+13 Advice for staying fit and healthy for incoming Analysts? 4 5y
+18 Goldman Sachs 2021 Exploratory Programs 37 5y
+118 Do I Count as Diversity? 69 5y
+176 Where Did You Go When You Realized Banking Wasn't For You? 60 5y
+5 Asking for more work? 11 5y
+10 All Work and No Play Could Make Wall Street Less Profitable 2 5y
0 CapitaIQ Functionalities 1 5y
+17 Am I expected to work and log OT hours? 7 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Singapore Office? 1 5y
+1 BMO Superday 2 5y
+16 DCM/ECM Hours During WFH? 12 5y
+302 Exposing banks and firms! Feel free to drop names shamelessly 134 5y
+9 IBD desks most similar to S&T 8 5y
+5 Office or Work From Home - Incoming NYC FT Analyst Class? 16 5y
0 moving from m&a to sales and trading 1 5y
0 choosing IBD desk at BB 1 5y
+9 Best language (Chinese/French/German) for IB/possibly law in London? 2 5y
+6 Big Change in GPA When Applying Vs Before Internship Start 2 5y
+21 finding FT role during summer internship period 10 5y
0 Screwed up CS NY Application 1 5y
+10 Managing Director comp % of deal fees 15 5y
+3 Major GPA on Resume? 4 5y
+8 Transfer from Fordham Gabelli? 1 5y
0 Pre-approved overtime as an intern 2 5y
+2 IB Depositories Team -- Explanation 1 5y
+226 Anyone else just want out of this shit? 50 5y
+48 Beware of Pinpoint Partners in the US 28 5y
+3 Interview at PWP 4 5y
0 CS Returning to Office in Mid-June 1 5y
+13 Anyone here went from IB to T2 Consulting afterwards? 6 5y
+2 DLOM Model request 1 5y
+7 Houlihan Lowkey Restructuring vs. Evercore M&A 13 5y
0 WFS Bonus 2nd year Bonus Timing? 1 5y
+2 Inflation Rate Data 5 5y
+20 Credit Suisse H1B sponsorship SA 2021 46 5y
0 Advice on Expenses 1 5y
+1 ER at BB or IBD at MM 1 5y
+14 Knopman SIE Study Help 8 5y
+18 co-worker that never listens to other people? 17 5y
+3 Wells Rep 2021 4 5y
+12 Are some senior bankers neurotic/psychopaths? 2 5y
+4 Personal Account in IB 7 5y
+8 What should a 3rd year M&A Associate be able to as other year Associates? 2 5y
0 Moved to New City and Done Recruiting Tf Do I Do? 1 5y
0 BMO First Round Interview 1 5y
0 How to invest your bonus? 1 5y
+4 URGENT: Info needed on Deutsche Bank IBD 17 5y
+9 Actual changes at GS since survey??? 9 5y
+20 Worth transferring exclusively for prestige if it might hurt internship chances? 18 5y
0 When do I get my summer relocation / sign-on check? (BB NYC) 1 5y
+20 No name Boutique to Corp Dev to MBA to PE 4 5y
+3 Is living in New York as an IB Associate worth it or overrated? Do you get to experience New York at all and is the city even great? 1 5y
+8 BD at AQR Cap 8 5y
+4 What third party services does PWP / Evercore have access to? 3 5y
+14 PE Analyst At Silver Lake/Ares/Bain Capital vs. Centerview/LAZ? 8 5y
+57 Main Indicators That You're Burnt Out and its Not Worth it 19 5y
+3 Is my Evercore Offer Worth it? 21 5y
0 LionTree Summer 2022 Analyst Interviews -IB 2 5y
0 Undisputed Ranking Thread 16 5y
+4 Have I been ghosted? 18 5y
+2 Nomura vs Berenberg vs HL London 9 5y
0 ADVICE NEEDED: Deferred MBA program after IB Analyst Stint. 5 5y
+11 Stress prone and worried about what lies ahead 5 5y
+24 Goal IBD in London: LSE A&F vs. HSG MBF 8 5y
+10 How useful would an online MSF from WUSTL be? 15 5y
+4 Guys with girlfriends in IB - how do you do it? 11 5y
0 WF NYC vs. BAML CLT 1 5y
+116 Econ at the University of Chicago?? 105 5y
0 WFH SA Technology Recommendations 1 5y
+22 Using Vacation Days in IB? 10 5y
+21 Bad Grade During Background Check? 13 5y
+39 Sick of this recruiting shit, lost 17 5y
+9 NYU Stern Concentration 2 5y
+6 What’s it like living in NY as an M&A Associate? Do you really get a chance to enjoy / experience the city? 5 5y
0 Does this count as "reneging"? 1 5y
+1 Do I Have to Inform HR of my Major Change for SA 2021? 2 5y
+16 "Incoming IB SA 2021" on Resume for 2022 SA Recruiting 4 5y
+9 How many analysts do you need to vouch for you to get a 1st round 32 5y
+5 Series 79 timeline 6 5y
0 "What is your timeline" 2 5y
+5 Phone Call with M&A MD 7 5y
+6 What to do with "optional" return to office offers to incoming SAs 7 5y
+4 SA Background Checks 10 5y
+13 MS NY FIG 7 5y
+18 MD/VP Exit Opps?? 15 5y
0 Lateraling from BB to EB after SA 8 5y
0 Minority Interest in LBO modelling 3 5y
+6 BofA TMT Losses & New VP Comp 3 5y
+56 Barclays vs Citi NYC 34 5y
+212 What the fuck is going on at Barclays 115 5y
+3 Jefferies Charlotte REGAL? 1 5y
+48 Best Biotech Groups? 28 5y
+2 RBC Thoughts 5 5y
+3 Wells Fargo 2022 Interview Offers -IB 1 5y
+3 Charlotte offices doing in person SA 2021? 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank Leveraged Debt Capital Markets 1 5y
+7 Brain teaser question in interview 4 5y
0 GCA Advisors? 2 5y
+25 Moelis LA vs JPM M&A vs Waiting for GS 18 5y
+24 MS IBD vs GS IBD for Summer 2022 17 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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