0 How can MBA graduates network with I-banking/Private equity contacts in Middle East 1 6y
0 is there a difference between corporate finance and valuations? 10 6y
0 It's official: Investment Banking is more stressful than serving in Iraq 17 6y
+148 Race/Ethnicity in Business- Is being an African American a disadvantage? 95 6y
+66 What a retard 52 6y
+43 NYT: Harvard Business Students See Class Divisions 23 6y
+39 Everytime family and friends ask, why Investment Banking? What is your answer to not sound like a greedy money career whore? 18 6y
+17 ADVICE: Non Traditional Background + Chance of success at top IB firms 1 6y
+17 Not sure if this even exists but.. 8 6y
+15 How to Prepare Your Online Presence 0 6y
+12 Big 4 Auditor in Nigeria looking to do MBA in the US 1 6y
+12 investing market 1 6y
+12 Summer 2012 - Big Four in Ghana or Boutique IB 12 6y
+11 Super zealous colleague trying to convert me 3 6y
+9 Country premium and WACC question 1 6y
+9 'Sample me! 3 6y
+3 Logo Making on one Company. 2 6y
+3 URGENT: Oil and Gas Comps for Western Africa 3 6y
0 Cover Letter with Consulting Experience 2 6y
0 Stuck 4 6y
0 How Valuable is... 4 6y
0 International student going through hell, 6 6y
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0 Energy Banking in Africa and back to NA? 9 6y
0 Benefiting from a bubble 0 6y
0 Taking A Break 20 6y
0 African American Recruiting vs. Black Recruiting 36 6y
0 Parents Networking 2 6y
0 EMERGING MARKETS - Investing in Africa? 3 6y
+15 Borat's Broker - Best Analyst Covering Facebook Is A 24-Year-Old In Kazakhstan 14 6y
+32 Question for Current M&A Analysts 7 6y
+3 Mercury Partners advice 2 6y
+35 How are analysts at Robey Warshaw and Dyal & Co perceived? 21 6y
+3 Do you need to be registered to be a solo m&a advisor? 1 6y
+13 GS Cross Markets 1 6y
+5 Best sources to keep up to date on restructuring deals? 2 6y
+15 RX for BB 2 6y
+9 Is this a sketchy hiring situation? 4 6y
+6 How to stand out as a virtual intern? 3 6y
+7 Will 2021 SA recruiting be affected with the recession? 3 6y
+12 Updated start dates for IB internships? 11 6y
+90 UBS is the only top BB to increase its profits (+40%) 26 6y
+3 M&A Sweatshops by bank? 1 6y
+14 What is next for Andrea Orcel? 4 6y
+21 What do you wish you had known before starting in IB? 7 6y
+12 Can people who don't really know finance break into IB and learn along the way? 6 6y
+19 Any updates on UBS 2020 SA 26 6y
+3 May I know what does being a generalist analyst in year 1 of investment banking means? 2 6y
+14 PWP vs. DBO Partners 8 6y
+3 IB Underwriting Process 1 6y
+17 How did D-Sol manage to learn to DJ while in IBD? 12 6y
+10 PE Transition 3 6y
+12 Vanderbilt vs Cornell vs UVA 5 6y
0 Experience with STEM OPT extension in IB? 4 6y
+17 GS exploratory to SA? 6 6y
+462 15 Things I Hate About Banking 43 6y
+9 COVID-19 impact on promotions across FO in investment banks? 6 6y
+8 Inverse Bond Yield Question 2 6y
+21 Restructuring Groups have more work than they can handle 6 6y
+6 Sources and Uses One off Question 1 6y
+399 Confessions of a former second year IB Analyst 31 6y
+48 What banks take more summer analysts than they can give out full time offers to? 39 6y
+3 Loan to Own Funds 1 6y
+3 How do you motivate yourself to push through the constant late nights and adapt to the hightly stressfulenvironment? 1 6y
+12 Summer 2020 Cancellations 12 6y
+6 Return offer rate for Cowen 1 6y
+20 TD Cancelled 9 6y
+57 UBS internship on hold? 48 6y
+4 Interview prep: M&A accounting questions 1 6y
+67 Top Bulge Bracket Groups 18 6y
+4 how do you calculate Apple’s PP&E 3 6y
+10 MS Power & Utilities 5 6y
+8 What's Harder: MBB vs Tier 2 / Big4 Strategy Consulting vs EB / BB 2 6y
+12 IB Group Networking 4 6y
+4 Intern hours? 1 6y
+14 Interview Technical Question 10 6y
+6 Hardest Behaviourals 5 6y
0 KKR Analyst 2021 2 6y
+5 Most important people to network with? 1 6y
+11 Investment Banks To NFL Quarterbacks 12 6y
+3 What % of shares do you need for an activist position? 4 6y
+3 Best way to spend SA relocation check? 2 6y
+12 Game Over? 7 6y
+6 Wanting to create a mastermind group for ib 5 6y
+11 Risilient Business Models? 1 6y
+53 Oppenheimer & Co. Investment Banking - An Honest Review 2 6y
+10 I've been part of this private placement company in Dubai, exit options tnoughts if any ? 1 6y
+37 JPM return offer rate? 17 6y
+15 How to self assess 3 6y
+9 Investment Banking Interview Questions Flash Cards 2 6y
+5 Invest in modeling course prior to starting? 4 6y
+12 ER vs IB Compensation- Final Guide 1 6y
+3 How are modeling tests graded? 2 6y
+6 PWP return rate? 5 6y
+26 Point72 Academy Summit 2020 54 6y
+14 Societe Generale SA 2020 Confirmed 10 Weeks - Fully Virtual - June 1 Start Date 9 6y
+5 How to lateral and not “lose” a year 3 6y
+22 Average Analyst Comp 21 6y
+17 Credit HF Recruiting from IBD? 8 6y
+16 Am I crazy to consider lateraling in this market? 4 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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