+35 The Nuances of an LBO 9 12y
+35 What are/were your end goals going into Finance? 10 6y
+35 Business School / Masters career question 12 12y
+35 My review of Michael Lewis’ Flashboys: A Wall Street Revolt 11 12y
+35 USC Marshall vs UIUC College of Business vs Depaul Driehaus 23 6y
+35 Which Excel Courses are the best? 138 9y
+35 Any First Day Internship Advice? 59 9y
+35 Getting an investment banking job as a private banking client? 36 12y
+35 Big 4 restructuring vs. banking restructuring (and exit ops) 14 10y
+35 Tricky Enterprise Value Question 16 9y
+35 2015 IBD Summer Analyst Comp 88 4y
+35 The Pro's and Con's of being part of a start class 8 6y
+35 JP Morgan Diversity Recruiting - Winning Women & Launching Leaders 192 10y
+35 Ask an Analyst (Bulge Bracket 2-3 yrs experience) 33 10y
+35 UBS vs Citi vs Barclays (IBD) for Summer Analyst 35 9y
+35 New breed of Finance and Capital Markets Professionals 8 10y
+35 New Case Webinars in WSO Investment Banking Interview Prep Pack 4 6y
+35 Morgan Stanley's advice to summer analysts 2 10y
+35 Best LA IB Groups 30 9y
+35 Why are the top restructuring groups (PJT/HL) so popular now? 5 4y
+35 CFA vs CPA? Which Designation is Better? 24 9y
+35 Merger Model Help 21 9y
+35 So... Why the hell do I want to graduate from a top B school? 9 9y
+35 Moving from West Coast Banking to NYC Banking 27 6y
+35 Post-MBA VP? 15 9y
+35 Will M&A always be a good field? 25 9y
+35 UK Restructuring v.s M&A 9 7y
+35 Oil and Gas IB Technicals SOS 13 9y
+35 MS Blows Snapchat Forecast, Plugs Discount Rate 10 9y
+35 Careers advisor CALLS ME at 8.30 on friday and won't let me off phone for 3 hrs?! 11 9y
+35 Low GPA and state school graduate, whats the best way for me to compete? 24 6y
+35 Boston College Carroll School of Management Finance Concentration vs. Vanderbilt Econ and Biz minor (Undergrad) 32 6y
+35 The next level of "incoming summer analyst". Let me present you the "incoming interviews at GS/MS/JPM" 7 6y
+35 BB Investment Banking Summer Internship Advice 16 9y
+35 Using the same email or application will be overlooked? 26 5y
+35 Should you send the same cover letter to several banks? 7 6y
+35 Coffee chat with Senior Managing Partner - how should ask for a first round? 11 9y
+35 Lazard SA 2018 94 5y
+35 [associate interview technical] Negative implied equity value as a result of debt? 8 8y
+35 Has a career on Wall Street/in IB changed your success in the dating world? 8 8y
+35 Financial Statements: Gross Profit Margins & Margins EBITDA as percent, how do you factor as "high" or "low"? 11 4y
+35 The anxiety about what's next doesn't end once you break into IB... 5 7y
+35 No-name PE vs. financial data provider internship 7 4y
+35 HSBC/NOMURA/MACQUARIE Full Time vs GS/JP/MS Summer Intern (IBD) 9 8y
+35 Investment Banking first or small Hedge Fund? 7 2y
+35 23 year old Actuary breaking into IB advice (London) 10 6y
+35 MS, GS, Qatalyst Tech Groups 12 6y
+35 Emerging Markets Investment Banking 22 8y
+35 Already at Top 3 I.Bank (MS, GS, JPM). Do I want an MBA? 6 6y
+35 4 Yrs Equity Research trying to Move into an Investment Banking Associate Role 8 6y
+35 How does inflation affect the DCF Value? 19 8y
+35 Trashing on your bank when trying to move laterally?? 26 5y
+35 PJT Partners / Evercore GPA 46 4y
+35 2018 Bonuses (Low-Tier European Bank) 7 6y
+35 Capital Markets Analyst Trying to Lateral--Advice? 5 6y
+35 Summer offer: Top Restructuring Group vs BX Real Estate 16 6y
+35 Feel like I got screwed by HR 12 6y
+35 Greenhill -- Reputation / Exits 36 6y
+35 IB vs ER 26 8y
+35 Selby Jennings HH Experience [London] 9 6y
+35 2019 IB Full Time w/o 2018 Internship 28 6y
+35 Is this a good offer? (Commercial Banking) 36 6y
+35 Foregoing BB 8 8y
+35 Interview Help with Multiples 11 8y
+35 Did I make the right decision by transferring to non-Stern NYU 19 6y
+35 Online Reputation: Do interviewers actually Google you? 30 8y
+35 ADVICE NEEDED!!!! IB or Trafigura 13 6y
+35 Trick (?) Technical Question 16 7y
+35 Success Story: Pre med graduate with no finance experience to I Banking m&a offer from networking 5 6y
+35 Wells Fargo vs. Deutsche Bank (non-NY locations): Reputation, Culture, Hours, etc. 18 6y
+35 Giving back to those who help you 14 7y
+35 MM PE Associate to EB IB Associate in NYC 6 6y
+35 Please Help a Kid Out 31 6y
+35 Mental Math -- How to Start? 16 3y
+35 Sourcing a deal as an intern? (Ridiculous I know) 7 6y
+35 Stanford vs. Oxford (US vs. UK) Undergrad? 14 7y
+35 At where I want to be - Dealing with existential dread? 6 6y
+35 List of Investment Banking Firms in Korea 25 2y
+35 Internship Without Getting Hired? 8 4y
+35 Post-MBA IB exit opps 8 4y
+35 Where do you invest ? 31 6y
+35 Director 'thanked me for my interest' - is it over? 18 6y
+35 Which is more important? 25 6y
+35 Finding a private company fs 20 6y
+35 Easiest Banks to apply to 26 6y
+35 IB to PE? 9 6y
+35 Biggest interviewing pet peeve? 10 4y
+35 How to ask for a second/return internship? 8 6y
+35 Incoming SA: When to start networking for FT positions 8 2y
+35 Should I take the GMAT 25 6y
+35 Maintaining a relationship while working in IB 16 6y
+35 What’s everyone’s opinion on industry specific boutiques? 9 6y
+35 You can do the society good by working in IB, right? 13 4y
+35 Top BB in HK or Bottom-tier BB in NY 23 6y
+35 Debt Capital Markets "Exit Ops" 17 6y
+35 Sophomore BB upwards mobility to EB/top BB 53 6y
+35 Dual major in Finance and Computer Science? 13 6y
+35 Are banking offers down this year? A friend of mine mentioned it to me but I'm not sure. 25 6y
+35 Summer Associate at Top EB vs. Top BB Coverage Group 9 6y
+35 Realistic BB Working Hours 6 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

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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