+1 Are final rounds of interviews (with Directors) more difficult? 2 5y
+1 Been super unmotivated lately 1 5y
+1 IB in Big 4 1 5y
+1 What are the best shortcuts to have in your QAT — IB? 2 5y
+1 How are you staying virtually organized? 1 5y
+1 Good Prior Experience for DCM 2 5y
+1 UNC Prestige in the next 5 years 6 5y
+1 Early graduation on PE recruitment after joining BB 1 5y
+1 Do early-start IB Analysts do Technical Training before going on desk??? 3 5y
+1 Series 63/79 4 5y
+1 Thesis topic 4 5y
+1 Dude, what is wrong with DB? 2 5y
+1 Best culture for BB and EB? 4 5y
+1 First day as a 1st year analyst virtually 1 5y
+1 Requesting a Free Trial on PitchBook? 1 5y
+1 Will being a YouTuber be a problem for a return offer? 1 5y
+1 Moving to NYC 3 5y
+1 What to listen to while working? 3 5y
+1 Did WSO Get a New Rainmaker? 1 5y
+1 WF Return Offer Rate 3 5y
+1 Hedge Fund Internship 9 5y
+1 GS(C&R/Industrials/Healthcare/Natural Resources) vs Evercore M&A 1 5y
+1 WB Pre-Assessment 3 5y
+1 Loan company a or b 2 5y
+1 So much apathy for this job 4 5y
+1 Predicting Future Capital Expenditure 3 5y
+1 What's NYU Summer internship housing like? 1 5y
+1 Social Life 2 5y
+1 Will IB SA Internships Be Remote 3 5y
+1 Phone Screen Thank You Email 2 5y
+1 GS Hirevue questions 2 5y
+1 Increased lateral opportunities as an analyst? 1 5y
+1 Do internships count as work experience? 2 5y
+1 This job blows 1 5y
+1 Bank of America Industry Groups? 1 5y
+1 What are the odds of getting fired as an analyst? 4 5y
+1 VP told me follow up with them after I applied to the role so they can push to HR - how would I go about this? 2 5y
+1 Credit Derivatives? 1 5y
+1 Networking 3 5y
+1 Stock valuation with covid numbers 2 5y
+1 Offering recruitment consulting services as analyst - would this be allowed? 4 5y
+1 Low GPA/High GRE/Decent Masters GPA 1 5y
+1 WFH experience at Jefferies 4 5y
+1 Forgot to do WB online assessment 1 5y
+1 BofA SA 2021 to be fully virtual 3 5y
+1 Virtual Start for FT 2021 1 5y
+1 Credit Suisse 1 time bonus and Analyst raises 2 5y
+1 Can I tell interviewers that I’ll be interning somewhere if I haven’t received a written offer yet? 3 5y
+1 RBC Investment Baking 1 5y
+1 How would you rank HSBC IB? 4 5y
+1 Robert W. Baird London Office 1 5y
+1 Deutsche Bank Reaction to GS Survey 1 5y
+1 Inappropriate to Network with GS TMT? 1 5y
+1 Decision offer: RBC capital markets (not coverage) versus Baird/WB/HL coverage (non-nyc) 3 5y
+1 Bosses at Goldman Sachs have been sending sympathy snack boxes 2 5y
+1 Summer Associate without Summer Analyst experience? 7 5y
+1 Does base usually increase from An1 to An2? 4 5y
+1 How will bonuses be impacted at Credit Suisse / UBS / Nomura, who were having good years before the Archeagos fallout? 3 5y
+1 Will the ALM movement still be around post-covid? 1 5y
+1 Jersey City Housing as SA 3 5y
+1 Goldman TMT SF vs NYC 1 5y
+1 IB recruiting tests: SHL/Pymetrics... 1 5y
+1 Citi SA 2021 Updates - NY 2 5y
+1 Archegos and the future of Credit Suisse 3 5y
+1 Evercore NY M&A SA 2021 Groupme 1 5y
+1 Rothschild London Restructuring Team 2 5y
+1 Interviews at EB 4 5y
+1 Are any banks holding Summer Analyst 2021 in person? 2 5y
+1 M&A Transaction Common Stock One-for-One Basis? 2 5y
+1 Lateral analyst final round?? 1 5y
+1 2021 SA: Who is at the office this summer? 2 5y
+1 Who advises VCs? 2 5y
+1 Is it feasible to get an IB internship in France while studying a semester abroad? 2 5y
+1 MO/BO FT signing bonus? 4 5y
+1 Valuating/financial info for Private Company? 1 5y
+1 Outlook hyperlink shortcut 3 5y
+1 Top Culture/Experience at JPM 2 5y
+1 Best Coverage Group for Restructuring Prep? 3 5y
+1 How is Centerview London? 2 5y
+1 Credit Suisse lifestyle bonus and pay raise 1 5y
+1 UBS vs. CS - IBD London post-Archegos 4 5y
+1 What happened to DB ECM? 2 5y
+1 JPM - offer release time after sent compensation info 5 5y
+1 Stock Pitch for Sales and Trading Interview 4 5y
+1 MS Lateral FIG 4 5y
+1 Lazard Town Hall 4 5y
+1 What's your favorite company swag received from recruiting? 3 5y
+1 Board Position Conflicting IB Analyst Role? 3 5y
+1 Morgan Stanley Healthcare Group San Francisco 2 5y
+1 Credit Suisse fully virtual 2 5y
+1 Who are the decision makers in an M&A? 2 5y
+1 Thoughts on Consumer / Retail Vertical 2 5y
+1 HL RX (Real Estate) NY 2 5y
+1 . 1 5y
+1 Non-Solicitation? 4 5y
+1 Push for GPA (and take out some debt) or load on credits 2 5y
+1 Evercore M&A vs PJT SA (M&A) 2 5y
+1 Backstabbing stories 2 5y
+1 Notre Dame Mendoza vs. Queen's Commerce? 1 5y
+1 Do I Have to Inform HR of my Major Change for SA 2021? 2 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.6%
  • 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 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.6%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (70) $101
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