+22 I got fired today - Pushed too hard for advancements 38 4y
0 What to do? I interviewed 3 and half weeks ago... 12 4y
0 Credit Risk as a Sophomore 3 4y
+90 What do analysts eat for breakfast? 279 4y
+54 DCM Path 39 4y
+75 How to be persistent without being annoying? 127 4y
+66 2013 Bonus Season 98 4y
+19 Offer help? Gleacher or RBC? 28 4y
+132 How Quick will it Snap ? Valuation of SnapChat 87 4y
0 Placed in ECM as a first year analyst and not loving it 2 4y
+191 The demise and now rise of UBS? 438 4y
0 Blackstone M&A Advisory NY 32 4y
+41 Moving to Hoboken 71 4y
+11 2nd year base salary 6 4y
+36 leveraged finance interview - what to prep 21 4y
+38 How complex are actual models? 30 4y
+102 PERKS of working in Financial Services.... 257 4y
0 what are the most frequently used softwares for analysts in IB? 15 4y
+43 Day in the life of a Investment Banking analyst? 130 4y
+83 Interview Question: Why Middle Market Investment Banking? 52 4y
+27 Traditional IB vs. ECM/DCM 33 4y
+33 Join military before I graduate, or after I graduate? How would each choice affect a career in finance? 14 4y
+27 Cal vs UCLA (Math & Econ) 18 4y
+40 West Coast Investment Banking 68 4y
+11 What % of IBD incoming analyst class complete 2 year stint? 19 4y
+32 BC Carroll and UNC 26 4y
+24 Debt Repayment vs Dividends vs Share Buybacks 19 4y
+6 transcripts in uk 15 4y
+14 The New D-Bag Banker Signature Move 25 4y
0 BofA Global Banking and Markets 22 4y
+44 Rude to not actually have a coffee during an informational interview over coffee? 70 4y
+28 Other High Paying Jobs 41 4y
+29 Unemployment Low in Many Markets - Maybe the Grass is Greener? 7 4y
+20 ECM Internship 13 4y
+80 Can sleeping with a client get an intern fired? I may have made a mistake. 36 4y
+84 Walk me through a DCF 65 4y
+3 RSM vs ESCP 4 4y
0 Tech FP&A vs Energy Tax Planning / Forecasting intern -> Ib 1 4y
+8 Amortization of Financing Fees 3 4y
0 UK EB ---> ??? ---> US HF/PE 4 4y
+141 Elite Boutique Investment Banks 139 4y
+57 Any danger in talking with headhunters? 38 4y
+45 Paying Own Travel Costs for Interview 94 4y
+16 Exit Opps from Regional/Satellite Office vs Main Office 13 4y
+17 Any advice for if you dont get promoted to associate? 6 4y
+40 HELP! Jefferies operations summer internship or unpaid boutique IB internship?? 27 4y
+19 High gpa but no banking experience 6 4y
+20 Best Non-Finance Books? 31 4y
+14 How much does size matter? 31 4y
+33 Impact of cash dividend on EV in tax free world 25 4y
+37 Best Practices For Recovering From Poor Reviews? 17 4y
+24 Do You Get Girls Easier as An I-Banker? 35 4y
0 Negative Career Impact after Point 72 Summer Internship? 7 4y
0 BAML London vs. CS London 5 4y
+34 Convincing a bank to let you do an off-cycle internship? 7 4y
0 Morgan Stanley No. 1 but what about Bonus 9 4y
+15 Elite Boutiques asking super difficult technicals 5 4y
+322 HEY you OCR little f*cks 105 4y
0 Can someone assess if this Sydney no-name boutique has good dealflow or not? 5 4y
0 UBS ER vs. Standard Chartered IBD (M&A) spring internships for ibd recruiting? 3 4y
0 UCL vs Imperial (MSc Management) 2 4y
0 Possibility of a European Megabank merger? 3 4y
0 CS - WFC deal half truth or whole lies ? 13 4y
+22 Very short suspense - help appreciated! 5 4y
+28 Sophomore Year- Investment Banking Vs. Private Equity 22 4y
+39 "More Revs" 29 4y
+78 Working Abroad in Investment Banking 53 4y
+87 IB in Continental Europe: Paris to Vienna to Moscow 34 4y
0 Rothschild London GFA Team Rankings 3 4y
+11 Sagent Advisors - Comparison vs lower BBs or MMs 36 4y
+11 So I did some shit.....It's pretty bad... 8 4y
+15 what non-profit orgs would you join? 17 4y
+34 BB IBD or EB M&A? (SA) 14 4y
0 Entry level IB in Switzerland - Possible without being fluent in German? 1 4y
+18 Renege and Redo Full Time Recruiting? 13 4y
+23 ibanks should hire more people 18 4y
+125 When GPA Matters 65 4y
+44 Should I go abroad next semester? 17 4y
+14 Should I send an advanced model to bankers as a recruiting tactic? 9 4y
+51 What's the difference between leveraged finance and financial sponsors? 59 4y
+12 IBD Interview Question: Can Enterprise Value be negative? 6 4y
+18 London All-In Analyst Comp? 5 4y
+11 LevFin in SF vs. Boutique in NYC 0 4y
+61 LevFin in London 22 4y
+46 How to renege BB IBD return offer for Megafund PE 20 4y
+107 How bad is it really... the back office 41 4y
+145 Some Thoughts on Networking 73 4y
+17 BIWS - Accounting Fundamentals 8 4y
0 GS ECM HK Offcycle Internship 4 4y
0 How can I valuate a company with only IS? 3 4y
+213 My not-so-secrets to success 91 4y
0 MBD/RE Private Equity/Special Servicing -> IBD? 1 4y
+11 Incoming BB Analyst Looking for Pre-Training Resources 3 4y
+12 HELP Off cycle internship: BNP Paribas ECM vs. MM IB M&A (HL/William Blair/Baird/Piper Jaff) (Both London) 5 4y
+17 CFA1 help with boutique? 8 4y
+19 Off-Cycle Internship help 6 4y
+42 SA Would you pick Point72 or Goldman Sachs? 13 4y
+15 Goldman v. Blackstone v. BlackRock 9 4y
+30 MM in New York or BB in Toronto? 14 4y
+98 Low IPO Fee for Snapchat 71 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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