+27 Breaking into IB from law 10 1y
+27 PJT Camberview - Strategic Investor Relations (STIR) - comp/culture/exit? 13 1y
+27 To fellow current bankers, what do you do to differentiate candidates during coffee chats? 6 1y
+27 Guggenheim Bonus 39 1y
+27 MS Menlo update 28 1y
+27 Zaoui & Co London 25 1y
+27 Lateral from corp dev to IB 7 1y
+27 Ardea SA 2026 70 1y
+27 Middle East IB + Other 5 1y
+27 JPM vs Rothschild (London) 10 1y
+27 Bonus threads are dead. Specific Bank threads make it worse 4 1y
+27 0 1R Invites… Should I Be Concerned? 11 1y
+27 Morgan Stanley Experienced Professionals Program 2024 - IBD 41 1y
+27 IB to MBB Switch As A First Year? 10 1y
+27 SA 2026 - No 1R Interviews Yet? 13 1y
+27 Investor Relations or Asset Management/Allocator?? 8 1y
+27 2025 Target Rankings for IB / Buyside 9 1y
+27 UBS drops to #38 in US, averaging $160mm/deal 22 1y
+27 sweatiest groups on the street? 19 1y
+27 MS Layoffs 8 1y
+27 Q&A - Getting Promoted in IB and Increasing Bonuses 2 1y
+27 Citi LatAm Group - IB 32 1y
+27 can i play pickup basketball as an investment banker? 18 1y
+27 Energy IB Outlook? 11 1y
+27 Asia IBD / RX AMA 18 1y
+27 WF SA 2025 219 1y
+27 One year of FDD Exit Opp 19 1y
+27 Takeaways from the Michigan Pitch Competition 28 1y
+27 top baml/bofa groups for exit 29 1y
+27 SA 25 offer rescinded 8 1y
+27 What is the Finance Master target ranking for IB in UK? Is it possible to secure IB summer internship as a qualified accountant before going for the Masters? 9 1y
+27 Santander NY Layoffs 24 1y
+27 UK TMT/Tech IB rankings 25 1y
+27 How to model prexisting ownership in a take private? 12 1y
+27 IB Networking mistake? 6 1y
+27 M&T Corporate Banking Insight 12 1y
+27 Incoming Full-Time at UBS Group Rankings 16 1y
+27 Elite Boutique scene in Australia 24 11mo
+27 Deleted 21 11mo
+27 FT Recruiting Chances without the Return-Offer 14 11mo
+27 AI IB/Finance Job Risk 7 11mo
+27 Intern in IB, broke the industrial printer - am I cooked? 9 11mo
+27 Interns getting cut 7 10mo
+27 Can I get back into banking after 3 years 4 10mo
+27 Debt Advisory LDN EB 14 10mo
+27 RX bonuses 5 10mo
+27 Starting Off In MM IB 8 10mo
+27 Best FIG teams? 61 9mo
+27 Thoughts on Rede Partners / private fund groups? 22 9mo
+27 Small Boutiques in Australia 12 9mo
+27 Reneging Return Offer 13 9mo
+27 Wells Fargo 2026 SA HireVue (IB) 80 9mo
+27 Guggenheim thoughts? 25 9mo
+27 How to Approach 2020 SA Recruiting as a Junior Transfer to a Target 8 8mo
+27 Barclays firing? 24 8mo
+27 Awful networking response rate (almost 100 emails no responses) 11 8mo
+27 Switching from Law to IB 8 7mo
+27 GS Classic IB Summer Analyst Superday London 74 6mo
+27 Bocconi or ESCP MIM (as a French student) 19 6mo
+27 GS IBD vs PJT Partners - Which SA Offer to take for 2026? 14 6mo
+27 Lateralling as an Analyst in LDN 3 6mo
+27 Activism Defense/Shareholder advisory comp/lifestyle, hours/culture/on the job 17 5mo
+27 Life Decision - Entrepreneurship, Corp Dev or PE 14 5mo
+27 Dartmouth Partners | How do they get given mandates? 8 5mo
+27 Citi Background Check 16 5mo
+27 JEFF ny vs ROTH ny vs WF ny 21 5mo
+27 Fucked up hard during 2024’s recruiting ended up at BB Private Bank 12 5mo
+27 Lateral IB - How to get a first round interview? Do I reach out to bankers / recruiters? 5 5mo
+27 IB/PE -> Strat Fin -> Tech Sales Am I Crazy? 6 4mo
+27 Am I cooked? SA recruiting 13 4mo
+27 Jefferies CLT and Guggenheim ATL 24 4mo
+27 I’m obsessive and it worked (but possibly unhealthy?) 7 4mo
+27 Corp Banking vs IB 14 4mo
+27 AM I FUCKED!?!?!?!? 5 4mo
+27 Leonis Partners Reputation? 12 4mo
+27 DB or Wells Fargo 2027 SA 28 4mo
+27 Shit is Bad 8 4mo
+27 Partial Indentured Servitude Contract - Legally Enforceable? 6 4mo
+27 WF offer letter & placement 19 3mo
+27 Charlotte Investment Banking 23 3mo
+27 Best RX modeling courses? 8 3mo
+27 PWP NY Groups 15 3mo
+27 Feeling like a failure for FT Recruiting, am experiencing burnout, and generally feel lost 9 3mo
+27 U.S. Retail Bank Looking to Acquire Elite IB M&A Practice 6 3mo
+27 SA27 Canada mega thread 30 3mo
+27 Is transferring after sophmore year worth it? 15 3mo
+27 What is the timeline to break into a BB/EB from a non-target? 8 3mo
+27 Fund Finance Career Opportunities 8 3mo
+27 Second bachelor’s from Oxford after first bachelor’s? 68 2mo
+27 DB 2026 performance so far? 15 2mo
+27 RX Industry (Legal + Consulting + IB) Rankings. Accurate? 13 2mo
+27 Life post-IB at DFIs: IFC, AIIB, ADB, EBRD, IDB, CDC etc. - would anyone be willing to chat? 12 2mo
+27 PWP M&A vs GS Consumer 25 2mo
+27 Outside Finance, Which Profession Makes The Best Investors? (Psych, Intel, Doctors, Lawyers, etc...) 19 2mo
+27 West Palm Beach 17 2mo
+27 TCU Neeley vs UVA A&S for Chicago/NY IB… McIntire lockout a dealbreaker? 22 1mo
+27 Do you have a housekeeper? 17 1mo
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 1mo
+27 Won $800k lottery — going into BB IB in July. Is it worth it anymore? Genuinely torn. 12 1mo
+27 What the fuck do I do? 11 4w

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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