+43 Is Equiturn a new Elite Boutique? 24 1y
+43 Luck vs coping (London Spring/SA) 13 1y
+43 Should SA2025 Be Worried? 12 1y
+43 Qatalyst questions 9 1y
+43 Anyone quit without anything lined up? How'd it work out 27 3mo
+43 Can Consulting Be as Technical as IB? 20 6mo
+43 IB Comp Progression at BB 11 5mo
+43 Thread Regarding U.S. Banks Pulling Offers from Canadian Recruits 14 4mo
+43 Funniest banking stories 15 4mo
+43 UBS vs. DB 17 3mo
+42 Most hours worked in a week? 65 9y
+42 Blackstone Restructuring vs. Houlihan Restructuring 35 18y
+42 Stop bitching. AIG is not a bailout. 22 6y
+42 Offer: PE FoF or IBD - Any advice? 44 10y
+42 2009 First Year Analyst Bonuses 86 16y
+42 Meal Allowances and Taxi policy 125 4y
+42 Alexi Vayner Part II? Exclusive Interview 43 15y
+42 Wondering if I'm cut out for banking 20 16y
+42 NYC Living - Live off paycheck? 34 6y
+42 Goldman loses its biggest hedge fund guy 23 16y
+42 The truth about Capital Markets in IBD 30 9y
+42 Best Career Move - JPM IBD? 12 15y
+42 Natural Resources Rankings -2010/2011 60 15y
+42 Finance: not so “attractive” anymore? 31 15y
+42 Greatest Scams Running 58 4y
+42 Is living in Financial District really that bad??? 88 4y
+42 How much connections matter? 30 15y
+42 Anyone else feel guilty giving advice to doctors 23 15y
+42 Wells Fargo Securities - Superday coming up 40 6y
+42 Operations Analyst Salary 56 9y
+42 Wearing a Double Breasted in The Office 44 4y
+42 $ 50,000 Party: Who is going ? 37 14y
+42 Is Calgary the Next Financial Powerhouse of the World? 14 4y
+42 Networking Basics: “Build an Armada” 24 14y
+42 I don't understand the IB process 48 13y
+42 More for the Boss, Less for You 19 14y
+42 Bonus Bananas May 18, 2012 16 14y
+42 Learning VBA for Banking 32 7y
+42 Lateral move from IBD to S&T (and vice versa) 39 8y
+42 As an analyst, how long did you do garbage and grunt work? 34 13y
+42 2012 / 2013 investment banking bonuses 44 6y
+42 Bad bonus season at BB - move to elite / MM? 30 13y
+42 Barclays IBD or Citi IBD (both in NY) 56 13y
+42 What is it like to work in IBD at Goldman Sachs? 35 13y
+42 Battle of the Coasts: LA vs. NYC 76 6y
+42 TPG hires a 23-year-old GS analyst as Director!! 44 6y
+42 MBB VS BB Decision 29 12y
+42 Following up after interview - how soon is too soon? 53 11y
+42 LGBT Investment Banking Conferences - Citi, GS, Barclays, JPM 60 8y
+42 Negative IRR 24 11y
+42 Guggenheim (M&A) vs. Houlihan Lokey (Restructuring) for Summer Analyst 24 6y
+42 Tech Banking Tiers 49 6y
+42 Advice for the post MBA associate 37 11y
+42 FIG 101 39 3y
+42 Overview of PJT Partners? 101 9y
+42 How hard it really is to get your 1st "big boy" job 30 10y
+42 Do certain industry teams pigeonhole you for the future? Or is this BS? 34 9y
+42 Networking as a female? 17 10y
+42 Necessity of Math? 38 8y
+42 Non-Target, Low GPA, Mediocre Internships. Landed a Tech M&A position. Q&A 16 10y
+42 Brown/Cornell/UVA undergrad for banking/finance? 32 8y
+42 How important is it one come from a rich family and be younger with regard to being hired as an Investment Banker? 21 8y
+42 MBB internship junior summer >> Banking Full time? How feasible? 22 9y
+42 Goldman and Tesla's $2B Equity Offering 29 6y
+42 How to Read Financial News 26 5y
+42 How much to spend on rent for 1st year analyst? 37 6y
+42 SA Would you pick Point72 or Goldman Sachs? 13 4y
+42 Summer Associate Interview Prep, MBA candidate 30 8y
+42 Best Time to Cold Email? 49 9y
+42 Right bank - wrong group or Wrong bank - right group? 12 9y
+42 Are Investment Banking Salaries Outside NYC Signficantly Lower? 59 6y
+42 Need help with cashflow 31 9y
+42 How would we sell an unattractive business? 13 9y
+42 If I did not have SHIT parents I would be so successful 58 8y
+42 How to Add Management of Personal Portfolio w/o Getting Grilled in Interviews? 17 6y
+42 Swan Diving into High Finance 9 6y
+42 Do bankers ever mess around together late at night 16 6y
+42 Recent MBA Grad, Literally Can't Even Get An Interview 26 8y
+42 Does TMT Banking offer the most lucrative exit options? 9 4y
+42 2017: Tiers based on exit opps 8 6y
+42 Houlihan Restructuring (NY) vs PJT RRSG? 14 8y
+42 Critique my answer for: "Tell me about yourself" question (Investment Banking) 10 8y
+42 How long to hear back after Super Day? 93 5y
+42 How to turn a summer analyst role into full time offer 33 3y
+42 Is IB satisfying? 11 8y
+42 Relationship between SAT and GMAT score? 19 5y
+42 The Athlete Disadvantage 23 8y
+42 Revolving Credit - Need some advice 18 8y
+42 Boutique IB vs BB Commercial Banking 17 8y
+42 Lateral Associate Interviews - What do bankers mean when they say they're "more technical"? 5 8y
+42 Direct Lending, what now? 17 4y
+42 Summer Offer: UBS vs. Guggenheim vs. Rothschild (RX) 26 6y
+42 Effective Tax Rate in NYC 37 6y
+42 Citi SA 2019 105 3y
+42 (Associates/VPs/MDs) whats your take on cold emails? 9 6y
+42 What has better odds of getting me rich ? Dad's law firm or IB? 17 3y
+42 No Internships / Low GPA / Non - Target school / Only Day Trading experience / No future prospects? 24 7y
+42 Deciding on my undergrad: Dartmouth or Amherst (and I mean Amherst/Dartmouth college, not UMass) 40 6y
+42 In a massive dilemma - need help! 13 7y
+42 2018 Investment Banking Report: 8 Trends in the Industry 0 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 98.3%
  • 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 (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”