+12 What makes more sense: a macro or micro career? 1 8y
+26 Please critique my cold email 10 8y
+11 Bad time to go into Lev Fin? 2 8y
+9 Big 4 Restructuring Straight Out Of UNI? 2 8y
+11 Banking group Revenue --> bonus 4 8y
+14 Couldn't get FO SA role in my second (of three years) year in uni at a UK Target.. but got a BO, what now? 16 8y
+3 Elite Boutique Capital Markets Advisory - Technicals? 1 8y
+3 OFFICIAL 2019 IBD SA RECRUITING THREAD MEGATHREAD 1 8y
+12 Sophomore Internship and Future Prospects 6 8y
+24 Starting MBA IBD Associate Role *Early* 8 8y
+7 Networking - On the weekend Vs. during week 12 8y
+13 Finding and understanding Credit Agreements - a call for help 2 8y
+3 First paycheck as SA 1 8y
+53 Offers from JPM and GS for Summer IBD Analyst - Which do I pick? 17 8y
+6 BDC Price 2 8y
+3 MD phone call 2 8y
+12 Asset Management Within an Investment Bank2 1 8y
+12 Asset Management Within an Investment Bank 1 8y
+3 Do you apply an illiquidity discount when you acquire 100% of a public company? 1 8y
+21 Valuation Guidance related to WACC / CoE 1 8y
+21 Joint Venture Equity Method Accounting 3 8y
+10 Anyone here working at AB or BlackRock? 7 8y
+3 Does anyone here work at BlackRock or AB (AllianceBernstein)? 1 8y
+12 Pro Forma Security Ownership? 4 8y
+9 Networking for Lateral Opportunities Before Starting Analyst Stint 1 8y
+34 Should I interview for tech? ( Facebook, Google, uber etc) 10 8y
0 Selling AMT and Knopman Training Materials 3 8y
+3 Willing to buy AMT Training Materials 1 8y
+12 If I'm taking a year off, should I apply for 2019 SA IBD recruiting? 1 8y
0 Direct Hire? 1 8y
+21 Firms of the Decades: IB, PE, S&T, HF, CO 1 8y
+9 Quick question regarding Morgan Stanley Interview process. 1 8y
+80 Associate at a small bank, didn't get offer at BB internship, what do I do now? 22 8y
+42 Lateral Associate Interviews - What do bankers mean when they say they're "more technical"? 5 8y
+25 Post MBA - Do you regret not doing tech? 15 8y
+21 Probing Questions on a Deal - How Best to Respond? 1 8y
+21 Mass cold email 15 8y
+36 JPM Junior Analyst or Boutique? 5 8y
+3 Transitioning from IR to Analyst? 1 8y
+6 What determines the appropriate leverage of a company? 4 8y
+43 Lifestyle/Comp of Industry Groups 12 8y
+13 Programs similar to the Junior Analyst IB Program at JPM 6 8y
+12 CAIA vs. CFA as signal to employers 1 8y
+18 How limited are my long-term PE prospects post-MBA without prior finance experience? 3 8y
+25 Sophomore Big 4 or Small IB Boutique 10 8y
+9 I'm crashing the info sessions for 1st/2nd year students... but I already graduated. 2 8y
+27 Most Common Behavioral Questions for IB Interviews 11 8y
+21 CAPEX Smaller than Depreciation 6 8y
+4 Corporate Banking Comp at BBs 1 8y
+34 SA Lateral 19 8y
+37 Analyst at DCM, now what? 2 8y
+2 Deleteddd 3 8y
0 Purchase Price Allocation Question 4 8y
+13 Post MBA Associate Comp - 2017 6 8y
+3 Finance minus the data 1 8y
+11 The Practitioner's Guide to Investment Banking [I wish I had it] 5 8y
+69 How you view ranks at your Investment Bank 7 8y
+49 BAML Accelerated Recruiting Thread SA investment banking 179 8y
+12 Summer 2019 Recruiting Timeline 6 8y
+12 Different Ways to Analyze Investments? (Aqcuisitions, etc) 2 8y
+3 MFS fixed income superday 1 8y
+10 Background check-help 6 8y
+16 Barclays' recent M&A deals 7 8y
+6 another thank you email 3 8y
+14 To what extent will groups know how you ranked them during group placement? 4 8y
+3 Questions? Post Interview 1 8y
+3 Minority Interest in Capital Structure 1 8y
+315 Why so few black analysts/associates? 95 8y
+2 I have the opportunity to get a resume and cover letter directly handed to the Chairman/CEO of a major bank, what should I say? 1 8y
+2 Invited to meet alumni at tier 1 BB (JPM, Goldman, BAML etc.) for interview - what should I expect? 4 8y
+1 How significant is this interview? 3 8y
0 "High Potential Candidate" at Goldman Sachs? 4 8y
+4 IB Internship Apps!! 2 8y
+1 Interest rates. 1 8y
+31 JPM PF SA Offer vs Sandler O Neill SA Offer 19 8y
+9 Is IB realistic for me 11 8y
+10 Perfectly priced stock 6 8y
+9 JPM Treasury Sales Associate - Anybody? 1 8y
+23 Salary for FO Whole Loan (Mortgage) Trader 3 8y
+5 Credit Suisse Women in Investment Banking Program 1 8y
+15 lying about graduation to get an internship 19 8y
+14 Product Control to FO 4 8y
+4 JPM Coverage Group Cultures 7 8y
+42 Boutique IB vs BB Commercial Banking 17 8y
+140 2018 Full-Time IB Recruiting *DECISIONS* Timeline Megathread Page 160 8y
+173 Are you interviewing with any other banks/firms? 61 8y
+9 Help on DCF of entertainment company 1 8y
+21 Possible to do IB without killing yourself? 4 8y
+6 What is'Lateral Recruiting' or 'lateral position' in this forum? 1 8y
+14 Do employers see your age during on-campus recruiting? 2 8y
+9 M&A deals in the UK 1 8y
+10 Interview Help - Urgent 7 8y
+3 Exit Opportunities in industry 1 8y
+33 What is the hierarchy of 'Senior Analyst' in BB? 13 8y
+3 Insights Raymond James? 1 8y
+11 Applying to both BB and EB for IBD SA 1 8y
+26 I’m lost any help?? 9 8y
+31 Has Anybody Read Any of these Books? 22 8y
+3 Den of Thieves(Stewart) fans...Has anything on the street actually changed? 1 8y
+3 UBS AC for Risk Control IP 1 8y

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 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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