+20 Valuation multiples used in healthcare, FIG and Public Sector groups 30 4y
+9 ECM to Coverage – Interview help 2 4y
+18 UK Corporate Broking. Any insight? 21 4y
+49 HSBC Reputation Today 34 4y
+469 The end of my journey 45 4y
0 Credit Suisse SA Group 30 4y
+16 MS Lev Fin vs. GS/JPM/BAML 17 4y
+179 Do Looks Matter? 411 4y
+12 Male/Female ratio in IBD 38 4y
+52 Corporate development to investment banking 61 4y
+51 NON-TARGET RECRUITING PROCESS 60 4y
+91 Lazard: insight? - Anyone gone through SA interview? 173 4y
+7 Top teams at Morgan Stanley London 7 4y
+29 Citi Tech - any good? Where's it based? 32 4y
+49 Recruiting at Vanderbilt (Please Please Please help) 80 4y
+40 Best Groups at Citi? - Best groups in IB? 142 4y
+33 Goldman's valuation techniques? 35 4y
+58 Associate or Analyst after MBA without workex? 103 4y
+33 Piper Jeffries & Co. 65 4y
+13 Wells Fargo and their future? 31 4y
+18 Modifying Job Title? 18 4y
+51 Senior Year Grades - Important to keep grades up? 103 4y
+230 Exploding Offer Dilemma 298 4y
+77 What is too old to be an investment banking analyst? 103 4y
+67 Tatoos/Earrings? 113 4y
+17 Sagent and Harris Williams 16 4y
+23 Bankers looking down on each other 34 4y
+59 Firm Visits: Must and Musn't Dos? 34 4y
+21 MM IB a good route to M7 MBA programs? 13 4y
+53 VBA for Excel, Useful or a waste of my time? 79 4y
+90 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Thoughts? 125 4y
+21 Don't you feel like MD's and CEO's are much easier to talk to when you don't know who they are? 7 4y
+12 Political Affiliation of Bankers 19 4y
0 GMAT Scoring 4 4y
+25 How to present your story about why you want to be in ibanking? 48 4y
+38 MS is no longer a Tier 1 bank. 33 4y
+49 Front office/Middle office/Back office 53 4y
0 mm boutique banking resume review 2 4y
+4 Bankers are FRUSTRATING 10 4y
0 Exit Options as a Generalist? 3 4y
0 IBD summer analyst in Asia 5 4y
0 Are the elite boutiques more selective? 13 4y
+29 You Know You're in Banking when... 54 4y
0 Worst IB Description Ever 8 4y
+24 3 OFFERS - HELP ME PICK! NOW!! LA vs NYC, BB vs top boutiques? 30 4y
+27 MS Menlo Park - Buyside opps 47 4y
0 FT Analyst Training Location 5 4y
0 News: Stifel Nicolaus buys Thomas Weisel Partners for $300mm in stock 7 4y
+27 finally got a job 24 4y
0 Do SAs in IBD get free dinner like full time analysts? 7 4y
0 What to wear to JPM in NYC on Friday 14 4y
+26 NY IBD - What are my chances? 22 4y
0 shaving (SA) 21 4y
+40 Corporate Culture - What makes a global investment bank different from another? 55 4y
0 IBD office setting 13 4y
+21 Wall Street Oasis Rocks! What Do You Say Gang??? 21 4y
0 Tech Group Rankings 16 4y
+19 Wanted to be a hater 16 4y
+56 Summer analyst after senior year...? 119 4y
0 How much execution is minimum? 2 4y
0 Fans of UFC / Pride in I-Banking? 17 4y
+81 What makes a firm a sweatshop? 67 4y
0 Citi or Greenhill? 26 4y
0 2nd year analyst at BB in NYC salary and bonus 2 4y
+25 What do you do on the train to work? 40 4y
+17 Turning Down Ross School of Business 28 4y
+53 The populist inquisition 38 4y
+53 Interview technicals with past deal experience 44 4y
0 Lower MM Boutique IBD vs. Big 4 Audit 15 4y
+182 Penn state vs OSU vs umich !!!!!! BB IBD plz help!!! 148 4y
+28 Dumbest Question of All Time 32 4y
+37 DCM - considering moving from M&A 34 4y
+25 What's the goal of networking if you're already at a target with a very strong resume? 19 4y
+26 Mature Student going into IBD 26 4y
0 Are internships in Asia looked down upon in the US? 34 4y
0 GS.Research or CICC IBD? 30 4y
0 Analysts and Associates 26 4y
0 rejection but still future potential 5 4y
+198 Funny Interview Stories 137 4y
+6 $80k starting salary? 7 4y
0 How many hours per week did you spend studying in college 26 4y
+14 UBS groups - London 11 4y
0 Why are HCA's 2009 statements available? 6 4y
+76 bullshit breakdown (for prospective monkeys) 53 4y
+11 Terrible summer interns? You judge. 8 4y
0 What's in TMT? 5 4y
+9 Bank - Important background information 3 4y
0 Base salary numbers for this recruitment season (starting FT 2011)? 46 4y
0 Who is your team? 6 4y
+47 Whats the best way to plan my IB Blitz 53 4y
+11 Why is M&A so coveted? 12 4y
+4 Boutique IB cold mailing 7 4y
+10 1st round with Perella Weinberg 30 4y
+33 Flirty networker - what to do 28 4y
+6 Consumer, Healthcare and Gaming 3 4y
0 Goldman Sachs piece in Vanity Fair 2 4y
+28 How exactly does one get their **** together? 49 4y
+7 Banker Sports? 34 4y
0 what summer options do I have at this stage? 1 4y
0 Harvard 1899 Entry Exam 25 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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