+16 Engineering Major and Banking 14 10y
+19 Struggling to overcome bad undergraduate grades even with a masters. 12 10y
+7 LIFO (w/LIFO Reserve) vs. FIFO 8 10y
+17 Accretion / Dilution - Question 6 10y
+2 Tennis vs golf? 4 10y
+5 Can someone copy/paste IBs in Atlanta with Capital IQ? 2 10y
+49 Corporate Banking: advice and information 33 10y
+5 Boenning & Scattergood 8 10y
0 Do Investment bankers put the needs of the clients last? 1 10y
+12 UMich Vs UCLA vs IU 17 10y
0 How helpful are early insight programs? 1 10y
0 Investment Banking SA Prospects in Milwaukee, WI 6 10y
0 Legal Cannabis Investment Banking? Thoughts? 18 10y
0 Technical Q: Driving WC off something other than Sales or COGS 8 10y
+26 Barclays v UBS v Deutsche Bank v Citi 7 10y
0 How Back Office is Strategy? 0 10y
+24 Networking trip during spring break 21 10y
0 Registered Phone Representative 2 10y
0 Financial Sponsors to Hedge Funds 0 10y
+49 Criminal Record HELP 78 10y
+6 Deutsche Bank Best Groups 3 10y
0 Investment in long-term assets 5 10y
0 Any Division I Non-Target Athletic Monkeys Out There? 0 10y
+17 Project a bank's CF Statement? modeling help 12 10y
0 What is the Finance division in BAML? 1 10y
+18 Need Help w Valuation of a Leasing Company 5 10y
+8 Completely Unprepared For Interview, Help... 8 10y
0 FT AC but already signed internship contract 0 10y
+2 Aerospace & Defense Banking 1 10y
+19 Naming Dropping In Cover Letters: Is it appropriate in this situation 5 10y
0 Need advice MS Finance SA vs. Citi GTS SA 2 10y
+34 Military Experience - Yay or Nay? 32 10y
0 Questions about first IB interview 13 10y
0 Started IB internship but lacking in real work opportunities 0 10y
+23 Modelling Help for Interview 10 10y
0 Leveraged Finance vs. Sell Side Distressed Debt Trading Desk 2 10y
+26 Bulge Bracket IBD Analyst Program vs Small Cap Investment Fund Analyst 12 10y
0 How to jump to corporate development or macro investing after DCM/LevFin role? 1 10y
0 Non-Target Investment Banking MM SA chances? 14 10y
0 When will I get my group? 0 10y
+92 UG Recruiting Part II: The first round interview 30 10y
0 General Investment Banking Questions 1 10y
0 Mergermarket/Firmex report: Will the valuation gap close in 2016? 0 10y
0 BNP Paribas - Group is very technical 0 10y
0 Public Finance - Anyone know about this sector for a group in SF? 2 10y
0 Technical Question - Cash flow statement 1 10y
0 Reneging - Final stages of interviewing with a firm? 8 10y
+9 Reneging - Accepted a F500 company's offer 9 10y
+10 Help - In the middle of a winter internship 2 10y
0 Help - Density of natural gas? 1 10y
0 Help - Types of writing used on a day to day basis 2 10y
0 Prime Brokerage - Any ideas what to expect for questions? 3 10y
+13 What does this mean? - Boutique IB 15 10y
0 Advice Needed - Senior at a target school 5 10y
0 Advice Needed - Junior fin/acct major at a non-target 3 10y
0 Advice Needed - Coming up empty handed 14 10y
0 Advice Needed - Currently working as a banker in Corporate Banking 0 10y
0 GPA - At 3.55 competitive? 7 10y
0 Excel Help - Not too computer literate 15 10y
0 Excel Help - Struggling to work around this problem 16 10y
0 Excel Help - Where is a tab name & range? 0 10y
0 What should I do? - Undergraduate junior at Wharton concentrating in finance 3 10y
0 What should I do? - Senior at a non-target with a 3.6 7 10y
0 What should I do? - 2 year contract offer to play soccer abroad 34 10y
0 Cover Letter Question - Medical student graduating in 2012 6 10y
0 Cover Letter Question - Applying for 2 positions 0 10y
0 Real Estate - Summer group assignment in LGRE 6 10y
0 What would you do? - Friendly acquaintance at another firm that 9 10y
0 What would you do? - Junior at a non-target 4 10y
0 What would you do? - Transferring to a non-target Fall 2011 2 10y
0 What would you do? - Stuck in a hard place 8 10y
0 Internship Question - Beginning my junior year 4 10y
0 Restructuring - Case Study 5 10y
+16 Leveraged Finance - Views on the differences between BoA and JPM 16 10y
0 Leveraged Finance - Primary difference between the two? 7 10y
0 Breaking into Corporate Banking Internally 4 10y
0 Are there any BB associates from non-target MBA programs? 6 10y
+8 What is the chance of me getting a job or internship on wall street or a job at a good investment bank? or maybe even consulting 7 10y
+39 Advice on How to Move Forward? 32 10y
0 2 PE internships look bad for IB FT recruiting? 5 10y
0 Replying to "Sorry, we have filled our analyst class." 3 10y
0 Background Check Compensation Question (Deferred) 4 10y
+46 Resume Advice - Going for MM banking division 19 10y
+46 How To Get a Drink at a Busy Bar 30 10y
0 How to deal with target's company's non-controlling interest in a M&A scenario 2 10y
+26 RX vs M&A at a NY boutique 12 10y
+33 Best ways to stay organized as a first year analyst? 28 10y
+18 In a tough and shitty situation 6 10y
0 DCM Corporate or Financial Institutions 0 10y
+4 Setting up a private bank 3 10y
+31 Banks who recruit late 22 10y
0 Subsidiary disposal - accounting question 0 10y
+26 Morgan Stanley Weekend Policy? 12 10y
+80 50% Lower Compensation-- Would You Still Work in IB? 44 10y
+51 [x] - In a group at a top BB 41 10y
+6 Series 79 - Have the STC training material 5 10y
0 Series 79 - Mistake during exam, will I have to retake?? 7 10y
0 Got HR's email but offer was retrieved 8 10y
0 What are my chances - Currently working for GE Corporate Audit Staff 13 10y
0 What are my chances - Two years of equity research experience 9 10y

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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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