+9 Palo Alto and Menlo Park 2021 SA Thread 5 6y
+90 Jordan Peterson and Investment Banking 45 6y
+19 HELP ASAP - take an offer or keep interviewing? 4 6y
+1 Questions from a Junior in Highschool 2 6y
+12 Palo Alto and Menlo Park SA 2021 Housing Thread 15 6y
0 Do analysts really get time to vote on Election Day? 2 6y
+10 which offer to take? 1 6y
0 Can I move from S&T to IB? (incoming Analyst) 3 6y
+37 When and How should I setup an exit opp? 24 6y
+3 Internship 1 6y
+10 What is the most mentally stimulating job in Finance? 6 6y
+47 Future of Banking? 22 6y
+6 College Major 2 6y
+93 Future of Banking 47 6y
+9 Career Advice Needed 0 6y
0 A1 Advice - Please Help 1 6y
0 When Does PE Comp Surpass IB Comp - Canada 3 6y
0 Equity Capital Markets Interview 0 6y
0 Virtual Super Days 9 6y
+19 Lateral from CB to IB? 13 6y
+12 US Dollar issue 2 6y
+13 Workload in IB - advice 25 6y
0 Evercore NYC Gym Access? 1 6y
0 Bank IB vs. Ventures MD salary 1 6y
0 SPACs vs Strategic Buyer 0 6y
+10 IB from state school 17 6y
+12 Desperate graduate looking for help/advice 1 6y
+14 JPM FT 2021 5 6y
+14 Health leave of absence- had to leave MBA program early into my first year and restarted this year- how do I explain this when interviewing for internships? 3 6y
+18 What to do FT 2 6y
+10 Best Pay to COL Ratio in IB? 17 6y
+39 S&T is shit - IB is king 41 6y
+21 Delete 9 6y
+33 RBC Exit Opps - Reconsidered 12 6y
+1 Does Bofa have TMT in NYC? 4 6y
+72 [FT Recruiting 2020] Updates on banks that still sponsor H1B for international undergrads? 77 6y
+19 PWP 2020 SA 52 6y
0 Career Bankers --> C-Suite Roles? 4 6y
+21 Reneging Big 4 Advisory for MM IB 6 6y
0 Broadhaven Capital 2020 5 6y
0 London job openings..?? 1 6y
0 ECM execution to syndicate 0 6y
+20 General Advice for Struggles/ CAS vs McDonough. 6 6y
0 How many Summer Analysts- IBD BB London? 0 6y
+1 Patagonia Corporate Logo 3 6y
+10 Back in Office- Weekend Parties 3 6y
+30 The 3 worst type of people in the world 17 6y
+17 Morgan Stanley trash compared to Goldman? 10 6y
+6 Back to the office 1 6y
0 TheVault.click 0 6y
+7 What does "E&O expense" mean? 2 6y
+3 IB Internsip on resume 2 6y
+92 How Quickly do you think IB interest is growing? 37 6y
0 Big 4 S&O M&A Consulting -> BB/EB IB 0 6y
+3 Summer Internships 0 6y
+18 Interest Added Back to Cash Flow from Operations? 7 6y
0 Anyone still hiring for SA? 2 6y
+273 Laughed at —> Top BB 46 6y
0 Lateraling up? 1 6y
0 Incoming FT looking for advice 1 6y
0 Foreign Temp Project Salary 0 6y
+1 Signed 2 Full-time with Different Start Dates 5 6y
+22 KPMG layoff 1400 people including 400 advisory 19 6y
+27 US vs Canada IB 19 6y
0 How to prepare for Situational Assessment tests? 2 6y
0 Lateral from F15 Venture Fund this summer to IB 0 6y
+4 Inventory calculation 2 6y
+3 Summer offers from Bain/BCG vs. Citi/CS/BCG 4 6y
0 What does lack of midlevel employees mean for boutique folks? 2 6y
0 IB structuring & execution interview 0 6y
0 MM Capital Markets vs. Boutique M&A? 2 6y
+13 Still being cockblocked by low UG GPA in my Target Master 9 6y
0 Mm PM vs starting own fund 4 6y
0 Blackstone 1st Round 1 6y
0 JP Morgan 21 6y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 12/27- 1/3 0 6y
0 M&A Student Prep 6 6y
0 why finance? what interested you in the markets? 2 6y
+17 Career pivot for Corp. Strategy to IB 2 6y
+3 Switch from AM to IBD 0 6y
+16 When do write-downs affect income statement? 3 6y
+30 URGENT: Am I Too late for SA 2020?! 25 6y
0 Wall Street Prep Bootcamp 0 6y
0 CB Final Round question 0 6y
+9 Restructuring Exit Opps? 0 6y
0 Specific healthcare related technical interview questions? 5 6y
+9 Summer Internship Interview Help - Operations role 0 6y
+7 Should I rent a place in NYC for my SA gig? 4 6y
+18 Buyside Analyst -> IB Analyst Lateral? 5 6y
+11 3.9+ GPA with 1 IB internship vs 3.7 GPA with 2 IB internship? 7 6y
0 lateralling Internationally < 1 year into the job 3 6y
+7 Staffer hours 10 6y
+56 Best Boutique TMT Franchises? 34 6y
0 Incoming MUFG SA 2021 0 6y
0 Starting as a PE analyst in EM or IB in NYCp 1 6y
0 JPM - pending activity completion that’s already complete? 0 6y
0 Side gig whilst in IB 5 6y
+4 To any Biology/Pre-med major Investment Bankers, what was your why banking story? 2 6y
+20 Jamie Dimon is hotter than David Solomon, change my mind! 3 6y
0 Coinbase says FUCK DIVERSITY HIRING 2 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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 13 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%

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October 2026 Investment Banking

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