+25 [Lateral Opening] Healthcare Investment Banking 5 5y
0 Do you learn anything in your internship? 2 5y
+12 Why would a person go from a BB to a MM when going A2A? 23 5y
+19 DCM Origination Strategy for Investment Bank 6 5y
+19 Front Office Positions in Sports Post-IB 18 5y
+73 Modern Insider Trading - Food for Thought 35 5y
+8 Bonus/Salary at good Boutiques (not elite) 7 5y
0 Have anyone heard of Performance Equity Management 3 5y
+9 Talking about Summer Project on Resume 1 5y
+3 Netflix into Gaming 3 5y
+10 Y'all think we'll be back to WFH this October/November with the Delta variant? 6 5y
+20 Sleep ● Career ● Health ● Friends ● Family - Pick 2 31 5y
+3 MM IB vs EB Equity Research 1 5y
+3 Past Experience Increase or Decrease Technical Difficulty (SA interviews) 1 5y
0 Associate Lateraling Mid-Year: What Happens with Bonus? 3 5y
+5 Boutique Banks in NY 5 5y
+29 Prestige Rankings London 14 5y
+10 Incoming Analyst Pay Raise? 11 5y
+3 TTS Valuation Exam For FT Training 1 5y
+6 RX IB - Top EB in Non-NY major city vs. 2nd Tier Boutique in NYC 15 5y
+31 London Comp (EB vs BB) 28 5y
+82 Moelis vs Rothschild - London 29 5y
+58 Why go from Elite Boutique to Bulge Bracket? 25 5y
+25 SA team Choice (London): Industrials vs C&R 16 5y
+14 M&A team vs Industry team (London) 2 5y
0 TD Securities in 2021 3 5y
+8 PE Analyst at LGP/Ares/Silver Lake vs EB/IB? 17 5y
0 Precedent deals - how old is too old? 2 5y
+100 Investment Banking and Poker? 145 5y
0 UBS TMT 3 5y
+9 BB's and EB's in Toronto 2 5y
+17 How are boutiques really viewed? 15 5y
+9 Modelling Question about Timing 1 5y
+3 WSO 2021 Comp? 1 5y
+4 Say your firm raised base, what happens if you signed an old contract? 12 5y
+23 Silence after Great BB Interviews 14 5y
0 Buyside interview q - why haven't you moved yet? 2 5y
+44 Why are you in investment banking? 31 5y
0 Leaving IB for Enterprise Sales 3 5y
+11 Best EBs for potential switch to Government 5 5y
+6 How does regional coverage work? 3 5y
+10 Are there any FREE certificates I can earn on Linkedin to help my chances at getting a job in Investment Banks or Hedge Funds? 4 5y
+28 Roommate or No Roommate? 31 5y
+7 what are banks going to do when the first years yeet out post bonus??? 8 5y
+1 Do Individual Grades Matter? 4 5y
+11 Mckinsey Vs. Jefferies Associate 9 5y
0 Questions about GS Middle/Back Office Internships. 7 5y
+9 Recommend me a good corp fin book 25 5y
0 NYU Stern to boost my credentials? 7 5y
0 which city.. 7 5y
0 4.0 GPA.Complete non-target. Where should I transfer? 51 5y
+4 Name-dropping in interview with boutique 7 5y
+5 Is Associate exit into PE even a realistic path? 11 5y
+20 A Lost Chimp 7 5y
0 London WFH: When will your bank require to come back into the office? 1 5y
0 Test 1 5y
+7 Will laterals lose their jobs when M&A slows in 2022-23? 3 5y
0 CB SA to IB FT? 1 5y
+9 Semi target transferring 13 5y
+28 Will my junior summer BB offer be rescinded because of a academic misconduct/cheating mark? 14 5y
+3 Credit Suisse 2021/22 Off-Cycle Internship in Singapore for Australian Students 2 5y
0 Investing Activities and Financial Statements 1 5y
+7 Top/Reputable Corporate Development Headhunters? 4 5y
0 Where to live in NYC - 29 and in IB 3 5y
+39 Joining the team of a girl I (unsuccessfully) tried it with 18 5y
+4 Superday Acceptance Rates 11 5y
+2 BofA Sophomore Corporate Banking Superday 2 5y
+5 Is it normal for 66% of a groups second year analysts to leave or does it signal that the group is bad? 6 5y
+4 Skipping training 16 5y
+16 Bonus Shafting Dinner 7 5y
+276 Trans representation in IB 64 5y
+74 Harvard JD ---> BB Associate 78 5y
+18 Choosing An Offer 13 5y
+299 thank you monke’s 63 5y
+23 I turned down BX/LAZ M&A NYC for Barcap IBD NYC, NOW WHAT? HELP - PE EXITS? 19 5y
+42 Is living in Financial District really that bad??? 88 5y
+35 Guys please help to choose: Mckinsey/Moelis/UBS/PE Fund (Ex Lehman Fund) ALL FOR LONDON! 33 5y
+50 Is Goldman Sachs the most prestigious financial firm? 54 5y
+38 Evercore Restructuring vs. Evercore M&A 21 5y
+166 Your Height May Keep You From Getting A Job 273 5y
+102 Post-MBA associates - what's the point? 48 5y
0 Investment Banks, providing the growth for the world? 6 5y
+12 50 Cent Tweets about stock - Rises 240% WOW 38 5y
+121 Do you ever stop and think if the hours are worth it? 57 5y
+21 UVA McIntire or Georgetown MSB for IB 17 5y
+106 Defeating the Top Groups Myth 76 5y
+11 Background Checks - Official transcript? 38 5y
+71 Best division in Goldman Sachs? (for an analyst) 74 5y
+3 JPMORGAN associate salaries 1 5y
+70 S&T or M&A; how'd you choose? 52 5y
0 I Interviewed the Interviewer? 16 5y
0 Is it horrible to graduate in in the summer instead of spring? 26 5y
+11 Does anyone have this problem? 14 5y
+10 Most interesting/exciting merger or takeover of the last 2 years 14 5y
0 Playboy Going Private 11 5y
0 sign on bonus 11 5y
+2 Who Can I Apply To That Wont Look at My Transcripts? 4 5y
+9 The Best Coverage Group in the World 26 5y
+38 NOT going into IB, 27 5y
0 tax deal 11 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • 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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