+46 Is transferring to the University of Virginia worth $100,000? 23 4y
+46 Investment Banking Interview Prep for Inexperienced Undergraduates 25 4y
+46 Jefferies 2020 SA 132 5y
+46 Renege your IB SA offer for GS IBD offer? 20 4y
+46 What's your overall opinion on female bankers? 18 4y
+46 Best Undergraduate Double Major at a Non-Target B-School? 34 6y
+46 Log 6: First Scheduled Coffee Chat 8 6y
+46 Banks that sponsor TN visa (Canadians only) 36 5y
+46 Thoughts on Centerview SF / Palo Alto (Comp, Culture, etc.) 19 4y
+46 GMAT in IB. 29 6y
+46 PJ Solomon Banking Career 36 5y
+46 I regret going for an MBA 10 6y
+46 FT: Wall Street banks explore option of ‘virtual internships’ 12 6y
+46 I hope my bank doesn't extend guaranteed FT offers to the SAs 14 6y
+46 Vampire MD Update 3 6y
+46 Modeling in Leveraged Finance 12 5y
+46 Get mad rn ye 28 6y
+46 [serious] why do (mostly) bofa employees insist on calling it baml? 33 6y
+46 Guggenheim RX vs. JPM (Any group) vs. UBS (Global Banking) vs. Ares Management Alternative Credit 32 4y
+46 Are BBs Accelerating Recruiting? 18 4y
+46 LionTree vs. Raine Group 26 5y
+46 JPMorgan 2021 SA H1B Sponsorship 56 4y
+46 JPM 21' SA Pymetrics & Hirevue Stage Thread 38 4y
+46 Bank of America Sophomore 2021 284 4y
+46 Negotiating starting salary at BB 22 6y
+46 Why are Canadians Good Bankers 19 5y
+46 Brown Gibbons Lang - Chicago/Cleveland 43 3y
+46 My theory about "Investment Analyst: PE - Other" 12 5y
+46 Is Liontree the next bulge bracket bank? 20 5y
+46 Best Networking Strategy? 15 5y
+46 FT Partners vs BB Corp Banking 20 4y
+46 How Tone-Deaf is Solomon? 26 5y
+46 Big 4 Corporate Finance vs Boutique Investment Bank 13 3y
+46 IB Interviews are always with men - as a woman I feel like I can't "connect" with the interviewer 32 4y
+46 Jefferies Pay Raise? 57 5y
+46 GS Seattle 25 4y
+46 Are analysts still leaving? 65 4y
+46 How much does your MD make? 57 4y
+46 How to be a good MD 6 4y
+46 Debtor vs Creditor RX? 16 4y
+46 Which of these firms have a strong presence in Chicago? How would you rank them? 48 3y
+46 WSO 2022 Investment Banking Work-Conditions Survey (Part 2/3) 7 4y
+46 London Analysts Bonuses 2022 104 3y
+46 Finance Gamers 61 2y
+46 Super day canceled an hour before... 33 3y
+46 How do you define "smarts" ? 23 3y
+46 How to Deal with Associate with ZERO Social Skills 21 3y
+46 Why don't bankers work in shifts??? 18 3y
+46 Corp dev analyst salary 38 3y
+46 MS, JPM, EVR, CVP, BofA, GS 33 3y
+46 Wells Fargo Top Groups 43 3y
+46 Most modeling-intense group? 50 2y
+46 Can someone explain the banking crisis to me like I am five? 17 3y
+46 I am confused. What is the difference? Which is better? 9 3y
+46 How much is the difference in comp between Qatalyst and CVP 11 2y
+46 PWP layoffs on first day interns hit desk? 29 3y
+46 It's Time for a Base Raise 39 2y
+46 Last CS Intern Class 16 3y
+46 Is Back Office Paradise 13 2y
+46 Baking to Investment Banking with no corporate work experience at 29. Is it possible? 17 2y
+46 Does anyone else feel investment banking modeling is more of Excel navigation than finance itself 15 2y
+46 Del 25 2y
+46 Skills needed for updating CIM’s? 16 2y
+46 Structured Credit/Securitization — Which Desk? (RMBS, CMBS, ABS, Esoterics) 24 1y
+46 MS Bonus Thread 41 2y
+46 Why FIG IB 15 1y
+46 Recent layoff strategy 23 1y
+46 Santander IBD vs Cambridge MPhil Real Estate 22 2y
+46 Hacks to improve your life while in IB? 15 2y
+46 2024 HL Bonuses 30 1y
+46 5 days/wk 21 1y
+46 EB Return Offer Rates 30 1y
+46 Do you actually have to be that sociable to be an MD? 20 1y
+46 Is Washu good enough for Chicago bb and ebs. 13 1y
+46 UBS Media & Telecom Group - Thoughts? 53 1y
+46 Beware of Santander in 2024 26 10mo
+46 Does this industry give you multiple opportunities over various stages in your career? Looking for some perspective on the rat race, and not having the most perfect trajectory at the start. 7 1y
+46 Wells Fargo M&A vs UBS M&A 25 1y
+46 Recession affecting recruiting 11 1y
+46 DB IB Check-in 20 1y
+46 UBS USA IB Exits 17 1y
+46 IB (Levfin cap markets) at MM Euro Bank (BNP/SocGen/HSBC) vs £40k FAANG PM Role 22 1y
+46 GS FIG vs. JPM FIG 40 1mo
+46 Dating for ib 21 12mo
+46 Evercore London 26 195 9mo
+46 Piper Sandler vs UBS buyside exits 22 5mo
+46 SA Recruiting Timelines are R*tarded 15 8mo
+46 How to get a head start 13 7mo
+46 Worst Groups On The Street? 52 6mo
+46 PJT M&A vs. EVR M&A 14 5mo
+46 Cornell (A&S) vs. Georgetown (SFS)... cannot decide. 34 2w
+46 2026 UNBIASED Slop Bowl Tier List 30 4mo
+46 Schools That Have Been Placing Poorly 27 3mo
+46 Are all Tech / TMT groups sweaty? 39 3w
+45 Leaving finance to do something else? 83 19y
+45 IB training/boot camps/valuation workshops etc 115 4y
+45 Vegan Bankers??? 32 5y
+45 UBS to actually RESCIND offers 163 6y
+45 Pump Up Before Interview? 114 8y
+45 Financial Statement Overview: Which Statement is the Most Important? 39 7y

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

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  • 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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