+587 Let us WFH 177 3y
+579 Banks with best cultures 201 2y
+574 Reflecting on my Investment Banking Experience: Lessons Learned 32 4y
+573 BMO Analyst had a heart attack 121 1d
+570 On-Cycle, IB Offers, Hair Splitting, Depression, and "The Path" 55 9mo
+566 Systemic Oppression of Non-Target Students 196 4y
+563 Energy Investment Banking in Houston? Anyone have rankings? 683 3y
+559 Networking as a woman - my experience and questions 141 6y
+555 EB is Paradise 35 2y
+554 Success in IB - Not Taught in B-School 36 2y
+552 Goldman Sachs IBD SA 2021 Superdays 1,092 5y
+547 All Citi Summer Analysts 2020 receive full time offer 255 5y
+545 Funniest things MDs say 129 5y
+542 I bumped into Lloyd Blankfein on the street and called him Jamie Dimon 76 6y
+539 How did Macron become an MD and partner at Rothschild so quickly? 123 9mo
+539 Why are we Obsessed with "Work/Life Balance"? 151 1y
+537 4 Big Picture Things I Should've Known Before My IB Internship (COVID-19 Edition) 29 5y
+531 Tech is over exaggerated here 136 3y
+531 Scheming IB as an Analyst 87 3y
+529 The IB forum has been equal parts helpful and toxic. 50 5y
+526 Women in IB 79 1y
+526 Declining Analyst Quality - Fact or Myth 165 2y
+524 A lot of you could be more grateful 35 3mo
+523 No Return Offer - What Next? 68 3y
+523 You are a bottom bucket analyst if... 61 4y
+521 Dad's a partner at a PE shop how do I use it to network? 76 6y
+520 Ex - Goldman Sachs Banker Speaks Out 106 6mo
+520 Investment Banking is Paradise 44 3y
+519 Things Bankers say in emails 155 4y
+515 Canadians with US IB / PE Offers Revoked - TN Visas 216 4mo
+514 10 Commandments of IB Recruiting 41 3y
+513 GS Layoff--it has begun 212 3y
+513 SWE vs IB — Let’s Discuss 207 2y
+512 Investment Banking in the UK - An Overview 354 1y
+510 To All My Future Rainmakers 70 6y
+509 Article: UBS bankers are wondering whether their Barclays bosses are worth it 61 8mo
+507 J.P. Morgan - Video Interview Invitation Corporate & Investment Banking Summer Analyst 700 3y
+505 Q&A: Consistent Top Bucket IB Analyst 70 2y
+503 Panda Express Is Paradise 39 3y
+503 Checking in 6 years later [IB to MBB transition] 128 1y
+502 Stop being a bootlicker and leave this rotten industry - IB isn’t worth it for junior employees 102 3w
+502 When did recruiting get so bad 137 2y
+502 Working in IB was always a dream of mine, but after my girlfriend started making $7000+ over a month by selling her feet/cosplay pictures I feel depressed and lost. 139 3y
+501 Strangest thing you've seen/heard at work? 104 3y
+496 RBC Calgary Mass Exodus 323 1y
+496 Bank of America SA 2021 1,819 3y
+494 2019 FT Analyst Recruiting Timeline 850 4y
+492 Worst mistake / worst experience getting yelled at 81 3y
+492 You live a great life 33 4y
+491 Which EBs have the nicest offices and perks? 202 3y
+490 Being a mediocre IB Managing Director is paradise 45 2mo
+488 2025 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS (OFFICIAL) 146 2mo
+487 BAML 2020 SA - Any updates? 804 4y
+483 Does anyone think they arent going to get a return offer? 112 2y
+482 Dear Undergrads and Highschoolers 72 4y
+480 LETS FKING GO BOYS 53 4y
+479 ~3 months in. I really want to quit banking. What should I do? 111 2y
+478 Intrepid Investment Bankers Suicide 48 4mo
+477 Cant do it anymore 91 3y
+476 Moving To Miami 32 4y
+474 PSA: Nightmare HH Experience 70 1y
+471 Evercore is No Longer an EB 130 3y
+469 The end of my journey 45 3y
+469 Thank you, Associates 75 3y
+469 Why Does The World Hate Wall Street and Bankers 178 4y
+469 Notes for Technical Interview Questions 56 5y
+469 How to Crush Your Informational Interview 62 5y
+467 I F***ING HATE NEW YORK 390 5y
+465 Top 10 Reasons Prospects Should Avoid UBS Investment Bank 83 3mo
+465 Baird Industrials is Paradise 34 1y
+465 Help! MD is asking me to come with him 83 2y
+464 What's the dumbest thing you've seen on a resume? 127 1y
+463 Eight Habits of Top Bucket IBD Summers 35 5y
+462 15 Things I Hate About Banking 43 6y
+461 First years- get your stuff together 74 3y
+461 Rich Handler: The Biggest Hypocrite in the Finance Community 128 1y
+461 The most underrated business school 249 4y
+460 A message to all young people/students who browse this forum 54 4y
+460 Bonus Tax Too Damn High 61 6y
+458 My analysts are not qualified and they are becoming associates 99 1y
+457 Finance Culture - Personalities 120 8y
+455 Should I Report Him 188 4y
+453 Moelis is a Sweatshop 134 4y
+452 What's Your Hottest Take? 178 3y
+449 Cancelled Bonuses 148 5y
+444 Non-Target - The New Prestige 72 3y
+443 High-Finance is Bullshit 60 3y
+443 WFH Should be the Default in IB 64 5y
+442 How can you take it? 62 6y
+439 Christian in IB 105 6mo
+439 Tipping MD in 2022 85 2y
+439 I finally got an IB offer after over 300 rejections. Never give up. 87 3y
+437 What is your number to walk away? 152 4mo
+437 Who wants a better life? I want to help. 70 3y
+437 10 Random Career Life Hacks 40 3y
+437 NEW Financial Modeling Training Courses 153 3y
+436 31 year old analyst is paradise 67 1y
+436 The incel shit on this website is out of control 98 3y
+435 Private Equity is Paradise 41 3y
+434 On a scale of 1 to 10 how happy are you? 236 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 (67) $101
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