+52 Dear investment bankers: Would you befriend me? (advice needed, please) 25 8y
+7 Pitchbook for company out of core space 2 8y
0 CAO M&A and Coverage Groups Business Manager 0 8y
+58 Stock-based compensation and free cash flow 22 8y
+42 Summer Associate Interview Prep, MBA candidate 30 8y
+244 Interview experience w/ JPM Junior Analyst Program 648 8y
0 Graduate Talent Program 2017, UBS 0 8y
+20 What do you think are some good questions to ask current interns at an IB? 4 8y
+9 How to determine if a source/website is reliable ? 2 8y
+23 Lukewarm intro....no reply 8 8y
+15 Are Ponzi Schemes really that bad? 20 8y
+29 Protected Saturdays 28 8y
+86 I was not afforded the same opportunities 44 8y
+24 BB Summer Analyst, Do I go for Lev Fin or a Coverage Group? 25 8y
+7 Waiting until Spring semester to apply to Boutique IBs 3 8y
+15 MUST KNOW Valuation Methods in an IB interview? 9 8y
+101 To All The Future Investment Banking Prospects 7 8y
0 Networking in different branches/cities 7 8y
+9 which banks ask for references? 5 8y
+45 Community College + Computer Science = No Chance? 46 8y
0 Will BlackRock stock continue to fall? 0 8y
+15 Sovereign Advisory 5 8y
0 Federal Consulting versus Public Finance IB 1 8y
+17 why doesn't equity value take into account 100% minority interest 8 8y
+18 Need Help Formatting CIM 10 8y
+14 Is Private Equity Operations Analyst considered a shit job? 9 8y
+6 Piper Jaffray Career Exploration Program 2017 5 8y
0 Has anyone heard of Kyrios Capital? 0 8y
+23 Sent thank you letter to wrong employee 17 8y
+14 Good luck to all SAs! Message for those who didn't get in. 9 8y
+27 Cold Emailing on Weekends? 7 8y
+66 What to do with my life? - Senior at SEC school 63 8y
+23 Where to start? 5 8y
+65 Mobility and Switching Groups 52 8y
0 networking with HK office 0 8y
0 *asking advice* IB internship 0 8y
0 Good Attention to Detail Anecdotes for Interviews? 2 8y
+17 Missing comma - big deal? 15 8y
0 Three statement modeling help needed 0 8y
+1 CV review for IBD 3 8y
0 Has Lloyd Blankfein been slower than rivals to embrace growth opportunities? 0 8y
0 Finance Program graduation 1 8y
+18 BB CEO - Exit Opps 5 8y
+2 Python in IB 1 8y
+14 Career "Mentors". Worth it? 2 8y
+269 Asian name on resume 125 8y
+8 Big Fish in a Small Pond or Small Fish in a Big Pond 7 8y
0 Dividend Yield into Cost of Equity? 4 8y
+11 How many of you buggers read business books? 9 8y
+20 Morgan Stanley sent me email regarding timeline - What does it mean? 11 8y
0 Cover letter hint 2 8y
+56 Quants in M&A? Is this a thing now? 26 8y
+40 Adjusted EBITDA - Top down vs. Bottom up 8 8y
0 Chinese company borrows/lends to finance its own acquisition 1 8y
0 International student networking problem 1 8y
0 What does Financial Strategy/Risk Solutions do in an investment bank? Where do they sit - Markets or IBD? 0 8y
0 What kind of questions will I get asked and how detailed will they be? 0 8y
+38 Non tier undergrad, looking to break into finance 15 8y
+22 Got job at a Private Equity Firm, no experience, what to do? 6 8y
+20 Urgent: Coffee Chat with 2 bankers 5 8y
+3 Help with my resume/cover letter & strategy 1 8y
+20 Reaching out to MDs/Managing Partners of Boutiques 17 8y
+85 How do you deal with someone shaming you? 34 8y
+8 Freshman yr wrap up, am i in decent shape? 6 8y
0 Botique or Corporate Finance? 0 8y
+9 Is a two week internship too short? 3 8y
0 School Selection during Applications 2 8y
0 Master's in Accounting 2 8y
0 Coprporate M&A Internship at Big4 3 8y
+14 Och-Ziff these days 9 8y
+11 Behavioral Questions that you don't have a story for 1 8y
0 External networking events during SA 1 8y
+30 Finance jobs that require international travel 21 8y
+5 Caught being a lazy piece of shit 2 8y
+48 Background check for operations - How bad is this?? 22 8y
0 Q&A: Non Target with 2.8, no internships, trying to break into IB 3 8y
0 Looking for a roommate (Koreantown, 8/1) 0 8y
+24 Weird situation- Irrelevant experience at boutique Chinese Investment Bank? 5 8y
+26 Pre MBA Investment Banking 8 8y
0 Atypical path, what are my chances / any advice? 3 8y
+16 Junior Transfer for BB 9 8y
+1 Sophomore Spring Admit at USC: How will this effect my ability to land an internship sophomore year? 4 8y
+60 What Annoying Emails do you Get? 24 8y
0 What GPA to put? 1 8y
+7 Stock Pitch Competition on Resume 6 8y
+9 Is it too late for BB 2018 SA - Sophomore 5 8y
+8 Robinhood Beta Member on SA Resume? 5 8y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Banking group (Summer Analyst) 2 8y
+15 IPO discount to individual investors? 6 8y
+34 IB interview at regional office - Opinion about the difficulty 14 8y
0 Boutique PE internship-worth it? 3 8y
0 2014 WSO Rankings for Investment Banks: Prestige & Pride (Part 7 of 10) 0 8y
+6 Back office intern JP Morgan instant message 3 8y
0 Oxford MFE Recruitment 0 8y
+10 Goldman Sachs SA 2018 US positions ? 2 8y
+36 The Basics of Tech Banking? 35 8y
0 Industry Related Awareness 0 8y
+294 My hippie mom doesn't want me to go into IB 99 8y
0 Need some clarification for aptitude tests 0 8y
+6 Final internship presentation 6 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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