+26 Bonus Bananas August 5, 2011 10 15y
0 Showing indecisiveness during informational interview 1 15y
0 A Big Decision to Make 12 15y
+17 Goldman Struggles 10 15y
0 How do you guys make really sexy line charts for pitches? 6 15y
0 Modeling and Recruiting 18 15y
+9 Difference between IBD groups? 3 15y
0 Business GPA 6 15y
0 Chances of getting into FT IBD 5 15y
0 Made a mistake on my resume, background check? 13 15y
0 Layoffs: Last in first out - Is this true 8 15y
0 Create Something in iB 7 15y
0 Is MBA a Good Choice for me 4 15y
0 BB Healthcare 3 15y
0 Lat Am Banking 0 15y
0 Banks Bulldozing Foreclosures 21 15y
+40 Watching TED videos----> questioning your chosen "life"? 20 15y
0 Wells Fargo Investment Banking 13 15y
+11 The Future 5 15y
0 Too much of a good thing? 13 15y
0 Commerce One Financial or John Thomas Financial 1 15y
0 Corporate Divesture/Spin-off Analysis help 4 15y
0 On a personal level 9 15y
0 non-FO Director/MD comp 9 15y
0 Financial Model please! 7 15y
0 CAGR and IRR 2 15y
0 Job responsibilities, how close are they? 5 15y
0 Resources for Power & Utilities Banking 1 15y
+13 The Weekend Wrap-up 7.31.11 1 15y
0 What Are the Chances? 9 15y
+5 Peter Pan was an Investment Banker 7 15y
0 If a Time Machine Was Built? 7 15y
0 model formatting 4 15y
+8 My chances 11 15y
0 Transaction comp data needed 3 15y
+19 HELP: If/when should I jump to IB? 8 15y
0 ALPFA Conference 4 15y
+25 [Social Science (not econ)] Major Accounting Minor 12 15y
0 Share price impact of settlement 2 15y
0 Bonus Bananas July 29, 2011 8 15y
0 Suggestions on my career path? 7 15y
0 Bonus Night! 8 15y
0 UMich Ross, Cornell AEM, Duke Trinity or Penn CAS for IBD 11 15y
0 DB Acquisition Finance 5 15y
0 Deep Capture at it again 2 15y
0 Does anyone believe in hardwork anymore? 56 15y
+21 A guy got called a "fuck ass" at my dad's firm and a harassment lawsuit hit. How do bankers and Steve Cohen get away with it??? 13 15y
+12 what the hell is a broker? 12 15y
0 Interview help - a little different 1 15y
0 Balancing Military and Finance Career 3 15y
0 Why does banking have to be so complicated? 2 15y
0 Wall Street hiring: If '07 was a 10, and '08/'09 were a 2 or 1... 8 15y
0 LinkedIn Advice 6 15y
+31 EV: Price or Value? 10 15y
0 Gold Set To Plummet? 18 15y
0 BAML FX Trading 2 15y
+54 NSFW Episode 30: Oslo Bombing, Amy Winehouse 24 15y
0 Junior trying to get SA position in IB 1 15y
+87 Rethinking the wall street path 47 15y
0 Hair Drug Test 9 15y
0 How do I sound less 'robotic' ? 5 15y
0 M&A Magazine? 5 15y
0 IBD SA Resume Advice 0 15y
+43 WF IBD VS. GE FMP 20 15y
+20 another IB intern tell-all "I'd Rather Be At Home Watching Paint Dry" 3 15y
+5 Banking events 7 15y
0 Question asked in an initial phone interview 4 15y
+26 Using weighted average strike for treasury stock method? (Public comps) 5 15y
0 help!! playing hard-to-get with goldman sach is not working???!!? 2 15y
0 Financial models in Investment banks focused on small software firms. 3 15y
+22 Best Middle Office Jobs? 12 15y
0 NSFW Episode 29: Phone Hacking, Debt Ceiling 3 15y
0 Advice needed for SA at BB IBD 21 15y
0 coporate finance/M&A's knowledge of debt related stuff 1 15y
0 Bonus Bananas July 22, 2011 20 15y
+21 Valuation: non-operating assets & operating liabilities 4 15y
0 Cowen tech banking 8 15y
0 Crucial decision in 24 H - Help!!! 15 15y
+12 We are not hiring 16 15y
0 When am I graduating?? 5 15y
0 When are the full-time associates starting this year... 3 15y
+15 Interested in both finance and law! 15 15y
0 Simple Companies to Run a DCF on 9 15y
0 No one wants a poor sophomore 17 15y
+19 A nightmare on Wall Street: more layoffs to come 22 15y
0 Explain the significance of this crappy boutique mentioned in James Altucher's post 2 15y
0 Criminal Background check 3 15y
+33 When Genius Failed: A Monkey's Review 12 15y
0 Should I stay (SF) or should I transfer (PE)? 1 15y
0 Possible transfer 5 15y
0 Graduation date on resume - is this unethical? 16 15y
+29 Why do banks still recruit non-Ivy students 36 15y
0 2 Offers - help me decide 7 15y
0 Allen & Co. and Tech Banking 3 15y
+5 Random guy taking questions 9 15y
0 How much marginal benefit is there for taking the CFA I, II, and III (in terms of salary increase) 4 15y
+17 Legend at Deutsche Bank 14 15y
0 Post-Grad Recruiting 12 15y
0 Who's shorting gold in the near term? 5 15y
0 Does Being An Account Holder In A Bank Help Getting Internships? 7 15y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 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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