Investment Banking Forum

Start Discussion
Recently Active New Topics Trending
Global Countries
+3 Stephens NYC Superday 2 4y
+10 Cap. R&D through 3 FS 5 4y
+320 Top 10 Ultra-High IQ Reasons Why Finance Sucks 24 4y
+130 How to not black out and have fun in NYC 31 4y
+7 Delete 3 4y
+7 Sonenshine Partners 6 4y
+3 Best places to stay in NYC for Summer Analyst 15 4y
0 Big Banks IB SA Dates Flexibility 1 4y
+9 Does Jefferies Drug Test? 47 4y
+9 Corporate exit ops in engineering heavy verticals 1 4y
+9 How can I find out which cities have the most analyst positions / banks outside of the main hubs? 2 4y
+30 Investment Banking Interview 4-Hour Bootcamp OPEN NOW - Oct 22nd - Only 15 Seats 1 4y
+16 IB in SF -> Buyside in NYC 12 4y
+13 William Blair Charlotte 13 4y
+11 Interview with VP 11 4y
+54 Challenging "old" investment banking conventions - getting a tattoo, yay or nay? 19 4y
+34 Mizuho vs Canaccord 32 4y
+27 Genuinely Do Not Understand how Kelley Is Not A Semi-Target 18 4y
+3 Need some more "..... is Paradise" posts 2 4y
+9 Got an IB Associate Interview with No Deal Experience? 1 4y
+36 Girls Who Invest vs. Mid-tier BB for Sophomore Summer 15 4y
+4 How has COVID affected pitches? 5 4y
+19 Butterfly Effect: What Seemingly Small Things Had a Life-Changing Domino-Effect Impact on You 1 4y
+21 Masters in finance thoughts Uk edition 5 4y
+8 UMich vs UT vs UNC vs UVA Wall Street 3 4y
+13 Interview with headhunters now or 2023 post-lateral (or both)? 5 4y
+50 Should I transfer to Emory from UT-Austin McCombs 28 4y
+3 Transfer student Treanscript 6 4y
+4 Jjjjjj 1 4y
0 StepStone Group Writing Assignment Interview 2 4y
+17 Evaluating Corp Dev Offer 2 4y
+11 Why is diversity so important to banks? 4 4y
+15 Best Group to be in Starting IB Career with Recession (Incoming SA 23) 13 4y
+21 Canadian Banks Bonus Megathread 47 4y
+15 Great Point Partners (GPP) 6 4y
+3 Lincoln International London 1 4y
+3 MS Menlo/SF FT 2023 11 4y
+37 Target Capital Structure, Implied Enterprise Value, and Implied Equity Value. How to reconcile? 9 4y
+35 US News is a Joke 19 4y
+3 SocGen IB - Healthcare - Frankfurt Office 1 4y
0 Looking for SAT/GMAT test taker 3 4y
+20 Best Groups at Solomon Partners 8 4y
+11 Is Post-MBA NYC IB To Asia MF PE A Realistic Goal? 4 4y
+7 Synovus 4 4y
+9 Where to find contacts to expand network? 2 4y
+15 Meal Budgets? 1 4y
+10 Headhunters Lying about Comp? 5 4y
+3 Analyst who likes banking 1 4y
+12 MM IB in T4 City vs Large FoF for sophomore summer internship 5 4y
+39 Fired as an A2 - what now??? 25 4y
+3 Will 2023 SA classes be thinned down due to recession? 1 4y
+49 Why IB is better than PE 11 4y
+18 Semi-Target Success Story 6 4y
+26 CITI IBD Korea 1st Interview 18 4y
+5 Opinions on Piper Sandler Houston? (general, lateral/exit opportunities,etc) 8 4y
+20 Lateraling - 2022 9 4y
+3 Growth Equity Prep 1 4y
+7 CS FT 2023 SF 29 4y
+9 Got an MD's Card, Now What? 3 4y
+23 Off-Cycle IBD 2020 22 4y
+5 GS New Analyst FT 2023 2 4y
+4 Big4 M&A vs MM IB in UK 8 4y
+3 Where to find information memorandums (FIG) 1 4y
0 Impact of Assessment vs Networking : UBS/Credit Suisse 2 4y
+1 UBS/DB for corp devi 3 4y
+20 Lateral Promotion? 3 4y
+42 HW or lower tier BB 56 4y
+7 BMO Chicago or Moelis Houston 9 4y
+4 Stephens Superday Update 2023 7 4y
+2 Thoughts on FIG groups in Charlotte, NC 1 4y
0 Any Insights on PWP SF? 1 4y
+4 Corp Dev Exits Questions 2 4y
0 Asset Management vs middle office S&T role? 1 4y
+11 TMT IB Associate - Next Moves? 4 4y
+1 Rams or Bills? 3 4y
+1 Bofa Palo Alto TMT Coverage Exits 1 4y
+14 Investment Banking Comps Middle East 13 4y
+11 LMM FT Group Selection - Coverage vs. Boutique-size M&A 6 4y
+3 MS OCR Placement 2 4y
+20 Non-BB M&A vs. EB PCA 7 4y
+33 Future of CS FSG 6 4y
+6 Middle Market Investment Banking - Exit Opportunities? 1 4y
+14 Starting my career in Corp Dev instead of IBD? 11 4y
+7 Moelis SF vs Audax SF 5 4y
+13 IT can suck a fat one 11 4y
+22 How the fuck does Dartmouth screen candidates? 12 4y
+50 West Coast (LA + SF) Investment Banking Exit Opportunities - 2012-2017 11 4y
+9 Centerview London 8 4y
+5 Return To Old Firm vs Re-recruit? - Urgent Help Needed 5 4y
+3 Calculating Inventory 1 4y
+33 Criminal Record- Am I Screwed for Life? 30 4y
+3 Minimum time before inquiring about internal mobility? 1 4y
+3 Credit Suisse Online Test 2020 8 4y
+3 Santander Treasury group 1 4y
+415 Am I missing something about buyside exits? 80 4y
+9 IB vs long only AM out of undergrad 1 4y
+153 Truist Pay Raise? 202 4y
+27 Emory/WashU/CMU/JHU Alumni 17 4y
+3 Private Banking to Corporate Banking 1 4y
+9 IB in HK/PE in SF/ER in SF 12 4y

Trending Content

View all

Career Resources

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%
View IB Report

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%
View IB Report

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%
View IB Report

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
View IB Report
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Read more

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever		 99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking		 99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62		 99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon		 99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory		 98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17		 98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker		 98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar		 98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman		 98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up		 98.8
View all
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”

Read more