+3 Is living in New York as an IB Associate worth it or overrated? Do you get to experience New York at all and is the city even great? 1 5y
+4 What third party services does PWP / Evercore have access to? 3 5y
+14 PE Analyst At Silver Lake/Ares/Bain Capital vs. Centerview/LAZ? 8 5y
+57 Main Indicators That You're Burnt Out and its Not Worth it 19 5y
+3 Is my Evercore Offer Worth it? 21 5y
0 LionTree Summer 2022 Analyst Interviews -IB 2 5y
+2 Nomura vs Berenberg vs HL London 9 5y
0 ADVICE NEEDED: Deferred MBA program after IB Analyst Stint. 5 5y
+11 Stress prone and worried about what lies ahead 5 5y
+24 Goal IBD in London: LSE A&F vs. HSG MBF 8 5y
+10 How useful would an online MSF from WUSTL be? 15 5y
+4 Guys with girlfriends in IB - how do you do it? 11 5y
0 WF NYC vs. BAML CLT 1 5y
+116 Econ at the University of Chicago?? 105 5y
0 WFH SA Technology Recommendations 1 5y
+22 Using Vacation Days in IB? 10 5y
+21 Bad Grade During Background Check? 13 5y
+39 Sick of this recruiting shit, lost 17 5y
+9 NYU Stern Concentration 2 5y
+6 What’s it like living in NY as an M&A Associate? Do you really get a chance to enjoy / experience the city? 5 5y
0 Does this count as "reneging"? 1 5y
+1 Do I Have to Inform HR of my Major Change for SA 2021? 2 5y
+16 "Incoming IB SA 2021" on Resume for 2022 SA Recruiting 4 5y
+9 How many analysts do you need to vouch for you to get a 1st round 32 5y
0 "What is your timeline" 2 5y
+5 Phone Call with M&A MD 7 5y
+6 What to do with "optional" return to office offers to incoming SAs 7 5y
+18 MD/VP Exit Opps?? 15 5y
0 Lateraling from BB to EB after SA 8 5y
0 Minority Interest in LBO modelling 3 5y
+6 BofA TMT Losses & New VP Comp 3 5y
+3 Jefferies Charlotte REGAL? 1 5y
+48 Best Biotech Groups? 28 5y
+2 RBC Thoughts 5 5y
+3 Wells Fargo 2022 Interview Offers -IB 1 5y
+3 Charlotte offices doing in person SA 2021? 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank Leveraged Debt Capital Markets 1 5y
+7 Brain teaser question in interview 4 5y
+24 MS IBD vs GS IBD for Summer 2022 17 5y
+10 Post MBA Associate (BB AN/AS1>MBA>IB Associate) Path 12 5y
+18 Best EBs in London 19 5y
+9 Citi FIG in 2020 8 5y
+1 Notre Dame Mendoza vs. Queen's Commerce? 1 5y
0 EB/BB Analysts London - does your bank cover CFA fees? 2 5y
0 London TMT 2021 1 5y
+11 Megafund Real Estate Arms 24 5y
+6 Best Uses of SalesForce in LMM M&A 2 5y
+7 Do you guys think that all BB will increase base salary for AN/ASO? 3 5y
0 Thoughts on PJ SOLOMON 2021 1 5y
+3 CB First Round For Lib Arts Student 1 5y
+14 Please Rank: IBD Healthcare 9 5y
+6 Graduating in the Summer/Late start date 1 5y
0 Lazard London FIG 1 5y
+20 Why do we buy into the 'cult' of overwork? 6 5y
+47 Guggenheim vs Jefferies 60 5y
+6 Silicon Valley Bank 4 5y
+26 Dealing with work anxiety 7 5y
+3 Houlihan Lokey - Data & Analytics Coverage Group 2 5y
+9 questions about IB internships in 2022/need some advice 1 5y
+5 Roommate or no Roommate, Covid edition 20 5y
+27 Cambridge LLB + ACCA to IB/PE/Consulting... possible? 7 5y
0 How is Credit Agricole CIB? 1 5y
+9 What is Harris Williams's strategy with their M&A bootcamp? 1 5y
+15 What can you realistically do after 1 year of banking? 12 5y
+4 Generalist SA Programs? 6 5y
+9 PwC Deal Advisory or BGL(Brown Gibbons Lang) for Junior Internship? 7 5y
+36 Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds 18 5y
+4 Anyone hate the word "comments"? 3 5y
+71 UK Target Universities Discussion Thread 42 5y
0 Thoughts on GCA Altium - London 2 5y
+27 Wedding Invitations 15 5y
+15 Advice on Follow-up 8 5y
+31 New 5 hour exam for Investment Bankers 36 5y
+16 Bonus for bringing in LPs? 6 5y
+31 Graduated one year ago - Still no job. Need help 21 5y
0 Hot Girls Still Love Wall Street 19 5y
0 How would you tranche a collateralized SPAC obligation? 1 5y
+4 Calling all my friends in DCM - Need advice 5 5y
0 Thoughts on HSBC - Culture, Work Hours, Exit Ops? 2 5y
0 Negotiated Merger vs. Sell-side / Buy-side deals? 1 5y
0 Valuation roles: Independent vs In-house PE 1 5y
+4 BAML FSG vs. LevFin. vs M&A 8 5y
0 OOO Automatic Replies 3 5y
+21 TMT in London 25 5y
+41 Cornell Dyson vs. Cornell ILR 17 5y
+53 To those who stayed in IBD 43 5y
+13 Surgery During Summer Internship 12 5y
+4 Mass Exodus of Senior Credit Suisse Bankers—What is the future outlook for the firm? 9 5y
+10 Best practices before FT 13 5y
+6 Help! Lateraling too often? 4 5y
+18 Does Goldman Sachs use only one Hirevue Interview to consider all different positions you apply ? 7 5y
+17 Working 55-hour week increases risk of death: UN 6 5y
+148 Chose Evercore over GS & MS for Full Time - Did I make the right choice? 46 5y
+12 Best for lateraling: Deal volume vs. Deal Value? 6 5y
+7 Credit Suisse Women’s Mentor Program 2021 54 5y
+22 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and SSG 11 5y
+10 Raine Group 5 5y
+3 Any crash courses on Microsoft Word? 1 5y
0 Least sponsor driven industry? 1 5y
+3 Thoughts on BNP Paribas M&A Team (Europe)? 6 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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