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0 Is it risky to lie about your salary 3 5y
+14 What would it take to jump to corp dev? 6 5y
+18 Do you find Investment Banking to be fun, and be doing it if it werent for the sizeable compensation? 7 5y
+12 Non-Energy/O&G IB in Texas? 5 5y
+51 Full-time non-SA IB recruiting timeline? Summer 2020 PE Internship → Investment Banking Analyst 41 5y
+11 GS S&T vs Citi IBD (Which Summer Analyst Position to Choose) 5 5y
+12 Lateraling from BB to small shop in SFO 0 5y
+42 JPM SA 2021 SF 202 5y
+3 Jefferies Finance Superday Prep? 3 5y
0 For interviewers - When will you start being impatient? 2 5y
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+18 URGENT HELP: UBS AC LONDON 2019 14 5y
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+19 Internships in US as an international 9 5y
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+6 2021 Morgan Stanley 2020 SA Firm Strategy & execution (FSE) 7 5y
+19 So I came across $3 million a few years ago 7 5y
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+4 Tech ECM to tech start up? 5 5y
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+2 Opinions about Alantra? 2 5y
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+14 How do I prepare for an energy internship? 8 5y
+6 HSBC NY vs Nomura NY 8 5y
+3 Credit Agricole IB 3 5y
+13 HL RX in MN-- Thoughts? 8 5y
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+13 International students who made it 22 5y
+4 Fixed costs vs. variable costs effect on PE Multiple 1 5y
+175 Dating in IB 86 5y
+210 If you could start over, would you still be in Finance? 53 5y
+3 Cambridge Associates - SA 2021 1 5y
+21 Life as an IB 25 5y
+17 (Please help!) This might be one of the most stupid questions in this forum but its a genuine concern 12 5y
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+18 Vanderbilt vs Villanova MSF 8 5y
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+17 TD Securities NYC 8 5y
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+150 Jeffrey Chiang: You will never in your life ever work on Wall Street. 224 5y
+9 Any more news on Wells Fargo? 0 5y
+9 Summer as a non-penultimate 0 5y
+50 Morgan Stanley Firm Strategy & Execution (FSE) 58 5y
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+27 How does IFRS 16 affect valuation multiples? 9 5y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (45) $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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