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+17 How do I begin? 9 6y
+24 Looking, for a Summer Internship 20 6y
+14 Advice on my internship situation 2 6y
+5 Best HC groups in Los Angeles? 3 6y
+10 Arizona State 13 6y
0 Firms in CA that will hire biology major? 0 6y
+1 Morgan Menlo Park 2 6y
0 BB Associate Interview - San Francisco 4 6y
+47 Why is GS Now Allowing Some of Its Employees to Dress Casually? 14 6y
+26 What happens to Undergrads who fail to secure an internship? 9 6y
+32 Networking from Foreign Time Zone? 33 6y
0 Morgan Stanley Menlo Park Coverage 4 6y
0 F500 Finance to MM or Boutique? 0 6y
0 Do I have what it takes 14 6y
+27 USC/Kelley/Cornell HELP 13 6y
+57 Berkeley vs UW Seattle 28 6y
+11 What advice would you give? 2 6y
0 Big 4 Audit for Hedge Fund? 4 6y
0 Citgroup Tech West Coast 2 6y
0 West Coast Restructuring 5 6y
+45 Seeking advice (boutique Investment Banking) 19 6y
+31 Received offer for boutique IB west coast for post-grad, aiming for BB's for SA 2018, but not sure about career path, thoughts? 16 6y
0 Financial Technology Partners SF? 8 6y
0 Valuation Shop vs GT Advisory 0 6y
0 Sir Allen Stanford Cries, Threatens to Punch People. 0 6y
0 JPM West Coast SA's = Generalists? 3 6y
+53 32Yr old Fighter Pilot: Too Late? 53 6y
0 New, Upstart IBanks, PE, in Southern California? 2 6y
0 Bloom Off the Wall Street Rose? 6 6y
0 sophomore with gpa 3.3 at a semi-target, transfer to reset gpa? 1 6y
0 Oil & Energy Banking 6 6y
+12 Top Big 5 Canadian Bank Summer Internship to LA EB FT 1 6y
+6 Goldman Sachs: Seattle office 5 6y
0 St. Charles superday 0 6y
0 MM Analyst Offer 6 6y
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+9 interview with Capital Markets Role at a Peer to Peer / Online Marketplace lender in San Fran 1 6y
0 Boutique firms - What are the hours like and how is pay? 0 6y
+13 Morgan Stanley San Francisco 8 6y
+7 which banks have offices in Menlo/Palo Alto 5 6y
+16 Morgan Stanley vs. Citi vs. Bain 12 6y
+11 William Blair vs. Baird vs. FT Partners 5 6y
+15 Off cycle, non-target looking for mock interview buddies 1 6y
0 Question about no putting GPA on resume 4 6y
+16 UCLA Hospital - Real Doctors Salaries (includes real names) 13 6y
+12 Air Force Veteran to Non-Target? 1 6y
0 New San Fran Group 0 6y
0 Capital Funding Financial 5 6y
0 RA Capital Group, San Diego 3 6y
+3 Pagemill Partners (Tech M&A) - Deal Flow, Comp, Name Brand, Exit Opps. 3 6y
+35 Did I make the right decision by transferring to non-Stern NYU 19 6y
+13 College Freshman - Where to look for an internship? What companies hire? 5 6y
+12 Corp. Fin internship to IB, why are my interviews hell? 1 6y
0 Recent Engineering Graduate with Questions 1 6y
+12 Advice Please! - Path to Private Equity - Starting from Valuation Advisory 1 6y
+11 Insight on Non-Responsive Contact at BB after First Round Interview 5 6y
+49 Lazard in San Francisco 49 6y
+3 Going to be Freshman at University of Colorado Boulder in the fall. How do I break into the industry? 2 6y
+33 Non-Target School, Transfer for IBD/BB? 20 6y
0 Applying to LA offices if I am on SF 1 6y
+40 It is time for Silicon Valley Oasis (SVO) - Google is paying $3 million per year to a programmer 31 6y
0 Where to go besides BB or elite boutique for junior summer? 4 6y
+19 Internship as a highschool sophomore? 14 6y
0 HL FAS vs smaller tech boutique 5 6y
+22 Los Angeles IBanking Apartments 46 6y
+20 Bush-league Question - Writing a CIM for an interview 2 6y
0 Going to San Francisco, who should I meet? 6 6y
0 Would MSF be my best bet? 2 6y
0 Internship relevance and advice 7 6y
+62 Best place to start your career? IB or Tech? 25 6y
0 Roommate in San Francisco FT 0 6y
+20 Offer in Hand, Possibly Three Coming: What do to? 14 6y
0 Incoming Junior GPA problems 3 6y
0 US/UK/Europe opportunities in IB for an international student 3 6y
+11 Steps to Investment Banking, Where Should I Be 4 6y
0 SF FT 2014 Roommate 1 6y
0 What are my chances for management consulting or BB Banking (Pre-MBA)? 1 6y
+32 San Francisco I-Banking culture 15 6y
0 Does client relations have any pull at BB 0 6y
+18 Where to for FT? Evercore Tech v. GS TMT (all bay area) 12 6y
+23 Shit GPA, Previous IB/PE Experience - How to make someone take a chance on you? 8 6y
+9 Thoughts on Barclays Menlo, UBS SF and CS SF? 8 6y
0 Goldman Sachs Salt Lake City IBD Superday 9/30 19 6y
0 Financial Sponsors Ranking in West Coast 2 6y
0 Big 4 M&A vs. BB Corporate Banking 1 6y
+81 Qatalyst Reputation in 2019 25 6y
+17 Healthcare IB in San Francisco 15 6y
+34 I come from a non target school and I really want an analyst role at Houlihan Lokey 2020 11 6y
+11 Entry-level starters 4 6y
0 San Francisco Roommate - January 2015 1 6y
0 Thinking about changing my major - Input appreciated 6 6y
+24 The three types of financiers 1 6y
+16 Non-target first-year student in junior standing pursuing IB 4 6y
+1 Goldman Sachs IB Summer Associate Los Angeles 4 6y
0 Los Angeles Summer Housing 0 6y
0 4 Yr Work Exp + MBA enough to transition to IB with focus on metal commodities? 4 6y
+22 No Clubs at College 8 6y
+10 [Los Angeles] Anyone want to relive their glory days in Greek Life? 1 6y
+9 Blair SF vs Moelis SF vs Barclays Menlo 6 6y

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 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%

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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