+51 Using Fake ID while networking? 30 6y
+51 Analysts and Associates at Boutiques-MM IBs/PE funds, do you mind being cold messaged on LinkedIn? 18 4y
+51 Comparing EBs 12 8y
+51 Investment Banking In Denver 37 4y
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+51 My first Equity Research Report 28 8y
+51 Does life get better as an IBD associate? 63 4y
+51 Bad networking experience - MD/Partner - coffee chat - went wrong? 22 6y
+51 Average Number of Deals Per Year 10 4y
+51 Is CFA® worth it for traders? 36 8y
+51 Elite Operations Group? 7 8y
+51 Career Banking in Canada? 17 6y
+51 Bankers Unite: Under Siege By Esquire 12 8y
+51 Big 4 FDD vs Big 4 Corporate Finance 8 6y
+51 Lazard 2019 SA 104 7y
+51 Can someone just be honest with me about Deutsche Bank 10 6y
+51 Mutiny at HSBC: Bank Attacked in Anonymous Letter 14 7y
+51 Do you need to be good at golf? 25 7y
+51 Joining LevFin and FSG at this point in the cycle 32 4y
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+51 What are your favorite restructuring resources? 23 3y
+51 BMO SA 2020 64 6y
+51 Breaking Into the Elite (BBC Documentery) 29 6y
+51 Thoughts on Power and Renewables IB 11 3y
+51 Any recent takers for the SIE Exam? 33 4y
+51 Elite Boutiques and Bulge Brackets 14 4y
+51 9 months off work before next gig - best use of time? 20 6y
+51 London Bonuses 2020 35 6y
+51 How to Introduce yourself as an Analyst in a call or meeting 16 6y
+51 Full-time non-SA IB recruiting timeline? Summer 2020 PE Internship → Investment Banking Analyst 41 5y
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+51 Centerview SA 2021 373 4y
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+51 Restructuring Groups in 2020 26 5y
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+51 Question - Canada Associate Comp 11 5y
+51 London: Why can't you do a non-finance MSc to break in to IB? 64 3y
+51 Best EBs in Healthcare (NYC) 51 4y
+51 Best post-banking plan if long-term goal is to be an entrepreneur? 21 4y
+51 Is investment banking worth it? 23 5y
+51 MM Pay Updates 112 5y
+51 Q&A: Credit - All Job Types (IB, Hedge Fund, Venture, Fintech Start-up) 37 5y
+51 MD hired a completely incompetent analyst who I'm now stuck with 15 4y
+51 Comprehensive List of Resources / Tools On the Job 5 2y
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+51 What is Private Capital / Private Market Advisory? 36 1y
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+51 which EBs are known for drugs... 21 4y
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+51 How much is your associate supposed to do? 18 3y
+51 What are the signs that indicate you will most likely be let go? 11 2y
+51 No associate promotion 18 3y
+51 Best neighborhoods in SF to live in as a first year analyst? 27 1y
+51 WSO IB Working Conditions Survey 2023 8 3y
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+51 Which groups should you avoid at all costs? 50 2y
+51 IU Kelley Investment Banking Workshop Admission Questions 31 4mo
+51 How much of the stress from IB comes from poorly optimized business processes? 10 3y
+51 M7 -> RX? 37 2y
+51 MBB vs BB/EB 18 7mo
+51 What is the next hottest coverage group? 25 2y
+51 M&A in the Middle East (Riyadh, Dubai etc) 21 2y
+51 Working more than my 1st year analyst 16 2y
+51 Learning Modelling Skills at a No Name Boutique 20 2y
+51 HL RX vs EVR RX 17 2y
+51 EGIS CAREERS - AVOID 9 10mo
+51 Best FSG & FIG teams on the street ? 29 2y
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+51 . 16 2y
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+51 I want to acquire a company 5x our size 6 1y
+51 MBA Associates - which bank is the best to stay til VP / be a career banker 17 11mo
+51 London Summer Analyst Recruiting is so random 38 1y
+51 Is the jump from Associate to VP at a BB huge? 22 1y
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+51 ****MUST READ**** Definitive 2025 Investment Banking Prestige Tier List 26 1y
+51 BofA group placement rankings 67 3mo
+51 Coffee Chats: Be a “Chiller” or Go Technical with Alumni? 10 1y
+51 Quit IB with Nothing Lined Up 1.5 years in, now in Corp Strategy, is my career cooked? 40 1y
+51 Major Record Deal vs IB NYC 16 1y
+51 The Next Goldman Sachs 16 1y
+51 Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Calls out TMT Staffer on Linkedin 13 1y
+51 How To Secure A Job Interview Guaranteed 18 9mo
+51 I’m burnt out 22 5mo
+51 Rank hardest interviews EB/BB/MM 67 7mo
+51 How do you deal with feeling ashamed? 18 7mo
+51 What time do you usually leave the office? 65 3mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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