+138 Houlihan Tough Restructuring Question 75 4y
+18 SVB Leerink Tech vs. Healthcare - Which Group is Better in Terms of Culture/Pay/Prestige/Exit Opps 4 4y
+1 Modeling Tutor 6 4y
+35 Would you renege your lower-tier BB offer for top tier EB? 32 4y
+164 Los Angeles IB 117 4y
+38 How to get past superday 20 4y
+19 Starting BB SA late due to failure to obtain work visa 6 4y
0 How to keep up to date with the market? 6 4y
+2 BNP in Spain 7 4y
+3 Summer Analyst Onboarding 5 4y
0 How Many First Year Analysts Do EBs take? 7 4y
+3 DCM-Groups Explained? 9 4y
+27 Part time job while in undergrad? 20 4y
+207 What were your stats in college? 154 4y
0 Where Should I go? 5 4y
+9 IBD, but no work? 4 4y
+1 Do I network for diversity programs? 1 4y
+247 Non US/Europe IB/PE Overview 36 4y
+17 Banks in NYC vs San Francisco 18 4y
+18 DCM to LevFin? 9 4y
+9 FT Early Start BB NYC - HR Not Responding 7 4y
+9 Valuation Software (DealSense / ValuAdder / etc.) Experiences?? 2 4y
+10 "Safety" job options out of undergrad 0 4y
+6 Can't ever be satisfied 2 4y
0 IB Career Consultant 3 4y
0 Chicago Banks SA 2023 1 4y
+54 People who got offers, how many technicals guides did you guys do before recruiting? 27 4y
+40 2021 Sophomore Status 41 4y
+12 Mock Interview Partners 22 4y
+13 Investment Banking - Calgary 4 4y
+12 5 Months Into FT IB Role - am I not cut out for this? (Plz advise) 6 4y
+3 Class of 2023 on-cycle 3 4y
+9 Prove me wrong!? 1 4y
+8 IB versus Relationship Management 2 4y
+49 How To Kill a Bank (Part 1 of 3) 27 4y
+8 Macquarie Analyst Pay 50 4y
+18 Is "high finance" becoming more competitive compared to other fields like medicine or law? 11 4y
+3 Bulge Bracket Equity Research Job OR Boutique lesserknown IB job 1 4y
+95 Sell 7-figure business for EB? 63 4y
+10 cowen healthcare 5 4y
+53 College Rankings for IBD in NYC: 105 4y
0 In 2022, what are considered to be the “Public Ivies” or top public target schools for IB/PE? 7 4y
+269 Next job for fired MDs who didn't generate revenue? 94 4y
+185 Personal Experience with Houston Energy IBD - Thoughts on Industry Outlook? (Long Post) 71 4y
+87 Moelis 2020 SA 169 4y
+23 Pomona vs CMC 13 4y
+6 Typical First year Analyst Start Dates? 1 4y
0 Macquarie Capital? 5 4y
+265 MBA Associates are Fucking Douchebags! 72 4y
+9 Get into an IB internship/analyst role after graduation, having done an internship in "finance" at Rothschild & Co? 1 4y
+154 Will "Rising EBs" ever become EBs? Do they even want to become EBs? 85 4y
+63 EB SA Class Sizes 64 4y
+18 Anyone interested in preparing for 2021 SA interviews together via Zoom or phone call? 10 4y
+45 Difficult Accounting Technical - IBD 16 4y
+12 Is Houlihan done recruiting??????????????? 7 4y
+4 Is it necessary to talk about accounting terms as debit / credits? 3 4y
0 Looking at keyboard while using excel 2 4y
+170 Review of Investment Banking Recruiting at Cornell Johnson 17 4y
+38 Big4 Rx FT or Off-cycle at EB? (London / UK ) 9 4y
+16 Best lifestyle in finance? 8 4y
+31 How to start studying finance with 0 knowledge to start? 10 4y
+92 Can I get into Investment Banking with a C in calculus? 29 4y
+18 Too Many Equations!! 6 4y
+79 GS SA 2021 Accelerated 282 4y
+10 Possible To Close GS Account or Withdraw Application? 10 4y
+67 Barclays vs Guggenheim IBD (New York) 41 4y
+14 Racism in Workplace - Advice Needed 5 4y
+3 Is PWP still work from home? 1 4y
+126 Top Bucket Night 22 4y
+3 Received an offer from Jefferies IB 12 4y
+43 List of US IBs 30 4y
+7 Community College Student to Wall Street 3 4y
+33 Promotion from Associate to VP 43 4y
+15 Devin Booker can also be considered as one of the best NBA 2K22 MyTEAM players 0 4y
+24 Is finance the one industry where going into it for the money is "allowed"? 14 4y
+9 JP Morgan IB Risk management question 1 4y
+65 Feeling Lost - Experience but no GPA 23 4y
+4 Switching to M&A - Corp Dev in a Big Financial Group 3 4y
+21 Is my chance at MS gone? 21 4y
+10 Is Citi done recruiting? 13 4y
+39 Which EB/BBs have the best-looking websites? 26 4y
+180 Evercore SA 2021 686 4y
+6 Moelis LA vs BAML TMT vs EVR Menlo 6 4y
0 Graduating Earlier than I told my bank 7 4y
+65 Banking vs. Law 26 4y
+22 Should i renege? Boutique vs BB 19 4y
+10 LIFO FIFO Switch 2 4y
+17 SF Tech 4 4y
+3 Where do y’all get y research? 0 4y
+86 Anyone was aiming for IB and suddenly lost interest? 47 4y
+4 NY Times <----> The Athletic 5 4y
+114 Litquidity Target School Ranking 66 4y
+100 Rothschild (NYC) Groups 2022 83 4y
0 Buyside pitchbook? 3 4y
+11 Rothschild vs. Jefferies in North America? 6 4y
+318 Back Office ain’t half bad. Thoughts after working in both BO and FO. 50 4y
0 Need Help Balancing This Model 1 4y
+3 LevFin Case Study coming up - what to expect? 1 4y
+40 Product vs Coverage for Career Investment Bankers 27 4y
0 PE On-Cycle Prep: Peak Frameworks vs. Office Hours 1 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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