0 Breaking into IB in current climate 4 5y
+14 Big 4 audit vs small m&a boutique 3 5y
+1 Exit opportunities 1 5y
0 Life revolves around finance 12 5y
+71 Q&A: BB IBD Healthcare Analyst 43 5y
0 Possible to Break into IB after PE Internship in BSchool? 2 5y
+51 Question - Canada Associate Comp 11 5y
+10 How to deal with lower back pain after extended time in office? 8 5y
+9 Question about FT 1 5y
+265 Who is happy & satisfied with their current role? 96 5y
+35 How screwed am I being from a southern state school trying to break into IB? 23 5y
+7 Emerging markets Groups (Non S&T or credit related) 3 5y
+25 Hiring Ex-IB Analysts in Texas 35 5y
0 Point72 Asset Management HireVue 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Firm Strategy & Execution (FSE)?? 1 5y
0 BB IB Houston Work 2 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Office of COO 1 5y
+79 Dinged for "low energy levels" 44 5y
+1 San Francisco 2021 SA Living Costs/Help 3 5y
0 How to talk about your business you started in an IB interview without sounding braggy? 3 5y
+6 Lloyd Blankfein's Height? 14 5y
+21 Do you want to have a boss 10 years from now? 10 5y
0 Background Check - Goldman Sachs - Fresh graduate Full Time 1 5y
0 Official 2021 BB Investment Banking Rankings 16 5y
+9 Inventory/PPE Writedown Effect on Fin Statements 1 5y
+6 M&A Lawyers 1 5y
0 STEM major for IB 1 5y
0 Non-EU speaker exits in the UK 3 5y
+8 Credit Suisse Media & Telecom Group 4 5y
0 Non-compete 1 5y
+15 Revenue Modeling 5 5y
0 When to lateral (Associate) 15 5y
+1 Not a good coverage banker, want to switch to m&a 4 5y
+20 Is IB really such a bad thing to aspire to? 8 5y
+34 The OFFICIAL 2021 Investment Banking Prestige Rankings 14 5y
+12 Lateral Recruitment (Changing Groups) Advice 1 5y
+11 How do you check work?? 6 5y
+16 RENT?!?! 19 5y
0 How risky is full-time recruiting? 7 5y
+18 Continue to network after securing an SA 2021? 17 5y
0 Canadian Mid Market M&A Comp 2 5y
+9 Houston IB Internship 9 5y
+3 OSU-Fisher or Penn State Econ 2 5y
0 2021 Summer Analyst Housing? 1 5y
+7 Turning down offers 2 5y
0 FT ECM Upcoming Interview - Any tips are welcome! 1 5y
+55 Attention to Detail... 36 5y
0 Can I own stocks as working in Equity Research 6 5y
0 FT Partners - London 5 5y
0 Emory University(Goizueta) for IB? 1 5y
0 Recent Closed Deals for RBC - Please Help - Bloomberg? 1 5y
0 Asset Management Intern before IBD Summer Analyst? 1 5y
+39 Interested in quitting as a 1st year ANL... thoughts? 33 5y
0 Freshman Summer Advice? 1 5y
+5 The myth of waiting around 8 5y
+12 IBD and PE off-cycles starting in January 15 5y
0 Headcount and staffing after bonuses hit 2 5y
+2 BB SA to MBB FT? 2 5y
+34 Writing Sample 39 5y
+1 Is Youtube Allowed as a Side Hustle? 4 5y
0 Working with recruiters for corporate opportunities? 3 5y
+34 Technical Interview Prep Zoom Opportunity 8 5y
0 What is Group Risk Control? 1 5y
0 Will having my graduation pushed back from May to August due to a formality matter for FT? 1 5y
+22 Is an offer for a UK UG target worth the tuition fee? 16 5y
0 HSBC IBD 2021 off-cycle analyst program, London, March intake 2 5y
+18 Possible to get FIRED as an intern for underperforming? 14 5y
0 Will my offer be rescinded for what I want to try? 1 5y
+92 Dietitian to Investment Banking? 22 5y
+10 Boutique consulting to IB 1 5y
0 How to double check financial model? 1 5y
+13 Why is Morgan Stanley such a bad bank? 14 5y
+1 Nomura vs JPM 2 5y
0 Second thoughts on job location? 7 5y
+11 NYC Apartment Hunting for June/July 2021 Start 17 5y
0 Union Square Advisors opinions and open position 6 5y
+1 2021 Summer Analyst Positions Still Hiring? 2 5y
0 Indecisive - Please Help! 3 5y
+10 Graduating a semester early 5 5y
+1 GS Urban Investing 1 5y
+12 Help Finding New Jobs - 1st Year Planning on Quitting 2 5y
+43 How much math is needed in investment banking? 33 5y
+1 2nd years leaving before August Bonus 1 5y
+6 Modeling Operating and Finance Leases in a 3 Statement Model 1 5y
+36 How is your Asian colleagues' oral speaking? 25 5y
0 Hours as an SA? 7 5y
0 ETF 1 5y
0 ECM vs DCM Discussion 1 5y
0 Internship Question 4 5y
+8 IB is competitive and prestigious, but is it rewarding? 4 5y
+18 Quitting banking before full time? 12 5y
+9 Can ECM/DCM refer for investment banking positions? 1 5y
+18 Advice for junior Graduating in 2022, wondering if I can still get an IB internship as a graduating senior 31 5y
+12 Pinpoint Partners. What's their deal? 1 5y
0 FT 2022 4 5y
0 Securities Based Lending at a top BB IB? 1 5y
0 Keep trying for jobs or go get masters? 2 5y
+17 M&A Product Groups in London 6 5y
+12 The Richest Man in the World and President are both Wharton Grads 10 5y
0 Non-Finance Recruiting: Where the hell do I even start?? 1 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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