+4 HH asking for salary 4 5y
+31 Breaking away from the standard pitchbook! 8 5y
+44 Struggling to Renege offer, need advice please? 20 5y
0 Gross to net London? 4 5y
0 Dinged for 2 accounts? 1 5y
0 Do your banks pay for dinners when WFH? 2 5y
+6 Bank of America headcount reduction 10 5y
0 Anyone taken sick leaves for burnout, depression or stress induced illness? 1 5y
0 HSBC Global Banking Internship 3 5y
+10 how does LBO analysis imply a share price? 9 5y
+7 GS’s CEO wants interns in office 20 5y
+4 Exits After 1 Year of IB 3 5y
+3 Do PE Firms do stock or asset purchases? 4 5y
+7 UK Lockdown Updates and virtual SA 16 5y
+9 Barely slept in 2 days 14 5y
+9 Are technical skills needed before starting off as a first year IB analyst, or are the skills taught on the job and the technical interview is just a weed out phase? 3 5y
+56 Barclays Sophomore Springboard 2019 115 5y
0 SF BB Office Culture/Dress Code 7 5y
+18 1st year analyst lateral - tech banking in SF 8 5y
0 Chicago IB - Industry focus, trending up/down, and exit opps 1 5y
0 FDD —> IB 1 5y
+15 Why does my MD care about where I work? 34 5y
0 Credit Suisse Summer Internship Drug Test 2 5y
+38 Can MMs be the best option if you don't want MF / UMM PE? 14 5y
+10 GS TMT (SF) Culture 23 5y
+149 First year analyst, still feel incompetent and like I haven’t learned anything 56 5y
0 Intern Roommates/Housing 1 5y
0 Regarding the Recent Threads on Quitting IB 4 5y
+1 Increased lateral opportunities as an analyst? 1 5y
0 How long is GS hirevue? 6 5y
+8 Reputation of Japanese Investment Banks in EMEA 4 5y
+5 Teams Falling Apart/No Headcount, Which Is It? 5 5y
0 Morgan Stanley 2021 Early Insights Program Questions 2 5y
0 Summer 2021 Bonus Expectations 1 5y
+12 Goldman Sachs Structured Equity Group Interview 3 5y
+1 GS Hirevue questions 2 5y
+12 London 2021FT/OC Progress Megathread 20 5y
+15 Anyone in an IB team that is falling apart? How are you coping 20 5y
+1 Phone Screen Thank You Email 2 5y
0 Why do you need an MBA to get into banking coming from a different finance role like fldp etc.? 7 5y
0 What is the criteria to pick the Risk free rate? 2 5y
0 FIG Resources 1 5y
0 JP Morgan specialty and deals 1 5y
+5 Telecom industry info (TMT) 6 5y
0 Are off-cycle regional BB internships unstructured? 1 5y
+6 Can you be into health & wellness while doing IB? 3 5y
+21 HELP NEEDED for Canadian Banking Interviews 8 5y
+9 Warren Buffet & Wall Street 2 5y
+10 Age factor 3 5y
0 Did your MDs/Partners/PMs major in business? 1 5y
+2 Offer after 1 interview, is this normal 14 5y
+10 Credit Suisse Chicago 6 5y
+13 JPM London 9 5y
0 Valuation book recommends by industry 1 5y
0 Enterprise Value Question 2 5y
+125 Does anyone else use "Laconic Speech" in the office? 41 5y
+15 Houlihan Lokey | SA2021 | Europe 29 5y
+28 Subordinated Debt vs Senior 7 5y
0 GS Insight Series 2021 2 5y
0 DCF Technical Question 3 5y
+15 Backoffice to Front Office help 4 5y
+7 Jefferies 2020 Bonus 4 5y
+70 Liontree Hours Culture 43 5y
0 Best Industry for MBA to IB/PE 1 5y
0 Software/Internet/Fintech focused tech groups in SF/LA/MP? 1 5y
0 Banks protecting yield during diversity programs 2 5y
0 When is 2022 On-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting Happening? 4 5y
+8 How do you switch off/forget about work? WFH Edition 6 5y
+121 2020 Intern Offer Rates 114 5y
0 Jefferies 2021 Inspiring Women for Finance Symposium Has anyone heard back from HR yet? 2 5y
+7 Quitting 7 5y
0 Tech groups in LA? 2 5y
+4 Guggenheim Freshman Discovery Day 15 5y
+51 Q&A: Former Analyst at Bank 29 5y
+27 Fordham Gabelli Global Business Honors Program for Free 12 5y
0 WTF Do I Do For JPM 1 5y
+10 Prevailing Sense of Cluelessness 1 5y
+7 CFA® LEVEL 1 7 5y
+4 Boutique IB or Search Fund for Spring? 9 5y
+2 Deals Closed 3 5y
+3 What to do if you don’t have internship in time to apply for 2022? 1 5y
+14 EB VP to MBA to BB VP 16 5y
0 WFH in different state than office 2 5y
+22 What do you read/listen to everyday? 42 5y
0 Question for first years who’ve made a move... 1 5y
0 Harris Williams Sophomore Diversity Summit 1 5y
+9 Financial Statements 1 5y
0 MM WFH Experience - Baird / Numis / Raymond James ? 7 5y
+3 Hair Transplant as an analyst? 5 5y
+1 Will IB SA Internships Be Remote 3 5y
+18 What does networking even mean? 7 5y
0 Should Europeans Do Summer Internships Abroad ??? 1 5y
+9 CICC US Securities Sophomore IB SA 1 5y
+15 Fundamentally, why does a the share price change? 6 5y
+3 How to deal with HRs 1 5y
+43 Slow Weeks? 23 5y
0 Standard Sell-Side Finders Fee? 8 5y
+6 How important is credit-suisse online tests? 9 5y
0 How Many Of You Are Gay? 5 5y
0 Evercore Texas vs SF vs Chicago 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • 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 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

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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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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