+27 CS - Strongest Divisions? 53 3y
+27 Seeking Exit Ideas: Associate planning exit before VP promote 18 3y
+27 How much does “title” matter? 4 6y
+27 Houlihan Lokey IB 7 1mo
+27 Series 79 Help 15 1mo
+27 Investment Banking in Minneapolis 49 6y
+27 WF offer letter & placement 19 7mo
+27 Take a 30+% Pay Cut to Work Gain More Relevant Expeience? 8 6y
+27 I thought banking paid well?? 48 6y
+27 BAML NY Total Intern/Analyst Class Size? 6 6y
+27 When WFH without much going on, are you sitting at your desk all day? 3 4y
+27 Feeling like a failure for FT Recruiting, am experiencing burnout, and generally feel lost 9 7mo
+27 Sponsorship at Lazard for FT - group-dependent or HR? 14 2y
+27 Depressed and not wanting to go on 10 5y
+27 DB vs. Jefferies 40 4y
+27 Girls Who Invest 16 1y
+27 What to do after getting rejected? 7 6y
+27 How Fucked Am I? 4 4y
+27 Accidentally sent a rude email to HR 8 5y
+27 Sleeping in the Office 8 4y
+27 Investor Relations or Asset Management/Allocator?? 8 1y
+27 U.S. Retail Bank Looking to Acquire Elite IB M&A Practice 6 7mo
+27 Log 1: Start 19 6y
+27 What does the average career path for IB>PE look like? How hard is it to stay in and move up? 5 7y
+27 Houlihan Lokey Layoff 19 5y
+27 Credit Analysis Training/Certification 31 6y
+27 Scotiabank FT Analyst Interview 15 1mo
+27 Middle-Market Bonus 30 6y
+27 Do You Mention Other Full-Time Offers When Interviewing for Full-Time? 18 7y
+27 Am I getting royally screwed? 6 6y
+27 Guy uses Craiglist Dating for an Interview. Is the desperation really worth it in the end? 20 6y
+27 Piper Jaffray - NYC Office 12 6y
+27 BB IBD SA in Frankfurt --> BB IBD SA / FT in NYC 5 6y
+27 IBanking Target Schools - Official LinkedIn Version 16 6y
+27 When will SA 2025 Positions Fill Up? (BB/EB) 8 2y
+27 Investment banking culture in BBs/EBs in Singapore 2 6y
+27 Do most analysts have girlfriends? 19 4y
+27 Am I just being overly paranoid? 8 6y
+27 BB Summer Associate Recruitment in Hong Kong 11 6y
+27 NYC vs SF? 17 3y
+27 Pre-Admit Ross vs. Stern for Undergraduate-- About to be a freshman 10 6y
+27 FINRA SIE Exam Prep 0 7y
+27 Piper Jaffray NYC vs Chicago vs Minneapolis vs SF 15 6y
+27 Credit Suisse IBD Technology Group in SF 99 5y
+27 new laptop recommendations 17 6y
+27 Citi or Centerview for buyside options? 21 3y
+27 SA27 Canada mega thread 30 7mo
+27 JP Morgan 2021 SA - Apps Open? 39 6y
+27 Leverage Finance vs. Industry Groups 6 6y
+27 Should I escape the matrix 6 3w
+27 Is it a bad sign if a Superday interviewer doesn't respond to your thank you email? 20 6y
+27 MBA --> Oil & Gas IB 8 2y
+27 sweatiest groups on the street? 19 1y
+27 Piper Jaffray Career Exploration Program 2019 32 6y
+27 Good news for CS IBD 25 4y
+27 Rescinding an offer 8 7y
+27 Barclays Group Placement 21 5y
+26 Raymond James Updated Reputation 37 4y
+26 Doomsday Code Thief Might Get a Pass 2 16y
+26 IB for dummies 10 16y
+26 DCF Analysis: Why do we use an unlevered Free Cash Flow to Firm, but discount it with the WACC (Levered)? 14 4y
+26 Networking with MD, rejected before an interview. What do I do? 24 14y
+26 Credit Risk or Credit Flow S&T? 11 4y
+26 Upper MM in Tier 2 city vs. lower MM in Chicago 18 6y
+26 What Banks are still WFH flexible? 55 3y
+26 Barclays Summer Associate '14 - Group Recommendations 19 12y
+26 What exactly does Corp Dev do? 29 3y
+26 Moelis vs PWP 5 2y
+26 How to make “tell me about yourself” truly resonate with a recruiter? 5 11mo
+26 Networking with global Ibanking head at top BB 12 11y
+26 Deleted Post -- 20 11y
+26 PCA Rankings 29 3y
+26 MM Return offer rates 49 6y
+26 Have You Ever Seen a 1 in a 1,000 M&A Deal Work? 38 4y
+26 Finance v. Finance + Math? 30 6mo
+26 BAML vs. CS 32 8y
+26 Tech vs IB (Microsoft vs Credit Suisse) 12 5y
+26 Is ECM real IB? 30 3y
+26 Received an offer! Need your thoughts and advice! 7 5y
+26 Do IB Summer Analysts get perks? 7 3y
+26 Simple question about valuation from a lawyer (edited) 7 6y
+26 Credit Asset Manager or Commercial Banking, which to chose? 9 8y
+26 Evercore Activism & Defense 12 8y
+26 Why do all the smart/nerdy people do RX 11 3y
+26 Fuck Industrials 54 2y
+26 Taking an offer at Cantor Fitzgerald 11 8y
+26 Accretion and Dilution 9 8y
+26 MM IBD vs. Pension Fund PE 9 4y
+26 Ross vs Stern Undergrad 18 6mo
+26 Does GPA matter as much for FT recruiting? 18 8y
+26 Has the UK target school list for IB changed (as seen in JPM Class Profile)? 8 5mo
+26 Non-Target, 3.91 GPA, Could Not turn Interview into SA Offer, Now Try to Fight for FT, Need your Advices/Help 25 6y
+26 Morgan Stanley first rounds 91 8y
+26 The Rainmakers Behind The Top 10 M&A Fees in 2011 8 6y
+26 Financial Planning vs IB- my career choice... 9 3y
+26 SA 2025 Recruiting Update 14 2y
+26 Struck Out on IB Summer 2013 Recruiting 26 6y
+26 Canadian SA 2020 Return Offer Rates 8 6y
+26 Why is literally everyone trying to get into M&A? 6 6y
+26 Is it time to consider the GMAT? 5 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • 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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