+18 JPM HC 2025?? 5 7mo
0 Does Ducera M&A actually do anything (SF) 1 7mo
+15 Thoughts On PMCF 24 7mo
+40 Lateralling as a 3rd Year Analyst Shortly Before Associate Promotion 25 7mo
+6 STEM Majors who did IB, do you feel like you wasted your education? 1 7mo
+143 What is up with EVC mass hiring international analysts ? 19 7mo
+56 How important is the Suited test? 16 7mo
0 Suited Assessment 4 7mo
+16 Is Investment banking worth giving up pursuing my passion for? 6 7mo
0 MS Firm Strategy & Execution + GS Firmwide Strategy 1 7mo
0 should I graduate 2 quarters early (saving around 60k), or add a minor in math and graduate in 4 years? 1 7mo
0 IB DEI @ bulge & eb>>>> CALLING ALL POC PEEPS is hr discriminating against me? 4 7mo
+8 BDO mid-market Miami IB thoughts, reputation? 4 7mo
+7 Bonus Battle 5 7mo
0 Which trash category should my dealtoys go to (NYC)? 2 7mo
+55 What are truly your hours in IB? 68 7mo
+9 Sophomore Student Asking For Help and Advice 1 7mo
+5 Del 5 7mo
+6 How much of a leg up in recruiting does the Harris Williams Sophomore Summit Program grant me? What does insight programs in general do? 3 7mo
+13 2026 SA Recruiting 26 7mo
+10 Baruch - Weissman vs. Zicklin 2 7mo
+32 I’m Graduating in May 26’ and don’t have a job yet. How cooked am I? 20 7mo
+101 WTF happened to Houston? How did it get so ghetto 68 7mo
+2 Recruiting with a signed offer 3 7mo
0 Why is HR a thing? 1 7mo
+4 Marshberry – Pay, Culture, Exit Opps & Career trajectory? 8 7mo
+17 Maybe a dumb question but is banking actually worse for learning now? 2 7mo
+3 Will firms fly us out for on-cycle? 5 7mo
+19 WF 2026 CLT FT Perks 9 7mo
+5 Private Capital Markets? Exits? 6 7mo
+46 How to get a head start 13 7mo
0 EVR Menlo Tech SA ‘27 3 7mo
+14 Feedback for recruitment! 4 7mo
+6 GPA Cut-Offs for Target - SA IB 2027 9 7mo
+21 FT 2026 17 7mo
0 What i-banks/ specific groups outside of NY have good exit opportunities? 1 7mo
+3 Recruiting Anxiety 1 7mo
0 PJT Boston 1 7mo
+6 JPM Groups 6 7mo
+10 CIBC EIT in NY 13 7mo
+35 PJT London vs Citi London 15 7mo
0 Experiences with IB recruiting teams 1 7mo
+1 Banking Credit Exits 2 7mo
+216 Leveraged Finance - A Primer / Field Guide for Students (LevFin-Lab Blog) 38 7mo
+23 Will GS move IB to Dallas in 27/28? Will others towards the end of the decade? 15 7mo
+18 I'm having an Analyst Crisis Moment 5 7mo
0 IB AS1 Lateral from Australia to the US 1 7mo
0 how much of an edge does being native in Portuguese/spanish/english ++ give me for latam coverage (in nyc) recruiting? 4 7mo
+5 Lazard Updates - Groups Overview? 10 7mo
+26 Singapore (Anglo/Euro/Expat) Finance Bros: How is your experience? How hard was it to break into finance in SG? 23 7mo
+73 Deciding between Duke and Ross undergrad 56 7mo
+3 WF Garden Leave 2 7mo
+106 How has Investment Banking actually changed you? 23 7mo
+9 Rothschild SLP 2025 8 7mo
+3 MS Menlo SA ‘27 1 7mo
0 Reaching out to connections today? 1 7mo
0 Evercore RX SA27 1 7mo
+4 Piper Sandler | Detroit Office 1 7mo
+1 PU&I Recruiting Advice and Best Groups in NYC 4 7mo
+26 JPM outsourcing bankers to India & Argentina 12 7mo
0 Pathway to breaking into IB as an undergrad junior transfer at a target university? 1 7mo
+6 LMM Lateral 4 7mo
+18 Cover Letters for SA 27? 6 7mo
0 JPMC CS&I Fellowship Interview 2 7mo
+300 Restructuring is Paradise 30 7mo
+2 Shyam Sankar @ Palantir - Crazy Smart? 1 7mo
+15 Updated Perspective on SF EB Groups 6 7mo
0 Breaking into local boutique IBs? (Specially LatAm) 1 7mo
+53 40 yo new MBA with non-financial work history 42 7mo
+10 Offer Letter Wait 2 7mo
+1 Messed up resume dates 4 7mo
+3 IB 2027 SA Applicant Interested in Venture/Growth Investing 1 7mo
+9 27 SA resume questions 1 7mo
+19 How much do you tip your MD for the holidays 14 7mo
+18 How and when do sales expectations start for non-sales roles at a BB/IB? 1 7mo
+6 Pathway Forward UK 1 7mo
0 IB Tech Primer 1 7mo
+357 To the Non-Northeastern Elitists.... 35 7mo
+17 Seeking advice on job decision: IB vs non-IB 12 7mo
+3 Best Groups at Citi / Barclays? 3 7mo
+1 SA 26 Background Checks 2 7mo
0 fenchurch advisory partners 1 7mo
+6 Importance of MSc GPA in recruiting 2 7mo
+3 Houlihan Lokey Private Debt Advisory 2 7mo
+3 ZERO SUM (fiction) 0 7mo
+6 Commercial Banking Recruitment Timeline 3 7mo
+7 WelcomeVille Investment Associa: Building Resilient Portfolios 1 7mo
+9 Cholame Finance Academy on Building a Strong Investment Mindset 1 7mo
+10 DTL and asset write up - confusion 3 7mo
+20 Best IB teams for Somalian day cares and California homeless NGOs? 1 7mo
+6 Jefferies tech culture? 5 7mo
+13 How hard would it be to recruit for Chicago IB coming from a top target? 2 7mo
0 Incoming Chicago IB Analyst | West Loop / River North | Roommate Search 1 7mo
+9 How likely is it FT offers get pulled 4 7mo
+3 ESADE BBA for IB? 1 7mo
+11 Updated IB Tier listing 2023/2024 64 7mo
+17 What is the best culture and WLB group at RBC? 16 7mo
+6 For those who broke into IB, were you target / semi target / non target? 10 7mo
+11 always updating the same number in 10 places? 11 7mo
+9 2026 summer housing 1 7mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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