+22 Does a Corporate Strategy internship look good for IBD? 10 4y
+8 Cold Contact Through Linkedin? (no email listed in company website) 10 4y
+15 PJT vs Rothschild (London) 5 4y
0 BB lateral 3 4y
+21 IB LONDON - full time recruiting or off-cycle? 7 4y
+42 Does TMT Banking offer the most lucrative exit options? 9 4y
+10 Chances of getting elite boutique or GS/MS? 10 4y
+95 Top 3 Skills Needed for Investment Banking 55 4y
+15 Cost of equity of the target company or the cost of equity of the financial sponsor ? 11 4y
+5 Do Lazard really pay below street in London? 13 4y
+25 Avoid Mentioning Full-Ride Scholarship in Interviews? 17 4y
+20 Lifetime banker: Cost of temporarily switching countries? 4 4y
0 JPM to shift up to 1000 jobs abroad 3 4y
+161 Thoughts on PJT Partners? 35 4y
+9 Email contacts coming to campus for OCR 5 4y
+11 IPO number of shares 10 4y
0 Credit Analyst Offer 2 4y
0 Deleted 2 4y
+14 Morgan Stanley Off Cycle Abroad 4 4y
+12 Going from studying in London, to working in wallstreet 4 4y
0 Treatment of ADRs in Valuation / EV to Equity Bridge 1 4y
+24 Not getting first rounds 7 4y
+29 Should I take a demotion in order to move upmarket / upstream? 14 4y
+16 Corporate Finance Internship at Big 4 AC. Need advice 3 4y
0 Why would a private company want to keep treasury shares? 1 4y
+11 Paying for an internship in Asia?? 9 4y
+35 Financial Statements: Gross Profit Margins & Margins EBITDA as percent, how do you factor as "high" or "low"? 11 4y
0 Graduating off cycle - should I delay for a summer internship? 2 4y
+20 GS SI Group Selection London - Need help! 8 4y
+75 Non-Lifer Investment Banking thoughts wanted - IBD to MBB, an improvement? 32 4y
+11 Help Needed for Accepting Offer 3 4y
+11 Choosing an area to work in as a summer analyst at Lloyds Bank Front Office 12 4y
+52 About to get fired as an Intern, please help!!! 23 4y
0 CFA® vs CAIA vs FRM for Project Finance / Infrastructure career path? 3 4y
+13 S&T Analyst/Associate --> MBA --> IBD Associate 10 4y
0 Interview Location 1 4y
+6 Morgan Stanley Financial Sponsor Group 5 4y
+38 Goldman Dallas office or IBD elsewhere? 29 4y
+3 Should I reach out to people in my group before I start? 4 4y
+13 Corporate Development Vs. Corporate Finance for Summer After Junior Year? 1 4y
+29 Moelis Houston 17 4y
+7 JP Morgan Leveraged Finance 2017 3 4y
+30 Interview Question: EV/EBITDA and in-the-money stock options impact 13 4y
+28 Current events in interviews 42 4y
+23 Formatting error on resume but got the interview - what should I do? 11 4y
+26 Any advice as to what college I should attend? 24 4y
+5 William & Mary, Fordham, Bucknell- which has the greatest presence on the street? 4 4y
+13 M&A Coffee Chat after screening my CV 6 4y
+326 Top Groups on Wall Street 259 4y
+45 When do bulge bracket banks drug test? 31 4y
+12 Too Old to be an IBD Analyst 4 4y
+30 i-banking: MBA w/out prior finance experience 46 4y
+23 MacCap Infra (IB) 7 4y
+40 Top groups at UBS London - need help choosing a group 87 4y
+32 Market Risk Vs Credit Risk Management 22 4y
+11 Anyone ever network with the big HF/IB/PE guys? 9 4y
+70 is it possible to stay healthy/fit in banking? 67 4y
+44 Is Evercore a boutique 16 4y
+24 Evercore vs PJT 21 4y
+14 Evercore Restructuring 2017 11 4y
+33 Investment Banking Recruitment Dying Down... What are my options? 13 4y
+36 Starting Investment Banking Career in an emerging market vs US city 29 4y
+27 What is Negative Beta? 20 4y
0 Bank by David Bledin 14 4y
+57 Which in door spot to take interview calls in midtown NYC? 29 4y
+22 [Moelis Update] Moelis Reminds Staff To Treat Young Bankers Well 5 4y
+19 UBS London Group Preferences for 2018 4 4y
+144 Career progression (into IB) without internships/previous work experience. 182 4y
+53 Wells Fargo IBD 2019 SA Offer vs Citi Superday 36 4y
+22 Chemicals investment banking 38 4y
+88 Investment banking and going to the gym 135 4y
+27 List of Boutiques to Avoid 33 4y
+243 Investment Banking for females - What is it like ? 168 4y
+22 Breaking into US firms from overseas 10 4y
+35 Is FBR taken seriously? 39 4y
+12 Freshman Summer Internship- Logistics? 1 4y
+13 What type of hair products do (male) bankers use? 69 4y
+106 Is CFA® necessary for investment banking ? 40 4y
+151 Has IB Work/Life Balance Changed in 2019? 55 4y
+72 Could the banks halve their London work force due to Brexit? 46 4y
+60 Culture at Japanese Banks? 12 4y
+34 2019 layoff risk 12 4y
+47 Hard Interview Question (MM) 19 4y
+65 How to tell if a bank will fail? 19 4y
+47 DCF Analysis **Urgent Help** 21 4y
+99 Leave 100k+ bonus for Immediate PE Offer? 36 4y
+67 Greenhill in 2019 23 4y
+24 Bulge Bracket- how much do prior internships matter? 5 4y
+51 MBA Associate: Evercore vs. GS 18 4y
+185 Regional Boutiques are vastly overlooked in IB 29 4y
+37 How will boutiques fare in the next downturn? 21 4y
+122 Actual BB IB Associate post-MBA hours 29 4y
+10 University of Miami Finance Masters 2 4y
+18 Equity reconciliation 2 4y
+83 HELP on Modeling the stock based compensation 60 4y
+326 The Path to Least Resistance: Why IB May Not Be What You Really Want 52 4y
+96 At what point does GPA hit diminishing returns for recruitment? 47 4y
+66 Winter / off-cycle internships? 125 4y
+59 4 HOUR BODY 28 4y
+37 Internship Offers: William Blair, Arma Partners, Gleacher Shacklock 27 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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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