0 Graduate programme: rejected then called back about an opening. What should I expect? 2 1y
+1 Is it over? (SA2026) 3 1y
+4 PJT Partners Lateral Modeling Test 2024 8 1y
+6 UConn Freshman trying to break into IB 7 1y
+5 Goldman Sachs full time 5 1y
+1 Lincoln Valuation / VOG 2 1y
+23 Working in Greece 16 1y
0 Ft internal lateral to NYC at BB 1 1y
+25 [Career Advice] Rising Senior NYU Stern - Confused on correct path in finance 9 1y
0 Case Study Financial Sponsors Group 2 1y
0 Infra FSG analyst case study 4 1y
+1,169 A Letter To All Top 10 University Kids Complaining About Recruiting 80 1y
+6 Advice Seeking 1 1y
0 Banks that typically take FT 1 1y
+11 Best biotech IB groups? 4 1y
+6 How is the IB lateral market for FT analysts? 5 1y
+15 Lateral Start Date Delay – Bad Look? 4 1y
0 Making content while in internship? 1 1y
0 Selling stocks as an analyst 1 1y
+3 DB IB Analyst Comp? 1 1y
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+203 Lemkau family nepotism on full display 47 1y
0 AI / LLMs on the day to day… 1 1y
+15 Blue-collar to M&A…Still grinding 2 1y
+19 Brutally honest advice please. How realistic is it to break into IB as an undergrad senior? 10 1y
+22 HL RX NYC Culture 7 1y
+23 IB Full-Time Recruitment 2026 8 1y
+9 Have a BCG 2026 Internship offer, now what? 5 1y
+25 Missed SA 2019 recruiting - delay graduation for SA 2020? 22 1y
+38 Jefferies | Energy Transition Team 25 1y
0 Case Studies?? 1 1y
+6 Next Steps, Advice Encouraged 1 1y
0 Linkedin Messaging vs Email 1 1y
+6 FT Recruiting Timeline / Help 17 1y
+22 JEF vs MOE? 15 1y
+5 Deal closer for syndicated loans? 7 1y
+679 Hedge Fund is Paradise 48 1y
0 Figuring out Exits Choices as an IB Analyst 1 1y
+4 LevFin Chicago Comp 2 1y
+16 After IB: Any Advice? 4 1y
+13 HYP Student Pushing Back Grad - Need Advice 3 1y
+2 CITI LA RE gooner needs to chill 0 1y
+11 Is it normal for managers to take credit for work in finance? 3 1y
+13 U5 Termination Help!! 4 1y
+7 Plz Help - Missing IB 2 1y
+3 Houlihan Lokey 2025 3 1y
+5 Best M&A shops for London? 5 1y
+12 Am I trapped in a financial dead end with no escape? 2 1y
+18 Philadelphia Finance Seats 11 1y
+41 An1 Savings Pre-Bonus? 15 1y
0 should i coffee chat?? 1 1y
+235 UBS to Merge M&A, Sponsor Advisory in Investment Banking Revamp 59 1y
+14 How do salaries / bonuses, banking fields and hours in Switzerland compare to the US? 4 1y
+52 IB vs. PE in 2024+ 12 1y
+15 how exactly does a networking trip work? 2 1y
+9 PJT LA/Santa Monica 6 1y
+15 Thoughts on JPM MMBSI?? 53 1y
+4 Usual timeline for 2025 analyst classes? 6 1y
+5 UK analysts… what is the lowest bonus you have seen? 17 1y
+9 Series 79 Expectations in 2025 1 1y
+104 What is KKR's molasses policy? 13 1y
0 FT recruiting advice 1 1y
+9 Ib transfer switch 1 1y
+9 Rising Sophomore - Pretty bad GPA 1 1y
+112 Best Investment Banks for FIG (Financial Institutions Group) 81 1y
+6 Does taking Series 7 help recruit? 1 1y
+11 Overcoming Low GPA 30 1y
+19 Feeling bad about leaving for full time? 3 1y
0 Anyone hear back from Mesirow SA 2026 IBD? 4 1y
0 Realised traditional ‘finance’ isn’t for me 1 1y
+8 WF Energy and Power 6 1y
+1 MM Tech Group Rankings NYC 4 1y
+22 Working for my family's biz for a year? 4 1y
0 Citi lateral has 4 first round interviews. Is this normal? 1 1y
+96 College Transitions updated 2024 IB ranking 39 1y
+196 Catfishing Bankers on Hinge - New Networking Strategy?! 25 1y
+5 2026 intern unsigned free agent 4 1y
0 Scotiabank Corporate Banking? 2 1y
+15 Still confused on coffee chats 2 1y
+3 Mesirow Financial, EXIT OPPS, Recruiting, etc Questions please 8 1y
+6 Current CB SA 2025 wanting to move to IB FT 7 1y
+10 Northwestern Mutual Private Debt and Equity 6 1y
+10 Interested in Aerospace and Defense IB 2025 9 1y
+2 Blair FT Perks 2 1y
+9 MPP/MPA + World Bank/IMF/IFC to IB (M&A) 4 1y
+27 Incoming Full-Time at UBS Group Rankings 16 1y
+4 BMO FT 2025 4 1y
+10 Time to give up on IB? 3 1y
+9 Background check advice for contract job 1 1y
+15 Feeling lost need help. Don’t know which career path to pursue? 3 1y
+146 Do I quit IB for YouTube 60 1y
0 Anyone hear back from Mizuho's San Francisco Team for SD SA 2026? 0 1y
+5 Bad MDs 3 1y
+20 WSO Mods are Actively Censoring Posts about UBS 6 1y
0 Lazard VGB Team 4 1y
+109 murdoch daughters working at GS 45 1y
+3 Solomon Partners Interview Process 3 1y
0 AMA Non finance background to Tech IB (Q&A) 1 1y
+6 Barings taking sophomore summer analysts now?? 1 1y
+67 Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) 37 1y

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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