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
0 Baird Superday - Interviewed on campus 7 10y
0 Baird Superday: 1st round interviews - First round last week 24 10y
0 Bank-Sponsored Trading Games - Resume/Cover letter? 3 10y
0 Bank Mergers - Major numbers to look at? 1 10y
0 Banking versus Trading - Option to do an internship in either 12 10y
0 Background checks - Check transcripts? 3 10y
0 Background Checks - Junior standing because of credits earned 3 10y
0 Background check question - Spring internship 3 10y
+28 Background check question - First offer 21 10y
0 Australian bonuses - Any insight? 20 10y
0 Australian bonuses - Numbers for Australian analysts? 1 10y
0 Associate Signing Bonuses - Thoughts on signing bonuses? 13 10y
0 Associate Comp - First year IB? 1 10y
+9 Associate Comp - Paid for base and bonus? 13 10y
0 Associate comp - Expected? 8 10y
0 Associate Comp - Total compensation? 15 10y
0 Associate Bonuses - Expecting higher? 26 10y
0 Associate Bonuses - Thoughts on bonuses? 7 10y
0 Applying Online at BB from Target Schools - Student at an Ivy 2 10y
0 Applying Online at BB from Target Schools - Student at a non - HYP 1 10y
0 Apple - Earning reports? 4 10y
0 Looking for a roommate starting in June/July (female) 0 10y
0 Mizuho Investment Banking New-Hire On-Boarding Question 0 10y
0 Anybody knows about JPM - Got a job in HK 10 10y
+18 Advice Please - Not sure what the hell to do 9 10y
0 Another Background Check Question - Currently junior 14 10y
0 Another Background Check Question - Accepted SA offer from top BB 3 10y
0 Analyst Recruiting - Any firms still looking for analysts? 4 10y
0 Analyst Recruiting - Any boutique or MM firms still recruiting? 13 10y
0 Am I screwed - I was interested in securities and ib 11 10y
0 Age - Affect chances? 24 10y
0 Advice Please - Graduating this June from non-target 2 10y
0 Advice Please - Opportunity to join one of two groups 3 10y
+11 Advice Please - Questions answered 11 10y
0 A Day in the Life - profiles on various career pages 72 10y
0 ACC/SEC Kids in SF? - Where to watch college sports? 4 10y
0 Accounting Questions - Accounting related 6 10y
0 Accounting Questions - Couple of questions for interview 8 10y
+6 Accounting Questions - Three statement questions 2 10y
0 Accounting Question - Using debt with interest? 5 10y
0 Accounting Question - Record an equity injection? 10 10y
+10 Accounting Basics - Is this a good book? 15 10y
0 401k - How is it structured? 11 10y
+8 1st year bonus - Starting in M&A 13 10y
0 10K and Corporate hedging? - Couldn't answer a question 11 10y
0 Duke Engineering? 4 10y
0 Return to Freshmen Internship 5 10y
0 2016 FT Roommate 0 10y

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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