+12 Meanwhile at CS 21 4y
+3 RBC Women's Advisory Program 1 4y
+3 Campus Recruiting Trips to NY Office 1 4y
+3 Jefferies business analyst? 1 4y
+20 Differences between IB and Accounting 4 4y
+2 B Riley acquiring Focalpoint Partners 5 4y
+15 Corporate banking to investment banking 2 4y
+6 Massive layoffs coming at CS? 5 4y
+19 Infantry Officer to IB 4 4y
+40 Opportunities for VPs in IBD? 16 4y
+3 Upstate New York Shops 5 4y
+1 Joining an SWF in ME right out of undergrad 1 4y
+3 Insights about Freitag & Co 1 4y
+3 Morgan Stanley GCM Assessment Center 4 4y
+16 Project finance in a bank or in an advisory team? 8 4y
+419 Has finance culture become less “bougie”? 134 4y
+57 CS Tech vs Lazard Tech 35 4y
+47 How much will girlfriend’s dad being an MD help? 18 4y
+21 VP at BB or Senior Associate at EB? 7 4y
+27 How much IB SA make 50 4y
+11 Any info on BNP Paribas M&A in continental Europe? 6 4y
+3 RBC Women's Advisory Program 1 4y
+11 Restructuring picking up? 5 4y
+19 Brigham Young University help! 11 4y
+3 FocalPoint Partners? 1 4y
+10 NYC Best place to table / party 7 4y
0 RBC in Australia 3 4y
+3 Coverage/Relationship Manager 4 4y
+47 Tax hacks in NYC? 12 4y
+9 Structured Finance vs M&A 1 4y
+1 Canaccord vs Truist vs MB? 4 4y
+23 Chances of breaking into IB in Sydney without PR 8 4y
+12 Ranking LACs by placements. 1 4y
+12 Ranking LACs by placements. 1 4y
+9 Tampa, FL IB 7 4y
+15 Guggenheim Menlo Park TMT 3 4y
+11 Which BB has the best toilets (NY) 9 4y
+27 "Industry" series on HBO Max for bankers 17 4y
+29 Reasonable An1 London rent 35 4y
+3 What are your thoughts on Kepler Cheuvreux? 2 4y
+9 Coolest Corp Dev Roles 13 4y
+3 Hall Capital Partners FT Process 1 4y
+3 Has anyone heard back from Jefferies er? 1 4y
+11 CapIQ - TEV/EBITDA Incorrect for Contractors (i.e. MasTec, EMCOR ) 2 4y
+29 Exit Opps with Trusit Leveraged Finance TMT team? 41 4y
+8 RBC Best Groups (2022) 6 4y
+47 HK/SG Investment Bank Rankings 28 4y
+43 Interview Question - Healthcare IB 7 4y
+6 Internship freshmen year at cintas 1 4y
+4 evercore ecm 2023 ft 7 4y
+47 Houlihan Lokey Healthcare Group Insights 21 4y
+3 Switching Bank from SA to FT Insight 1 4y
+5 1st Round Phone Interview with no technicals???? 7 4y
+3 Thoughts on Incentrum 1 4y
+5 Start Up IB 2 4y
+9 HL RX Chicago? 5 4y
+10 Living in outside boroughs (Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn) of NYC for IB SA 5 4y
+5 Credit Suisse May Face $8bn Capital Shortfall in 2024 3 4y
+6 Where would UBS be if all their senior bankers didn't' leave? 3 4y
0 Putting deals on resume - confidentiality 1 4y
+3 How much of your time do you spend on pitch work? 1 4y
0 Need Corporations List with Credit Ratings 1 4y
+29 COMPREHENSIVE PRESTIGE TIER LIST 22 4y
+19 Busier as you get better ? 5 4y
+6 Rockefeller Capital Management Info 6 4y
+23 What to expect after 40 in IB? 11 4y
+12 MUFG Direct Lending & Sponsor Finance 3 4y
+3 Hello to every fellow and long live WSO 2 4y
+7 Most successful and top paying boutique banks in NYC? 6 4y
+12 I want to delete IBD co workers off my instagram 9 4y
+6 Citi/Barclays FT IB 2023 NY 13 4y
+6 Investment Banking Internships 2023 1 4y
+3 Citi IB Superday (9/27/22) (SA/NYC) 7 4y
+12 Macquarie Gas or Amex 5 4y
+34 BofA Sponsors vs CS Sponsors 2023 9 4y
+98 DCM Interview 101 - Superday experience 9 4y
+9 Rothschild RX NY vs. Jefferies Tech SF 26 4y
+18 Should I Leave Banking? 4 4y
+7 NYC to Toronto Transfer 7 4y
+15 ABCs of M&A/Coverage, Nature of Divestiture/JV Deals 1 4y
+5 How International students last in IB 3 4y
0 Transaction Services & FDD - What do you know about it? 2 4y
+6 Internal Transfer After 1 Year - Hong Kong to NYC, International Student 8 4y
+10 Leave Equity Research for Corporate Banking at same firm for massive pay cut? 5 4y
+33 EBs compensation London 2021 28 4y
+27 Good news for CS IBD 25 4y
+12 Stick out Big 4 FDD to senior or jump to Corporate/Commercial Banking? 2 4y
+6 Anyone has a good headshot photographer to recommend? 1 4y
+17 Had a horrible interview with the Director of Research. Here's what Happened. 13 4y
+16 Wait to do after Superday waitlist? 8 4y
+3 Houlihan Lokey Spring Week Story? 1 4y
0 Wall Street Prep or BIWS Modeling/Excel/PPT course? 1 4y
+9 Best course to break into IB from here… 1 4y
+1 MS loses $500m on interest rate hikes - why not hedge hike risk? 1 4y
+15 **URGENT** CS VS GS SA 21 23 4y
+14 BA in Mathematics 8 4y
+5 When To Reach Back Out For Referrals 3 4y
+3 Is the JP Morgan Freshman Focus worth it? 1 4y
+13 …. 2 4y
+13 Which MBA could I land? 6 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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