+28 Guggenheim top groups and exits (SA2020) 26 6y
+264 Guide: Cold Contacting Investment Bankers For Non Targets 108 6y
+3 IRR on a monthly basis 1 6y
+4 In the UK, do analysts or HR do the first round of CV screening? 3 6y
+18 Korean Army Timing in terms of recruiting 19 6y
+17 Investment Banking Clubs in Undergrad 9 6y
+12 Most used IB acronyms 12 6y
+35 Gugg TMT vs PWP Tech M&A 14 6y
+9 How should I set up my models? 1 6y
+6 Anyone interested in mock interviewing each other? 1 6y
+13 Valuation Question: Multiples 4 6y
+21 Shitties deal you worked on? 18 6y
+26 Asia BB IB prestige - Any thoughts 17 6y
+154 Old habits die hard 42 6y
+25 Going straight from Undergrad to MBA to Post-MBA associate role? 6 6y
+31 Analysis: Litquidity x Rich Handler - How can we improve diversity in the financial services industry 3 6y
+53 TMT Investment Banking (NYC) BB 33 6y
+6 Top TMT Banks NYC (BB & Boutique) 4 6y
+3 Toronto Finance Environment 1 6y
+204 Bank with Best Summer Internship Experience (Socially) 55 6y
+9 Any opinions on BMO? 1 6y
+8 Charlotte Recruiting 5 6y
+196 The trials and tribulations of the MBA Associate: Three reality checks for your first three months 41 6y
+9 OPT One year 7 6y
+3 IB scene in India? 1 6y
+9 Northern Europe - DCM 1 6y
+193 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (STRH): An Extensive Review 104 6y
+9 When and how should I follow up? 4 6y
0 uValue - Analysts Are Now Irrelevant 13 6y
+14 Enterprise value in distress 3 6y
+6 BAML Sponsors vs M&A vs Lev Fin 8 6y
0 BB Capital Markets vs TD Bank/ Societe Generale /Nomura IBD 2 6y
0 Valuation Methods in Industrial IBD group 7 6y
0 NY: TD or BAML IBD for SA 6 6y
+22 A guide to the Words of Wall Street New Folks take a peak 8 6y
+15 You know what's overrated? "Entrepreneurship!" Here is feedback on your "business proposal." 7 6y
+17 Culture vs. Work/Life Balance 5 6y
+17 Floating resume during internship 5 6y
+3 Where can I learn more about SpecFin? 1 6y
+3 Is there a quick way to do premium/precedents analysis using CapIQ? 1 6y
+130 2021 SA kicking off? 118 6y
+95 Unofficial 2020 Public School Tiers for IB Placement 78 6y
0 Samsung NEXT 2 6y
+12 SA converted to full time IN THE SAME YEAR? 3 6y
+3 Thoughts on KeyBanc (KBMC)? 4 6y
+76 bb chicago or mm chicago for IB? 60 6y
+15 Lazard TMT Boston First Round 29 6y
+12 Top places career at TS 6 6y
+9 What is day to day going to look like in Virtual Programs? 2 6y
+33 Transferring IB Offices: New York to London 6 6y
+21 SIE/Series 7 Exams? 8 6y
+22 US Banks With Satellite Offices in Canada 7 6y
+16 Company public but not trading at all 4 6y
+11 Investment Banking Country Coverage? 3 6y
+3 Specialty Lending Group @ Goldman Sachs 1 6y
+3 Barclays Exclusive Sales 2 6y
+16 BB and EB Full-Time Start Date NYC Updates, delayed? 17 6y
+9 Best European countries for IB M&A? 1 6y
+11 scotiabank opinion 5 6y
+15 Model Examples 6 6y
+69 Excel: Tools, Add-Ins, and Macros 50 6y
+41 Renogiate Sign on Bonus 16 6y
+12 SIE Exam to help getting into investment banking? 7 6y
+16 SIE for undergrad. Pros and Cons? 11 6y
+9 Is CFA important for research analyst ? 4 6y
+3 Does anyone knows when the London IB SA 2021 open? 1 6y
+36 Dumbest/weirdest thing you’ve done or said in a coffee chat? 21 6y
+19 Interviewing with an I-Bank That Is the Sell-Side Advisor of A Transaction Listed On My Resume 9 6y
+3 Top groups at GS (London) 2 6y
+23 DCM/Lev Fin - need help 7 6y
+7 DCM - Lev Fin - Syndicate - Outside Investors 4 6y
+33 Calculating Market Value of Debt from a 10-K report 29 6y
+145 2018 FT/Off-cycle London Recruiting Timeline Megathread 219 6y
+4 good answer for this? 3 6y
+6 RX Performance during Corona 1 6y
+44 Would you take Dyal & Co, DBO Partners, or Ducera over PWP? 26 6y
+3 IBD: How do you request to be relocated to a different country such as from Singapore to Hong Kong and vise versa? 2 6y
+3 Are there ways to check the deals that a bank has done during a certain year? 2 6y
+3 How will the latest HK riot result in the offer rate for BB this year? 1 6y
+14 Intelligent questions to ask a COO/Director? 1 6y
+3 Series Tests across different states 1 6y
+7 Should I be only a CFA charterholder or have CFP/FRM designation too, in order to boost my financial analyst career? 2 6y
+25 RBC or CS Real Estate? 10 6y
+29 Chillest Groups - SF 22 6y
+8 What does it mean to "access the balance sheet?" 4 6y
+8 How much does your first job (in this case in investment banking) play a role in determining what MBA program you get into? 2 6y
+20 BB & EB IB Regional Offices in Tier 2/3 Cities; Fact or Fiction? 13 6y
+28 What groups at Barclays do in-house M&A? 26 6y
+24 Raine Group SA 2021 34 6y
+3 Help: S1/Prospectus database 1 6y
+94 Another take on OCR recruiting (the ones that did everything right) 19 6y
+42 Is banking dead?? 23 6y
+28 LevFin preparation for virtual internship 13 6y
+3 RBC Tech & Media in Canada 1 6y
+14 Drugs testing and WFH Internships 5 6y
+3 Train skills 1 6y
+9 How to Measure IRR for Acquirer in M&A Setting? 1 6y
+3 Thoughts on Stephens’ DCM? 1 6y
+33 Navy Enlist to IB 6 6y
+12 Private Equity vs. Investment Banking in 25 Years 1 6y

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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