+17 FactSet vs manual hardcoding 5 6y
+4 What is the technical question guides everyone refers to? 1 6y
+14 engineering to banking 4 6y
+18 BB offer deferral? 10 6y
+3 Switching from one group to another in same bank 1 6y
+3 Modeling Tests 1 6y
+4 Oppenheimer investment banking - an honest and thorough review 2 6y
+6 Nomura SA 2021 1 6y
+64 Switching IB Groups for FT after SA stint? 70 6y
+6 How much of your take home do you guys invest? 2 6y
+5 What is tech banking ACTUALLY like? 2 6y
+3 What are the best Power and Utilites IB-s in EMEA? 2 6y
+15 PU&I Exits - only infrastructure PE or general too 4 6y
+14 No Summer Internship --> Investment Banking Full Time 5 6y
+25 Terrible SA Experience, Need Some Encouragement 6 6y
+16 Do BB's do restructuring? 5 6y
+18 Specialized, Under-the-Radar Investment Banks 14 6y
+9 adinaosd asd aosdasasdasd 3 6y
+3 Lazard 2021 SA Superday 1 6y
+4 Investment Banking Associate Comp 2 6y
+3 Financial Analyst Intern —> IB 1 6y
+37 Confused by a Technical Question 18 6y
+3 Investment Bank Mergers 1 6y
+40 Citi Top Group vs GS/MS/JPM 14 6y
+24 Mizuho SA 2020 18 6y
+2 Technology for IB 3 6y
+15 Full-Time Start Date Delays 6 6y
+3 Rosenbaum & Pearl Investment Banking Workbook pdf 1 6y
+9 help me, 3 statement model 17 6y
+15 FIG Corporate Banking to FIG Investment Banking - is it doable? 5 6y
+10 MS Moves training to virtual program (US) 5 6y
+14 Summer intern IB or Full time offer in RE? 3 6y
+3 Moving groups within Credit Suisse 1 6y
+13 Has anyone who received offer for BB nailed every technical question? 9 6y
+19 What to do if you don’t know a technical 3 6y
+15 Exiting to distressed fund 10 6y
+8 Possible causes of a loan decreasing in price in secondary, alongside a decrease in yield? 2 6y
+14 Does not being able to head out to drink with your team affect you in your internship? 8 6y
+12 Recruiting Platform 1 6y
+12 Recruiting as Analyst vs A2A Associate for PE/Growth 2 6y
+3 IB SA 2020 Placement 1 6y
+8 Do You Have To Know CS for IB? 6 6y
+5 infrastructure bank rankings 3 6y
+12 how to deal w/ staffer who exploits my speed by giving 5 decks to work while other analyst at same level don't get >2 decks 1 6y
+6 Are relocation bonuses cancelled for the summer? 3 6y
+9 Handed in an incomplete transcript 3 6y
+45 How NOLs move through the 3 statements 6 6y
+67 Does MB(and presumably soon B) giving auto full-time offers to interns make you think twice about banking versus consulting? 16 6y
+10 What will I-Banking look like in 10-20 years? 8 6y
+3 anyone hear from Blair SA2021? 2 6y
+11 Do I have a chance in Investment Banking ? 5 6y
+9 lateral to IB 1 6y
+27 Worst WFH stories 16 6y
+26 M&A for a Specific Sector in Bulge Brackets 6 6y
+24 Lost FT Offer due to the Pandemic 22 6y
+19 What percentage of people in banking drinks/smokes? 12 6y
+1 Help with interview prep? 1 6y
+7 IB To PE transition likely hood 5 6y
+4 Do Banks/the Buy Side Care About Cumulative vs. Major GPA? 3 6y
+16 Referral from an exec for IB internship 3 6y
+3 Diversity Candidate Junior Internship? 1 6y
+18 How does anyone actually pick a coverage group? 8 6y
+18 Accepting Junior Summer Offer Before Completing Sophomore Internship 20 6y
+23 Virtual Super Day 35 6y
+68 Boutique IB offer vs. stay non-big 4 TAS 22 6y
+9 What % of bakeoffs does your group win? 1 6y
+3 Help ! Loan portfolio DCF Models 1 6y
+19 Is there a website to find specific M&A deals? 8 6y
+12 Refunds for airbnb's this summer 7 6y
+3 Restructuring Process/ Ch.11 1 6y
+12 Accounting Calculation Troubleshooting: Altria 2018 10K 1 6y
+16 d 18 6y
+27 Women entering IB at associate level 9 6y
+10 Changes to EB Internships? 8 6y
+6 Low response rate during corona.. keep networking? 3 6y
+24 Barclays 2020 SA Update! 1 6y
+13 Can we talk about suicide in IB/PE/HF? How can you deal with depression/anxiety/mental illness while working in banking? 2 6y
+28 Dear Interns: Don't e-mail the CEO 22 6y
+6 analyst in DCM 4 6y
+12 UMich (Ross Pre-Admit) or Berkeley for Finance/IB 12 6y
+16 Where are the Native Americans in Financial Firms? 6 6y
+21 PWP SF 17 6y
+24 Lincoln SA 2020 Update 3 6y
+5 Can anyone possibly provide names of smaller banks that give good experience? 3 6y
+43 DB Interns "Eligible" for FT Offer 12 6y
+6 Blair/Baird 1st years / SA 3 6y
+18 IB laid off due to Covid - Suggestions? 2 6y
+33 Valuing a fintech (loan originator) 12 6y
+10 Citi SF 2020 Thoughts (prestige, deal flow, ranking, etc.) 6 6y
+3 Is it worth job searching now for IB/HF? 1 6y
+7 Bond Math Examples 5 6y
+12 What are other banks sending SA who are working from home this summer? 8 6y
+17 PE Recruiting from Top MM Bank 11 6y
+28 Asking for return SA instead of FT? 7 6y
+9 Exit Ops for Lateral Hires 1 6y
+3 Resources for distressed debt valuation 1 6y
+13 Graduating Senior looking to Break into IB 3 6y
+46 I regret going for an MBA 10 6y
+3 MS 2020 SA Internship Updates 4 6y
+3 Unicredit graduate program salary in CIB 1 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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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