+11 Boutique vs major banks – what's the trade off? 1 4y
0 OC & FT in the same time?? 1 4y
+11 Help a non-target student 4 4y
+1 MS EMEA Online Test Grading Scale 4 4y
+2 Guggenheim MM Chicago exit opps? 7 4y
+3 Do background checks in LND include pre-university education? 12 4y
+6 Investment Banking Hierarchy 1 4y
+8 MM vs BB for a career in banking 10 4y
0 Staying in touch with my interviewers? 1 4y
+3 Rothschild US Global Advisory Full-time Recruitment 1 4y
+11 Talking to IB people who hate IB, how? 6 4y
+10 How much money do Global Heads/Group Heads Make in Investment Banking 5 4y
+3 Jefferies vs Guggenheim vs Greenhill 11 4y
+3 Top Power & Infra Shops 4 4y
+41 BofA vs PWP vs CS 28 4y
+2 Salary at FB / Google with strong CS degree from good school 9 4y
+10 Nomura US in 2021 + Beyond? 3 4y
+1 Weird to Ask Your Manager Why You Didn't Get a Return Offer? 1 4y
+13 How to come across eager for IB with no direct experience 5 4y
+6 PIMCO Alternative Credit and Private Strategies 2 4y
0 Purposely downgrading role in bank 2 4y
+1 Management consulting vs audit? To then move into Deal advisory (M&A), with the big 4 and finally into IB/PE. 2 4y
+9 Hear me out - PE exit opps? 1 4y
+6 BofA FIG London 2 4y
0 Loan sales to IB 4 4y
+14 Stats Major with a Finance Concentration? 5 4y
+6 Second Year Analysts: Burnt Out? 13 4y
+9 Data Analytics IB lateral - need advice 1 4y
+17 Phone call with IB MD 8 4y
+13 PE vs EB vs BB ER 2 4y
+10 Reaching out to MD's from your school 13 4y
+20 Homophobia in Investment Banking 24 4y
+7 Should I include positions which I have not started on my resume for recruiting? 6 4y
+6 Work over Labor Day? 2 4y
+15 Average Number of Deals Closed for an Analyst 13 4y
+6 [Autism] Quantifying superficial differences between groups 2 4y
+3 Taxes on bonus. 1 4y
+12 Equity Sales to IBD? 1 4y
+12 Quitting Internship for FT Analyst Position 8 4y
+14 HSBC An 2 or tiny MM boutique An 3? (London) 5 4y
+6 Thoughts on Tech Sales? 1 4y
+3 Citi comms and tech in London 2 4y
+6 [Autism] Quantifying superficial differences between groups 1 4y
+3 1st month in IB? 4 4y
+12 Rising Junior behind on 2022 SA recruiting need advice 11 4y
+15 What should an engineer do to get a jon in an Investment Bank? 29 4y
+3 Institutional Sales a dead end career? 4 4y
+35 Thoughts on Blair in 2021 and Beyond? 33 4y
+18 Changing seats in the office? Help needed! 13 4y
+9 How to leave finance for something else? 2 4y
+51 Average Number of Deals Per Year 10 4y
+18 How are future debt/claims accounted for in UFCF DCF? 5 4y
+8 Overtime in SF 6 4y
+5 Greenhill in 2021 6 4y
+16 Jefferies in 2021 and Beyond 12 4y
+6 Public Finance League Tables 1 4y
+112 Lazard (NY) Groups 18 4y
+13 CONFUSION IBD INDIA DOMESTIC BANK VS BB 44 4y
0 FINRA Exam Materials 1 4y
+83 Opinion on Greentech Capital Advisors after recent merger with Nomura 59 4y
+11 Help a non-target student 5 4y
+10 Benefits at PWP? 9 4y
+13 Rising Junior behind for 2022 recruitment 6 4y
+4 Tech banking vs. 4 4y
+1 What´s the most prestigious way to kill myself if I don´t get an IB offer? 6 4y
+16 INSEAD Executive MS Finance 4 4y
+7 LBS MBA -> IB 1 4y
+9 IB in France 35 4y
+8 Leaving after 1 year 6 4y
+25 How would taking one course pass/fail impact me? 21 4y
+24 Any regrets before joining IB FT? 9 4y
+168 She’s going to pass soon 37 4y
0 Auctus? 1 4y
+6 BB Global Markets/Trading Salary Raises 1 4y
+9 New York vs London - which is more technical? 9 4y
0 Chai & ParleG SLAPS and is the best combo for staying awake 1 4y
+28 It’s ok to have different preferences 8 4y
+6 Centerview Partners London email format 1 4y
+7 Does city affect exit ops for MBA Associates? 10 4y
+133 Will I be fired/penalized of expecting a child as a first year analyst? 58 4y
+81 IB P&U vs Infra Project Finance Teams for Infra PE Recruiting? 46 4y
+3 ING PHONE INTERVIEW 11 4y
+9 Which of KeyBanc's offices / groups are good? 30 4y
+15 How is ING Bank’s performance in Investment Banking? 6 4y
+23 Do I apply for Analyst or Associate level positions? 5 4y
+6 Bay Area Banks and Semis deal flow 1 4y
+9 Leveraging Debt 1 4y
+4 WF IB Analyst Bonus Numbers? 17 4y
0 Investment Banking Perks 1 4y
0 Are buckets curved? 1 4y
+1 STARTING COLLEGE'S FINANCE AND CONSULTING CLUB. 2 4y
0 Off-Cycle Internship 8 4y
+482 Dear Undergrads and Highschoolers 72 4y
+15 2021 Official Prestige Rankings (Remastered) 3 4y
+13 Pre-Med Regrets: [24M] to IB is it too late? 11 4y
+9 Do I really have to shave as a full-time analyst? 4 4y
+9 Retained excess cash flow concept in loan agreements 1 4y
+27 Houlihan Lokey Layoff 19 4y
+11 EB Vs. Smaller BB 16 4y
+9 MM NY vs Top MM Regional Office 6 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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