+17 Why Guaranteed Full-Time Offers Might or Might Not Make Sense 2 6y
+17 Why can you not use DCF for a bank? 6 6y
+17 Prefer 3 years in IB as Analyst or Associate? 3 6y
+17 No Return Offer - Disclose This in Networking Email? 5 6y
+17 Balance Sheet Not Balancing 9 6y
+17 Virtual Training for First Years? 7 5y
+17 PE Recruiting from Top MM Bank 11 6y
+17 Credit HF Recruiting from IBD? 8 6y
+17 How do you differentiate your answers? 5 6y
+17 Best Interview Stories 1 6y
+17 Goldman TMT return rates 15 5y
+17 SF Tech 4 4y
+17 Help Modeling Question 5 6y
+17 Valuing manufacturing company with large investment portfoio 2 6y
+17 Debt Free Cash Free M&A 14 6y
+17 How much does IB group matter for PE placement? 6 5y
+17 Banks With Best Senior Comp 5 6y
+17 Culture vs. Work/Life Balance 5 6y
+17 An1 making £100k+ at a BB in London? 26 5y
+17 Mizuho - Strategic Solutions Group (?) 6 4y
+17 Investment Banking Clubs in Undergrad 9 6y
+17 Best IB Groups in Atlanta 10 6y
+17 Guggenheim RX Exits? 16 3y
+17 Importance of Networking at BB's 8 6y
+17 Jefferies 2020 Exit Opps 8 5y
+17 IB requirements 9 6y
+17 Do I need to disclose or unwind my portfolio before starting my IB internship? 6 6y
+17 Do banks give you access to NYT/WSJ? 17 6y
+17 Distressed HF to RX IB 5 6y
+17 Truist Future 8 3y
+17 Valuation Experience at MM Accounting Firms 8 6y
+17 Centerview SF vs Moelis SF vs Lazard NY 10 6y
+17 Top A&D groups 11 1y
+17 Transferring coverage groups after internship 3 6y
+17 Banks in NYC vs San Francisco 18 4y
+17 Is the United (UAL) funding arrangement a good deal? 6 6y
+17 Truist Financial (BB&T/SunTrust merger) Salary expectations 3 5y
+17 GS SSG (now part of MBD) vs GS Classic IB 7 6y
+17 Which offer would you take and why? 18 6y
+17 2 Job options : BIG 4 CF VS MM Restructuring 8 6y
+17 Effect of Capitalized R&D / Software Costs on 3 statements 5 6y
+17 Best role in Capital Markets 5 6y
+17 Internship Question - Timelines 2 6y
+17 High school student interested in JP Morgan Early Start. 16 6y
+17 Citi 2020 major hub "Guaranteed" return offer discussion thread 11 6y
+17 Morgan Stanley Online Tests 12 5y
+17 Berenberg 2020 Assessment Centre (Superday) 5 5y
+17 Opinion on COVID impact on IB Boutiques 3 6y
+17 Banks with Fall Recruiting 10 5y
+17 Can I mention in IB interview that I want to do banking is for an unconventional exit opp I want? 7 6y
+17 Harris Williams M&A Bootcamp - Piss off SA firm? 5 6y
+17 Approximate Working capital calculation help? 5 6y
+17 How to Maintain a Relationship w/ People that you have networked with 9 6y
+17 How to have interviews when working FT? 8 5y
+17 What are your favourite ways of describing the market? 5 6y
+17 "Effects of other dilutive securities" what does this mean? 9 6y
+17 How do exit ops differ in IB for associates and up with an MBA vs without? 2 6y
+17 Dealing with an analyst I am having trouble working with (as a virtual intern) 3 6y
+17 How Does One Choose Their Path? 3 5y
+17 Need Advice Fucked Up With Compliance (SA) 8 5y
+17 lateral sign on bonus as analyst? 5 5y
+17 What can I do from home to help my chances for an internship next year? 6 5y
+17 Must-Ask Questions during Networking 8 5y
+17 What kind of questions can be asked about precedent transaction 8 5y
+17 GS Financing Group 2021 SA Superday (AFG/Capital Markets) 14 5y
+17 Why pick MM over BB? 4 5y
+17 Levfin VS Leveraged Lending? 10 4y
+17 Drinking during virtual happy hour 13 5y
+17 Weird 2021 SA JP Morgan application status update 18 5y
+17 Game over for FT 2021 if you dont get a return offer this summer? 14 5y
+17 PWC Deals - Valuation, How does it compare? 2 5y
+17 $21B Marathon to 7/11 Largest Energy Deal of 2020 8 5y
+17 On SA2021 IB Offer 1 5y
+17 Lateralling during Covid 3 5y
+17 2 months to sign offer 4 5y
+17 how many hours per week networking requires? 6 5y
+17 EBITDA vs Free Cash Flow 4 5y
+17 What’s the importance of non finance majors in breaking into IB? 8 5y
+17 Does WFH improve your work/life balance? (Analysts) 4 5y
+17 UK -- would I be a diversity hire? 15 5y
+17 Guggenheim vs Rothschild exits 6 5y
+17 IB vs. Work / Life Balance - Need to Decide 5 5y
+17 GS Global Markets vs MS Houston IBD 12 5y
+17 Top group at MS vs Evercore 5 5y
+17 Ego Punch 6 5y
+17 SF EB Rankings 6 5y
+17 Free Resources to Learn Modeling/Excel/PPT? 3 5y
+17 Why do Rx bankers make more than others? 10 5y
+17 Did I Make a Mistake Taking a Job in NYC? 9 5y
+17 Small Boutique to BB/EB advice (London) 6 5y
+17 Morgan Stanley FSE FT 2021 14 5y
+17 Harder Lateral: EB to BB or BB to EB 8 5y
+17 Should you finish interviewing for a firm when you know you will not accept the offer? 5 5y
+17 Jefferies Media & Communications 28 3y
+17 Minority Interest and EV 1 5y
+17 What if it is not for me? 10 5y
+17 Too late to the game? 4 5y
+17 SPACs 6 5y
+17 No return offer after summer 6 5y
+17 Culture at Oppenheimer & Co. 31 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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