+4,412 Bank of America - Juniors Strike to start Monday May 6th 479 2mo
+4,184 Most Badass Intern Story? 269 8mo
+2,931 FROM A LEVFIN BANKER - This is how an Apollo LBO Deal works 184 2mo
+2,366 UBS Analysts talking about unionizing given working conditions and potential dinner cuts 160 1mo
+2,207 I did it. I quit a UBS IB group. 216 1mo
+2,091 Investment Banking Interview Questions - 15 Answers to Land the Job 230 1y
+2,042 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions - London Edition 686 7mo
+1,964 What I Wish Every First Year Analyst Knew 176 4mo
+1,932 How did UBS Double MD Count yet Lose Marketshare? 165 1w
+1,856 Investment Banking Analyst: 15 Things I Wish I Knew 180 8mo
+1,667 IB Analyst Disaster. 79 2y
+1,663 I Love Investment Banking 139 7mo
+1,643 8 Reflections on Leaving IB After a Decade 106 1y
+1,530 How can we do better? 333 7mo
+1,493 Baird Industrials: The Epitomy of a Sweatshop 250 1y
+1,463 Exit Opps Are Paradise 71 6mo
+1,405 Has the pendulum swung too far? 300 1y
+1,388 Some Observations from an MD 148 8mo
+1,361 Life after Investment Banking 362 10mo
+1,350 Honest Take on UBS NY Tech? 335 3mo
+1,337 IB is my paradise. 70 2y
+1,218 Leo Lukenas was his name. Fundraiser for His Family is Here. (Bank of America Associate that passed away) 109 7mo
+1,218 If I see another "Incoming IBD Analyst/Summer Analyst" on LinkedIn.. I'll k--l someone 228 4mo
+1,199 Cringeworthy LinkedIn posts 256 8mo
+1,190 Bonus Season - Comps 1,204 7mo
+1,169 A Letter To All Top 10 University Kids Complaining About Recruiting 80 11mo
+1,169 IB Sucks. I'm out 200 19h
+1,074 Investment Banks as the Houses of Westeros - Game of Thrones (GoT) 81 2y
+1,067 Immigrant, Homeless, Broke AF but FINALLY LANDS IB at a BB. 87 1y
+1,032 Goldman Sachs 2020 SA 1,955 3y
+1,026 How much damage has banking done to your life? 175 3y
+1,011 2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 1,424 3y
+971 The Efficient Career Hypothesis: Almost All Jobs Are Priced In 114 1y
+959 Want to get me on the phone? Here's how - a networking overview. 208 1y
+950 A non-target's failure 137 2y
+940 RIP Tech Associate at Jefferies -Wallstreetgossip 175 1y
+937 What is the Future of UBS IB? 87 1mo
+930 Brief Recent History of UBS / What went wrong? 79 1mo
+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 2mo
+923 Current IBankers: What would you do if a summer candidate reneged another offer to sign with your firm? 249 3y
+917 BOFA ALREADY TRYING TO COVER UP THEIR TRACKS 99 2y
+912 2022 Analyst Bonus Thread 1,021 2y
+903 F*&King Analysts 163 2y
+899 You Need to Get Out - Rant, my experience for 5 years in IB 134 7mo
+892 Target vs. Non-Target 553 2y
+878 Why work the best years of our lives away? 221 1y
+877 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 2y
+825 Secret & Lessons From 2yrs in Banking: My Advice 48 1y
+805 Wall Street GPAs: Is a 3.5 GPA Good? 1,003 3y
+795 Summer Analyst dies at Lincoln International 167 6y
+794 Investment Banking is Broken 125 3y
+784 I'm so lost 96 5y
+781 Working in FIG (Financial Institutions Group) - An Overview. 82 3y
+780 WARNING : Do NOT enter IB (coming from a VP at a BB) 262 1y
+754 People make fun of me in IB 113 1y
+752 Q&A: extreme poverty to non target to investment banking 105 5y
+731 Why I Hate Gen Z (Tips For Networking & Being an Analyst) 103 1y
+724 Centerview analyst suing for $5m for not being allowed to sleep 9 hours 194 7mo
+722 Piper Jaffray: Sweatier Than Ever in 2018 166 3y
+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 176 6mo
+709 Help me understand the new generations… 136 2y
+704 Don’t tell people you work in IB or PE 97 3y
+679 Hedge Fund is Paradise 48 11mo
+678 Banker With Terminal Illness - If I Can Make It So Can You 56 2mo
+678 Failed joke attempt in interview 51 3y
+677 Memoirs of a First-Year Associate 49 2y
+674 Most badass Partner/MD moment? 75 2y
+673 That's it. 165 2y
+672 Why guaranteed full-time offers make sense 175 6y
+670 Depressing Moelis & Co. Staffer Email 199 4y
+661 Is investment banking full of rich kids? 142 3y
+657 Spring Weeks are Paradise 86 2mo
+653 UBS Bonus 125 1mo
+651 Working 9-5 is Paradise 51 3y
+647 This is a dark day for Wall Street. 45 2y
+647 Techies: Stop Coping 89 3y
+636 What brainteasers has everyone been asked in interviews? 1,110 4y
+634 Started to date a girl BUT HUGE Problem 70 9mo
+633 GS Analyst Survey Results 289 5y
+628 2025 IB Year-End Bonus Megathread 675 4w
+628 Investment Banking Fucking Sucks and I Personally Advise Against it 93 9mo
+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 107 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 New guy, leaving at 5 because I don't have anything to do. MD is pissed. 111 2y
+599 Silly Shit Interns Do 156 3y
+595 [Very Long Post] Stepping Off the IB Train 27 2y
+593 Summers Aren’t Impressive? 146 3y
+593 Are all kids in IB goobers? 146 4y
+590 1st Year Analysts Quitting? 353 2y
+590 Is IB not as attractive anymore? 145 4y
+589 David and Goliath: The Boutique and The Bulge Bracket 75 4y
+588 How I went from non target 2.3 gpa to 7 figure buy side seat 63 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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