+21 What do you wish you had known before starting in IB? 7 6y
+12 Can people who don't really know finance break into IB and learn along the way? 6 6y
+19 Any updates on UBS 2020 SA 26 6y
+3 May I know what does being a generalist analyst in year 1 of investment banking means? 2 6y
+14 PWP vs. DBO Partners 8 6y
+3 IB Underwriting Process 1 6y
+17 How did D-Sol manage to learn to DJ while in IBD? 12 6y
+10 PE Transition 3 6y
0 Experience with STEM OPT extension in IB? 4 6y
+17 GS exploratory to SA? 6 6y
+462 15 Things I Hate About Banking 43 6y
+9 COVID-19 impact on promotions across FO in investment banks? 6 6y
+8 Inverse Bond Yield Question 2 6y
+21 Restructuring Groups have more work than they can handle 6 6y
+6 Sources and Uses One off Question 1 6y
+399 Confessions of a former second year IB Analyst 31 6y
+3 Loan to Own Funds 1 6y
+12 Summer 2020 Cancellations 12 6y
+6 Return offer rate for Cowen 1 6y
+57 UBS internship on hold? 48 6y
+67 Top Bulge Bracket Groups 18 6y
+4 how do you calculate Apple’s PP&E 3 6y
+10 MS Power & Utilities 5 6y
+12 IB Group Networking 4 6y
+14 Interview Technical Question 10 6y
+11 Investment Banks To NFL Quarterbacks 12 6y
+3 Best way to spend SA relocation check? 2 6y
+12 Game Over? 7 6y
+6 Wanting to create a mastermind group for ib 5 6y
+11 Risilient Business Models? 1 6y
+53 Oppenheimer & Co. Investment Banking - An Honest Review 2 6y
+10 I've been part of this private placement company in Dubai, exit options tnoughts if any ? 1 6y
+15 How to self assess 3 6y
+9 Investment Banking Interview Questions Flash Cards 2 6y
+5 Invest in modeling course prior to starting? 4 6y
+12 ER vs IB Compensation- Final Guide 1 6y
+3 How are modeling tests graded? 2 6y
+26 Point72 Academy Summit 2020 54 6y
+22 Average Analyst Comp 21 6y
+17 Credit HF Recruiting from IBD? 8 6y
+16 Am I crazy to consider lateraling in this market? 4 6y
+17 FactSet vs manual hardcoding 5 6y
+14 engineering to banking 4 6y
+18 BB offer deferral? 10 6y
+3 Switching from one group to another in same bank 1 6y
+3 Modeling Tests 1 6y
+4 Oppenheimer investment banking - an honest and thorough review 2 6y
+6 Nomura SA 2021 1 6y
+64 Switching IB Groups for FT after SA stint? 70 6y
+6 How much of your take home do you guys invest? 2 6y
+5 What is tech banking ACTUALLY like? 2 6y
+3 What are the best Power and Utilites IB-s in EMEA? 2 6y
+15 PU&I Exits - only infrastructure PE or general too 4 6y
+25 Terrible SA Experience, Need Some Encouragement 6 6y
+16 Do BB's do restructuring? 5 6y
+18 Specialized, Under-the-Radar Investment Banks 14 6y
+41 Accept CS early offer or roll the dice? 31 6y
+3 Lazard 2021 SA Superday 1 6y
+37 Confused by a Technical Question 18 6y
+3 Rosenbaum & Pearl Investment Banking Workbook pdf 1 6y
+15 FIG Corporate Banking to FIG Investment Banking - is it doable? 5 6y
+14 Summer intern IB or Full time offer in RE? 3 6y
+3 Moving groups within Credit Suisse 1 6y
+15 Exiting to distressed fund 10 6y
+8 Possible causes of a loan decreasing in price in secondary, alongside a decrease in yield? 2 6y
+14 Does not being able to head out to drink with your team affect you in your internship? 8 6y
+110 Why so much focus on prestige in IB? 22 6y
+12 Recruiting Platform 1 6y
+8 Do You Have To Know CS for IB? 6 6y
+5 infrastructure bank rankings 3 6y
+12 how to deal w/ staffer who exploits my speed by giving 5 decks to work while other analyst at same level don't get >2 decks 1 6y
+6 Are relocation bonuses cancelled for the summer? 3 6y
+9 Handed in an incomplete transcript 3 6y
+45 How NOLs move through the 3 statements 6 6y
+10 What will I-Banking look like in 10-20 years? 8 6y
+11 Do I have a chance in Investment Banking ? 5 6y
+26 M&A for a Specific Sector in Bulge Brackets 6 6y
+24 Lost FT Offer due to the Pandemic 22 6y
+19 What percentage of people in banking drinks/smokes? 12 6y
+1 Help with interview prep? 1 6y
+7 IB To PE transition likely hood 5 6y
+4 Do Banks/the Buy Side Care About Cumulative vs. Major GPA? 3 6y
+16 Referral from an exec for IB internship 3 6y
+3 Diversity Candidate Junior Internship? 1 6y
+28 What risk does WACC not cover? 15 6y
+18 How does anyone actually pick a coverage group? 8 6y
+23 Virtual Super Day 35 6y
+68 Boutique IB offer vs. stay non-big 4 TAS 22 6y
+3 Help ! Loan portfolio DCF Models 1 6y
+12 Accounting Calculation Troubleshooting: Altria 2018 10K 1 6y
+16 d 18 6y
+27 Women entering IB at associate level 9 6y
+24 Barclays 2020 SA Update! 1 6y
+13 Can we talk about suicide in IB/PE/HF? How can you deal with depression/anxiety/mental illness while working in banking? 2 6y
+28 Dear Interns: Don't e-mail the CEO 22 6y
+6 analyst in DCM 4 6y
+12 UMich (Ross Pre-Admit) or Berkeley for Finance/IB 12 6y
+16 Where are the Native Americans in Financial Firms? 6 6y
+21 PWP SF 17 6y
+43 DB Interns "Eligible" for FT Offer 12 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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