+35 Do I pursue Entrepreneurship or IB? 24 6y
+35 Why do bankers never smile in pictures? 26 6y
+35 How to stay sane throughout the IB recruiting process? 10 6y
+35 Increase price by $1 or revenue by $1 21 6y
+35 Banking to Software Engineering? All advice appreciated. 22 2y
+35 Fate of the Mediocre Whartonite 27 6y
+35 SA getting paid for the full 10 weeks even if it’s virtual and Citi moving to 7/6 start 5 6y
+35 take RBC offer or no? 15 6y
+35 Greenhill 2021 SA 134 4y
+35 Ducera Partners 2020 Info 41 4y
+35 How are analysts at Robey Warshaw and Dyal & Co perceived? 21 6y
+35 Why did Buffett sell off GS? 11 6y
+35 Gugg TMT vs PWP Tech M&A 14 6y
+35 Disclosing dyslexia at a BB - Potential adverse effects? 10 2y
+35 Would you renege your lower-tier BB offer for top tier EB? 32 4y
+35 When do you call it quits? 16 6y
+35 pre 2008 comp - really “golden age” ? 39 6y
+35 EB vs BB - long term and exits 12 6y
+35 Invest in Evercore Stock? 21 6y
+35 Have you heard of anyone landing an offer without prior networking? 51 6y
+35 Alternatives to Bloomberg for broke prospects 10 6y
+35 Transitioning from IB Dubai to NYC 9 3y
+35 Anyone working at LevFin/Acquistion Finance in London (BB)? 8 5y
+35 How are stock prices determined? 21 6y
+35 LatAm DCM Exit Opps ? 9 1y
+35 December Grad Entry-Level Job Search? 7 6y
+35 Working in Product vs. Coverage Group: Which do you prefer, and why? 14 6y
+35 Any interns sense they're not getting return offer? If so, why? 31 6y
+35 CREDIT SUISSE SET TO MERGE TRADING, INVESTMENT BANK IN OVERHAUL 16 6y
+35 GS/MS/JPM vs DB/UBS 21 5y
+35 Big4 or Boutique M&A 16 6y
+35 Harris Williams 2021 SA thread 109 5y
+35 Q&A: International Student Full-Time IB Recruiting - Class of 2020 8 5y
+35 ECM/DCM at Goldman vs M&A at Barclays 11 5y
+35 What to do when boss said I had not finished assigned work 15 5y
+35 Insight on Edgemont 33 3y
+35 Selling JPM 20 5y
+35 How Do You Lateral Without Your Firm Finding Out? 20 4y
+35 Non-Target Bankers 31 4y
+35 PNC to acquire BBVA's U.S. Operation - A sign of things to come 13 5y
+35 The most interesting M&A / IBD headlines to follow right now 29 5y
+35 Jefferies Modelling Test 56 2y
+35 Tips on How to Purposely Lose a Bakeoff Pitch Without it Getting Back to Me? 8 5y
+35 NYC Housing in 2021 15 5y
+35 Leaving IB in under a year due to mental health issues? 35 5y
+35 How is it to work at a small M&A advisory firm? 11 5y
+35 Credit Suisse Top Groups 48 5y
+35 Wells Fargo? Expanding IB 43 4y
+35 The Blue Eagle Always Prevails 17 5y
+35 Are the Goldman 13 analysts experiences exaggerated 37 5y
+35 Did COVID Change Your Life? 36 5y
+35 Greenhill Restructuring 2021 53 4y
+35 How many of us actually break into IB? 41 5y
+35 How & When did you realise that IB was the true calling of your life? 33 5y
+35 Interviewers - How do you gauge what kind of person a candidate is? 10 3y
+35 London A&A Pay Bump Thread 78 4y
+35 Feeling Exhausted and Hopeless 20 5y
+35 Macquarie Capital Interview - thoughts on company/groups/process? 15 3y
+35 Green Energy/Infra/Tech Groups 33 5y
+35 MD on Hinge 23 4y
+35 Senior year plan 19 4y
+35 Thoughts on Blair in 2021 and Beyond? 33 4y
+35 TD Securities IB vs JPM Corporate Banking? 28 4y
+35 Why are Accounts Payable excluded from EV? 15 4y
+35 Banking in Israel 22 1y
+35 Future of IB - Accountants, Vets, & Internationals 16 4y
+35 Is Goldman really allowing no WFH? 47 4y
+35 Marlborough partners 38 2y
+35 Michigan Boutiques 73 2y
+35 Social life in banking 10 4y
+35 FY-21 IB Performance 24 4y
+35 Should I leave IB? 12 4y
+35 Feeling very behind after lateralling to top BB coverage group 10 4y
+35 Malaysian IBD or Singaporean Non-Big 4 TAS? 26 1y
+35 NOLs on Three Statements 10 1y
+35 What to do during all the downtime in the office? Time is going too slow... 7 4y
+35 GS vs Evercore AGAIN !?! 18 4y
+35 It broke me 5 4y
+35 Being "on call" 16 4y
+35 Deutsche Bank 2023 SA 211 2y
+35 Why doesn't anyone ever talk about BofA? 17 4y
+35 Will Take Paycut to Get My Life Back! HELP 35 4y
+35 UK Target uni as an undergrad to SG IBD (Singaporean) 11 4y
+35 Signs that you won't get a return offer 15 4y
+35 Slow on Excel and PPT and making mistakes during my summer internship - how to recover? 8 4y
+35 Tech Sales --> MBA --> IB? 23 3y
+35 Renewed passion for fitness by the time you hit 30's in IB 11 3y
+35 Project Finance Bankers 25 2y
+35 PJT London vs Citi London 15 7mo
+35 First year analyst or startup 8 3y
+35 Thoughts on Guggenheim in 22/23? 20 3y
+35 MD wants me in the office; I'm in the wrong country 22 3y
+35 What Coverage Groups Deal With Clean Energy (Nuclear, Solar, Wind, etc.) 22 3y
+35 Houston Apartment Suggestions 33 3y
+35 How do you keep focused for such long hours? 13 3y
+35 Rainmakers as analysts 16 3y
+35 Career Banker vs PE 26 3y
+35 When would be a good time to lateral? 24 3y
+35 2023 Morgan Stanley Early Insights 288 2y
+35 What’s life like working IB in Dubai? 38 2y

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

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

Total Avg Compensation

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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
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