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+6 UBS Summer Sophomore Internship 13 8mo
0 2nd round ib interview 3 8mo
+6 Laid off, no severance — looking for advice 1 8mo
+4 How cooked is SA recruiting? 6 8mo
+6 Pre-FT Associate lateral ... 2 8mo
+15 Avg salary IB UniCredit Italia? 2 8mo
+9 The Best-Performing Asset Class of the Past 90 Years? The Data Leaves No Doubt. A decad 1 8mo
+4 Houlihan Lokey NY Coverage vs Capital Solutions 2 8mo
0 Thoughts on Bank of America SF Sponsors group? 1 8mo
0 Fundraising - PJT / CS / EVC 9 8mo
+21 Has anyone truly been ousted after not getting a return offer from their junior-year internship? 6 8mo
+12 Lost 2 8mo
0 Raymond James 1 8mo
+39 Lateral Promotion Risks? 12 8mo
+4 What happens when first year analysts quit? 2 8mo
0 Anyone know what bonuses look like at SMBC PF? 1 8mo
+4 CB at a BB to Corp Strategy at F100 Company 4 8mo
+13 When to leave finance 5 8mo
+6 BrightTower IB 4 8mo
+5 No desire to stay in IB / PE long term - does it make more sense to just stay 1 year as an Associate and then leave? 3 8mo
+85 Charlotte vs ny 37 8mo
+6 Sociology major + business minor wanting to break into PWM or MBB 2 8mo
+4 Side hustle assistance 1 8mo
+1 How many restructuring summer analyst spots total? 2 8mo
+13 Why is the choice of major irrelevant in recruiting? 4 8mo
+15 New and Improved Club Tier List 15 8mo
0 I want to move to Chicago 2 8mo
+21 NO BS GUIDE: Asset vs Wealth Management 1 8mo
0 T Rowe sophomore summer offer 1 8mo
+9 Breaking into IB CC student 1 8mo
0 MM and LMM ECM only Shops 1 8mo
+109 The moment money stopped feeling like freedom 32 8mo
0 Trading Analyst new in NY - social life 1 8mo
+3 Houlihan Lokey Chicago Healthcare 2026 SA Timeline 2 8mo
+3 GS Titles 5 8mo
0 Houlihan Lokey SF? 3 8mo
0 Superday Offer Timeline 3 8mo
+9 Where do you go on your protected days off? 1 8mo
+1 Morgan Stanley - Off-Cycle Internship conversion rate 14 8mo
+4 Moelis Case Study 19 8mo
+20 Del 7 8mo
+59 How many superdays until I get an offer? 24 8mo
+9 How can you prepare for a coffee chat? 12 8mo
+22 Turkish IBankers 10 8mo
0 Is it worth it to start in IB if my long term goal is CFP? 3 8mo
0 What to expect for a TMT IB model test 1 8mo
+1 Accelerated promotion and overtake colleague? 3 8mo
+10 Northwestern -> 30x Evercore 20 8mo
+16 Williams Top-Target?? 11 8mo
+3 Thoughts on capital one ib? 1 8mo
+17 MM intern to FT at BB? 15 8mo
+10 Developing revenue drivers? 1 8mo
+9 US IB Recruiting With No Work Authorization for SA — Any Chance? 1 8mo
+17 Need Analysts for Endowment, Ideally 1-2 Years out of IB 29 8mo
+178 Turned down biotech EB offer. Now I work at Chipotle and live in my car 28 8mo
+15 incoming Moelis/CVP/UBS intern seeking to get out 9 8mo
+12 First Setback in Recruiting — How Should I Adjust My Approach? 2 8mo
+2 Is it true that BofA makes it easy to switch offices from SA to FT? 4 8mo
0 What does Houlihan Lokey look for in FT recruiting? 1 8mo
0 HL RX Modelling Test 1 8mo
+112 Offer Rescinded - Feeling Lost 41 8mo
+8 HS D3: Williams/Amherst vs UChicago 8 8mo
+9 Excel-native AI Agents for complex financial modelling 2 8mo
+30 Value Company With Negative Free Cash Flows 20 8mo
0 Model Tests Lateral Analyst 2 8mo
+4 2026 PWP Prep Advisory Program 15 8mo
+26 gap semester before I start FT - what would you do? 14 8mo
+18 Why isn’t an early-morning schedule ever used? 5 8mo
+1,469 Exit Opps Are Paradise 71 8mo
0 T1 target going into recruiting - Top Banks Brainteaser importance 8 8mo
+9 AI Industry Circularity / Bubble 1 8mo
0 Question about Corp Strategy Exits 1 8mo
0 CIBC EIT SD 2 8mo
+6 Citi industrials and M&A groups 5 8mo
+17 Toronto To London Move 12 8mo
0 What Are the Top Quant Target Schools? 3 8mo
+7 Thoughts on SMBC? 4 8mo
+9 Export Finance/ECAs/Trade Finance 1 8mo
+12 EB Partner Interviews Last Week — Recruiter Said More Candidates Coming Next Week. Good or Bad Sign? 4 8mo
+4 Is anyone actually working this week? 6 8mo
+4 Was caught wearing sweats in my IB interview 6 8mo
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald TMT 2 8mo
+6 Getting IBD interviews but not consulting... 1 8mo
0 Investment Ops. for Sophomore Summer? 1 8mo
+10 Need guidance on breaking into IB from a non traditional path 2 8mo
+7 Making friends 8 8mo
0 Securitization: Master Trust vs Standalone and VFN 1 8mo
+12 Evercore IB DA or Ares PC PM 8 8mo
+1 Does Group Matter in Networking? 2 8mo
+21 Lincoln VOG vs. DADCO IB 11 8mo
0 CG Sawaya Partners 3 8mo
0 Can My Parents Visit Me in NYC While I'm a SA??? 3 8mo
+8 Sending Emails Thanksgiving week 5 8mo
+107 What are the good groups at UBS in 2025? 46 8mo
+31 HL/PJT RX vs Apollo/Ares/BX (Direct Lending) – London 8 8mo
+10 BARUCH OR RUTGERS NB 10 8mo
+3 Moelis LDP 2026 1 8mo
+8 Wells Fargo FSG 6 8mo
+26 Superday -> Offer timeline 20 8mo

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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