+4 Interns/analysts - How much downtime do you have? 5 5y
+14 Am I taking way too long on tasks? 4 5y
+1 Talking about announced private company deals 3 5y
+23 IB and SWE: Recruit for both? 8 5y
+170 How to stop bragging about being an "Investment Banker?" 63 5y
+22 Centerview Compensation 16 5y
+3 Big 4 FDD Salary expectations 9 5y
+8 When to start prepping for GE on-cycle (2021) 4 5y
+3 CS IB Houston Exit Opps 2 5y
+1 Do I have to disclose broker accounts of family members if living in their house for the time being? 3 5y
+3 Mizuho Analyst Super Day 5 5y
+17 Dartmouth Partners Strikes again 3 5y
+3 MS Interns Officially In Person? 6 5y
+32 Advice for a High School Senior going to Rutgers? 21 5y
+1 Barclays Natural Resources Banking 1 5y
+11 MORGAN STANLEY - tells US staff to be back in office in September 4 5y
+21 Intern Depression 10 5y
0 Wimpy Slave boy Gets Demoted at Lazard and forced to suck on lateral offer from Wells Fargo 7 5y
+10 LevFin Interview Case Study 5 5y
+49 Rutgers + IB/FO 45 5y
+11 Back Office PE vs Front Office Boutique IB 4 5y
+6 MF/UMM Chances From Nontarget 7 5y
0 What do you like about consumer / retail? 1 5y
+27 Investment Banker Married to Consultant: Asking for Protips 6 5y
+10 Engineer PhD to Quant GS question 3 5y
+18 Foreign Special Forces looking for advice 11 5y
0 GS IBD AFG Return Rates 1 5y
+85 Strength of EBs in London 52 5y
+12 How much to prioritize coverage group for future career prospects? 2 5y
+4 Credit Analyst/IB 6 5y
+112 Why do banks hire MBA Associates? 33 5y
+9 Barclays CRG UMMPE/Growth Placement? 2 5y
0 Alliance Bernstein in Chicago 1 5y
0 IB/PE Internal Mobility 1 5y
+4 Are precious applications stored? 4 5y
+6 Need help! E&P valuation 4 5y
+5 SA 2021 Return Rates 6 5y
+13 Why do strategic acquirers use cash for M&A vs debt used by PE? 7 5y
+73 Breaking into BB IBD for an Indian. 44 5y
+14 Goldman Sachs Employees Hugging each other in the office as WFH ends (Hilarious Bloomberg Article). Just lol at GS 10 5y
+1 What is Citi on? 4 5y
+3 The Chertoff Group - DC Investment Banking 4 5y
+2 TD Investment Banking Comps/exit opps 2021 update 3 5y
+15 Is a 21 min walk too long of a commute? 1st year IB analyst in SF. 27 5y
+3 D.A. Davidson Acquires Marlin & Associates 1 5y
+8 London: Associate pay at EBs vs BBs??? 4 5y
0 Help on Modelling faster?? 2 5y
+9 WFH - Little/No Workload. What to do? 3 5y
+11 MD Comp Ranges For Each Division 6 5y
+25 Why does GS have a discount when MFs don't? 17 5y
+77 Why is it all about BB/EB on here 44 5y
+6 KeyBanc Capital Markets 2022 SA - Tech 8 5y
+2 EB Comp at ANL/ASO Level? 2 5y
+37 Goldman Sachs Cross Markets Group (New IBD Group) - Analyst 28 5y
+1 Do relationships exists if you are in IB? 4 5y
+10 Help on comps analysis and valuation multiples 4 5y
0 Summer 2021 Bonus Expectations 4 5y
0 Phoenix / Scottsdale 3 5y
+3 Modelling projections while expecting a recession 2 5y
+15 Citi Chicago 12 5y
+9 Private Credit insights requested 2 5y
+179 School representation on Wall Street this year is shocking 142 5y
+9 Trading Policies at Firms 7 5y
+21 What skills will I learn in IB? 7 5y
+11 Minimizing Virtual Desktop Lag? 7 5y
0 XLCS Partners 1 5y
0 Best JPM groups in Europe? 1 5y
0 Private Credit to AM/HF (Equities) 1 5y
+17 IB prep resources? 4 5y
+11 Calculate annual growth rate 5 5y
0 London people doing in-person SA: are we fucked? 1 5y
+45 Goldman FIG vs Evercore M&A Fulltime Analyst 20 5y
+13 IB MAY/JUNE 2021 HOURS MEGATHREAD 20 5y
+22 Energy / Oil & Gas Banking in NYC 21 5y
+6 London - Exit BB M&A to ECM/ER? 1 5y
+17 Can you bang other analysts? 8 5y
+33 Why Lateral Twice at the Analyst Level? Can it be worth it? 10 5y
+25 Barclays SA 2021 54 5y
+9 What bank / group has the BEST WLB? 4 5y
+17 Seducing future MD to secure that internship??? 18 5y
+23 How often are you googling on the job? 8 5y
+24 How do you know if you just need a break or if this isn't the right job for you? 12 5y
0 Goodwill and stock payment 2 5y
+372 Super hot chick in my intern group 57 5y
+8 IB is a dog fighting pen 2 5y
0 Latin Spice 1 5y
+5 Assessment centre - hot weather 3 5y
0 Healthcare/Biotech Banking Resources 7 5y
+1 Moelis LA FT 2022 1 5y
+18 Sweatiest Banks in Houston? 38 5y
+6 Does GS/MS sponsor? 18 5y
0 Banker on tiktok do I tell compliance 7 5y
+7 CitiBank Freshman Discovery Day 2021 19 5y
+18 What is an EB Bank vs MM bank? 5 5y
+7 Will I get through this? JPM IB Final Round 4 5y
+19 Top Groups at William Blair and Robert W. Baird in Chicago? 15 5y
+7 ADVICE NEEDED: Trying to go from commercial banking to CIB 10 5y
+43 JP Morgan SA to be in person this year. 46 5y
+15 Second year get better? 10 5y
+8 What are some top MM PE Firms 5 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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