+168 What it’s like to intern at GS: feel free to ask about anything. 107 4y
+88 Career path after PE? 32 4y
+41 IB or buyside after undergrad 14 4y
+34 Can you get rehired by a BB that fired you? 9 4y
+50 How screwed am I?? 17 4y
+120 How screwed are IB associates if they're laid off? 30 4y
+79 Why Bank Rankings are Asinine 26 4y
+331 Follow up on my Last Diversity Post 123 4y
+423 Anybody else feel this way? 97 4y
+43 Oily skin and bad acne after starting fulltime 31 4y
+9 Compliance Training - Does it Matter? 3 4y
+52 What if you're fired as an Analyst? 14 4y
+12 Looking for Professional Mentor 1 4y
+62 IB post MBA, am I missing something? 10 4y
+27 How Fucked Am I? 4 4y
+63 Being told you look demotivated and unhappy by a MD 9 4y
+36 UVA Echols vs. Cornell for finance/banking placement? 22 4y
+28 NYU vs. Booth MBA for IB? 11 4y
+49 Technological advancements in IB 10 4y
+7 What is adequate deal flow? 1 4y
+15 Stay in London for buyside or NYC for IBD 5 4y
+120 “I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. Guess who made the mistake?" 48 4y
+32 IBD: feeling isolated from the rest of society 5 4y
+22 What should I do? (need help) 9 4y
+33 Tips for dealing with hours and stress 2 4y
+63 Q&A : Regional Office Recruiting 20 4y
+31 Who has more fun? 13 4y
+30 Want to Work in NYC. What Should I Do? 12 4y
+34 what's your best job interview experience ? 8 4y
+146 Tech, which is becoming increasingly sophisticated, will replace investment bankers 79 4y
+68 How do you handle an exploding offer? 19 4y
+45 UMich Econ Vs. NYU Econ? 35 4y
+39 Re-Doing 2 YR IB Analyst Stint 6 4y
+9 Do the EB banks (Evercore, Moelis, etc.) have protected Saturdays? 2 4y
+5 Sources & uses question 4 4y
+39 Investment banking analyst with old self harm scars 10 4y
+12 How hard is it to stay employed (age bias)? 2 4y
+15 banking to fintech 8 4y
+31 Did I go off the Beaten Path too Early? Need Advice 6 4y
+12 Networking question - how to choose who to contact 1 4y
+40 Risk Analyst is middle office role????? 44 4y
+25 How often do investment bankers use a Bloomberg Terminal? 20 4y
+34 Post MBA IB: deciding which group? 9 4y
+17 Investment banking internship!!!! Urgent!! 6 4y
+350 Post MBA IB associates, how did you know you could handle the life? 75 4y
+15 Delete 1 4y
+36 Ayco - A Goldman Sachs Company 15 4y
+20 IB on the downturn? 4 4y
+11 I NEED HELP 3 4y
+37 Poll: Horizontal or Vertical Models? 26 4y
+6 Alibaba secondary 2 4y
+134 PRESIDENT ELIZABETH WARREN 45 4y
+32 Comparison of College Athletes to Investment Banking 4 4y
+19 which group has better timings in IB? 5 4y
+35 Post-MBA IB exit opps 8 4y
+23 Why CAPEX=D&A in the terminal year of a DCF? 9 4y
+29 Interviewers who are purposely a little rude? Do they do this to see how you respond? 17 4y
+40 Government run healthcare - effect on IB? 4 4y
+48 Improving Focus in Investment Banking 16 4y
+29 Potential Majors for Investment Banking? 13 4y
+7 Elite Boutique Drug Tests 4 4y
+193 Most Valuable Hard Skills? 35 4y
+123 Cornell vs Michigan vs Dartmouth school choices 30 4y
+194 WORST Task You've Been Given at Work? 106 4y
+21 Does the EV-Fomula actually make sense? 4 4y
+25 Transfer From Stern to McCombs? 7 4y
+64 How selective are BB’s really? 30 4y
+41 New girl from non-target school considering IB - how to break into the boy's club? 18 4y
+144 Jokes in an interview 47 4y
+117 Bad time to enter the finance world? 40 4y
+27 Tesla to Wall Street? 11 4y
+35 Biggest interviewing pet peeve? 10 4y
+32 Keeping My Head Up... 3 4y
+138 Blew a Coffee Chat... 26 4y
+34 Top 10 Law School or IB Analyst? 17 4y
+32 Insider Trading at satellite office 9 4y
+5 Total shares outstanding for dual-class shares 2 4y
+14 Soho House as Analyst 7 4y
+37 Deciding on a method of payment for M&A 5 4y
+9 GS PEG co-investments vs. Blackstone co-investments vs mid to low level BB IBD? 2 4y
+32 Breaking into the IB/PE world 6 4y
+31 Bulge Brackets chasing MM fees 7 4y
+49 Do banks pay for your housing? 36 4y
+5 Is obtaining an MBA worth it? 1 4y
+24 Confusion in Today's Interview? 4 4y
+17 Pb vs IB 2 4y
+44 Treatment of cash in valuation - who's right? 9 4y
+9 Best Books of 2019? 2 4y
+15 Unique skills for investment banking 11 4y
+36 At what point does banking/finance pay better than software engineering? 11 4y
+71 IB Presence in Charlotte? 38 4y
+205 Cold feet and dread 49 4y
+41 Is IB Less Fratty at the Post-MBA Level? 20 4y
+35 Are there colored people in Minneapolis? 24 4y
+24 Working with No Bonus 5 4y
+109 Dinged online for being sick 42 4y
+56 Why are EBITDA Multiples Different for Similar Companies? 27 4y
+27 Please Help: Advice to Give to Parents 19 4y
+122 How IB is depicted in the media 41 4y
+10 Masters in Finance,MBA or CFA 3 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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