0 London: min bonus to keep you from leaving? 4 5y
+6 MS Office in MacBook 5 5y
+8 Should I mention being a D1 student-athlete in online job apps, and if so, where? 2 5y
0 Case Studies Full Time BB 1 5y
+11 Internship before full time job? 6 5y
+125 HL Recent Layoff 37 5y
0 Breaking into IB Spain/Germany 1 5y
+6 Day Trading Before Full-Time Start 4 5y
0 2021 Moelis & Company Young Leaders Diversity Program 1 5y
0 MBA to RE IB - Question/Help 1 5y
+31 People from Non-Targets, how do you deal with insecurity? 26 5y
0 WFH long term? 4 5y
0 Assessment Centers went well or not 1 5y
+79 POC joining a Frat 65 5y
+11 Entrepreneurial Route 5 5y
+6 What is Best Subject In University for Investment Banking? 6 5y
+15 Vault Investment Banking Prestige Rankings 9 5y
0 JP Morgan EMEA (South Africa) application 1 5y
+4 BAML TMT in London 4 5y
+1 Requesting a Free Trial on PitchBook? 1 5y
+10 Shom shabbat Q 10 5y
+1 First day as a 1st year analyst virtually 1 5y
+18 Missed Networking Call 8 5y
+48 What are the backgrounds of MBA students who get top IBD Associate offers? 49 5y
0 ECM/DCM Analyst about to quit 1 5y
+10 JP Morgan IB Group Questions/Technicals? 5 5y
+256 IB is not intellectually challenging 43 5y
+7 About working condition in Big4 (M&A) Madrid 13 5y
+1 Best culture for BB and EB? 4 5y
+26 Vault Banking 25 - Moelis & Co in Top 3? 23 5y
+6 WFH has ruined banking (?) 2 5y
0 De Blasio bringing NYC City Workers back to office in May 1 5y
0 HF vs PE 7 5y
+29 Dumb ivy league kids 29 5y
+123 For Those Considering Banking - Some Broad Advice 3 5y
0 Am I Late to the Game? (Questions about SA22) 4 5y
+21 Capital Market (specifically ECM) for Post-MBA Associate 5 5y
+9 Morgan Stanley London M&A Execution Team 3 5y
0 Necessary REIB knowledge 1 5y
0 When to start networking for group placement? 2 5y
0 Is it worth it to get a MS in Finance if I am looking to break into IB? 1 5y
0 Reuters Article on WLB 1 5y
0 Where to live in NYC as a new Associate? 4 5y
0 If I Already Have a S79, Will I Really Have to Get a S7 Upon Lateraling? 6 5y
0 Investment Banking FT too late? 1 5y
+11 What % of your after-tax income should be rent? 9 5y
+10 Allen & Company Exit Ops 5 5y
+4 How hard is it to break into a middle market bank compared to BB and EB? 5 5y
0 GS Real Estate IB - Exit Opps limited to REPE?? 1 5y
+112 My sister knows everyone at an EB!!! 34 5y
+9 List of boutique/LMM investment banks in the software space? 7 5y
+18 Move from Private Capital Advisory to M&A and RX - help 7 5y
+3 GS Financing Groups LDN 9 5y
0 MM IB vs EB Private Capital Advisory 1 5y
0 IB Analyst Training Program 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Management 1 5y
0 Optimal deal size to work on? 2 5y
+7 IB JPM Summer internship - London 6 5y
+22 Why Is Everyone Complaining about IB? 3 5y
0 Barclays LDN HR Email 1 5y
0 Investment banking - fixed income analyst 1 5y
+8 Nepotism, Entitlement, and Selling your Soul 5 5y
+10 IB SUMMER INTERNSHIP ADVICE.... 2 5y
0 Why debt side of finance? 2 5y
0 Citi Early ID 1 5y
+23 Rabobank NYC IB vs Corporate Treasury at BB 25 5y
+18 Taking a gap year? 6 5y
+4 85k prorated? 13 5y
0 Choose most appropriate valuation approach 0 5y
+40 Help! Rescinded bonus after 2 week notice?? 17 5y
0 Issuer Services(IB) 1 5y
0 Possible for 3.4 with two IB internships to make it to top BB/EB? 8 5y
0 Biggest Misunderstandings going into IB 2 5y
+13 Accounting for DTLs in a merger model 2 5y
0 Can anyone help me with a Microsoft word resume real quick 1 5y
0 Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 1 5y
+7 Does Lazard sponsor MBA? 10 5y
+16 What would you do if you were me? 23 5y
+12 Career Advice. 1 5y
+22 What is so good about PJT 23 5y
0 How much do people make in hedge fund prime brokerage at investment banks? 1 5y
+3 Will I be looked down upon for living in Brooklyn? 7 5y
+35 The Blue Eagle Always Prevails 17 5y
0 Master of finance 1 5y
0 Confused about Stub bonus? 1 5y
+39 Feel empty 44 5y
+8 How do you define “High Finance”? 4 5y
+12 Investment Banking to Real Estate Private Equity? 3 5y
0 BoA NY Wholesale Banking offer vs. JPM Hou Middle Market Banking offer? 1 5y
0 Is it more worth it to get a computer science degree rather than a business/finance degree? 1 5y
+150 Post MBA-Associate Roles: As bad as People Say? 32 5y
0 Which is better and why? 1 5y
+39 EB/BB Associate 1 Compensation? 25 5y
+33 Does anyone “regret” doing IB? 19 5y
0 Devastated at work 5 5y
0 Favorite 2020 Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging Banking Deal? 1 5y
+23 what's the most embarrassing thing you've said on a call? 13 5y
+8 How to value a Fintech SaaS Business? 3 5y
+37 Is this worth it? should I quit early? 13 5y
+13 High school senior in need for some general advice and needs some questions sorted out 10 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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