+10 Out-of-the-box interview question 6 11y
+21 How to refer to an Elite Boutique during interviews 19 11y
+11 Citi Coverage vs. JPM Mid-Cap (IBD) vs. Moelis 4 11y
0 When to take an interview? 2 11y
0 Modeling help please 1 11y
0 General Banking Advice Please 1 11y
+15 Which boutiques will be most active in FT recruiting this fall? 12 11y
0 Interview: Not the Usual Question 13 11y
0 Greentree Brokerage Services 0 11y
+5 JP Morgan Mid-Cap group -- What do you know? 12 11y
0 J.P. Morgan or Jefferies for SA?? 5 11y
+25 Two phones or one? Work/Personal 66 11y
0 Cold E-mailing/Calling Senior Bankers 1 11y
0 Best data room perks? 4 11y
0 DELETE BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T TAKE A JOKE 6 11y
0 Transfering from DCM to Corp Fin vs. climbing CorpFin ladder 3 11y
0 Financial Modeling general question 1 11y
+29 40-50hr/week part-time IBD + college. Doable? 20 11y
0 From boutique to buldge bracket? 1 11y
0 UBS Explore program at Zurich, do you guys know whether this is for mature MBAs or undergrads? 2 11y
+86 "Karōshi": Death from Overwork on Wall Street 38 11y
+63 Importance of Pre-MBA experience in Post-MBA associate recruiting 56 11y
+12 Structured Products Career Mobility/Exit Options 1 11y
0 Wall Street Training Bundle on StackSocial for $99 2 11y
0 Working on a deal in which client is family 0 11y
0 asdad 3 11y
0 Non-core superdays? 9 11y
+119 Harvard Law VS Goldman Sachs 92 11y
0 Was off by .08 on gpa. Will this be an issue and how to handle it? 5 11y
0 Not sure what to do? 0 11y
0 Recent Grad Advice 3 11y
0 Microsoft Office 365 - Excel (2013) Crashing 0 11y
0 Hypothetical Offer Question 3 11y
0 2 Month Lateral 3 11y
0 Want To Practice Running a DCF 16 11y
0 Magical stroke of luck with GS or nah 7 11y
0 Include my current job on resume when sending? 2 11y
+44 Excuse for switching firms 19 11y
+3 CIBA certification: 1 11y
+13 Q&A for investment banking workshop 2 11y
+15 Leverage Finance - Acquisition Financing 9 11y
0 Oppenheimer vs. Piper Jaffray 6 11y
0 Is IB a realistic option for me? 19 11y
+1 Goldman Interview for full time IB - what should I expect? 2 11y
+5 LA: HLHZ ADG v LAZ v ROTHS M&A 6 11y
0 Networking question - recruiters 1 11y
0 Acquisition accounting 1 11y
+18 Cornell Students and Graduates: How strong is Investment Banking recruitment for non-AEM majors? 30 11y
0 Just left MS/JPM banking for PE so Q&A 27 11y
+29 Marijuana Deals 22 11y
0 Fundraising and CapEx 1 11y
0 BMO Capital Markets Phone Interview Guidance 7 11y
+9 A Valuation Question - unexpected cash found at Year 0 4 11y
0 JP Morgan 8/17/15 Superday 6 11y
0 Lateral Investment Banking Analyst 5 11y
0 Front office and back office at tech firm 2 11y
0 Terminal Value Questions 2 11y
0 Multiple valuation (year & ND) 7 11y
0 Piper vs Cowen HC in SF 2 11y
+192 Freshmen: What to do during your freshman year summer 242 11y
+124 Is it OK for the analyst to leave the office before the associate sometimes? 137 11y
0 Listing Previous Hard Science Major in Resume? 3 11y
+8 What is the oldest incoming IB associate you guys know? 11 11y
0 Calculating FCF/NI Conversion Ratio 1 11y
+8 Urgent: need help with VBA 18 11y
0 Is a phone conversation before weekend meet up necessary? 1 11y
0 Can anyone with bloomberg/Capital IQ do me a favour? 0 11y
+22 Modeling & Valuation in a new space 29 11y
0 Lateral after SA Dinge? 1 11y
0 How the IB application process works 1 11y
0 BB ECM/DCM/Lev Fin to Coverage as 3rd year 3 11y
+10 Goldman Sachs 8/11/2015 Superday 20 11y
+25 Interesting thoughts on comp - looking for perspective 10 11y
+1 Why Finance is perceived to create less value than Tech 2 11y
0 Barclays IBD - FIG 4 11y
+15 Really upset over my internship this past summer 6 11y
+86 How to relax after work to be able to sleep? 72 11y
+24 Does HR verify extracurriculars at all? 13 11y
+10 BB group-specific FT recruiting: why is it such a shitshow? 2 11y
+1 Why is everyone obsessesed with M&A? 4 11y
0 Financial Economics at Columbia Undergrad? 7 11y
0 2014 Top Aerospace and Defense IB Groups 8 11y
0 Accounting and Finance combo at Ross 1 11y
0 Clarification on Call/Put Bonds 2 11y
+64 Importance of Social Life in College as an Asian for IB? 34 11y
+32 Impact of banking on social life 33 11y
0 Interest rate on debt 5 11y
0 Financial Model - Valuation - Textile industry 0 11y
0 INTL FCStone IBD Fall Internship 3 11y
+22 Naming deals on CV 24 11y
+7 Please HELP! Looking for practice problems for accounting - line item adjustments 3 11y
+2 How many prior work experiences should you include on resume? 2 11y
0 Municipal Finance - how to break in? 6 11y
+63 Infuriating Technical 32 11y
0 MBA Networking 1 11y
+5 What did YOU do? 5 11y
0 What is Goldman Sachs "West Region Advisory"? 1 11y
0 Where do bankers look for jobs these days? 2 11y
0 Did not convert my Spring internship to a summer. 3 11y
0 Winternships - do interns work over Christmas and NY? 0 11y

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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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