0 Average SA-to-FT Signing Bonuses (2012) 6 6y
0 Publishing book on finding ibanking jobs - want your feedback to make it better 2 6y
0 UG Math Major Non-Target, Need Help 1 6y
0 West coast opps - Rising junior from H/W with a 3.85 0 6y
0 Breaking into Wall St. post-MBA with a recruiter background 2 6y
+18 What schools should I consider transfering to? 17 6y
0 London/Europe analyst bonus 2 6y
0 Entry-Level Resume Help 3 6y
0 Senior Year in Undergrad.. is it too late? =( 19 6y
0 Target Pays? 13 6y
+40 Need help with an offer 32 6y
0 Credit Suisse online App for IB 4 6y
0 mock interview practice partner over the phone or meet up in nyc 11 6y
0 IB and Banking jobs with marketing aspects 17 6y
0 NY vs. HK 11 6y
+75 The Hong Kong Route 53 6y
0 Incoming Sophmore, What is the next step? 10 6y
+3 BNP Bonus?!? 5 6y
0 South and Back to Break into BB? 8 6y
+66 T14 Law School chick to IBD? Help a sista out! What are my chances? Possibilities? 49 6y
0 Winter internship New York 2012 9 6y
0 What banks are recruiting at your school? 9 6y
+21 Finance Major, first year in college, tips, etc? 5 6y
+27 Guy uses Craiglist Dating for an Interview. Is the desperation really worth it in the end? 20 6y
0 Travel for VP/MD in satellite office 2 6y
0 IB in London - 21 year old staying in India 1 6y
0 SunTrust RH M&A 1 6y
0 When to ask to go to London? 0 6y
0 Advice needed on Oil and Gas Banking 4 6y
0 Wells Fargo Securities - Recently part of the accelerated process 6 6y
0 Applying to OCR SA positions while off campus - Help! 3 6y
0 BarCap vs. Citi vs. CS vs. LAZ 7 6y
+18 NYC/LON/HK/SING? 32 6y
+13 Jefferies vs. Harris Williams 14 6y
0 Moelis done recruiting 9 6y
+28 Wells Fargo Securities vs UBS vs Houlihan Lokey 24 6y
+12 Top places for working in iBanking? 14 6y
0 Goldman Sachs Undergraduate Engineers Summit 18 6y
0 Tips on Reaching Out to Boutiques Far From One's Region 3 6y
+23 UMass Boston MS Finance 9 6y
0 Learning curve for 2nd year analyst into M&A? 2 6y
0 work opportunities in Brazil / LAM 11 6y
0 Psychiatry, the next profession for new monkeys? 4 6y
+42 Wells Fargo Securities - Superday coming up 40 6y
+34 RBC Capital Markets vs. Jefferies 42 6y
+3 Barclays Capital Operations 2011 1 6y
+3 How big is Citi's 2012 IBD Analyst class (NYC) 5 6y
0 Structured Bank Finance Analyst- Citi 2 6y
0 Citi Corporate Banking Superday - October 7th 15 6y
+24 End of the Recession? 19 6y
+9 Stifel Nicolaus - Heard back from the company? 30 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus - Still waiting for a call 0 6y
0 Did I get the job? 8 6y
0 IBD recruitment @HK 1 6y
0 CS FIG and M&A 1 6y
0 Using alumni connections advice...Should I? 4 6y
0 MM in nyc vs. elite boutique in Australlia 8 6y
+2 Going to a start-up non-finance firm in NYC just to network 2 6y
+52 Part time summer internships? 66 6y
0 HR Background Check 3 6y
+5 Job Location 2 6y
+7 MS LA (M&A) vesus CS New York in terms of exit opps? 6 6y
0 Mckinsey BA vs Fidelity Equity Research Associate 21 6y
0 lateral move 1 6y
0 Macquarie/Baird/Blair ibd bonus 1 6y
+14 Am I Screwed? or Just Thinking Too Hard? 13 6y
0 Harris Williams MN vs Rothschild NY 3 6y
+23 What exactly is "executing" deals? 5 6y
+7 JPM NY 7 6y
+25 Evaluating Offers 15 6y
0 Salary Round Table: Pro Athletes v. Financial Sector Employees 21 6y
0 Big 4 Audit -> LSE -> Banking 4 6y
+29 TS at KPMG VS M&A at Deloitte 19 6y
0 Too Connected To Fail? 5 6y
+31 Prediction: Bain Capital will become a dirty term 25 6y
+156 Pro's and Con's of each major city 161 6y
0 Background Checks - Got a ticket in New Jersey 9 6y
0 Returning to banking 3 6y
0 Could Moody's be any more incompetent? 8 6y
0 Imperial capital NYC ibd 0 6y
0 BoA 12 6y
0 Job Market - Too late to apply to BB/MM banks? 2 6y
+38 Aerospace, Defense, Government Services 42 6y
0 Chemical Engineering going to IB~ Should I transfer? 5 6y
0 Would you rather - GPUG vs east coast tech vs consumer retail 9 6y
0 Offer Help - 4 outstanding offers 26 6y
+33 Arrested for Punching Cop at OWS Protests - How will this affect my ibanking prospects? 19 6y
+99 Intro to Investment Banking 119 6y
+12 Who will be attending the energy rodeo from the east coast? 19 6y
0 Campus for Finance, Worth it? 0 6y
+3 ferragamo sale nyc 4 6y
0 Find it hard to close 4 6y
0 Which major is best to get into Equity Research/ Asset Management/ Private Equity? 14 6y
+31 Is NYU CAS Economics a nontarget? 59 6y
0 Citi M&A vs. CS M&A 9 6y
+20 Worked @ Goldman IBD last summer and could use advice 16 6y
0 What's my next step to get an internship? 7 6y
0 What to do - First round interviews at MM banks 5 6y
+8 How much time on Modeling in Hong Kong? 8 6y
0 DECISION IN TERMS OF MAJOR 10 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • 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 97.7%
  • 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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