+254 Investment Banking bad for your health? 76 4y
+253 The smartest guys came from/are going to Consulting 96 1y
+253 IB is not intellectually challenging 43 3y
+253 Why can't I even get any interviews? 227 2y
+253 Is Investment Banking Boring? 140 2y
+252 Q&A: SVP with 15+ YOE BB -> MM -> MC (all M&A): A Long & Strange Trip 72 2y
+252 How much $ have you saved? 334 2y
+252 There and Back Again - A Banker's Tale 34 1y
+252 What are the Strongest Non-Target Schools for Undergrad Recruitment? 131 4y
+251 Target is Paradise 57 1y
+251 What is family life like in finance? 111 6y
+251 Choosing Michigan (Ross) over Wharton - shrewd? retarded? 174 3y
+250 PSA: How to get blacklisted from IB 96 2y
+249 How to earn respect from your analysts? 52 1y
+249 Guide: Cold Contacting Investment Bankers For Non Targets 108 3y
+249 Silicon Valley vs. Wall Street: Working at Google vs. Goldman Sachs 132 1y
+249 Week 3 of IBD Internship: The Pitch 84 3y
+248 Easily the worst analyst in my group. 45 1y
+248 How to NOT send cold emails 120 3y
+248 Is It Worth It? - Spending my youth 131 5y
+247 WB Bonuses 194 1y
+247 JPM SA 2020 Goes Virtual 153 3y
+247 What I hate about Banking 61 6y
+247 The Forgotten IBD: Big 4 Corporate Finance - Q&A 237 5y
+246 VP Archetypes 13 3mo
+246 Ideas to further show appreciation for my favorite senior? 23 4mo
+246 MD's Phone Call Interrupted 20 1y
+246 Introducing my kids to IB (in advance) 68 1y
+246 mid tier bb's and eb comparison 92 2y
+246 2020 SA Still a go? Anyone hear back from the companies? 221 2y
+246 Kid Doesn't Make it to IB BB; Refuses to Walk at Graduation 74 3y
+246 Your Most Absurd IB Interview Questions.. and Answers 103 4y
+246 Barclays Power & Utilities: Welcome to the Jungle 153 4y
+246 Overview of Leveraged Finance 67 2y
+246 Why YOU Aren't Getting Offers 79 3y
+245 I ejaculated when I got my offer 20 7mo
+245 Is IB the highest paying career right now? 148 2y
+245 Caring for terminally ill parent while in IB 62 3y
+245 Junior RBC Analyst Charged With Insider Trading 86 3y
+244 My associates dont do shit 70 1y
+244 VP Forbids Me to WFH 92 2y
+244 Most Advanced Technicals 186 1y
+244 Interview experience w/ JPM Junior Analyst Program 648 6y
+244 Bankers: WTF are you doing from 8pm to 2am? 144 2y
+243 Did I make a mistake leaving IB, I'm bored as shit 85 3mo
+243 A Decade Into IB: Teetering on the Edge of Cataclysm? 95 1y
+243 From rehab to offers in IB 53 1y
+243 How to be a Successful Analyst: Do's and Don'ts 69 1y
+243 Request for Mods: Consider adding a Restructuring forum? 42 2y
+243 Non US/Europe IB/PE Overview 36 2y
+243 JPM SA 2021 Accelerated 790 3y
+243 Associates who started as analysts: Why did you stay in IB? 59 3y
+243 Investment Banks as NFL Teams 27 3y
+242 why the flying fuck are any of us showing up to the office 63 1mo
+242 What kind of car do you drive? 172 1y
+242 Base Raises Are Basically Meaningless Now 109 1y
+242 People Take Excel and Modeling Way Too Seriously (rant) 34 3y
+242 Credit Suisse Summer 2020 281 3y
+242 J.P. Morgan 2019 IBD Video Interview 528 5y
+242 Investment Banking for females - What is it like ? 168 1y
+241 What has been your total compensation progression in your career? 209 1y
+241 Would you move to a 'tier-2' city? 167 3y
+241 Another Investment Banking reflection 40 3y
+241 MS in finance vs MBA 253 3y
+240 Shitting on other banks… why? 38 1y
+240 RANKING: BEST BULGE BRACKET CULTURE 105 1y
+240 Do many young I-Bankers pivot to F500 ladder? Seems like you sharks would dominate, yeah? 79 3y
+240 Dating future banker boy: get out now? or stick it out? 52 1y
+239 Pet Peeves / office etiquette 58 5mo
+238 Analyst Pay Bump Updates? 299 1y
+238 Life Hacks during WFH | How do you avoid burnout? 72 3y
+238 What was your first big break? 41 3y
+238 A Map of where Investment Banks are in Manhattan 45 2y
+238 Overview of Sell-Side M&A 52 6y
+237 2023 Consolidated IB Analyst Bonuses 74 2mo
+237 How do you spend your bonus? 133 1y
+237 Why do bankers think they are superior? 59 2y
+237 Do banking and PE make you a better business owner? 76 3y
+237 Took an Associate job at a tiny firm, how screwed am I? 49 4y
+236 Everyday I wish I did Tech instead 119 2mo
+236 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..., 30 3w
+236 Management Presentations are Paradise 17 1y
+236 Nervous about going into office 112 1y
+236 What is your lowest pay you would take? 54 2y
+236 Why You Should Reject that Start-Up Job 72 3y
+235 Whats with the hate on non-targets? 52 7mo
+235 Truist Pay Bump 96 8mo
+235 Settle Down Freshman Hardos 41 3y
+235 Accidentally Punched MD in the Face 52 3y
+235 Full Time Recruiting 345 7y
+235 What other jobs pay as well as IB? 227 5y
+234 William Blair Layoffs?! 178 10mo
+233 Tips For Incoming FT Analysts That Did NOT Do an IB Internship 24 11mo
+233 Ask Fake DickFuld January 2016 115 5y
+233 Week 2 of IBD Internship: Hitting the Desk 87 3y
+233 McKinsey & Company vs. Goldman Sachs 100 1y
+232 What Actually Happens in a Sell-Side M&A? 7 4mo
+232 Rainmaker Analyst - My Story 81 1y
+232 Dad has Cancer 53 1y
+232 What's so good about Evercore? 102 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (144) $101
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