+8 EB vs. BB Internal Mobility 8 5y
+14 ……………..c 3 5y
+11 Struggles of a lateral hire 8 5y
+9 Joining IB team at BB as 2nd Year Associate in 2 months.. No IB experience.. How should I prep? 3 5y
0 Union Square Advisors in 2021 1 5y
0 FO Internal Mobility at EB after SA? 6 5y
+21 Can you pivot after a below-average mid-summer review? 5 5y
+11 Very slow summer internship (MBA associate) - Need for concern? 9 5y
+2 Would appreciate any recommendation on learning about equity 2 5y
+27 UBS best Industrials on the Street? 22 5y
+10 Close Robinhood account before starting IBD training Full Time? 5 5y
0 Hoboken/Jersey City Rooomate 1 5y
+3 London UBS/DB/CS ASC 1 salary after COVID? 3 5y
+14 NYC Vaccine 9 5y
+12 How do you always give it 100%? 6 5y
+12 Most prestigious ways to pee? 4 5y
+14 Include E-Sports Experience in CV 16 5y
+1 What Are People in Rx Banking Doing Now? 3 5y
0 First Year Analyst Lateral Experience 33 5y
0 Do end of summer reviews stay in the system? 2 5y
+4 Exit opps for lesser known groups in IB 5 5y
+11 Can I negotiate relocation bonus? 23 5y
+6 Most prestigious ways to pee? 1 5y
+6 Background Check Help! Unable to Verify 4 5y
+10 Incoming Analyst Training 4 5y
+3 Impact on financial statements from acquisition financed with 50% debt and 50% equity 4 5y
+8 What's the funniest encounters you've had with VPs, MDs? 5 5y
+16 Where to start 5 5y
0 Best approach to learn modelling for PE 3 5y
+12 Curious about day-to-day life of a GS partner 1 5y
+157 Director wants to meet me for drinks but I am not fully vaccinated yet 103 5y
+13 Rising junior wanting to do IB this late? 4 5y
+4 Advice/Tips on lateraling from US to UK as an analyst 4 5y
+16 Taking the Plunge Back into IB? 8 5y
+25 Future of Investment Banking | Outlook Beyond 2021 15 5y
+18 In 1 sentence or less, what Finance subfield do I have a shot in? 14 5y
+16 Sector(s) With the Least M&A Activity 8 5y
+45 How much modeling do you actually do? 35 5y
+10 Anyone in IB actually love their job? 6 5y
+33 Any Other First-Year Analysts That Don't Know How To Model? 19 5y
+7 SA - struggling with the work 5 5y
+12 MS Pre employment background check/Drug test 8 5y
+10 CS/Jefferies Drug Test as a lateral? 7 5y
+9 Long distance moving for a job 2 5y
+27 Analyst Work Product Checklist: Give me your top 5-10 7 5y
0 Civil Engineer to Investment Banker 2 5y
+22 Macquarie underrated? 13 5y
+7 How did you guys decide which banks to network/apply with priority when you are late to the game? SA 2022 2 5y
0 Banks Vs Tech 1 5y
+15 Origination vs Capital Markets 12 5y
+3 2 YOE in IB --> Corporate Strategy / Business Development --> Possible Exit Opportunities? 1 5y
0 Drug Screening (im from a legal weed state Job is not) 5 5y
0 Can an IRS have a different payment calendar by leg ? 1 5y
+22 FAANG Corp Dev / Strategy Associate vs. PE 6 5y
+4 Lazard Rx (NYC) 3 5y
+286 2017 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Pages 738 5y
+26 PJT 24 5y
+670 Depressing Moelis & Co. Staffer Email 199 5y
0 Which companies do banks use for internship training? 4 5y
0 How far in advance should I look for apartment? 1 5y
0 Is it real this time? 1 5y
+7 Bad review during sophomore summer internship. FT at the same bank? 4 5y
+3 Is a Printer for WFH required? 9 5y
+11 What are the different Latin American Coverage Groups structured like? 6 5y
+32 Non-Target: Finally Made it 13 5y
+19 Not another diversity post.. 2 5y
+9 Mock interview partners 7 5y
+3 How to avoid fraud in banking/finance? 5 5y
+4 Marketing tombstone for unannounced transaction 8 5y
+4 Do you ever get to take an undisturbed 1 week vacation as an analyst or associate? 9 5y
+18 Any visibility on JPM's Family Coverage Group? 5 5y
0 IT Groups IB 3 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets 2022 Canada Diversity Program 4 5y
+19 Are incoming FTs w/ Virtual Training getting apartments now or after Training? 19 5y
+8 LevFin and Other Product Groups as Post MBA Associate 11 5y
+287 If You Lose Your Spot to a Diversity Candidate You Probably Suck Anyway 91 5y
+6 CS NY or DB NY or BAML LA? 15 5y
+9 Regional leading bank DCM vs Regional leading bank Corp Dev 1 5y
+3 Any Thoughts On Pagemill Partners In London? 1 5y
+1 Working at BB as SA but have offer from EB for next Summer 4 5y
+7 Credit Suisse FIG recent exits.. WTF? 8 5y
+7 Apparently Goldman Sachs really sucks 7 5y
+1 Returning to office soon - what are we wearing? 1 5y
+58 Investment Banks in the Southeast 15 5y
+5 Excel and Bloomberg Help 9 5y
+12 Shareholders, Portfolios - Stocks, Custodians (SELL Side) 2 5y
+23 Lifestyle as an associate at MM/EB (trying to decide if I should lateral or not...hot market) 10 5y
+13 Sophomore Summer Internship - Regulatory Agency 4 5y
+4 Never Heard Back from a Superday 3 5y
+9 LinkedIn PE Recruiters 1 5y
+3 How does "one firm" approach at Centerview Partners work 3 5y
+10 Is there a way to determine in an excel tab has any dependents in other tabs? i.e., how can I determine if deleting the sheet will cause problems? 2 5y
+9 Urgent Valuation question!!!! 5 5y
0 When is the mandatory return to the office date for Scotiabank? 1 5y
+4 Interns/analysts - How much downtime do you have? 5 5y
+14 Am I taking way too long on tasks? 4 5y
0 Mr. Gorman wants you to back to the office 3 5y
+1 Talking about announced private company deals 3 5y
+4 Morgan Stanley email about Diversity exclusive sophomore SA exposed on Reddit thread - thoughts? 11 5y
+23 IB and SWE: Recruit for both? 8 5y

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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