+9 Pitching a Company 1 8y
+9 Capital IQ Plug in 3 8y
+18 Seeking Full time or Going to grad school? 4 8y
+43 How not to cold call - nervous (almost) shit pants 36 8y
+31 Tier 3 IB (Nomura/BNP/HSBC) vs PE (10B+) SA offers help! 9 8y
+81 5 Reasons to Avoid Working in MM Investment Banking (Other than Prestige/Exit-Ops) 26 8y
+13 Product Group at Global Bank vs. Industry Coverage at Well-Known Boutique for PE? 2 8y
+12 Value of Sales/Business/Analytics internship at Fortune 100 1 8y
+9 Goldman sachs and transcripts 1 8y
+12 Goldman Sachs Application Status IB 0 8y
+11 How does IPO and secondary stock offering works? 4 8y
+19 Valuation of a company with high inventories and debt 8 8y
+13 Duke vs Georgetown Master degree 11 8y
+12 FT Structured Finance Offer vs Professional Services (THINK BNP PARIBAS VS KPMG) 1 8y
+19 Really Worried :( - FT Recruitment 11 8y
+10 Williams vs UChicago vs Pomona vs Claremont McKenna 1 8y
+13 Bulge Bracket 2018 Summer Analyst Offer 5 8y
+17 Investment Banking to MBA Feeder 5 8y
+13 Internship during senior year after securing FT IB 1 8y
+9 Recent M&A Case Study Presentation as Part of Interview Process COMING UP! 4 8y
0 Any training programs worth attending? 6 8y
+17 HELP: Finance Team Names (Puns Encouraged) 13 8y
0 Part time jobs on background check? 1 8y
+51 My first Equity Research Report 28 8y
0 E-Commerce Tech Valuation 1 8y
+9 Does Jefferies have access to Box? 1 8y
+6 Morgan Stanley Profit rose 12 percent in 3Q17 1 8y
+2 2 Tricky Interview Questions. PLEASE HELP! 4 8y
+23 Are the Vault Guide Rankings Accurate? 7 8y
+42 Brown/Cornell/UVA undergrad for banking/finance? 32 8y
+52 0/3 on FT Superdays - What Am I Doing Wrong? 15 8y
+13 What happens to those not getting good Fin jobs post undergad. 1 8y
+15 Upcoming phone interview with Evecore, any suggestion? 23 8y
+21 Best US M&A boutiques for Tech from a CLIENT perspective? 1 8y
+1 Tips on writing to school alumni 2 8y
0 BNP Paribas Financing Solutions 1 8y
0 Applying without year qualification? 1 8y
0 Preqin Favor 1 8y
+16 IBD Dream over :( 11 8y
+3 Sophomore Internship Question about Various Apps 1 8y
0 Proposing an M&A Target! URGENT 2 8y
+164 Any front office African Americans in IB? 140 8y
+12 Got a call back from HR for phone screen 1 8y
+6 Take Private Transaction Process? 1 8y
+14 Shortlisted for final round or just rejection coming? 20 8y
+17 Bonus clawback - EB Analyst 10 8y
+2 Double-emailing MD? 4 8y
+75 100+ job applications, 4 interviews - is it time to "give up"/face the music? 33 8y
0 Best banks for debt related services? 3 8y
0 Where to start a career DCM vs Real Estate PE 3 8y
0 How low are GS IBD NY summer analyst return offer rates, really? 3 8y
+13 Economics/Business Degrees are useless and a waste of your money! 1 8y
0 2nd Semester Options 1 8y
+25 Combating Weakness 7 8y
0 JP Morgan Chase - Markets - Summer Analyst? Thoughts? 3 8y
+28 Goldman 10/07 Superday 33 8y
0 Haven’t heard back from Superday 1 8y
+98 How to explain a low gpa 59 8y
+7 Data Science Intern Vs. Accounting 5 8y
+7 Specific Jobs In Military 3 8y
+40 Where do I look up recent deals? 81 8y
+12 How do you build connections in your 20s? 1 8y
+14 How soon to tell mentor that you are leaving the firm? 3 8y
+26 Cornell Question? 17 8y
+3 JCF Capital Advisors LLC ??? 1 8y
+75 Approaching Mid-Life Early.. Input Needed 71 8y
+16 USA IB sponsorship survey 4 8y
+19 Need help deciding what colleges to apply too 8 8y
0 Interview question- Suppose I give you $10,000. How will you invest it? 2 8y
+13 What does it really mean if a company's depreciation increases and how does it affect the valuation? 7 8y
+2 Fidget Spinner Policy? 1 8y
0 Morgan Stanley IB NY Regular Process 2 8y
+4 Risk of Bond Portfolio 2 8y
+15 Pearl and Rosenbaum IB book. 1st vs 2nd Edition 7 8y
0 Has it Become Easier to Break in From a Non-Target? 1 8y
0 GS IBD AFG vs MS IBD 2 8y
0 Private Capital Advisory - Typical analyst deliverables and day-to-day work 7 8y
0 JPMorgan Chase time line question 1 8y
0 DCF question post Interview?!?!? 4 8y
+35 HSBC/NOMURA/MACQUARIE Full Time vs GS/JP/MS Summer Intern (IBD) 9 8y
+12 No Name Boutique's Summer 2018 1 8y
+3 Could I still recruit for the same firm off recruiting cycle? 1 8y
+22 Should I put this experience on my resume? 4 8y
+9 Informational Interview with 3 people at same firm....HELP 1 8y
0 How to network with banks at campus Networking Dinners 1 8y
0 Parents want me to do Engineering then MBA. I want to go straight to Finance. Advice? 1 8y
0 LBO holding 1 8y
+12 Anyone can advise on building my on index using bloomberg? 1 8y
+3 Any good biotech reads/reports I could have? Tossin' SBs your way 1 8y
+9 Experience IB Analyst Cover Letter 1 8y
+18 IB to Valuation Advisory...Rather than Valuation to IB. Thoughts? 10 8y
+4 Purchase Price: Let's get it right, is it the Equity Value or Enterprise Value? 3 8y
0 How Do You Take Vacation 8 8y
+12 How to strip out FX to get to "true" sales? 1 8y
+16 Restructuring on the upswing? What do all you monkeys think? 1 8y
0 Evercore/Moelis DC Office 2 8y
+39 Nothing is Going Right for Recruitment... What's Next? (Need Advice) 10 8y
0 Should I apply to HK 1 8y
0 Delay Graduation to switch between BB 4 8y
+7 Acronym or short-hand term for company being analyzed/modeled? 2 8y

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 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $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
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