+122 WSO 2024 Investment Banking Work-Conditions Survey RESULTS (4th Annual) 10 1mo
+3 Is it still possible for me to break in? 0 11m
+9 FT Recruiting Chances without the Return-Offer 1 39m
0 Really good TMT and Tech focused boutiques in and around NY? 4 1h
+43 Max Prestige W Aura Official 21st Century Everything Rankings 28 6h
+17 College Tier List by Nepotism Amount 7 8h
+6 Lincoln International Valuations (VoG) Salary (Base / Comp) 14 8h
+191 Lemkau family nepotism on full display 45 8h
+32 Too late for Summer 26 IB? 12 10h
0 ARABS AT WHARTON 1 10h
+27 Where to live NY or NJ? IB Stint 21 12h
+25 IB Recruiting Help ( SOS ) 11 13h
0 Best NY-based Tech Groups? 1 19h
+6 Anyone have a pulse on FT associate spots open (or soon to be open) in NYC? 1 1d
+30 Sibling ED to Amherst/Williams (or WASP) 10 1d
+20 UCLA IB Placement 20 1d
+3 What's the median recruitment outcome at a top target? 1 1d
+1 Full Time Recruiting Advice for Rising Junior with an IB Internship Already 4 1d
+41 Interns - you are goated 7 1d
+38 Advice for Freshmen Year if You Want IB!!! 18 1d
+4 How to find LMM IB Shops 6 1d
+63 Prestige is Paradise 11 1d
+9 Club Lacrosse for breaking into IB??? 10 1d
+12 FT recruiting 2026 (Corporate Banking) 5 2d
0 Networking 1 2d
+19 Golden Path 5 2d
+7 Incoming Freshman at Georgetown MSB: thoughts on minoring in CS? 6 2d
0 HBS IB recruiting 2 2d
+43 Non-HYPSMW Target is Paradise 10 2d
+39 Full Time 2025 Panic Mode -- Multiple Final Round Rejections 17 2d
+17 NYC IB Firms doing fall recruitment for 2026? 17 2d
+3 SoCal fulltime opps update? 1 3d
0 BofA NYC Group Placement Process 2 3d
+121 2025 US Rankings - Middle Market/Balance Sheet Investment Banks 67 3d
+19 Vandy vs ND 6 3d
+4 How to Approach Valuing Pre-Revenue Biotech in Healthcare Investment Banking? 12 3d
+16 Returning to IB / ECM after joining a start up 7 3d
0 FSG - Relationship vs heavy modeling 2 3d
0 High Finance jobs in Qatar, Doha 4 4d
0 Am I cooked for full-time 3 4d
+18 Missed IB Recruiting - Recovery Strategy Advice Needed (Rising Junior) 7 4d
+10 HBS or Wharton for IB? 12 5d
+25 FTI Delta (NYC TMT) vs. Energy-Focused IB (Houston) — Which Offers Better Career Progression & Long-Term Value? 6 5d
+90 PCA is paradise 18 5d
+52 Am I crazy for my undergrad choice? 47 5d
0 What is going on at Citi… 1 5d
+12 What to expect from the Series 50? 2 5d
+3 BTIG Superday 8 5d
+5 Moelis NY Groups Ranked By Culture 6 5d
+6 Is my WLB normal 1 6d
+21 PE exit opps from SMBC 25 6d
+37 Great Rage bait 19 6d
+9 Non-traditional Canadian student - advice for breaking into U.S. or Canadian MM IB? 1 6d
0 Top REIB groups if targeting multifamily/opportunistic group exits for NYC REPE Megafunds 1 6d
+3 Moelis Boston 1 1w
+1,344 Honest Take on UBS NY Tech? 329 1w
+135 Compensation Master 2025 (London) 64 1w
+411 Hate my life and my choices. Want to end it. 69 1w
+12 Incoming CC student - is it over 5 1w
+15 2026 FT Recruiting Options 14 1w
+1 Is it over? (SA2026) 3 1w
+4 PJT Partners Lateral Modeling Test 2024 8 1w
+6 UConn Freshman trying to break into IB 7 1w
0 Ft internal lateral to NYC at BB 1 1w
+24 [Career Advice] Rising Senior NYU Stern - Confused on correct path in finance 9 1w
+618 Investment Banking Fucking Sucks and I Personally Advise Against it 92 1w
+9 RIP Barclays LA 4 1w
+1,156 A Letter To All Top 10 University Kids Complaining About Recruiting 80 1w
+6 Advice Seeking 1 1w
+10 Best biotech IB groups? 4 1w
+27 Thoughts on Rede Partners / private fund groups? 21 1w
+6 How is the IB lateral market for FT analysts? 5 1w
+22 IB Full-Time Recruitment 2026 9 1w
+15 Lateral Start Date Delay – Bad Look? 4 1w
+19 Brutally honest advice please. How realistic is it to break into IB as an undergrad senior? 10 1w
+22 HL RX NYC Culture 7 1w
+9 Have a BCG 2026 Internship offer, now what? 5 1w
+25 Missed SA 2019 recruiting - delay graduation for SA 2020? 22 1w
+6 Next Steps, Advice Encouraged 1 1w
+671 Hedge Fund is Paradise 48 1w
+6 Partners Group Analyst Program 3 1w
+3 Wells Group Placement 2 1w
+19 Feeling bad about leaving for full time? 4 1w
+11 Is it normal for managers to take credit for work in finance? 3 1w
+13 U5 Termination Help!! 4 1w
+31 Solomon Partner vs BDT & MSD 12 1w
+6 Off Cycle IB Opportunities 1 1w
+18 Philadelphia Finance Seats 11 1w
0 should i coffee chat?? 1 1w
0 NYU Stern Clubs 1 1w
+15 how exactly does a networking trip work? 2 1w
+9 PJT LA/Santa Monica 6 1w
+5 UK analysts… what is the lowest bonus you have seen? 17 1w
+9 Ib transfer switch 1 2w
0 Rothschild C&R 3 2w
+1 MM Tech Group Rankings NYC 4 2w
+96 College Transitions updated 2024 IB ranking 39 2w
+195 Catfishing Bankers on Hinge - New Networking Strategy?! 25 2w
+5 2026 intern unsigned free agent 4 2w
+6 Current CB SA 2025 wanting to move to IB FT 7 2w

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2025 Investment Banking

  • Goldman Sachs 01 99.5%
  • Evercore 07 98.9%
  • Moelis & Company 04 98.4%
  • Citigroup 11 97.8%
  • Houlihan Lokey 08 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2025 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 10 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company No 98.9%
  • RBC Royal Bank of Canada 03 98.3%
  • Houlihan Lokey 14 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2025 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 08 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Houlihan Lokey 11 98.4%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2025 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $321
  • Associates (60) $237
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (9) $210
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $167
  • 2nd Year Analyst (33) $166
  • 1st Year Analyst (99) $145
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (100) $103
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