+4 First few weeks of IB analyst 5 5y
0 More Summer Associate spots opening up for a bank I had a superday with, can I be reconsidered? 2 5y
+21 IB vs Valuations Advisory 3 5y
0 Corporate Banking Lifestyle During the COVID-19 Pandemic 8 5y
+120 34 year old day trader to investment banker 25 5y
+15 Asking for an Internship directly in Cold Emails? 10 5y
+3 Securitization of credit cards 3 5y
+14 GS IBD vs. MS IBD Summer 2021 13 5y
0 Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) 1 5y
0 What Financial Summaries to Include in a Deal Sheet? 1 5y
+22 Barclays Sustainable and Impact Banking Group 12 5y
0 Barclays Discovery Program 2021 4 5y
0 First interview, hard case study 1 5y
+7 Wells Fargo FIG 13 5y
+11 Anyone have an example of a financial model? 39 5y
+12 FAAMG PM vs IB tier 3 bank 10 5y
+7 Lazard Diversity Program IB 2021 13 5y
0 CFA® and Investment Banking 3 5y
0 Why are people Jefferies at this pace? 2 5y
+39 Lateral Losing 3 Years to become IB Analyst - Worth It? 19 5y
+2 Entry level positions in banking 9 5y
+3 Gotham book is a shitty font 1 5y
+6 Jefferies Technology group Info 11 5y
+7 del 5 5y
+30 Goldman SA 2021 London 102 5y
0 Asset Backed Finance 3 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Early Insight 2021 1 5y
+43 Athletics Impact on IB Recruiting 18 5y
+6 IB SA-> Product Management Intern 1 5y
0 Is lateraling worth it? 3 5y
+21 Jefferies Restructuring Reputation 2020 15 5y
0 Does Guggenheim have a diversity pipeline for '22? 3 5y
+21 CS student- too late for IB? 18 5y
+19 Tuck Bridge or data science internship for soph. summer? 5 5y
0 CB vs. IB Any advice? 3 5y
0 Piper buys TRS 2 5y
+1 What are the odds of getting fired as an analyst? 4 5y
0 BB/EB Associate Lateraling 1 5y
+23 2021 SA Comp Thread 38 5y
+5 PJT/Evercore/PWP London - rotation / re-location to US possible? 8 5y
+9 MUFG SA 2021 23 5y
0 People's Workload - What all are you on? 12 5y
+138 BMO fired all of its Houston Bankers (~60 people) 142 5y
0 DCM Question 1 5y
0 Anyone else struggling with networking?? 5 5y
0 PNC SA 2021 - In person or virtual? 1 5y
+23 Is this happening at other banks, too? 29 5y
0 1 Year & Out?? 1 5y
0 FCFF vs. wacc - DCF 1 5y
0 Audax Group Info 6 5y
0 Company issues equity to pay up debt. What's the effect on share price? 1 5y
+10 How do you guys sit all day 19 5y
+9 Baird IBD Modeling Test 8 5y
+9 LionTree vs Raymond James Tech and Services 6 5y
+8 How to Not Hate Life 5 5y
+8 Nichey FIG boutiques / LMM banks? 8 5y
+14 BAML LevFin London team 14 5y
0 APAC Return Offer Rate 4 5y
+22 MS SA 2020 Return Offers 15 5y
+12 HK 2020SA - Return Offer Rate? 6 5y
0 Morgan Stanley 2021 SA Program Logistics Megathread 1 5y
+6 EBIT v. EBITDA (coal, oil & gas) 4 5y
+6 Research Tools 9 5y
+22 Pitch Book Tools 9 5y
+3 Interns, file your taxes!! 3 5y
+3 Pymetrics Pratice Tests 4 5y
+24 Weekly hours worked: Analyst vs. MBA Associate 23 5y
+8 Top infrastructure/energy focused IB in Chicago 9 5y
+13 Advice: IBD analyst - can i become friends with a client? 8 5y
0 SA 2021 Salary/Wages 1 5y
+6 Q&A: I am an Investment Banking Analyst (lowest level) on Wall Street 16 5y
+7 How do interviews with Associates compare with MD interviews? 5 5y
+3 Executive Assessment for Investment Banking 4 5y
0 Current Portion of LT Debt in Model Question 1 5y
+9 Specialty Finance Primers & Models? 1 5y
0 Help - Booth part-time MBA, can't get an interview 3 5y
+6 Compensation in Paris / Frankfurt 5 5y
0 M&A vs PE? 2 5y
+3 Is franchising realistic? 2 5y
0 PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT 6 5y
+14 Does GMAT not matter this year? 5 5y
+2 Valuation books/models by industry 4 5y
+10 Where are you doing your virtual 2021 SA? 28 5y
0 What do recruiting captains do and do they have more pull in the process? 1 5y
+12 EY to Jefferies (Lateral Analyst) 6 5y
+11 Is it normal to make many mistakes as an intern? 9 5y
+14 WFH edition - Day in a life of an Investment Banker 15 5y
+17 How can a low GPA grad get admitted to top MBA colleges? 9 5y
+1 Bank of America Industry Groups? 1 5y
+10 Seeking Input on Two Offers 1 5y
+11 Too late to get into trading? 1 5y
+8 Just Started 7 5y
+25 Corporate Banking vs. Private Banking 13 5y
+6 Nomura or Lincoln Internship in London/Frankfurt? 7 5y
0 Does the fatigue and stress make you second guess everything? 3 5y
0 Pharmagellan Guide to Biotech PDF Sharing? 1 5y
+9 PJT 2019 Comp? 3 5y
+57 Dear College Students... 11 5y
+3 Lazard sophomore diversity event 1 5y
+14 Is Jefferies the most DLJ-like bank in terms of culture/lifestyle? 6 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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