+34 Convincing a bank to let you do an off-cycle internship? 7 4y
+84 Walk me through a DCF 65 4y
+20 Best Non-Finance Books? 31 4y
+87 IB in Continental Europe: Paris to Vienna to Moscow 34 4y
0 Entry level IB in Switzerland - Possible without being fluent in German? 1 4y
+141 Elite Boutique Investment Banks 139 4y
+39 Q&A: Restructuring Analyst at Top BB 30 4y
+322 HEY you OCR little f*cks 105 4y
+15 Elite Boutiques asking super difficult technicals 5 4y
+11 So I did some shit.....It's pretty bad... 8 4y
0 EY Writing Assessment Topics? 4 4y
+20 Silver Lake Associate + Senior Associate Profiles 9 4y
+23 ibanks should hire more people 18 4y
+11 CS 2022 SA - Ongoing Review 6 4y
+125 When GPA Matters 65 4y
+18 Need to decide on M&A offer (EMEA) 13 4y
+24 America's Growth Capital (Boston) 25 4y
+66 "If you're 25+ you won't be able to become an IB analyst unless you get into a top MBA and break in as an IB Associate" - True? 65 4y
+16 MT NY or Tech NY? 13 4y
+47 Is it true that on some days you will sit around surfing the web waiting for work as junior person in IBD? 23 4y
+15 BB In Philadelphia 20 4y
0 Evercore vs Moelis NYC (full time analyst position) 7 4y
+14 Help with a merger model.. Balance sheet won't balance 4 4y
+13 Investment Banking UK - Unusual background 5 4y
+23 How to lie without getting caught? 22 4y
+7 Any point in applying to a BB from their career website? 23 4y
+15 email monitoring 10 4y
+128 My path from non-target to BB IB 21 4y
+1 True Stereotypes? 1 4y
+12 MS GCM vs GS Financing 6 4y
+18 London All-In Analyst Comp? 5 4y
+11 LevFin in SF vs. Boutique in NYC 0 4y
+35 Why are the top restructuring groups (PJT/HL) so popular now? 5 4y
+61 LevFin in London 22 4y
+12 HELP Off cycle internship: BNP Paribas ECM vs. MM IB M&A (HL/William Blair/Baird/Piper Jaff) (Both London) 5 4y
+145 Some Thoughts on Networking 73 4y
+12 IBD Interview Question: Can Enterprise Value be negative? 6 4y
+17 BIWS - Accounting Fundamentals 8 4y
+42 SA Would you pick Point72 or Goldman Sachs? 13 4y
+19 Off-Cycle Internship help 6 4y
+44 Should I go abroad next semester? 17 4y
+15 Goldman v. Blackstone v. BlackRock 9 4y
+14 Should I send an advanced model to bankers as a recruiting tactic? 9 4y
0 GS ECM HK Offcycle Internship 4 4y
0 MBD/RE Private Equity/Special Servicing -> IBD? 1 4y
+17 CFA1 help with boutique? 8 4y
+30 MM in New York or BB in Toronto? 14 4y
+46 How to renege BB IBD return offer for Megafund PE 20 4y
+17 CS TMT vs BAML TMT vs PJT Partners vs Guggenheim 6 4y
+98 Low IPO Fee for Snapchat 71 4y
+25 FCFE and terminal value? 9 4y
+16 Potential FT offer vs Summer offer 5 4y
0 How can I valuate a company with only IS? 3 4y
+107 How bad is it really... the back office 41 4y
+11 Incoming BB Analyst Looking for Pre-Training Resources 3 4y
+8 AP goes up by 10 7 4y
+2 Did I make a mistake? 3 4y
+44 SA Approach at this stage 21 4y
+73 MD put me in charge of recruiting. Wtf? 33 4y
+11 Are Chinese top Businuess Schools valued in EU/US? 8 4y
+9 Experience using eFinancialcareers for a FO job 7 4y
0 LBO Question 2 4y
+19 Career Advice Needed - Credit Agricole or Goldman Sachs 5 4y
0 unlever the beta when there is preferred stock 1 4y
0 Studying in Germany, need internship 3 4y
0 1st year Analyst - any teams do this? 0 4y
+26 MM IBD vs. Pension Fund PE 9 4y
0 Is an MBA or MSc in Finance from EUROPE enough to get into IB or Consulting? Not top school. 2 4y
+46 Professionalism 101 - Your Guide! 19 4y
+10 MSFinance to IB? 1 4y
0 Mauritius recruitment 2 4y
+26 Credit Risk or Credit Flow S&T? 11 4y
+1 Wells Drug Test 2 4y
+14 Best undergraduate programme for Investment Banking in Europe 17 4y
+10 Excel: IRR 3 4y
+6 Cold email address checking 5 4y
+76 Top 10 Ways to Avoid Work from Your Staffer as an Investment Banking Analyst 54 4y
+117 Piper Jaffray Bonus/Culture/etc 197 4y
+51 What's the difference between leveraged finance and financial sponsors? 59 4y
+106 100+ hours a week 116 4y
+213 My not-so-secrets to success 91 4y
+62 Undergraduate schools best for I-Banking 73 4y
+17 Is SF that bad? 10 4y
+161 Thoughts on PJT Partners? 35 4y
+23 Formatting error on resume but got the interview - what should I do? 11 4y
+95 Top 3 Skills Needed for Investment Banking 55 4y
+1,011 2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 1,424 4y
+11 Choosing an area to work in as a summer analyst at Lloyds Bank Front Office 12 4y
0 Why would a private company want to keep treasury shares? 1 4y
+27 Prep Work for SA? 27 4y
+12 Awful conversation with MD in BB—is this over? 3 4y
+74 Investment Bank Life Style Better At Boutiques? 50 4y
0 Graduating off cycle - should I delay for a summer internship? 2 4y
+11 IPO number of shares 10 4y
+11 Paying for an internship in Asia?? 9 4y
+21 IB LONDON - full time recruiting or off-cycle? 7 4y
+11 Help Needed for Accepting Offer 3 4y
0 Is dividend received generally included in Cash Flow From Operations? 3 4y
+15 Cost of equity of the target company or the cost of equity of the financial sponsor ? 11 4y
0 Financial Modeling Case - looking for best practice - Change in Inventory on Income Statement 3 4y

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%

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%

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
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