+21 Computer Science and Banking - Finance major with computer science major 37 10y
0 Compensation Question - Currently a freshman 12 10y
0 Comp - Street comp this year 4 10y
+4 Class - Which bank has the classiest office? 6 10y
0 Class - What college courses in general best prepared you for IB? 1 10y
+13 Citi LA - Interview last wed 12 10y
0 Citi LA - Any info about this group? 0 10y
0 Citigroup LA - Anybody know how large the office is? 1 10y
0 Citigroup - Curious to learn more about the firm 2 10y
0 Citigroup - Why is everyone ranking this firm 4th or 5th? 9 10y
+17 Duke vs. Princeton 11 10y
0 Citi - Email from a recruiter 3 10y
0 Citadel Investment Bank - Starting their own IB 16 10y
0 Cornell - How much of a target is the undergrad program? 43 10y
0 Contract Cancel - Created a dilemma for myself 1 10y
+10 Corporate Financial Holdings - Interview with the following job description 3 10y
+33 Corporate Finance Qualification - Any insight? 10 10y
0 Corporate Finance Qualification - Does CFQ have any value? 2 10y
0 Cover Letter Review - From a semi-target 4 10y
0 Credit Suisse - Screwed on bonuses? 4 10y
0 Credit Suisse - Recruiting timeline? 21 10y
0 Credit Risk - Quick rundown on how analysts quantify and assess a companies risk? 0 10y
0 Breaking into Banking - 2010 Kelley School Grad 5 10y
0 Breaking into a Hong Kong IB from UCLA - How to network? 4 10y
0 Brickbreaker - What score do I need? 8 10y
0 BrickBreaker - High scores? 8 10y
0 Breaking into Wall Street - Any coupon codes for modeling program? 3 10y
+8 Brain Teasers - Math questions? 17 10y
0 B-School - Common to take a FP&A job? 2 10y
0 Busniness school in the future - What are your thoughts? 8 10y
0 Bull Careers Invite - Any info? 8 10y
0 Bulge Brackets Hiring - Hire people for the summer? 4 10y
0 Bulge Brackets Hiring - Summer internships? 3 10y
0 Building relationships - Supporting application? 2 10y
0 Building relationships - Analyst at a top BB 4 10y
+16 Calculating EBITDA - What am I missing? 7 10y
0 Cain Brothers - Phone interview with a VP 5 10y
+41 Bx M&A - Dream job 25 10y
0 Capstone Financial - Atlanta, GA - Financial services training program? 5 10y
0 Capital Markets Group - Product group 3 10y
0 Capital Markets group - Idea of the spectrum of positions 0 10y
0 Capital Markets Group - Detailed summary 4 10y
+3 Cantor Fitzgerald - Any opinions? 6 10y
0 Can anyone help me out with an accounting problem - PP&E question 8 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - In my mid 20s trying to advance my career 2 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - PE job for a salary less than banking? 0 10y
0 Career path - Currently working as a trade assistant 2 10y
0 Career Options - Veteran feedback or commentary? 9 10y
0 Career Dilemma - Began working in a MM group 3 10y
+13 Career Dilemma - Completed a guide 4 10y
0 CFA Level II - Write the exam? 3 10y
0 CFA Exam - It wasn't easy 12 10y
0 Challenge - Write a post 19 10y
0 Challenge - Calculate weighted average beta 4 10y
0 Citadel - Macro and stat arb? 5 10y
0 Citadel - What they think of it? 0 10y
0 Citadel - How is deal flow? 9 10y
0 CIT - Standard compensation package? 9 10y
0 CIT - Significant asset sales or full acquisition 1 10y
0 Apple EV Bridge / Cash 0 10y
+20 Take the [low] Offer? 15 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Easy way to do this? 3 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Need to pull M&A deals 4 10y
+13 Bonus - 6% online savings 18 10y
0 bonus - Average bonus for analysts? 9 10y
0 Bonus - What to expect? 3 10y
0 Bonus - Bonuses decided on the street? 2 10y
0 Bonus Time - Been announced at a few banks 4 10y
0 Bonus Time - Lots of speculation 22 10y
+16 Bonus Season - K&T 11 10y
0 Bonus Numbers - Any word? 3 10y
0 Bonuses - Operations department? 2 10y
0 Bonuses - Quite high this year 7 10y
0 Books related with corporate loans - Big help to receive any manuals 2 10y
0 Books - Best books that display what it take? 6 10y
0 Boutique firms - Have you been able to use the experience gained? 1 10y
0 Boutique Banks - How does pay compare? 5 10y
0 Ben Shalom Bernanke - He saved the economy 4 10y
0 Ben Shalom Bernanke - I am a King Kong 6 10y
+19 Bear Stearns Summer Analysts - Sold to another bank? 35 10y
+4 BB IBD Training - Month-long training programs? 7 10y
+60 Basic Guide Ramping Up On A Company With Public Information Part One 29 10y
0 Bear Stearns Summer Analysts - Anyone hear anything? 38 10y
0 Blackstone M&A - Final round? 1 10y
0 Blackstone IPO - Any insight? 7 10y
+4 Blackstone IPO - Ticker symbol? 8 10y
0 Blackstone - Straight from undergrad 6 10y
+10 Blackstone - Summer intern class? 19 10y
0 What to do on year gap? Then Military or MSF? 4 10y
+4 GS IBD Group Placements 3 10y
+13 Suntrust AFES group 8 10y
0 Anyone have experience with this? 0 10y
0 Which undergrad for a hedge fund job? 0 10y
0 Blackberry - Many different models 13 10y
0 Blackberry - Do IB's provide analysts with these? 15 10y
+21 Big 4 vs. Accounting at Big Bank - Big bank such as Goldman? 14 10y
0 Barclays Global Investors - Invited by BGI for interview 3 10y
+32 Barclays Capital - M&A advisory? 26 10y
0 Banking Experience - ibanking experience 1 10y
0 Bank - Anyone what what bank the author worked at? 6 10y

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%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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