0 Cold E-mailing/Calling Senior Bankers 1 10y
0 Transfering from DCM to Corp Fin vs. climbing CorpFin ladder 3 10y
0 Financial Modeling general question 1 10y
+29 40-50hr/week part-time IBD + college. Doable? 20 10y
0 From boutique to buldge bracket? 1 10y
0 UBS Explore program at Zurich, do you guys know whether this is for mature MBAs or undergrads? 2 10y
+86 "Karōshi": Death from Overwork on Wall Street 38 10y
+63 Importance of Pre-MBA experience in Post-MBA associate recruiting 56 10y
+12 Structured Products Career Mobility/Exit Options 1 10y
0 Working on a deal in which client is family 0 10y
+119 Harvard Law VS Goldman Sachs 92 10y
0 Was off by .08 on gpa. Will this be an issue and how to handle it? 5 10y
0 Not sure what to do? 0 10y
0 Microsoft Office 365 - Excel (2013) Crashing 0 10y
0 Hypothetical Offer Question 3 10y
0 2 Month Lateral 3 10y
0 Want To Practice Running a DCF 16 10y
0 Include my current job on resume when sending? 2 10y
+44 Excuse for switching firms 19 10y
+13 Q&A for investment banking workshop 2 10y
+15 Leverage Finance - Acquisition Financing 9 10y
0 Is IB a realistic option for me? 19 10y
+1 Goldman Interview for full time IB - what should I expect? 2 10y
+5 LA: HLHZ ADG v LAZ v ROTHS M&A 6 10y
0 Networking question - recruiters 1 10y
0 Acquisition accounting 1 10y
+18 Cornell Students and Graduates: How strong is Investment Banking recruitment for non-AEM majors? 30 10y
0 Just left MS/JPM banking for PE so Q&A 27 10y
0 Fundraising and CapEx 1 10y
0 Front office and back office at tech firm 2 10y
0 Terminal Value Questions 2 10y
0 Multiple valuation (year & ND) 7 10y
0 Piper vs Cowen HC in SF 2 10y
+192 Freshmen: What to do during your freshman year summer 242 10y
0 Listing Previous Hard Science Major in Resume? 3 10y
+8 What is the oldest incoming IB associate you guys know? 11 10y
0 Calculating FCF/NI Conversion Ratio 1 10y
+8 Urgent: need help with VBA 18 10y
0 Is a phone conversation before weekend meet up necessary? 1 10y
+22 Modeling & Valuation in a new space 29 10y
0 Lateral after SA Dinge? 1 10y
0 How the IB application process works 1 10y
0 BB ECM/DCM/Lev Fin to Coverage as 3rd year 3 10y
+25 Interesting thoughts on comp - looking for perspective 10 10y
+1 Why Finance is perceived to create less value than Tech 2 10y
0 Barclays IBD - FIG 4 10y
+15 Really upset over my internship this past summer 6 10y
+10 BB group-specific FT recruiting: why is it such a shitshow? 2 10y
0 Financial Economics at Columbia Undergrad? 7 10y
0 Accounting and Finance combo at Ross 1 10y
+64 Importance of Social Life in College as an Asian for IB? 34 10y
+32 Impact of banking on social life 33 10y
0 Interest rate on debt 5 10y
0 Financial Model - Valuation - Textile industry 0 10y
+7 Please HELP! Looking for practice problems for accounting - line item adjustments 3 10y
+2 How many prior work experiences should you include on resume? 2 10y
0 Municipal Finance - how to break in? 6 10y
+63 Infuriating Technical 32 10y
0 MBA Networking 1 10y
+5 What did YOU do? 5 10y
0 What is Goldman Sachs "West Region Advisory"? 1 10y
0 Winternships - do interns work over Christmas and NY? 0 10y
0 Summer Internship 2.8 GPA 6 10y
+7 How do you apply for Investment Banking SA internships in 2016 0 10y
0 3 Reasons You Should Buy Financials In The Second Half Of 2015 6 10y
+21 Stock & Bond Market Analyses (8/3 - 8/7) 0 10y
+7 Life after SA internship 18 10y
0 Knopman Practice exams 2 10y
0 Goldman Sachs Financial Institutions Financing Group 7 10y
+6 This is overrated 8 10y
+59 What do you love and hate most about working in IB? 77 10y
0 Clueless on Purchase Accounting 4 10y
0 EV adjustments 4 10y
0 IB mock interview partner 0 10y
0 Competitive Summer Internship Choices (HS Senior) 4 10y
0 JP Morgan IBD FT Recruiting Spots? 2 10y
+38 How to prepare for an assessment center? 25 10y
0 Consulting -> Post MBA Banking vs Banking -> Post MBA Consulting 0 10y
0 IPO and share capital requirement 2 10y
0 If you had 2 weeks to prepare for a Leveraged Finance interview, how would you go about it? 10 10y
0 Alt E S V Not working. Should I kill myself? 6 10y
+16 Recovering from a bad Start? 5 10y
+27 Linkedin Title 41 10y
+19 How much impact will an undergraduate GPA have vs. a graduate GPA on future career? Differences between 3.7 and 3.8? 52 10y
0 model Debt for Equity exchange that extinguishes principal and accrued interest 3 10y
+16 Relationship between FCF and Cash on the Balance Sheet 4 10y
0 Bulge Bracket Super-Day Difference? 0 10y
0 What do bankers look for in financial statements? 4 10y
0 Best way to get a summer job for next year? 2 10y
+18 Bankers from Harvard/Columbia 23 10y
0 IB Suitable MAJORS/DEGREES predicament 13 10y
0 M&A group restriction on investing in stocks 1 10y
0 [Seeking] Roommate in SF starting Late Oct 0 10y
0 From M&A Buy-Side Advisory to IB Analyst to PE Associate 2 10y
+26 The growing perpetuity calculation in DCF 18 10y
+22 EV/EBITDA Multiple 26 10y
+63 The ‘Business Cycle’ framework 8 10y
0 Comprenhensive Banking Regulation Overview Resource 0 10y
+38 Honesty in IB? 18 10y
0 Possible to break into I-banking with liberal arts degree + masters in information technology? 2 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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