+59 Are the exit opps really that different? 27 6y
+59 Laid off today. Seeking advice and help 37 6y
+59 Finding Associate X 16 12y
+59 Unreasonable Expectations 29 12y
+59 College Debt Inquiry 56 5y
+59 Top West Coast Investment Banks 69 11y
+59 What do you love and hate most about working in IB? 77 10y
+59 How much does GPA matter once it is above 3.5 for OCR? 20 10y
+59 The Big Short getting great reviews 72 9y
+59 Q&A: Ex-BB analyst across US and Asia in Oil&Gas/Power 18 10y
+59 Leveraging Summer Analyst Offers 52 9y
+59 Time for another BB/ Boutique Rankings List SA 23 6y
+59 Reneging BB SA Offer? 22 6y
+59 I Transferred Schools for Investment Banking 32 1y
+59 Firm Visits: Must and Musn't Dos? 34 4y
+59 Breaking into IBD: do you think CFA® is useful? 62 4y
+59 2018 *Elite Boutique* Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 90 5y
+59 Finance jobs for liberal arts majors? 51 8y
+59 Protected Saturdays? 35 8y
+59 Lost Return Offer, Now What? 19 8y
+59 Does the Investment Banking Wage Gap Still Exist? 8 5y
+59 Are transfers really screwed? 35 6y
+59 Why did you take a job at a small boutique? 25 3y
+59 GPA dropped below cutoff after accepting offer help! 39 2y
+59 Will 2020 Recruiting (FT and SA) be accelerated or be more relaxed? 36 7y
+59 Offer Decision Help - MM Bank vs RBC 31 6y
+59 Stop Whining 10 7y
+59 Is Working For A Start Up Worth It? 31 4y
+59 TN Visa success/failures 17 6y
+59 What sort of free stuff did you get during your analyst stint? 27 6y
+59 Evercore NYC M&A vs PJT NYC M&A for Private Equity and MBA Exit Opportunities 14 6y
+59 How is NYC IB recruiting at UNC Chapel Hill? 37 6y
+59 Why did y'all choose (If you had debated in school) banking over tech? 26 6y
+59 Online MBA for Career Change 29 4y
+59 LSE V Bristol uni 31 4y
+59 Activist strategies and tactics 8 6y
+59 Evercore Restructuring Exits 29 6y
+59 Moelis London? 75 1y
+59 Lack of incoming FT analyst updates 61 6y
+59 How much does coming from a non-target hurt you in the long-run in IB? 25 5y
+59 Best networking question ever? 19 5y
+59 IB versus Econ PHD 25 1y
+59 How good of a predictor is GPA for performance as an IB analyst? 35 5y
+59 WFH Major Key Alert! 30 4y
+59 Living with Roomates v. Alone in Banking 39 4y
+59 Is Barclays underrated? 33 3y
+59 What Happened To Greenhill? 59 4y
+59 William Blair Pay Bump 40 4y
+59 Delete 25 3y
+59 Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Jefferies Healthcare 44 4y
+59 2021 Big 6 Canadian bonus thread 47 4y
+59 WATCH OUT FOR PRESSURE SALES TACTICS (like OFFICEHOURS) 12 3y
+59 Top Tech Banks/TMT Divisions? 35 3y
+59 Most Memed IB Rankings (July, 2022) 27 3y
+59 Did anyone consider the Big 4 route over banking? 53 1y
+59 Oil & Gas / Midstream Primer, Resources 12 3y
+59 Anyone else think pay in London is horrible now 45 3y
+59 The ol' EB vs BB debate 30 3y
+59 Not doing okay 23 3y
+59 Northwestern Mutual summer analyst 2024 thread 30 3y
+59 Thanks to you all 9 3y
+59 CS Interns - Resist the temptation to email a banker/staff to ask about your internship 12 3y
+59 Banking Hours 2023 33 2y
+59 Disappointed in SA offer… 32 3y
+59 Exit as VP 56 2y
+59 Is Tidal the new Qatalyst? 27 3y
+59 Hell on Earth - EB 3 2y
+59 Rise of Capital One? 43 1y
+59 Can people with ADHD break into IB 18 2y
+59 How can I become a great analyst? 8 2y
+59 BIG FOUR ARE PARADISE 14 2y
+59 To what extent do IB analysts "think" 14 1y
+59 Honest Thoughts on Nomura IBD in 2024.... 15 1y
+59 Best Credit Cards for 2025 Incoming Analyst Class 18 1y
+59 “AI Native IB” Firm OffDeal…Real? 11 10mo
+59 Time to call it? Quarter life crisis. 31 1y
+59 BofA SA IBD 2026 Megathread 333 11mo
+59 Rank DB vs UBS vs Jeff 20 1y
+59 Best prep material for lateralling 30 1y
+59 2026 FT Recruiting Timelines? 25 8mo
+59 How many superdays until I get an offer? 24 6mo
+59 Western Investment Club is Paradise 6 6mo
+59 i WaNt To dO DiStResSeD and rEsTrUcTuRinG 11 5mo
+59 Miss IB a lot. 24 4mo
+59 Offered a move to London but my girlfriend can’t come 28 3mo
+59 JPM Lev Fin 2026 Lateral Process 7 1mo
+59 Wealthy Parents / Jaded 21 4h
+58 Accounting vs Finance 68 9y
+58 San Fran Tech Banking - Goldman versus Credit Suisse 74 5y
+58 University of Dreams, is it a scam? 85 4y
+58 Top Restructuring Groups 80 9y
+58 Boston Investment Banks 80 6y
+58 Why LIFO higher cash flow? 37 17y
+58 Product Group vs Industry Group 73 5y
+58 Associate or Analyst after MBA without workex? 103 4y
+58 Finance's luster fading? 56 15y
+58 More Hated: BP or Goldman 30 16y
+58 If you are meeting a MD what questions would you ask 69 6y
+58 Someone Finally Jailed for Mortgage Mess 40 15y
+58 Top Healthcare Banking Groups 121 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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