+17 Associate horror stories 9 4y
+17 Pre-Employment Check SA - W2 Forms 1 4y
+17 Best Groups at Wells Fargo IBD 17 4y
+17 they say networking networking networking, but how? especially in Europe 5 4y
+17 No interview time slots available 8 4y
+17 Investing in S&P - Is it the right time? 10 4y
+17 Uncommon questions to ask MD 3 4y
+17 Resume help! Deal vs. Pitch experience (lack of deal exp.) 1 3y
+17 Guggenheim RX Exits? 16 3y
+17 Best Industrials Groups on the Street 2026 17 7mo
+17 CS SA and FT 2023 - Message 12 3y
+17 University Grade 9 3y
+17 Toronto Boutiques Comp / Progression / Exits 5 7mo
+17 JPM 2023 Investment Banking Analyst - Early Career 175 3y
+17 Be Withdrawn 2023 SA Offer by IB 14 3y
+17 HSBC IB Cuts 24 2y
+17 Greenhill Toronto 19 2y
+17 Insurance brokerage industry 3 2y
+17 UChicago’s expanding pre-professionalism 3 2y
+17 Vanderbilt MSF 10 2y
+17 It’s juneteenth… 4 1y
+17 Top Houston Bank for Exits 4 2y
+17 Private Credit vs Private Equity 5 2y
+17 How cooked am I honestly? 10 2y
+17 Took an Off-Cycle offer in a BB in Dubai over a Permanent contract in New York 12 2y
+17 Big 4 FDD -> IB/PE pipeline (UK) 6 2y
+17 Del 20 2y
+17 How are deals sourced in RX banking? 10 1y
+17 What's it like to be an MD? 2 1y
+17 is IB a pipe dream for me? 2 1y
+17 RBC NYC IB Perks 5 1y
+17 Crafting a “story” for ib tell me about yourself question 1 1y
+17 Can Master of Science students recruit SA? 8 1y
+17 Province Firm RX Co Final Verdict 3 1y
+17 Non-target Chinese university – any chance to break into IB/AM? 8 1y
+17 St. John’s (NY) for Investment Banking? Any Actual Success Stories? 8 6mo
+17 How to rerecruit/ upgrade to a better bank 5 6mo
+17 "Job market so bad I'm actually following my dreams" 2 6mo
+17 Making the most out of a search fund internship 5 6mo
+17 How to avoid getting labeled Nepo 8 6mo
+17 Kinda Lost 14 6mo
+17 College for IB 6 6mo
+17 Sysco $29BN deal 9 6mo
+17 NYC IB Firms doing fall recruitment for 2026? 20 6mo
+17 Benefits of a Middle Market Bank - Sophmore at a target 13 6y
+17 Analyst Training Housing 41 6y
+17 Ranking Investment Banks in Canada 17 6y
+17 Confused - Freshman/non-target liberal arts, most importantly international 10 6y
+17 Ethical Situation 12 6y
+17 Getting jipped? 16 6y
+17 Thank You WSO - SA spot with a great boutique 9 6y
+17 Banker Preschool in Manhattan 14 6y
+17 Does your firm provide free meals or a meal expense account? 29 6y
+17 How to explain boutique SA position? 8 6y
+17 Goldman Sachs New Analyst Program 14 6y
+17 Will top Investment Banks still employ me? 10 6y
+17 3.3 GPA: Am I screwed? 25 6y
+17 Worried about how much I owe in taxes after summer gig 8 6y
+17 Wells Fargo IBD/Capital Markets, UBS DCM, or TAP Advisors? 6 6y
+17 Independent M&A advisor 8 6y
+17 From top IBD back to the midwest 9 6y
+17 Deutsche Bank - Top Groups 39 6y
+17 UC Santa Barbara vs UC San Diego for Investment Banking 13 6y
+17 [Citi/BAML] NYC vs. [MS/GS] HK for SA 6 6y
+17 How much should offer rate factor into SA decision? 7 6y
+17 Nomura Hong Kong IBD Superday 11 6y
+17 McCombs for NY offices 9 6y
+17 East versus West Coast Difficulty 7 6y
+17 Life at Tier 3 Investment Banks (HSBC, Nomura, BNP Paribas) New York Office? 7 6y
+17 Boston Questrom vs Carnegie Mellon Tepper vs UCSB (UNDERGRAD) 6 6y
+17 NYC BB associate signing bonuses class of 2017 (and negotiation) 9 6y
+17 Pay Student Debt vs. Saving 6 6y
+17 Need Advice - Prospective 2018 SA Intern Overwhelmed 9 6y
+17 Union Square Advisors Recruitment Process 31 6y
+17 Junior Year SA: JPAM v. Wells IB 11 6y
+17 Lateral to EB NY for FT 3 6y
+17 Is this role considered back office? 5 6y
+17 Super day in 1 week in NYC 9 6y
+17 Help moving to New York 3 6y
+17 Guggenheim NYC: updated reputation, culture, exits 22 6y
+17 Chicago Banking - Long Term 3 6y
+17 Recruitment: Applying to Internships in Europe as an American 2 6y
+17 Junior who's kind of scared what to do at this point, advice? No internship offer, target school. 3 6y
+17 Options outside NYC IB 3 6y
+17 Deutsche Hiring?! 4 6y
+17 How easy to go from Chicago to NYC Post Banking? 4 6y
+17 How to Proceed During Recruiting Season 5 6y
+17 Need Some Advice! 3 6y
+17 Guggenheim (NYC) vs Blair (tech, SF) vs Jefferies (NYC) vs Raymond James (?) vs PJ Solomon (NYC) 10 6y
+17 Which banks are still recruiting for 2020 IB SA? 6 6y
+17 Where do people live in Boston? 7 6y
+17 Cannacord Genuity 2019 1 6y
+17 Sophomore year progress 3 6y
+17 IBD Industrials Senior Analyst Interview prep 10 6y
+17 Undergrad decisions 8 6y
+17 5 Interviews, 4 months, 3 Groups, and a partridge in a pear tree. What's going on here? 1 6y
+17 Secured 2020SA position...what now? 10 6y
+17 2020 Diversity events 4 6y
+17 Bloomberg financial research analyst or boutique regional IB in the south? 3 6y
+17 Emory (50k) vs Baruch (7k) 4 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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