+4,424 Bank of America - Juniors Strike to start Monday May 6th 465 5mo
+4,236 Most Badass Intern Story? 272 1w
+2,985 FROM A LEVFIN BANKER - This is how an Apollo LBO Deal works 185 3w
+2,375 UBS Analysts talking about unionizing given working conditions and potential dinner cuts 157 1mo
+2,209 I did it. I quit a UBS IB group. 216 4mo
+2,091 Investment Banking Interview Questions - 15 Answers to Land the Job 231 1mo
+2,064 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions - London Edition 691 3w
+1,977 What I Wish Every First Year Analyst Knew 177 1mo
+1,932 How did UBS Double MD Count yet Lose Marketshare? 166 1y
+1,863 Investment Banking Analyst: 15 Things I Wish I Knew 180 10mo
+1,675 I Love Investment Banking 139 10mo
+1,673 IB Analyst Disaster. 79 2mo
+1,662 8 Reflections on Leaving IB After a Decade 107 1w
+1,530 How can we do better? 333 10mo
+1,499 Baird Industrials: The Epitomy of a Sweatshop 250 1y
+1,476 Exit Opps Are Paradise 72 2w
+1,410 Has the pendulum swung too far? 295 1y
+1,392 Some Observations from an MD 148 11mo
+1,367 Life after Investment Banking 362 1y
+1,350 Honest Take on UBS NY Tech? 335 6mo
+1,344 IB is my paradise. 70 3y
+1,218 Leo Lukenas was his name. Fundraiser for His Family is Here. (Bank of America Associate that passed away) 109 10mo
+1,218 If I see another "Incoming IBD Analyst/Summer Analyst" on LinkedIn.. I'll k--l someone 228 6mo
+1,199 Cringeworthy LinkedIn posts 248 11mo
+1,189 Bonus Season - Comps 1,205 1mo
+1,178 IB Sucks. I'm out 199 4y
+1,171 A Letter To All Top 10 University Kids Complaining About Recruiting 80 1y
+1,076 Investment Banks as the Houses of Westeros - Game of Thrones (GoT) 81 2y
+1,071 Immigrant, Homeless, Broke AF but FINALLY LANDS IB at a BB. 87 2y
+1,032 Goldman Sachs 2020 SA 1,955 4y
+1,026 How much damage has banking done to your life? 175 4y
+1,011 2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 1,424 4y
+974 The Efficient Career Hypothesis: Almost All Jobs Are Priced In 114 1y
+968 Want to get me on the phone? Here's how - a networking overview. 208 1y
+958 A non-target's failure 137 1mo
+944 What is the Future of UBS IB? 90 1mo
+943 RIP Tech Associate at Jefferies -Wallstreetgossip 175 1y
+935 Brief Recent History of UBS / What went wrong? 79 4mo
+927 Goldman Sachs LND: how To Get <ED> Executive Director @GBM (Sales&Trade) Front Office? Total Non-Target Play HR D&I Game...It Worked (Real 2022case).Hope Admin Will Show unbiased understanding Importance discussion. Exclusive peek how HR recruit EDs..., 68 5mo
+923 Current IBankers: What would you do if a summer candidate reneged another offer to sign with your firm? 233 4y
+920 BOFA ALREADY TRYING TO COVER UP THEIR TRACKS 100 1mo
+912 2022 Analyst Bonus Thread 1,021 2y
+906 F*&King Analysts 163 3y
+905 You Need to Get Out - Rant, my experience for 5 years in IB 134 10mo
+892 Target vs. Non-Target 553 2y
+881 Why work the best years of our lives away? 221 1y
+880 Getting Crushed is Paradise 53 3y
+860 Leaving IB Soon, Final Rants 104 3y
+851 FT Partners is Paradise 71 1y
+850 Can’t believe it’s over 77 3y
+836 Secret & Lessons From 2yrs in Banking: My Advice 48 1y
+805 Wall Street GPAs: Is a 3.5 GPA Good? 1,003 4y
+795 Summer Analyst dies at Lincoln International 167 6y
+794 Investment Banking is Broken 122 3y
+784 I'm so lost 95 4y
+781 WARNING : Do NOT enter IB (coming from a VP at a BB) 262 1y
+781 Working in FIG (Financial Institutions Group) - An Overview. 82 4y
+759 People make fun of me in IB 113 1y
+754 Q&A: extreme poverty to non target to investment banking 105 4y
+736 Why I Hate Gen Z (Tips For Networking & Being an Analyst) 103 2y
+724 Centerview analyst suing for $5m for not being allowed to sleep 9 hours 190 9mo
+723 Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever in 2018 168 2mo
+721 We All Sound Stupid - a Manifesto 116 3y
+715 New JP Morgan SA 2020 Thread 1,971 4y
+713 A friend of mine cheated and got an Internship offer at a BB IB 159 8mo
+709 Help me understand the new generations… 133 3y
+706 Don’t tell people you work in IB or PE 97 3y
+679 Hedge Fund is Paradise 48 1y
+679 Memoirs of a First-Year Associate 49 3y
+678 Banker With Terminal Illness - If I Can Make It So Can You 56 4mo
+678 Failed joke attempt in interview 51 3y
+676 Most badass Partner/MD moment? 75 2y
+673 That's it. 164 2y
+672 Why guaranteed full-time offers make sense 175 6y
+670 Depressing Moelis & Co. Staffer Email 199 5y
+665 Spring Weeks are Paradise 86 4mo
+661 Is investment banking full of rich kids? 128 4y
+653 UBS Bonus 125 4mo
+651 Working 9-5 is Paradise 51 3y
+647 This is a dark day for Wall Street. 45 2y
+647 Techies: Stop Coping 89 4y
+636 What brainteasers has everyone been asked in interviews? 1,110 4y
+635 2025 IB Year-End Bonus Megathread 677 3d
+634 Started to date a girl BUT HUGE Problem 70 1y
+633 GS Analyst Survey Results 289 5y
+628 Investment Banking Fucking Sucks and I Personally Advise Against it 93 1y
+627 2018 Full-Time IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 987 6y
+620 Big 4 is Paradise 61 3y
+620 Fucked up recruitment and low self-esteem 106 2y
+616 BofA Associate Death - WSJ, FT, CNBC, Bloomberg 59 2y
+605 From BO to IBD, kid gets fired on the first week. 103 6y
+602 [Very Long Post] Stepping Off the IB Train 27 3y
+602 New guy, leaving at 5 because I don't have anything to do. MD is pissed. 111 2y
+599 Silly Shit Interns Do 156 4y
+594 Summers Aren’t Impressive? 146 3y
+593 Are all kids in IB goobers? 146 4y
+592 David and Goliath: The Boutique and The Bulge Bracket 75 4y
+591 1st Year Analysts Quitting? 353 2y
+590 Is IB not as attractive anymore? 144 4y
+588 How I went from non target 2.3 gpa to 7 figure buy side seat 63 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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