firm where everyone shit talks everyone 27 5y
+102 My wife thinks we need 30 mil to retire 80 5y
+6 Investing first year savings, incoming analyst 2 5y
+16 Stop the spam 9 5y
+3 BARC or WF? 6 5y
0 Lloyd Blankfein should return to industry 4 5y
+4 Feel like begging clients as a sell-side 6 5y
0 Elliott London - Analyst 4 5y
+10 PWP vs EVR 15 5y
+6 What is market pay in light of new salary bumps? 1 5y
0 Investment banking is banking for investments 1 5y
+10 BB SA start dates? 20 5y
+3 WFH Salary Bump and other updates.. 7 5y
+19 Taking a leave of absence 13 5y
+12 Difference between ABS and CDO? 5 5y
+4 How can investment banking improve? 12 5y
+1 What's your favorite company swag received from recruiting? 3 5y
0 Are salary bumps across the street going to effect incoming first year analysts? 1 5y
+29 Rothschild NYC versus Jefferies NYC 36 5y
+17 Houston Exit Ops 5 5y
0 Associate 2 Comp 3 5y
+21 Transfer from UNC to Columbia 17 5y
+83 Why do IB directors change shops? 16 5y
+1 Lazard Town Hall 4 5y
+42 Micro Dosing 20 5y
+5 Facial hair in IB in Europe ? 7 5y
+32 What is a “top analyst”? 14 5y
+1 MS Lateral FIG 4 5y
+17 Guide Conversation with MD or Senior Banker 5 5y
0 Anyone else not heard a thing? 9 5y
+6 Citi Sustainability And Corporate Transitions Group 2 5y
+18 How can I get really good at IB concepts? 14 5y
+7 Buying Recruiting Materials 7 5y
0 Movember Participation - Acceptable? 4 5y
+21 Do rankings even matter? Why do people care? 11 5y
0 Goldman Interns Don’t Want Money, Eager To Work Forever 4 5y
+14 Stress in Banking While WFH 14 5y
+24 Best People Who Failed to Break into IB 13 5y
+30 Morgan Stanley 2019 Early Insights Programs 59 5y
+12 Citi Sustainability and Corporate Transitions Group 8 5y
0 IB to FAANMG - Advice welcome 6 5y
+10 JPM announces Investment Banking apprenticeship 5 5y
0 Qatalyst SA - London 3 5y
+15 UBS London Global Banking Intern 2021 interview 10 5y
+9 JPM Pymetrics? 7 5y
+16 How to face an interview with the same interviewer who rejected me last year? 7 5y
+7 Salary data needed for IB on levels.fyi 5 5y
+2 Goldman Sachs 2021 London 4 5y
+6 Oldest Managing Directors You Know? 25 5y
+7 DBO Partners 2022 SA 26 5y
+29 DCM vs Private Credit 28 5y
0 Citi Corporate Banking Division 8 5y
+37 Advice on good Barclays Group Placement (would like updated info) vs. Jefferies Offers 27 5y
+37 IB Associate Hires: more post-MBAs or IB Analysts? 21 5y
+7 Big swinging ..... 4 5y
0 Does Investment Banking have a future? 4 5y
+10 Jefferies Tech vs DB TMT vs BAML EGRC NY 14 5y
+7 RESOURCES AT BB IB & MF PE 1 5y
0 Interview Question: How do you see the markets right now? 3 5y
+9 How to stop using the F word and manage temper? 4 5y
0 Is investment banking an aggressive industry? 7 5y
+17 Banks that sponsor NYC vs London 38 5y
0 Junior Banker Raises Reflected in SA? 2 5y
+146 Which banks are poised for growth in the next 5-10 years? 83 5y
+48 IB vs Equity Research for Fundamental Hedge Fund Strategies - Advantages of IB 28 5y
+4 Jefferies ECM thoughts? 6 5y
+10 Do summer interns get a laptop or do they really need one? 12 5y
+11 GS Leveraged Finance - Associate Interview 2 5y
0 What does a balance sheet bank mean and what line item on their BS represents this? 2 5y
0 Investment Bank MBA Sponsorship 5 5y
+12 Banks that sponsor MBA 9 5y
+332 Why You DON'T Leave Banking for B School Just to Come Right Back... 84 5y
+7 Bank that I work at “ended their relationship with me” 8 5y
+12 I hate making money for other people, any advice? 6 5y
+5 SA Laptop recommendations for financial modeling- 9 5y
+55 What are Qatalyst's target schools? 56 5y
+17 Does this mean I got the offer? 17 5y
+21 Credit Suisse Group Placement 2021 17 5y
+13 Tech vs Banking 11 5y
+70 Baird lifestyle 47 5y
+9 Does Barclays care about reneging? 29 5y
+6 C1 in language enough to work in the office? 10 5y
+6 US MM IBs London Reputation 1 5y
+3 Leveraged Portfolio Group vs M&A at Citi? 5 5y
+9 Post Labor Day Return 23 5y
+18 Corporate Development M&A -> Full-Time Banking Analyst 7 5y
+1 Stock Pitch for Sales and Trading Interview 4 5y
0 Forensic Accounting for M&A Exposure? 1 5y
+10 How to forecast next month sales given current month revenue / volume data? 6 5y
+10 Updated Barclays Groups Info 17 5y
+2 Interview questions to test accounting basics/comps 4 5y
+3 WF IB 1.5x Overtime 7 5y
0 New 1st Year Associate Packages 43 5y
+43 Bro-ey culture at Credit Suisse? 18 5y
+4 Lehman Banking groups 9 5y
0 Reading List 45 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

  • 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

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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
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