+5 Cost of Debt (Example) 2 7y
+19 No Response after phone interview for a referred position 8 7y
+12 IB to Corporate Development Modeling (on job as well as interview tests) 1 7y
+7 Alternatives to IB/CF/PE 5 7y
+12 M&A/LBO Modeling Question 1 7y
+12 Advanced Interview Questions: Actual Financial Statement Cases 1 7y
+4 Excel animation 3 7y
+12 Putting a Job Shadow experience on a resume (GCM Grosvenor) 1 7y
+12 Private companies valuation - “optimal” capital structure 1 7y
+5 Are chinos appropriate for a business casual environment? 4 7y
+12 Forensics --> Valuation...advice? 1 7y
+31 How do you characterize investment banking around unsophisticated/trashy family? 7 7y
+9 2 questions. 3 7y
+19 How did IB work before Excel and PowerPoint 5 7y
+39 King of the shortlists but can't get an offer 10 7y
+16 Picking the right IB group 5 7y
+30 My path from a non-target to the top EB 13 7y
+15 Capital One Commerical Banking Program 9 7y
+5 ROA 3 7y
+13 Acquiring a company that has a large amount of debt, solutions? 4 7y
+6 Are there any BB IB, EB IB, PE MF or Big Hedge Funds in Rhode Island? 5 7y
+38 Bible of Finance 25 7y
+17 CS(major/minor) and/or ECON(major/minor) and/or SOCIOLOGY(major) and/or BUSINESS MINOR at Cornell? 5 7y
+136 Today's Top Bankers on The Street. Who are they? 113 7y
+6 Interviewing a candidate 3 7y
0 How should an analyst do in C-suite meeting 1 7y
+1 Citi Early ID Undergraduate 2019 1 7y
+15 Best way to apply to mid-market UK firms 3 7y
+3 Applications and Knows Affiliates in Public Office 1 7y
+10 Advice to get into investment baking 1 7y
+40 BO to FO probability 20 7y
+100 Any other targets get screwed by this year's Summer Analyst recruiting cycle? What are your plans now? 37 7y
+80 Uber IPO and the Morgan Stanley Banker / Driver 25 7y
+3 IBD MBA Associate 3 7y
+3 2020 Summer Recruiting 1 7y
+3 Anyone read The Dark Side of Valuation by Damodaran? 1 7y
+12 Evolve or Repeat 1 7y
+19 3 statement modelling test for IBD SA 15 7y
+12 Fundamental analysis on securities trading business (advice needed) 1 7y
+3 Any Updates on SMBC Nikko IBD SA recruiting? 2 7y
+12 BB to Middle Market IB Lateral Thoughts? 1 7y
+13 Is collections debt an issue during background checks? 2 7y
+3 Investment ROI question 2 7y
+17 Lazard SF TMT - Same as Lazard MM TMT? 12 7y
+45 How hard is it to get into corporate banking? 27 7y
+5 UBS Sophomore Investment Banking Internship 2 7y
+14 MD of Boutique Told Me To Follow Up With Him The Following Week - I Did With a Phone Call and An Email...Now What? 4 7y
+11 phone interview. Is it a negative sign? 7 7y
+20 Career Advice Banking vs Consulting 8 7y
+4 IPO instead of LBO for Hertz in 2005 1 7y
+3 Goldman Sachs Undergraduate Camp/Pride Summit/Women's Event 2019 1 7y
+11 Product vs Industry Group explained 1 7y
+6 UBS Key Competitors 1 7y
+28 I keep getting rejected from Goldman Sachs. Please help me. 56 7y
+22 GPA Vs. Degree: What truly matters? 20 7y
+31 2.01 HS GPA, Non Target College, Middle Market Investment Banker - Q&A 4 7y
+9 How to get Modeling Experience 1 7y
+24 Diminishing ROI for Banking? 2 7y
+20 taking a gap year before starting IB full time? burned out? 4 7y
+12 Internal Networking - Best Practices? 3 7y
+6 Is a phone call enough to break a contract? 1 7y
+3 Resume or not in the initial phone call email? 2 7y
+19 Army Reserves/National Guard and IBD Associate Positions 3 7y
+12 Following Up with MD of ECM at Small Boutique (Post-behavioural, post thank you email) - Guidance Appreciated 1 7y
+9 LBOs in M&A? 2 7y
+12 How difficult is it to get a Consulting interview 1-2 years after B-School (as an IB associate)? 1 7y
+12 Industrial vs Power Utilities and Infrastructure vs NatRes - What to pick? 1 7y
+14 Lazard Recent Deals 6 7y
+9 PE fund approach and valuation of target 2 7y
+18 At a Top Boutique, Moving from UK to US - Which City Should I Choose? 3 7y
+15 If you ONLY worked on live deals, with no pitching, how many hours per week would you work? 5 7y
+3 Threats to Advisory Businesses in the future? 1 7y
+3 Best Structured Prodcuts Shops for S&T and Origination 1 7y
+13 Do you find your work rewarding? 6 7y
+9 What's the hardest job to get into? 2 7y
+3 Research for Comparable Companies 1 7y
+3 Do PE firms destroy value for companies? 2 7y
+3 Can you have an internship when you have a FT offer lined up after graduation? 2 7y
+3 Follow up after the final round of interview 1 7y
+107 Where the CFA® can and can't help you? 79 7y
+3 Perella Weinberg Partners vs BB 1 7y
+9 Can I break into IB realistically? 4 7y
+12 Free money and Debt Binge 1 7y
+12 Top Power & Utilities IB Groups? 1 7y
+3 Boutique Hedge Fund internship to IB SA or FT 2 7y
+3 Best Fixed Income Book to Read 3 7y
+3 Goldman Sachs Insight Series Preparation 1 7y
+15 Corp Strategy --> IBD 1 7y
+9 Calculate debt capacity 1 7y
+314 2019 Goldman Sachs IBD Summer Analyst 953 7y
+22 While using a DCF and WACC, where do I input my own required rate of return? 7 7y
+151 What happens after the golden ticket? BB IB -> MM/MF PE -> HBS-> PE/HF: then what? 94 7y
+3 Asset Management Client Service--> Asset Management Analyst--> IB Analyst...?? 1 7y
0 Lateraling from non-modelling Levfin group to Elite Boutique/Coverage 5 7y
+7 Which bank in your opinion has the nicest business cards? 5 7y
+6 M&A Trends 1 7y
+14 How do bonuses at BBs work if you get a buyside offer? 3 7y
+3 Cowen M&A 2 7y
+23 Golf in the Corporate World 10 7y
+3 Houlihan Lokey – Financial Sponsors Group 1 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (44) $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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”