+18 Am I going to be fired / should I leave before? Fuck up of colossal proportions 8 6y
+18 Difference Between Front Office and Back Office? 3 6y
+18 Got offered a job. Would this be considered IB? 4 6y
+18 Freshman Dreams? 19 7y
+18 EQ vs. IQ in Finance 5 7y
+18 How to utilise/leverage on connections through career? 9 3y
+18 Possible to get FIRED as an intern for underperforming? 14 5y
+18 Career Guidance? 1 8mo
+18 JPM M&A 42 2y
+18 How will Banks distinguish between top interns and good interns? 27 6y
+18 Full time analyst starting mid July yet to hear from HR (NYC) 2 6y
+18 What to do from now until IB SA offer? 5 7y
+18 Anyone else noticing that senior bankers are kind of stupid? 10 5y
+18 IB analyst ranking - is initial low ranking “permanent”? 2 7y
+18 I already googled it. Can you help with spreading comps? 3 6y
+18 Interviewer Asked me Why Finance over Math?? What am I supposed to say? 5 8mo
+18 Who’s best corp dev headhunter 6 8mo
+18 Is it easier to be recruited as a female w/o undergrad prestige? 9 7y
+18 URGENT HELP: UBS AC LONDON 2019 14 5y
+18 Infrastructure M&A prep materials 14 8mo
+18 How did IB change the way you work? 3 8mo
+18 M&A Boutique Exit Opps 9 7y
+18 Help with DCF Valuation 2 7y
+18 Goldman Sachs Early Careers 5 3y
+18 How long for BBs to up base comp to $95k? 18 3y
+18 Harris Williams Super Day 14 2y
+18 FT Recruiting in London after SA 11 8mo
+18 Has anyone here been hired into a BB/EB offcycle? 2 6y
+18 Housing for 2021 IB SA 21 3y
+18 BoA SA London 2021 6 6y
+18 Spring Insight: Apply now or much later? 7 3y
+18 Barclays Operations Summer Analyst Interview 2 6y
+18 UBS Now 6th Best European-HQed IB in 2025 6 1y
+18 MIF and Msc Opinions 18 8mo
+18 Do you find Investment Banking to be fun, and be doing it if it werent for the sizeable compensation? 7 5y
+18 New to IB, any advice 4 6y
+18 Coverage Recruiting Process/Interview prep 1 6y
+18 What's the best deal toy you've seen? 20 6y
+18 Should I take a debt course before internship 6 6y
+18 MS Menlo Exits? 15 1y
+18 DTA / DTL? When do they come into play? 3 6y
+18 Too many things to do! 4 6y
+18 What are my odds breaking into IB? 7 1y
+18 IRU Accounting - Financing Lease 4 1y
+18 Tobin and Co Associate Ties to Jeffrey Epstein 20 3y
+18 Healthcare Exits 16 5y
+18 DCF Implied share price vs current price 8 1y
+18 Nobody is checking the numbers 6 5y
+18 Switching It Up: Coffee Instead of a Fancy Dinner? 10 1y
+18 Working at a MM or Boutique IB is just as good as an EB or BB. 16 7mo
+18 IS the GS Discount a myth or a real thing for post MBAs? 20 5y
+18 Will the BofA RIFs increase the bonus pool? 13 1y
+18 Power/Utilities/Renewables IB 1 6y
+18 Would this be an appropriate follow-up email? 16 6y
+18 What buyside role to tell headhunters? 11 6y
+18 Performance Review Advice 6 3y
+18 BB Corporate Banking prospects? 10 6y
+18 Are investment bankers “smart” 20 6y
+18 Inverse of PE vs CoE vs RoE vs Lev IRR 1 6y
+18 Question on Return Offers 1 6y
+18 Florida's growing IB/PE seen 33 1y
+18 Should I pursue IB if I already have a nest egg? 21 5y
+18 Layoffs 2020 10 5y
+18 What is the best BofA IBD group for exit opportunity to PE / HF? (London) 12 3y
+18 Does anyone else think that insanely early IB recruiting is incredibly unfair to undergrad kids? 3 3y
+18 Can I apply to IB in both New York and London from the UK? 5 3y
+18 DCM at Senior Levels? 1 6y
+18 July GS Summer Analyst application - What to expect 6 3y
+18 Getting a Masters in something other than Finance to break into IB 1 3y
+18 Issue equity over debt? 22 6y
+18 Here is the GS Partner List 5 1y
+18 Stephen FT 2022 63 5y
+18 No BB Return Offer - Struggling to recruit elsewhere 16 1y
+18 S&t to Investment Banking Informational Interview 1 6y
+18 Can I Get Into An MSF? 5 6y
+18 Non-Elite Boutique Megathread London 20 3y
+18 Associate driving me absolutely insane 2 5y
+18 Burnt out from EB 15 1y
+18 Feeling Lost: Pivoting Out of Finance Options? 1 1y
+18 I Need Advice Which Internship To Choose 4 5y
+18 Current state of GS London SA recruiting - Seeking insider perspective 12 1y
+18 Resume forwarded to HR 8 6y
+18 At what level is IBD preferable to PE out of undergrad? 3 6y
+18 Cant choose between LSE and SSE 18 5y
+18 Associate Exit Opp Comp 8 1y
+18 PSA: Stop Prestige Maxxing 5 1y
+18 Help out a naive young one to make the right choices(UK) 8 1y
+18 RIP Barclays LA 11 1y
+18 BB IBD SA 2021 Headcount Decreasing? 24 5y
+18 Goldman Sach Interview Status 11 5y
+18 Restrictive covenants (non-compete clause) in Fintech 4 6y
+18 Where can I find Pitch Decks? 6 6y
+18 Determining "fit" 2 6y
+18 Contacting Investor Relations - help 4 6y
+18 Power & Utilities - Top Firms 14 3y
+18 ECM Associate: can't exit or get any offers 20 1y
+18 Looking to lateral - TD Cowen Tech or UBS Tech 16 1y
+18 How are bird courses looked at in the industry ? 6 6y
+18 IB Internship 2021 recruiting 20 6y
+18 Citi- Lev Fin Thoughts ? 7 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

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  • 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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