+27 Examples of a "bad" group culture and sweatshop or just "standard" in banking? 5 5y
+32 Q&A: Public Finance Banker 43 5y
+11 How to go about networking before FT recruiting (LDN)? 2 5y
0 Canadian IBs about to go bust - ex BMO? 4 5y
+23 Lied and got the offer, am I screwed? 28 5y
+547 All Citi Summer Analysts 2020 receive full time offer 255 5y
+3 Greenhill Reputation in Europe 2 5y
0 Labor market 1 5y
+12 What can I do to maximise my chances of exiting? 1 5y
0 Anyone move from IB to a completely different role and have no regrets? 1 5y
+50 UBS cringe 20 5y
+150 Being Gay in Investment Banking - London 52 5y
+5 IB - BofA - Best industry groups/product groups? 13 5y
0 What did you guys get for most unique in Pymetircs? 2 5y
+21 If COVID Couldn’t Keep the Stock Market Down Will? 8 5y
+6 M&A Deal Advisory in Home Country 5 5y
0 How to switch from Commercial Banking to IB? 1 5y
+16 Helpful Skills To Learn For Wall Street? 5 5y
+4 Skills that make your application more competitive? 11 5y
0 Remote IB internship in the middle of nowhere 2 5y
0 Real Estate, Gaming, & Lodging Interview 13 5y
+22 MS/JPM Coverage Group vs EVR/Moelis - London 31 5y
+7 How rude are unsolicited Zoom meetings? 15 5y
+537 4 Big Picture Things I Should've Known Before My IB Internship (COVID-19 Edition) 29 5y
+12 Project Finance Interview Prep - IB 5 5y
+15 IB M&A vs. ECM/DCM post-recession -- which would be better? 7 5y
0 Which banks do their process in the spring? 2 5y
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0 CFO-for-Hire? 1 5y
0 Lateraling - Anything to do before leaving? 1 5y
+81 Germany Sucks 18 5y
+50 Incoming FT analyst complacency - what to do? 24 5y
0 Alvarez and Marsal Modeling test 2 5y
0 MM boutique Analyst 1 offer vs. Master in Finance 1 5y
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0 Quick excel question 3 5y
+376 Q&A: MD in M&A and Capital Markets with Bulge Bracket and Boutique experience 124 5y
0 Best positions for trilingual person with finance degree interested in emerging markets? 2 5y
+15 People working in IB in Canada...how do I go about breaking in from the University of Cambridge (dual citizen) 13 5y
+4 No IB experience 4 5y
+64 What do you spend your money on? 67 5y
+23 Commercial Banking Assistance 8 5y
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+16 DCM at Big Bank or M&A at small boutique? 22 5y
0 Oppenheimer Fixed Income S&T or Wells Fargo Middle Market Commercial Banking 1 5y
+7 First Year Analysts: wtf is going on???? 4 5y
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+20 Analysts/Associates at BB/EB, what % of calls turn into referrals (SA) ? 23 5y
0 Is Career Banking for me? 6 5y
0 Good questions to ask interviewer in lateral IB interview 1 5y
0 FDD Insights/Any Advice for FT22 3 5y
+7 My bank just confirmed virtual SA 2021 in Chicago... what are the keys to success?? 11 5y
+13 Leaving After Lateral? 6 5y
0 FTI Exit Ops 7 5y
+26 How to break into IB in Canada? 15 5y
+2 Is being an SA in a small group going to make it less likely for me to get a return offer? 2 5y
0 Will SA 2021 be virtual? Hybrid? 1 5y
0 Financial analyst to IB help 3 5y
+12 TAP Advisors 9 5y
+68 Q&A: Journey from Blackstone to starting my own business 27 5y
+15 transition from Pro Baseball to Investment Banking 18 5y
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+44 Sales in S&T vs (Tech) Sales 15 5y
+17 Rainmaker MDs in London 10 5y
+9 Bankers Who Jumped to Enterprise Software Sales? 3 5y
+3 Can you apply to Lazard and Lazard Middle Market? 1 5y
+7 RBC Business Services team 5 5y
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+1 Hedge Fund Internship 9 5y
0 GS Early Career 1 5y
+7 Underrated Jobs/Industries 9 5y
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+13 EB Analyst role vs MM PE" 500m deployed capital" Analyst role? 5 5y
+12 Virtual SA 2021 Roommates? - SF/Bay Area 4 5y
+2 WFH Desk 1 5y
0 Any Freshman Summer Internship Programs Still Open for Applications? (IB Track) 1 5y
0 2021 In-Person Training / WFH Outlook 6 5y
+19 What are the major trends in investment banking in Asia? 30 5y
0 Data Skills for Finance 1 5y
+57 BigLaw Partner vs BB MD 53 5y
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0 Advanced Group Placement for SA 4 5y
+63 Best, Worst, Details about Barclays Groups 84 5y
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+10 MBA Associates Should Start As Analyst 15 5y
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+18 Wall Street Mastermind Justifies Affirmative Action 3 5y
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0 NWC, EV and DCF 1 5y
+22 How was Jefferies SA 2020? 17 5y
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+10 Insight Venture Partners 2018 Sophomore Diversity Program 11 5y
+28 How do you guys answer the “why investment banking” question? 10 5y
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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 06 98.3%
  • JPMorgan 01 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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