+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
+170 How to stop bragging about being an "Investment Banker?" 63 5y
+22 Centerview Compensation 16 5y
+21 Anyone have a Peloton? Thoughts? 14 5y
0 RBC Canadian Office SA 2022 1 5y
+3 Big 4 FDD Salary expectations 9 5y
+8 When to start prepping for GE on-cycle (2021) 4 5y
+3 CS IB Houston Exit Opps 2 5y
+1 Do I have to disclose broker accounts of family members if living in their house for the time being? 3 5y
+3 Mizuho Analyst Super Day 5 5y
+17 Dartmouth Partners Strikes again 3 5y
+3 MS Interns Officially In Person? 6 5y
+32 Advice for a High School Senior going to Rutgers? 21 5y
+1 Barclays Natural Resources Banking 1 5y
+11 MORGAN STANLEY - tells US staff to be back in office in September 4 5y
+21 Intern Depression 10 5y
0 Wimpy Slave boy Gets Demoted at Lazard and forced to suck on lateral offer from Wells Fargo 7 5y
+10 LevFin Interview Case Study 5 5y
+49 Rutgers + IB/FO 45 5y
+16 Barclays recruitment from Rutgers 12 5y
+11 Back Office PE vs Front Office Boutique IB 4 5y
+6 MF/UMM Chances From Nontarget 7 5y
0 What do you like about consumer / retail? 1 5y
+27 Investment Banker Married to Consultant: Asking for Protips 6 5y
+10 Engineer PhD to Quant GS question 3 5y
+18 Foreign Special Forces looking for advice 11 5y
0 GS IBD AFG Return Rates 1 5y
+85 Strength of EBs in London 52 5y
+10 GS FT Orientation/Training Only 3 Weeks? 2 5y
+12 How much to prioritize coverage group for future career prospects? 2 5y
+4 Credit Analyst/IB 6 5y
+9 Barclays CRG UMMPE/Growth Placement? 2 5y
0 Alliance Bernstein in Chicago 1 5y
0 IB/PE Internal Mobility 1 5y
+4 Are precious applications stored? 4 5y
+6 Need help! E&P valuation 4 5y

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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