+33 Gamble on Recovery - BAML vs. UBS. vs. Citi 22 8y
+40 Information Session Overview: What to Wear & What to Ask 63 8y
+12 What is the market structure for buy-side banking fee for $200MM to $1B EV deals? 1 8y
+23 Signing bonus lower than industry average 9 8y
+9 How do banks value buy side banking deal experience? 1 8y
+46 Should I Put My Standardized Test Scores On My Linkedin Profile? 12 8y
+11 How does a dividend recap affect balance sheet 5 8y
0 Oracle-Hyperion deal 14 8y
+24 Top Tier PM Group vs MM S&T 13 8y
+20 What makes an investment bank successful? 3 8y
+7 Explain the concept of present value as if you were explaining it to a child? 4 8y
+18 Unique Situation Advice Needed... 5 8y
+13 Views on Jefferies Healthcare group 6 8y
0 OID / Interest Expense / Amort 3 8y
+25 Undergrad GPA Affects Post-MBA Investment Banking Recruiting? 20 8y
+66 Is Negative Working Capital a Bad Thing? 32 8y
+20 How important are those online webinars? 8 8y
+4 Firm events after being hired 2 8y
+3 GS global compliance division summer intern 4 8y
+78 Practicing attention to detail 22 8y
0 Big 4 Audit to Big 4 Corporate Finance- Advice 2 8y
+12 Strategist Roles at BBs? 6 8y
+12 Commercial Banking to IB or ER? 1 8y
+5 Bonus Timeline 3 8y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Summer Intern Program 5 8y
+17 Houlihan Lokey CF / IB Groups 6 8y
+21 will taking a semester off college for personal reasons jeopardize my internship offer/future job? 5 8y
+17 Mid-Cap vs Large-Cap PE Recruiting - Which is easier? 13 8y
+9 NOLs 1 8y
+17 Liberal arts to finance? 6 8y
+29 IB Summer Internship before first year of college 7 8y
+8 How was banking done before computers? 4 8y
+25 Beginner: Financial Statements question 5 8y
+45 Pump Up Before Interview? 114 8y
+55 From Back office to Front office!? 40 8y
+30 IBD SA Networking Prior to Group Placement 47 8y
+23 What is DB CMTS? 14 8y
+4 Banking to hedge fund: interview questions 2 8y
+51 Performing (very) well as a Summer Analyst 35 8y
0 BB vs No Name HF for first job 3 8y
0 CFA CHARTER EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT 8 8y
+3 Different ways to say "how can I best position myself for an interview at your firm?" 9 8y
+11 Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Banking 28 8y
+6 How do I learn about deals so I can discuss during interviews? 18 8y
+22 Summer Internship Background check 26 8y
+83 Married Investment Banker 43 8y
0 Recommendation from MD 12 8y
+18 Dividend Discount Model 18 8y
+163 Using LinkedIn for Networking 223 8y
+23 Internal Mobility GS/MS/JPM 12 8y
+32 S&T to IBD, but too late? 40 8y
+52 Exiting a Boutique 43 8y
0 BAML - Tech - Palo Alto 13 8y
+105 Transition from Big 4 to BB IB? 145 8y
+24 Power of a vice president 41 8y
+19 What do analysts in an M&A group actually do? 9 8y
+1 How to get internship after freshman year? 0 8y
0 Morgan Stanley background check question? 6 8y
+42 Lateral move from IBD to S&T (and vice versa) 39 8y
+59 The Airport Test 43 8y
0 Life of a summer analyst? 16 8y
+3 Help with Courses 4 8y
+11 Unique situation, want to get into IBD 1 8y
+7 In good shape for SA? 8 8y
+13 13" laptop for modeling? 7 8y
+34 PwC TAS - Valuations vs. Deloitte Consulting - Federal Business Technology Analyst 7 8y
+18 Restructuring - Upcoming interview with a top restructuring group 12 8y
+17 'Experienced Resume' for Summer Analyst Applications 7 8y
+26 What the f**k should I do guys? 7 8y
+7 Mid-market CorpFin 4 8y
+13 NYU Stern Undergrad: 4 Year BS/MS In Accounting 6 8y
+12 In need of a serious course of action 1 8y
+49 GPA cut off for PE 58 8y
+38 Looking for Confidence - Incoming SA 13 8y
+12 Job advice 1 8y
+12 Data science team in IB 1 8y
+19 Coupon Rate vs Yield Rate for Bonds 5 8y
+63 Cost of Capital vs. WACC 42 8y
+50 Sign On Bonus Taxes 119 8y
+18 Healthcare public finance at BB or boutique investment bank? 1 8y
+4 Anyone intern at Credit Agricole? 4 8y
+28 WACC Question Riskiness 6 8y
+21 Leaving 6 month M&A internship (unpaid) 4 8y
+28 How to ask for a referral to another group without sounding uninterested in their group? 2 8y
+3 UBS -Background Check 1 8y
+12 Breaking into Healthcare/Life Sciences IB post-MBA from Consulting? 2 8y
+22 Interview Timeline for offer - Lateral 12 8y
+3 HR Call for Onboarding ?? 1 8y
+33 Getting hazed at my internship VIA menial tasks 49 8y
+37 Best MBA Summer Internship for Full-Time IBD Associate recruiting. 22 8y
+12 Transportation, Shipping, & Logistics 13 8y
+4 Internal mobility at Citi 3 8y
+54 some questions from CS phone interview 67 8y
+13 Investment Banking with Programming skill? 18 8y
+43 Preparing for the Buy-Side? 18 8y
0 BAML vs Citi HK 2 8y
+27 Superday. What to expect? 33 8y
+35 Finders fees for deals 29 8y
+20 Vault guide to finance interviews 49 8y
+49 Where to find recent deals 131 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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