+9 How is GS Structured Finance? 10 8mo
+31 Macquarie Consumer, Gaming, Leisure Group 25 8mo
+14 LA Banking in 2025? 17 8mo
0 Can You Recruit for Multiple Cities at the Same Firm? 1 8mo
+53 Law needs more attention 29 8mo
+12 Discouraged Senior: No Return Offer 3 8mo
+12 BB Commercial Banking vs. Super-Regional Capital Markets? 5 8mo
+67 GS should remain the top choice for all undergrads interested in finance 29 8mo
+18 What is the next step if IB recruiting doesn't work out? 9 8mo
+2 London SA 2027 Timeline 2 8mo
0 Drake Star Partners LA - Thoughts? 6 8mo
0 Primary Venture Partners 2 8mo
+38 Rejected From Every Club At Wharton 21 8mo
+60 Are non-target students doomed in IB? 46 8mo
+18 BB Associate hours 8 8mo
+6 Do I have a reasonable background for Chief of Staff at startups? 1 8mo
+6 Commercial Banking vs Investment Banking Analyst Pay 2 8mo
+3 Did Gugg Disolve/Relocate Their Boston Tech Team? 5 8mo
+44 Investment Banking Comp India 21 8mo
+19 PubFin IB → Private Credit? Advice 8 8mo
+3 piper sandler hirevues 14 8mo
+3 Standard notice periods at Banks? 2 8mo
0 PCA or PFG / PFA SA to M&A or FSG FT? 1 8mo
0 FT Analyst Program - TD NYC vs. MMPE at Tier 2 City 1 8mo
+5 PJT Partners Consumer (NY) 2 8mo
+5 Canada IB Timelines 3 8mo
0 H1B Situation - what to do 4 8mo
+3 Intrepid | Analyst | 2026 | LA-NYC-CHI 5 8mo
+14 Worst boss in finance? 6 8mo
+32 Del 33 8mo
0 UK International with return offer from a good NYC BB/EB(not UBS). What should I be doing?? 3 8mo
+12 Project Finance Exits 1 8mo
+13 GS SF 2026 SA - Application Still "Under Consideration"? 6 8mo
+192 Banking and Business Development 34 8mo
+12 Compensation Discussion 1 8mo
0 mkts / cap , best team / group to join ? 1 8mo
+1 UBS Summit to Success: Career Exploration Day NYC Event 2 8mo
+18 2026 FT recruiting is a bloodbath 5 8mo
+6 1Y RX Analyst - WFH/Holiday policies 5 8mo
+65 The American Dream - CLOs baby 10 8mo
+6 Deleted 2 8mo
+36 Notre Dame or Oxford as an Intl to Both 36 8mo
+2 Nomura SA Perks 2 8mo
+322 Deutsche Bank TMT NYC Collapse & Hospitalization From Exhaustion 64 8mo
+3 WF NYC REGLL 0 8mo
+9 Deciding Between Two Offers (Fund Finance vs. PE owned Insurance AM) 5 8mo
0 IB SA to Quant SA 1 8mo
+12 WM to Structured Finance 4 8mo
+15 IB or PWM? 5 8mo
+9 early career 180 1 8mo
+5 New York vs Chicago Comp 12 8mo
+6 Ideal situation 1 8mo
0 TD NYC (media & communication) 2025 thoughts 1 8mo
0 GHL/Mizuho Structured Credit Group 1 8mo
+9 Questions about networking and referral 1 8mo
+1 advice for sa stint 2 8mo
+17 Final intern projects at banks? 14 8mo
+3 Hercules Capital Investment Analyst Co-op 2 8mo
+6 Which opportunity would maximize my future exit opps? 1 8mo
+27 Thoughts on Rede Partners / private fund groups? 22 8mo
+6 Moelis Boston 6 8mo
+125 Too Alpha for Corporate Life 10 8mo
+34 Thoughts about Houston Texas? 26 8mo
+26 Advice on Re-Recruitment 6 8mo
0 Houlihan Lokey Tech NYC Group 1 8mo
0 HC IB: SF or NY 1 8mo
+138 Laid off in May; at my wits end 57 8mo
0 Insights into William Blair NYC Office 1 8mo
+25 Moving to Europe from America 7 8mo
+16 IB Compensation - Nordics 19 8mo
+24 Lower GPA From Top Target 8 8mo
+10 JPM FIG or M&A in T2 City 4 8mo
+1,388 Some Observations from an MD 148 8mo
0 Does Master's grade matter? 2 8mo
0 Best firms/groups to get into H/S MBA? 1 8mo
+51 MBA Associates - which bank is the best to stay til VP / be a career banker 17 9mo
0 EB IB vs MBB Consulting vs Market Maker Fundamental Equity 2 9mo
+34 Do I really have to have it all figured out already? 14 9mo
+69 Transferring: West Point --> What's Next 21 9mo
0 moving from t2 city to NYC, what should I ask in comp adjustment 2 9mo
+6 Lincoln International Thoughts - 2025 1 9mo
0 What should I expect? 1 9mo
+2 100K ARR startup in 6 MO. Still do banking? 4 9mo
+20 FT recruiting depression 3 9mo
+4 Which Bank Has Hottest Analysts? 6 9mo
+11 UGA Corsair Placements class of 2027 3 9mo
+6 Recently networked with a banker who is too new to refer... 3 9mo
+10 Nervous for recruiting - thoughts? 2 9mo
+9 Best EVR M&A groups? 7 9mo
+28 Does it matter what bank you start your career at? 18 9mo
+3 How many people screened? 0 9mo
+8 Joining SM out of College Advice? 5 9mo
0 Is the master's in finance program worth it for me? 1 9mo
+9 Switch to finance 1 9mo
+12 Community College Sophomore Internship - Is it possible? 1 9mo
+26 Firms with most asymmetry 9 9mo
+9 Double up on Tech or diversify experience? 1 9mo
+27 Starting Off In MM IB 8 9mo
+15 How to leverage current internship 7 9mo
+6 Transfering as a Junior from Target to Non-Target 1 9mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (68) $101
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