0 Advanced Group Placement for SA 4 5y
+63 Best, Worst, Details about Barclays Groups 84 5y
0 Obligatory SWE post. 5 5y
+10 MBA Associates Should Start As Analyst 15 5y
0 How are royalty financing deals done? 4 5y
0 INVESTMENT BANKING FAILURE, PLZ HELP! 5 5y
+10 Leveraging EB offer to get a better group at BB? - London 13 5y
0 IB transition 1 5y
+18 Wall Street Mastermind Justifies Affirmative Action 3 5y
0 Barclays London IB 1 5y
0 Leveraging offers and expediting processes 10 5y
0 A2A vs. PE/HF Timelines 1 5y
+22 How was Jefferies SA 2020? 17 5y
+2 Have FT offer.. what is next? 3 5y
0 At BB got an offer for top group at EB 5 5y
+10 Insight Venture Partners 2018 Sophomore Diversity Program 11 5y
+28 How do you guys answer the “why investment banking” question? 10 5y
0 Leveraging another offer to get a better group? 1 5y
0 Break into IB 1 5y
0 Love the job but not sure if the right choice? 5 5y
+39 Motivational Advice - Got the offer 1 5y
+14 What do you think of my answer to “why investment banking?” Am looking for feedback. 7 5y
+11 Big4 CorpFinance/M&A vs Big4 TAS/FAS 9 5y
0 1750$ as a sophomore SA at no name boutique, am I underpaid? 13 5y
+9 Citigroup SuperDay Chicago 11/02 13 5y
+8 Are EBs gonna set up offices in China mainland? 9 5y
+36 "Tech is way better than Finance". I hear this all the time. Is it and why? 23 5y
+2 PWP strongest teams in London 1 5y
0 Is Investment Banking a good option for this future goal? 1 5y
+3 How do freshman in high school already know they want to do IB? 2 5y
+9 Alvarez and marsal valuation interview 1 5y
+32 Goldman FIG vs KBW vs Sandler O'Neil vs EVR FIG 23 5y
0 ING MD Interview 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs vs Moelis 4 5y
0 Why investors get upset with dilution? 7 5y
0 Late start as analyst at an EB 6 5y
+13 LevFin at a Japanese 7 5y
+63 Brackets Shortcut in Excel? 245 5y
+77 Analyst without internship at a big bank? 128 5y
0 Relationship banker 2 5y
+77 Piper Jaffray Nearing Deal to Buy Sandler O'Neill for $485 Million 35 5y
+12 Virtual internships 2021 21 5y
0 Leveraged Finance Ratios 2 5y
+10 6 months off to travel the world 21 5y
+39 Perella Weinberg Top Groups 19 5y
+10 IB FT with no SA Experience? 3 5y
0 Cowen FT Interview 6 5y
+8 Laurier BBA/UWaterloo BMath DD vs Schulich vs Rotman 16 5y
+15 Wells Fargo Corporate Banking Associates - No base raises until VP 11 5y
0 Credit Research to Private Debt / Direct Lending 6 5y
+18 IMPERIAL COLLEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR IB 11 5y
+31 Anyone doing IBD in New Orleans? 24 5y
+17 Is Retail Banking a Good Start for Investment Bankers? 14 5y
+3 2021 SA Drug Tests? 3 5y
+3 Citi SA/FT Risk Management Analyst Program 2021 (NYC) 3 5y
+4 Is it better to specialize early on in finance? Or wait? 6 5y
0 Group-specific Questions to ask HR Recruiter 1 5y
+7 Finance industry in Canada vs. India 6 5y
0 Ares REPE NY or CS IB 4 5y
+3 Starting career out internationally upon graduation? 1 5y
0 AN1 thinking of doing a masters in finance for a career and mindset reset 1 5y
+27 Restructuring Lawyer to Restructuring Banker 32 5y
+25 First year help - how to mentally get through banking? 23 5y
+19 What next after 6 months of banking? 13 5y
0 Didn't know how to answer this question? 1 5y
0 When is rent expense considered a Pro Forma Add-Back? 1 5y
+290 Analyst Class: 10 Years Out 89 5y
+14 Best Practices for Networking? (SA 2022) 16 5y
+5 Virtual Summer 2021 NYC - Thoughts? 7 5y
+1 What to listen to while working? 3 5y
+19 IB Pricing 9 5y
+34 Don't understand technicals 9 5y
0 Reneging on EB in Westcoast for BB in NYC? 1 5y
0 What are the NYC Finance fboy essentials 9 5y
+18 The Tech Mentality vs. the Finance Mentality 11 5y
0 Response time to cold emails? 2 5y
+26 Buy-side vs sell-side path to credit funds 7 5y
+20 Europe 2021 Investment Banking Rankings 18 5y
+9 Moelis & Co PE Exits 7 5y
0 Who is DB kidding? 1 5y
0 E-Commerce Valuations ($1m rev) 1 5y
+28 Is Centerview really that good? 13 5y
+43 Latest age to break into IB 20 5y
+18 Imposter Syndrome!!!!! 3 5y
+45 Placement agent comp? Is this figure accurate? 15 5y
0 How soon can I lateral again? 4 5y
+53 Discrimination at BlackRock 21 5y
+2 What are your hours been like? 4 5y
0 London - Big 4 TAS - Exit opps to IB (EB/MM?) 1 5y
0 What role for a mixture of client-facing and technicals? 1 5y
+8 Associate Pay at MMs in NYC?? 23 5y
+3 Visible Alpha 1 5y
+3 Push back FT start date 1 5y
0 Thoughts on Jefferies Sponsors? 4 5y
+80 The Lost But Not Forgotten Bathroom Break 6 5y
+14 Group placements - Bulge Bracket 10 5y
+3 Culture in Rx vs. Rest of IB 1 5y
+14 Best Tech Bank in Bay Area: Qatalyst vs. Centerview Palo Alto vs. MS Menlo Park vs. GS TMT 10 5y
+4 Career in Equity Syndicate 5 5y
+3 Modeling test from perspective of hiring team 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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