+15 Guidance with ways of helping me break into IB, studying at a non-target. 3 8mo
+15 JPM IB Bonuses 16 8mo
+15 200K+ StratFin Offer vs. Finishing 2 Yr Analyst Program 6 8mo
+15 Absolute bozo 5 9mo
+15 Can banks push a return offer back a year? 20 9mo
+15 Prospects - never write yourself off! 5 9mo
+15 WF SF vs DB SF vs PWP SF 2026 5 9mo
+15 Piper Sandler SA '27 43 7mo
+15 How does getting 1 mental math question wrong affect your interview outcome? 9 9mo
+15 Pwp SA 27 18 2mo
+15 Goldman Sachs SA 2027 55 8mo
+15 Updated Perspective on SF EB Groups 6 9mo
+15 Deleted 1 9mo
+15 Houlihan Lokey Financial Valuation & Advisory (FVA) Team 9 9mo
+15 IB or ABF 5 7mo
+15 Citizens Bank on the up? 6 9mo
+15 Those now farther out in their careers, how much did chasing prestige actually get you? 8 9mo
+15 FT Partners London Off-Cycle Offer 13 10mo
+15 Would grade averages even matter to BBs or EBs? 9 10mo
+15 Later Stage Networking Advice 2 10mo
+15 LBS MiM (full tuition) vs. Bayes MSc. Finance (full scholarship) - Which one do I take? 10 10mo
+15 Inflection Point in Career 8 9mo
+15 Lazard - A Sinking Ship? 15 6mo
+15 My professor says EV is not equal to VoP (value of operations) is he correct? 4 10mo
+15 BB: How to protect my bonus from MD's retaliation? 12 10mo
+15 CV shows only team name, background check form shows actual job title – is this a problem? 4 10mo
+15 Qatalyst London or GS TMT London 8 7mo
+15 Cleanest UberEats Orders in City of London 8 10mo
+15 incoming Moelis/CVP/UBS intern seeking to get out 9 10mo
+15 Del 5 10mo
+15 PJT RSSG London (Ass) 5 8mo
+15 HELP NEEDED Sent Wrong NDA 5 10mo
+15 Cold email asking for a coffee chat but directed to HR??? THOUGHTS? 3 10mo
+15 Santander Corporate & Investment Banking London 5 11mo
+15 Taking W vs GPA 5 11mo
+15 Core Schools 9 6mo
+15 WF Mid-Cap 16 9mo
+15 London boutique with good pay or bigger name in Italy with 80% less pay? 11 10mo
+15 Del 5 11mo
+15 Really want to work at Keybanc Cleveland. 2 11mo
+15 Career in IB with a BA and a MsC 4 11mo
+15 No friends, feeling lost 23 11mo
+15 Corporate Banking in the UAE 5 10mo
+15 RJ vs Piper vs Solomon vs BDO 5 11mo
+15 LionTree London (2026) 32 2w
+15 Critique my IB cold email 4 12mo
+14 R*tard Associates 2 1w
+14 Awkward situation - need help please!!! 7 2w
+14 Craziest Thing You’ve Seen in IB That Didn’t Get Someone Fired 2 3w
+14 Econ vs Business Major? 5 1mo
+14 Any cold email volume hacks 8 1mo
+14 Impostor Syndrome 7 1mo
+14 Reneging for FT - Ethical Dilemma (Desperate) 4 1mo
+14 Private Credit Modeling Practice 10 1mo
+14 ICADE for London IB 5 1mo
+14 A2A Sabbatical across the Street 16 1mo
+14 Tech/TMT Lateralling - MM to BB/EB 2 1mo
+14 Transferring from Aus to HK Uni 9 1mo
+14 Hit the desk this week and staffed on live deal. Feeling completely lost -- how to add value as AN1? 3 1mo
+14 Incoming JPM IB An1 — Questions 4 1mo
+14 No RO - Summer in London 10 1mo
+14 Are there exits from IB to AI ? 12 1mo
+14 Burnt out of the rat race after Summer 6 1mo
+14 Spastic Intern Stories 2026 Summer 10 1mo
+14 MM firm - predatory return offer terms 9 2mo
+14 Guggenheim London 7 2mo
+14 BB offer likely at Analyst. Base cut, forfeited bonus, and I’d be giving up scope. Talk me into or out of it. 3 2mo
+14 Pari passu newsletter courses 7 1mo
+14 How are remote search fund / IB sourcing internships viewed in investment banking? 11 2mo
+14 Feel like a loser 15 2mo
+14 Rare Liquid IB Bootcamp — anyone done it? Worth it vs WSO's $5k program? 14 2mo
+14 IE vs Exeter: Shouldn't IE Be the Clear Winner for IB? 9 2mo
+14 EU Masters as FT/Intern 5 2mo
+14 Failing 79 and fired. 19 3mo
+14 Exchange Student ➡️ Investment Banking Intern 36 3mo
+14 Question about investment banking interviews and calculating present value. 8 3mo
+14 Answering the "tell me about yourself question" 7 3mo
+14 Anyone regret leaving IB? 9 3mo
+14 Those who exited to corporate, is this normal? 4 4mo
+14 London Infra / Energy / P&U Groups: Best Teams, WLB, Exits and Long-Term Platforms? 10 3mo
+14 PWP Free Groupe deal 17 4mo
+14 Rx resources? 15 4mo
+14 Value of Varsity Rowing | Europe/London Recruiting 5 4mo
+14 Best Private Capital Advisory (PCA) Firms in 2026? 12 3d
+14 Colgate vs Claremont McKenna for NYC IB Recruiting 9 4mo
+14 Incoming SA: Prior Seizure, Any Reason to Worry? 4 4mo
+14 2026 Return Offers Climate 3 4mo
+14 What do I do have slept 3 hours every night this week 18 4mo
+14 Am I even right for IB? Freshman having an identity crisis 11 4mo
+14 I am in DCM, how to spin my resume creative? 11 3w
+14 MBA? Current big law 15 4mo
+14 Re-recruiting to a top BB/EB from mid-BB - Try for summers again or FT? 27 4mo
+14 UC Berkeley versus Northwestern 10 5mo
+14 31/32-year-old M1 looking to pivot from medicine/clinical research into finance — practical advice? 4 5mo
+14 Thoughts on Nomura 14 2mo
+14 Is breaking into IB actually about skill — or just signaling + timing? 5 5mo
+14 DB LevFin?? 9 5mo
+14 Queens commerce vs Western Ivey 8 5mo
+14 Is it really BB/EB or bust? 10 5mo
+14 What's going on with all the RX posts? 7 6mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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