+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 12y
+42 LGBT Investment Banking Conferences - Citi, GS, Barclays, JPM 60 9y
+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 9y
+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 9y
+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
+42 Moelis LA vs Moelis NY. How do they compare in terms of exit opps and career projection? What would you choose? 15 5y
+42 Lateral Opportunities "What would you do?" 15 6y
+42 Is it stupid to leave GS ibanking for GS asset management? 16 1y
+42 JPMorgan 2020 Proud To Be Thread 95 5y
+42 Time to Panic? 33 4y
+42 Best Real Estate/Gaming & Lodging Groups On The Street 14 6y
+42 Target Elementary Schools 12 6y
+42 Societe Generale TMT 26 2y
+42 What Is The Analyst to Associate Promotion Package? 30 5y
+42 Evercore Consumer Retail - Thoughts? 14 6y
+42 How is Baird viewed in 2020? 31 6y
+42 MS to buy E-Trade 18 4y
+42 2021 SA Recruiting Timelines 67 6y
+42 GS shortens internship to 5 weeks 31 6y
+42 LATAM IB General 31 6y
+42 Stock Downturn 12 6y
+42 Rothschild & Co. in 2020 38 3y
+42 How to prepare for summer ASSOCIATE internship 9 4y
+42 Does being Hispanic help for getting placement? 37 6y
+42 BMO SA 2021 142 5y
+42 Is banking dead?? 22 4y
+42 Barclays v BOFA v PWP v Moelis? 12 4y
+42 Confusion over Equity Value and Enterprise Value 15 4y
+42 BB Corporate Banking Exit Opps? 11 6y
+42 Credit Suisse IBD SA 2021: Offers 66 4y
+42 What does the "bulge" in "bulge bracket" mean? 21 6y
+42 Why are you doing this? 22 6y
+42 RBC Pathways Diversity 2021 108 5y
+42 Evercore 2021 SA - Direct Hire Groups 129 4y
+42 Accounting question on Deferred Revenue 14 8mo
+42 Do you need to speak Dutch to work in Amsterdam? 52 1y
+42 Handler claps back regarding return offers 17 5y
+42 JPM SA 2021 SF 202 5y
+42 PJT M&A vs GS Healthcare 26 3y
+42 Micro Dosing 20 5y
+42 Is it wrong to attend a superday when I know I’m going to accept another offer? 23 5y
+42 CS vs BoA 34 5y
+42 Q&A: Entrepreneurship | M&A | Capital-raising | Portfolio Manager 8 5y

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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