0 Is Investment Banking a good option for this future goal? 1 5y
+1 WF Return Offer Rate 3 5y
+3 How do freshman in high school already know they want to do IB? 2 5y
+9 Alvarez and marsal valuation interview 1 5y
+6 Lincoln International Sponsor 6 5y
0 How picky are companies on who they accept funding from? 1 5y
0 Huuuge investment - whant to be a Bilioner? But this company shares!!!! 2 5y
0 Amazon corporate development comp? 1 5y
0 How long am I stuck 4 5y
+32 Goldman FIG vs KBW vs Sandler O'Neil vs EVR FIG 23 5y
0 ING MD Interview 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs vs Moelis 4 5y
0 Why investors get upset with dilution? 7 5y
0 Late start as analyst at an EB 6 5y
+12 Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete 5 5y
+16 Sandler O'Neill: thoughts on this firm/boutique - Growth/Exit opportunities 42 5y
+13 LevFin at a Japanese 7 5y
+63 Brackets Shortcut in Excel? 245 5y
+77 Analyst without internship at a big bank? 128 5y
0 Delete Delete Delete Delete 2 5y
0 Relationship banker 2 5y
+77 Piper Jaffray Nearing Deal to Buy Sandler O'Neill for $485 Million 35 5y
+3 Technical Q - Fave Value of Debt - or trading value (Total Enterprise) 3 5y
+12 Virtual internships 2021 21 5y
0 Leveraged Finance Ratios 2 5y
+10 6 months off to travel the world 21 5y
+39 Perella Weinberg Top Groups 19 5y
+10 IB FT with no SA Experience? 3 5y
0 Cowen FT Interview 6 5y
+10 BofA groups for best exits 14 5y
+8 Laurier BBA/UWaterloo BMath DD vs Schulich vs Rotman 16 5y
+15 Wells Fargo Corporate Banking Associates - No base raises until VP 11 5y
0 Credit Research to Private Debt / Direct Lending 6 5y
+287 r/WSB is taking advantage of dumb kids 84 5y
+18 IMPERIAL COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR IB 11 5y
+31 Anyone doing IBD in New Orleans? 24 5y
+17 Is Retail Banking a Good Start for Investment Bankers? 14 5y
0 Brock Capital Group 2 5y
+3 2021 SA Drug Tests? 3 5y
0 LBO Modeling Test 3 5y
+3 Citi SA/FT Risk Management Analyst Program 2021 (NYC) 3 5y
+8 safest valuation for buy side advisor - interview questions 19 5y
+4 Is it better to specialize early on in finance? Or wait? 6 5y
0 Group-specific Questions to ask HR Recruiter 1 5y
+7 Finance industry in Canada vs. India 6 5y
+15 Top RE IB groups for REPE exit opportunities? 20 5y
0 Ares REPE NY or CS IB 4 5y
0 Is LDCM at DB the same thing as LevFin? 3 5y
+3 Starting career out internationally upon graduation? 1 5y
+3 UBS SA 2022 Timeline? 1 5y
0 AN1 thinking of doing a masters in finance for a career and mindset reset 1 5y
+27 Restructuring Lawyer to Restructuring Banker 32 5y
0 How complex is industrials m&a? 6 5y
+25 First year help - how to mentally get through banking? 23 5y
+11 Timing of Lateral Start 10 5y
+12 Excel shortcuts 7 5y
0 TI Partners 1 5y
+6 WFH Post-COVID 8 5y
+19 What next after 6 months of banking? 13 5y
0 Didn't know how to answer this question? 1 5y
0 When is rent expense considered a Pro Forma Add-Back? 1 5y
+290 Analyst Class: 10 Years Out 89 5y
+14 Best Practices for Networking? (SA 2022) 16 5y
+5 Virtual Summer 2021 NYC - Thoughts? 7 5y
+1 Did WSO Get a New Rainmaker? 1 5y
+1 What to listen to while working? 3 5y
+16 Why are my cold emails forwarded 12 5y
+19 IB Pricing 9 5y
0 What does it mean when banker says they would refer you and doesn't? 3 5y
+34 Don't understand technicals 9 5y
0 Reneging on EB in Westcoast for BB in NYC? 1 5y
+10 How to boost earnings? 1 5y
+18 The Tech Mentality vs. the Finance Mentality 11 5y
0 Response time to cold emails? 2 5y
+26 Buy-side vs sell-side path to credit funds 7 5y
+20 Europe 2021 Investment Banking Rankings 18 5y
+9 Moelis & Co PE Exits 7 5y
0 Who is DB kidding? 1 5y
0 E-Commerce Valuations ($1m rev) 1 5y
+6 Relocation bonus - taxed? 5 5y
+103 What staple purchase should I use my signing bonus on? 44 5y
+28 Is Centerview really that good? 13 5y
+43 Latest age to break into IB 20 5y
+18 Imposter Syndrome!!!!! 3 5y
0 Credit Suisse Spring Week Final Round Interview 1 5y
+45 Placement agent comp? Is this figure accurate? 15 5y
0 How soon can I lateral again? 4 5y
+17 Quick (stupid) DCF question 14 5y
+53 Discrimination at BlackRock 21 5y
+2 What are your hours been like? 4 5y
0 London - Big 4 TAS - Exit opps to IB (EB/MM?) 1 5y
0 What role for a mixture of client-facing and technicals? 1 5y
+8 Associate Pay at MMs in NYC?? 23 5y
+3 Visible Alpha 1 5y
+3 Push back FT start date 1 5y
0 Thoughts on Jefferies Sponsors? 4 5y
+80 The Lost But Not Forgotten Bathroom Break 6 5y
+14 Group placements - Bulge Bracket 10 5y
+3 Culture in Rx vs. Rest of IB 1 5y
+14 Best Tech Bank in Bay Area: Qatalyst vs. Centerview Palo Alto vs. MS Menlo Park vs. GS TMT 10 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

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 (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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