+25 Outlook for Piper Sandler? 18 5y
+25 What happens to shit 1st year analysts? 21 4y
+25 Confused international student here; how do I intern? 5 6y
+24 Lateral regrets 30 3y
+24 Life 17 19y
+24 Much differences in internship/job opportunities between Williams, Colby, and Hamilton? 7 7y
+24 What's the absolute worst that could happen...? 21 18y
+24 The three types of financiers 1 6y
+24 Lehman Brothers vs. JPMorgan 21 5y
+24 Like a Gold Neighbor 10 16y
+24 Citi Investment Banking Superday 89 3y
+24 Burry The Seer Talks Housing, Gold, and Goldman 2 16y
+24 Barclays 2020 SA Update! 1 6y
+24 Missing School for Interviews 9 16y
+24 The Next Decade of Finance and Investment Banking 22 6y
+24 UBS FSLF 49 16y
+24 Leaving good job for IB internship 32 6y
+24 Am I the Only Analyst Whose MD's Don't Listen to Jack-Shit That I Say? 11 4y
+24 LFCF to include PIK interest or no? 6 4y
+24 Lost FT Offer due to the Pandemic 22 6y
+24 Recent Graduate Job Hunting 9 6y
+24 J.P. Morgan - Online Numerical Reasoning test (London, UK) 26 6y
+24 Drug culture 5 2y
+24 PE/HF the dream 15 14y
+24 PE exit opps from Lev Fin 11 12y
+24 Unearned Revenue question 6 12y
+24 Checking out at work 19 12y
+24 LBS or St Andrews for MSc? 27 1y
+24 CALLING ALL CPAs - WSO needs your help 0 2y
+24 Preparation For New Job 9 6y
+24 Girls Who Invest Application Open 5 4y
+24 Advice on Re-Recruitment (Part 2) 11 1y
+24 Future In Finance 14 12y
+24 How to find child's impact on parent company. 14 12y
+24 What percent of your group is international? 9 2y
+24 Which BB's have the best culture? 54 12y
+24 Technical question: EV/EBITDA 9 3y
+24 How to figure out if I-Banking is right for me 18 12y
+24 Deleted 20 2y
+24 Preparing for Tech Banking Interviews 6 6y
+24 Incoming IB Analyst, should I be worried? 9 1y
+24 Stranded International Deferring SA offer? 19 6y
+24 Groups at Lazard 35 11y
+24 **Official 2011 IB Recruitment Thread** 33 6y
+24 Need help: JP Morgan vs Lazard, NY 9 6y
+24 Will joining the Airforce after graduation hinder my ability to get interviews later on? 10 11y
+24 Kid we all made fun of gets job at GS 8 9y
+24 Looks like an analyst left and threw shade on his old team online 0 9y
+24 NYC Vs LONDON 21 4y
+24 How much sleep do you need to survive? 14 9y
+24 SA Drug Tests 13 6y
+24 Annotated Stock Price Chart - There has to be a better way 10 9y
+24 IBD Analyst Stint: How much did you make? 39 4y
+24 What would you guys do in my position? 8 2y
+24 What're are realistic exit opps for Valuations (D&P, Big 4) 11 4y
+24 Questions about the financial sector in the Netherlands/Europe and study choices. 10 1y
+24 Corporate Banking Thoughts 14 1y
+24 Twiddling my intern thumbs all day doing jack shit - help a man out 5 2y
+24 Why are product groups so lazy? 11 2y
+24 Would you Answer a Nontarget Cold Email? 9 4y
+24 Lincoln SA 2020 Update 3 6y
+24 Up or out - do you search for jobs in advance if you're not sure if you're gonna get promoted or cut? 1 1y
+24 Best place to poop 15 4y
+24 Career Advice Needed: I made some fucking bad choices 28 8y
+24 Best Banks for LATAM M&A NYC 27 1y
+24 Wall Street tech guy here. Can someone paint me a clear picture of IB? 7 1y
+24 Brown Gibbons Lang (BGL) Honest Experience 2 1y
+24 No return offer - still no FT offer 6 8y
+24 JP Morgan CIB Risk First Round Interview 39 8y
+24 Investment Banking Student - Seeking Guidance (Yes, another) 6 6y
+24 Delaying graduation by a semester, could I do same for start date if I get FT offer? 14 4y
+24 Prudential Capital Group - Investment Analyst 12 6y
+24 Mizuho SA 2020 18 6y
+24 Looking, for a Summer Internship 20 6y
+24 Is Guggenheim an EB? 15 4y
+24 CS-UBS close 19 3y
+24 Thoughts on Analyst scheduling emails to send late at night to give the impression he’s working harder? Genius or stupid? 9 2y
+24 Morgan Stanley Bested by Goldman? 31 3y
+24 Banking Industry has "structurally changed" 16 6y
+24 IB with Best TMT group in London 18 6y
+24 Small team in MM 6 6y
+24 Difference Between Asset Beta and Equity Beta Formula 7 8y
+24 Can't be around people who use, so how common is drug use in IB? 20 5y
+24 M&A is boring 17 2y
+24 Lower GPA From Top Target 8 1y
+24 Question about restructuring and bankruptcy 12 2y
+24 "I didn't bring my business card" - Truth or Lie? Especially at a Superday 14 3y
+24 Leaving IB after a year 10 5y
+24 I made a mistake 6 5y
+24 Failed SA27 cycle and next steps 12 6mo
+24 From Corporate Banking to Investment Banking 9 3y
+24 Best Laptop for IB? 13 5y
+24 How to go from boutique to BB 18 3y
+24 Goldman Sachs Interview Process 9 2y
+24 IBD: M&A vs. Capital Markets Post-MBA 5 6y
+24 Would you take this job? 31 7y
+24 CS + Finance Rising Soph at Wharton with 3.4 GPA scared for IB summer internship recruitment 20 2y
+24 Am I dumb? tech sales -> IB 15 4y
+24 IBD vs Consulting 5 1y
+24 How to Learn About Credit? 13 4y

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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