+9 Missed Sydney IB internships - logistics of UK instead? 1 1y
+9 Does having birthright access make you an employee? 7 2y
+9 Canadian IB in the UK? 1 1y
+9 Bank HQ vs. American Bulge Bracket coverage in Southern Europe 1 5y
+9 Wells Fargo In person orientation 1 5y
+9 Syndicated Finance/Loans or Investment Risk for 1 year? 2 5y
+9 IB analyst transition to software engineering? 2 5y
+9 Tier 1 Bank (Internal Grad Programme) vS Smaller Bank Corporate Banking (1-YearContract) - What Would You Do? 1 8mo
+9 ICADE: E-3 1 8mo
+9 Compliance Summer Analyst 2025 Roles (which firms offer them?) 1 2y
+9 Will a 1-Year Masters in Finance at Oxbridge/LSE Help Me Break Into London IB? 1 1y
+9 Exit opps with better WLB 1 2y
+9 advice needed! Bayes Business School to break into IB 1 2y
+9 Morgan Stanley Global Capital Markets 1 3y
+9 JPN bank’s strategy in Project Finance 3 1y
+9 Determining Coverage Interest 2 2y
+9 College Student Seeking Advice, Would Appreciate Any Help! 1 3y
+9 Deloitte Business Valuation - What to expect? Exit Opps? 2 5y
+9 PwC Deal Advisory or BGL(Brown Gibbons Lang) for Junior Internship? 7 5y
+9 London comp 2024 0 2y
+9 What is Harris Williams's strategy with their M&A bootcamp? 1 5y
+9 questions about IB internships in 2022/need some advice 1 5y
+9 Citi FIG in 2020 8 5y
+9 Investment Banking Berlin 5 3y
+9 Which groups have had the most difficult interview processes? 8 2y
+9 What should I ask for my comp at a start-up firm? 6 2y
+9 How many analysts do you need to vouch for you to get a 1st round 32 5y
+9 What Career to Pursue - Role, Division, and Companies 4 4y
+9 NYU Stern Concentration 2 5y
+9 Insight on Wells Fargo CIB - FIG? 7 8mo
+9 Actual changes at GS since survey??? 9 5y
+9 MM IB Culture Questions 1 8mo
+9 Best language (Chinese/French/German) for IB/possibly law in London? 2 5y
+9 IBD desks most similar to S&T 8 5y
+9 UBS London - EMEA Execution Group? 2 5y
+9 Budgeting when income is weighted towards bonus? 1 2y
+9 What is the difference of Private Debt Facilities (Unitranche/Stretched Senior) vs. standard TLBs in LBOs? 1 5y
+9 IB Outside the Large Financial Districts 2 3y
+9 BofA predicting M&A bouncing back 6 3y
+9 FP&A --> IB/PE 1 5y
+9 JPM Real Estate Banking 2 1y
+9 Am I hopeless to get in IB, I have a weird journey 3 2y
+9 Lost - What strategy to adopt now? 1 1y
+9 Forecasting a Balance Sheet without supporting schedules? 4 5y
+9 High COL West Coast Internship In-Person or Not? 1 5y
+9 Do Investment Banks provide WFO setups? 1 5y
+9 Does BAML drug test for FT? 22 5y
+9 What should I do to prepare for IB? 9 5y
+9 Top 20 US MBA vs US top MRED vs INSEAD 1 5y
+9 Small IB vs Big 4 1 5y
+9 Hearing back from Partner Interviews: Need Advice 1 5y
+9 How specifically do US underwriters determine the initial offering price? 1 5y
+9 Potential intern group switch full time 1 3y
+9 Info on Raymond James RX? 8 3y
+9 How to talk about markets? 3 8mo
+9 Best Groups at Goldman Sachs IBD 3 5y
+9 Career Advice 1 5y
+9 UK or AU for undergrad to get into IB? 1 4y
+9 SF Tech Group Exits 1 1y
+9 Internship as a First Year Student 2 10mo
+9 Economics of an M&A deal 1 2y
+9 Moelis MENA Presence 2 1y
+9 Transitioning to MM Boutique from Management Consulting? 1 3y
+9 Deutsche IB (London) HV question meaning 4 2y
+9 Interview Etiquette 1 10mo
+9 Summer Analysts 1 4y
+9 Citizens SA 2026 32 1y
+9 Can I recruit for Summer Analyst, having a full-time experience 1 2y
+9 Corp Dev to IB 1 4y
+9 Investment Banking Summer SA Background Check 4 3y
+9 Ducera comp 3 3y
+9 Is there a boutique investment bank that specializes in MMA/martial arts? 3 2y
+9 Robust Technical Training 4 4y
+9 $500k for IBD first year analysts 17 4y
+9 Should I apply for BBs 2024? 2 3y
+9 Houlihan Lokey Technical Test & case study 7 4y
+9 Can someone unironically please post a San Francisco / Tech Banking tier list? 4 4y
+9 $500 vs $1000 vs $2000 9 4y
+9 DeFi in Spring Weeks CV 1 2y
+9 Asset finance - exits and career path 3 4y
+9 Ex-Credit Suisse employees - data theft? 1 3y
+9 Incoming analyst 4 4y
+9 Comp vs Prestige 12 4y
+9 Turning down full time offer 13 4y
+9 Summer Asso offer at BB -> EB 1 10mo
+9 Jumping from IB SA to buyside FT? 1 4y
+9 What should I do in my last 1.2 years of college to maximize my experience? What do you wish you had done 2 2y
+9 fingerprinting for background check 1 4y
+9 Biting off more than I can chew? 3 2y
+9 Need advice! Early lateral from one EB to a BB 3 4y
+9 Current Employee in IB, Overqualified and getting no lateral looks - UNIQUE SITUATION 3 1y
+9 Corporate Banking Exit Ops 3 2y
+9 EVR RX vs PJT RSSG 5 2y
+9 EB or BB affect MBA chances? 18 4y
+9 Help/AMA 1 4y
+9 Advice needed - switching from a Big 4 to an IB firm 1 4y
+9 Need Advice: I won't take FT offer because I am delaying graduation 1 4y
+9 1st year internship in consulting? 2 2y
+9 CVP Networking? 15 4y
+9 Does working in the US make sense for international students right now? 2 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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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