+101 Career ended even before starting 18 10mo
+100 I love IU and CU Bolder 65 6mo
+99 EB Prestige Rankings 2026 37 3mo
+98 Did everything “right” but still no offer - any advice? 58 4mo
+98 del 47 2mo
+97 WF vs JEFF 56 6mo
+97 Poland IB internships 51 8mo
+97 Really thinking about limb lengthening surgery 46 10mo
+96 UBS Summer 2026 Return Offers 49 15h
+96 Ivey "Fall Off" Explained 32 3mo
+96 Is dating a 'buyer's market' after 25? 82 6mo
+96 McGill is a Paradise 16 11mo
+95 PJT M&A Group Selection 2026 15 5d
+95 Who cares 26 4mo
+95 2026 Rankings - Hottest girls 63 6mo
+95 UBS Can’t Win Clients, So They’re Chasing Politicians 34 10mo
+94 BofA vs Citi US 40 6mo
+93 UBS IB Head Fires Former IB Head, Likely successor 11 3mo
+93 How is it working with H1Bs? - NYC 33 3mo
+93 Q&A: Public Finance IB at BB 34 6mo
+93 Major Media Move: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for ~$82.7B | Moelis/WF Advises NFLX ; Evercore/JPM/Allen Advises WBD 88 5mo
+93 I Think Ray Dalio Was Right 23 8mo
+91 Leave IB and take more risk? Sitting on $800k at 24 23 2mo
+91 Fastest path to MD/Partner today? (Epstein at 27, Kravis at 30, Roberts at 31 at Bear Stearns) 31 10mo
+91 ATTENTION ALL LAZARD LONDON OFFER HOLDERS 32 10mo
+90 Has everything actually gotten worse? 38 2mo
+90 Will Analyst Base Pay Go Up in 2026? (London Edition) 67 2mo
+90 Upcoming Final Rounds at EBs 62 11mo
+89 UBS IB Analyst Q&A 57 4mo
+89 Damn DEI fucked white people over and merit damn...... 56 7mo
+89 What’s going on with the Canadian IB boutiques? 36 10mo
+88 Accepted into HBS!!! Need Advice 9 2mo
+88 How to deal with a boss that spam calls me? 24 6mo
+87 Wealthy Parents / Jaded 25 1mo
+87 Toronto IB Tier List 72 4mo
+87 Feels weird having a job 29 6mo
+86 Are there "Cheatcode" IB Groups? Aka Collect Easy Checks and do Nothing? 30 2mo
+86 $110BN Media Megamerger. Every Bank on Earth. No UBS. 20 5mo
+86 Closure of Greenhill Toronto? 36 2w
+85 Lincoln International Return Offers 42 3d
+85 2026 Chicago Rankings 54 4mo
+85 JPM SA ‘27 175 1mo
+84 JULY 2026 CHICAGO BANK RANKINGS 33 2w
+84 Are MBA Associates Worse Than Epstein? 15 5mo
+84 Leaving IB For Military Thoughts/Advice 37 1mo
+84 I Graduated With A 3.2 GPA And Became The 3rd Ever Wall Street Investment Banker From My School. Here’s My Story. 16 3mo
+84 What is there outside of IB? 23 11mo
+83 Getting Laid in IB? 31 2w
+83 How Bad Is This? Printed Book In Person Meeting Full of #VALUE Errors 37 2mo
+83 What Bank Has the Most Shills 55 4mo
+83 Becky Is Paradise 33 3mo
+83 Soph at H > Linkedin posts deterred Top Talent from IBanks 11 6mo
+81 If AI Doesn’t Replace You, I Will 2 5mo
+81 Is Capital Markets "True" Investment Banking 27 8mo
+80 F*ck it I'm Going to Med School 28 4d
+80 deleted deleted deleted deleted deleted 45 1mo
+80 2026 UNBIASED PRESITGE RANKINGS FEBRUARY UPDATE 42 5mo
+80 Why do people work at Baird or Jeffries? 28 6mo
+80 Summer '27 Recruiting Starting? 28 11mo
+79 [2026] RX Tier List / Rankings 49 1mo
+79 Is every IB using Claude now? 41 5mo
+79 How Has Your Team Actually Been Using AI (ChatGPT/Copilot?) in IB? What’s Been Game-Changing? 42 3w
+79 Gordon Dyal Advisory Group Sole Advisor on $12B Novartis-Avidity Deal… Who the hell are these guys?? 28 8mo
+78 Lincoln International- Growth and IPO 27 2mo
+77 [2026] Unbiased Undergrad IB Target School Rankings 62 2w
+77 Why aren't sundays protected in ib if so many bankers are christian? 23 6mo
+77 M7 Recruiting for Banking Summer Associate 20 9mo
+77 Easier to Make MD as a Big Fish in a Small Pond or Small Fish in a Big Pond 24 10mo
+76 Current State of the League Tables 28 2mo
+76 Why is EVR M&A Hiring Everyone? 46 5mo
+76 Summer 2027 Is this Rigged? 53 3mo
+76 Evercore SA2027 200 5mo
+76 Why are IB juniors getting way fewer deal reps nowadays? 38 11mo
+75 Any tips for sleeping well? 38 1mo
+75 How do I understand vs. just memorizing? 14 2mo
+75 IB is the new EY/Deloitte 36 3w
+75 Morgan Stanley brings back slavery in Budapest, 1.5K for M&A NY work 23 3mo
+75 [2026] [Unbiased] Investment Banking Prestige Tier-List 16 5mo
+74 The Future of the Banking vs Consulting Skillset | Debate 22 5mo
+74 Am I too old to be an Analyst? 30 9mo
+73 Hardest interview experiences? 47 3w
+73 The Basics of Project Finance 6 1mo
+73 School Prestige Matters Way Less Than People Think Now 24 3mo
+73 ………. 32 5mo
+72 Software bankers how is deal flow? 43 4mo
+72 2026 Rank of Banks Ovr 37 4mo
+72 WSO is paradise 9 8mo
+71 Firm Thinks I'm Lying About Offer 20 1w
+71 BofA IBD SA 26 London 145 5mo
+71 Technology Investment Banking (M&A) Q&A 34 10mo
+70 London IB BB is a challenge 39 4h
+70 Vanderbilt PJT Park Hill Incident 36 2mo
+70 Official WallStreetOasis.com IB Tier List 50 5mo
+70 Almost bonus time - would taking a year off be the worst or best decision of my life 41 2mo
+70 Poll: Is Jefferies considered as a Bulge Bracket Bank? 42 12mo
+69 Internship offer with prior misdemeanor that was expunged 19 1mo
+69 [2026] Updated EB Rankings 14 5mo
+69 Splitting comments with roommate who works at a different bank? 19 6mo
+69 How does Centerview win every biotech sell-side? 27 4mo
+69 Firms as Soccer Team 24 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (74) $101
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