+27 Landing Investment Banking Internship From A Sophomore's Perspective (Hong Kong) 30 8y
+282 Prefer Elite Boutiques or Bulge Brackets? 75 8y
+10 Not Passing First Round SA Interviews 3 8y
+9 GS Women in Securities Insight Day 6 8y
+8 Media Boutiques 3 8y
0 Why banking story 5 8y
+17 How to Respond to Question "Why Finance?" 12 8y
0 Foregoing Signing Bonus - Negative Implications? 2 8y
+11 Is RBC a BB? 11 8y
0 navigating the maze : getting ahead in banking and finance 1 8y
+11 What is the Correlation (if any) Between a Business Development position and Investment Banking Analyst position? 8 8y
0 Interview Question- Equity Value 2 8y
0 evercore update 1 8y
0 Importance of leadership in IB? 0 8y
0 Need advice choosing B-Schools 2 8y
+5 One thing you could not tolerate at work? 1 8y
+12 Help: What career opportunities after 6 years working on ABS (Asset Backed Securities) analysis and valuation? 0 8y
0 Gathering Information and Making Sense of it. 4 8y
+37 Do I take my boutique offer or delay graduation & transfer to an Ivy? 13 8y
+26 Compilation of tough technicals/behaviorals you've experienced so far 18 8y
+3 Networking with the "Staffer" 2 8y
0 The Fed's Latest Meeting 1 8y
+10 MVIC vs Enterprise Value 5 8y
0 Cover Letter Question for GPA 3 8y
0 TAS -> M7 -> IB - What should I work on? 3 8y
+39 Obvious weakness? 20 8y
0 GS LevFin Rep? 0 8y
+12 Quick Question - Interviews 1 8y
+16 Best way to forecast D&A and Capex 6 8y
0 GS AFG Groups Choice for Later PE Placement 0 8y
+24 Annotated Stock Price Chart - There has to be a better way 10 8y
0 Difference between FCF calculated from EBITDA and Net Income 2 8y
0 Rothschild Summer Internship Application 2 8y
+10 At this stage, how direct should I be? 1 8y
0 How do I approach a cold email to these people in my situation? 1 8y
0 How can I get into UBS in PE [now working as an Accountant at KPMG]? 0 8y
0 Resume Review. PM me 0 8y
0 Resume Review - PM 0 8y
+9 What is the difference between a convertible bond and mezzanine debt? 2 8y
0 Getting Equity Value 0 8y
0 MS Global Services Group? 0 8y
+15 Air Force Academy 16 8y
+12 Chances of an Investment Banking Job offer after pre-medical coursework. 0 8y
+27 Free Cash Flow vs. Net Income 5 8y
0 Transition from Fintech to M&A after MBA 1 8y
+2 Interviewing for Lateral Hire Position 2 8y
0 What do Interviewers like to see in On-Campus-Interviews 1 8y
0 Finance degree from target? 1 8y
+28 How to Interpret Interviewer's Comment? 8 8y
0 MBA Acceptance Chances? 3 8y
+8 Cover Letter Requirement 4 8y
+24 How much sleep do you need to survive? 14 8y
+34 WUSTL vs. Cornell 18 8y
+4 Bad to mention what bank you're moving to in emails? 1 8y
+16 FT Decision: Citi FLDP vs. Brown, Gibbons, Lang/Mizuho/Duff & Phelps 5 8y
+9 Leerink email format please 5 8y
0 Bank of America 1 8y
0 How to create customer repeat rate waterfall analysis 2 8y
0 HR Reference Compensation (2nd yr analyst) 0 8y
+66 Making it to the top 38 8y
0 Bloomberg Terminals at University / College 7 8y
+6 What to expect from a modeling case study at a superday? 5 8y
+5 Morgan Stanley Groups that do M&A in house?? 10 8y
+11 I want to be in IB but is it realistic? 2 8y
+96 When did LBO become a valuation technique? 24 8y
+214 Breaking into Banking is NOT Like Applying to College 119 8y
+16 Citi Application Glitch? 10 8y
+13 Recruiting for 2018 SA Positions 2 8y
+22 IB Offer: Background Check - GPA 28 8y
0 REIT/Real estate investment analyst to Real estate developer/investor? 0 8y
0 How to break into IB from Internal Audit 1 8y
0 Recommend some clean tech banks or groups in whatever banks 0 8y
0 What are the Basic Accounting Questions You Guys Get? 1 8y
+72 unhappiness 34 8y
0 Superday question. Help please 0 8y
0 Cambridge associates to IB? 1 8y
+16 Where do you find asset allocation reports? 5 8y
+27 EB or Top-tier BB? 17 8y
0 MMS/MSF or wait to get an MBA? 0 8y
+32 Why BBs don't create separate unit to get more deals in small and mid-market M&A? 17 8y
+9 Debt Syndication 1 8y
0 NOL (or Net Operating Loss) & DTA in DCF 1 8y
0 Credit Dealer Sales Vice President Salary? 1 8y
0 Team wants me, didn't get hiring approval. How to approach? 2 8y
0 Using Market Cap in D/E weights for WACC and Beta Calculations 1 8y
+3 List of post-MBA target / semi-target schools for IB that aren't top 20 3 8y
0 M&A structuring 0 8y
+9 Current Recruiting Stages 6 8y
0 Valuation - need help - balance sheet won't balance 4 8y
0 Should I withdraw app from division I am no longer interested in? 0 8y
0 Financial Modelling Training Providers - Hong Kong 0 8y
+9 Credit Suisse NY groups 2017 10 8y
+4 Technology Analyst IBD at BB 3 8y
+23 The reason why Goldman Sachs may change strategy 3 8y
+14 2018 IB Summer Associate Program 3 8y
0 I have no financial experiance in the past except insurance. 0 8y
0 Is it possible to be in global advisory then become an investment banker? 0 8y
0 Advice for summer internship offer 0 8y
0 Sharing a Financial Model for BitDice Casino ICO 0 8y
0 Roku IPO 1 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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