Investment Banking Forum

Start Discussion
Recently Active New Topics Trending
Global Countries
+8 Raymond James Tech and Services Atlanta 4 6y
+17 Options outside NYC IB 3 6y
+3 Private Equity Charlotte Recruiting 1 6y
+11 Houston vs. NYC IB 3 6y
+25 Master in Finance Profile Evaluation or get a job directly out of undergrad? Really want to get to New York!!! 8 6y
+7 BB/EB/Upper MM in NY compared to mid to lower MM banks in regional cities? 3 6y
+19 Regional MM to BB/EB ? 8 6y
+15 College junior trying to make a switch from AM to IBD 2 6y
+12 At this point in the year, what's the best summer opportunity still available? 1 6y
+6 Associate lateral from NYC BB IBD to IBD outside NYC 1 6y
+28 UVA vs. UCLA undergrad 10 6y
+12 College Decisions: USC (Marshall/Viterbi) vs. U of Michigan (LSA) vs. Vanderbilt 1 6y
+13 UVA vs Warwick 6 6y
+32 Big 4 Deal Advisory or Alvarez and Marsal Restructuring 11 6y
+12 Best out of these Colleges for Investment Banking 2 6y
+9 Spring IB Internship Options ? 1 6y
+22 chance me for top Mfin? 7 6y
+7 Headhunters Charlotte 4 6y
+12 Top 20 MBA for Investment Banking in LA 4 6y
+15 Accounting major from a non-target, possible at all? Southeast USA market 3 6y
+19 Vanderbilt or Baruch? 7 6y
+21 How to network with people in specific groups? 8 6y
+16 Being conservative at wall street. 3 6y
+12 Chances on Deferred Admittance MBA programs 1 6y
+13 Energy IB in Houston Post MBA or Networking from Corp Fin 1 6y
+3 Energy Groups in NYC? 1 6y
+12 HL Dallas? 7 6y
+20 Help me build a list of colleges that I actually have a shot of getting into (Econ/Finance) 11 6y
+12 A Little Bit Lost 1 6y
+13 Sophomore PE vs IB Internship 2 6y
+20 HL RX Regional (Minneapolis/Dallas/DC) vs. Citi Houston vs. CS SF 3 6y
+12 Balancing Wife's Career and IBD 1 6y
+121 2019 Target School Ranking for NYC Recruit? 74 6y
+21 What Exit Opportunities Do You See From This Role? 6 6y
+44 Columbia 3+2 SEAS or Semi-target LAC 13 6y
+10 Barclays Generalist IB vs Bank of America LevFin Charlotte SA 4 6y
+5 IU Kelley vs UNC KF 2 6y
+36 BEST HIGH SCHOOLS FOR IB 18 6y
+9 Seeking analyst role at lesser known boutique or regional firm (lateral mobility with 3 years experience) 2 6y
+21 Jefferies 2020 IBD SA Charlotte, NC 10 6y
+3 Moving to NYC after the summer internship 2 6y
+26 Cornell ED or Univ. of Florida Full-Ride (320k decision!)? 7 6y
+21 Transferring Schools: Worth It? 5 6y
+26 Accepted Regional IB Offer, should I keep interviewing if I really want to live in NY? 11 6y
+3 JP Morgan to shift thousands of jobs out of NY area 1 6y
+59 How is NYC IB recruiting at UNC Chapel Hill? 37 6y
+6 MBA Intern - Top BB in Houston (GS/MS) vs Boutique in NYC (Gugg/GHL) 1 6y
+18 Houston PE Recruiting Process 1 6y
+14 Graduate School vs FT Recruiting 4 6y
+12 Super Day: JP Morgan 1st Year CIB Risk Analyst 1 6y
+50 Mid-Ranked Analyst at Top BB vs Top-Ranked Analyst at Mid BB - London 12 6y
+14 Swarthmore College EDII or wait for Regular Decisions? 4 6y
+29 Emory vs. UCLA vs. UCB vs. USC for undergrad? 17 6y
+7 Best Houston banks for exit ops? 4 6y
+15 HELP: 2018er 'WeWorkER' trying to break into IB/Anything Finance, any chance? 5 6y
+3 Sophomore summer - PE or IB? 4 6y
+21 What schools do IB firms in Miami recruit from? 8 6y
+10 Regional IB offices 4 6y
+12 EB 2021 SA: How many positions can I apply at once? 2 6y
+12 Is this role FO or MO? Expected salary/bonus? 4 6y
+3 Lateral from strong MM to EB/BB 1 6y
+28 Best Houston Banks for NON-ENERGY exit opps? 11 6y
+23 Advice for 2 Problems? 8 6y
+17 Emory (50k) vs Baruch (7k) 4 6y
+21 UNC IB Recruiting 7 6y
+3 Marshall, McIntire or Kenan-Flagler undergrad for placement in nyc. 1 6y
+17 Cornell CAS (Econ) vs Fordham Gabelli for Breaking into IB 3 6y
+14 IB in Different Cities 2 6y
+70 RBC vs Tobin & Co. 62 6y
+15 TPH Restructuring Scene - Houston 6 6y
+3 Duke NYC IB Recruiting 1 6y
+9 Goldman Houston 3 6y
0 Physics to I-banking? 13 6y
0 Chemist into ibanking? 28 6y
0 GS Miami? 4 6y
0 Accounting Internship over spring semester 3 6y
0 Where Should I Go From Here? 3 6y
0 Kyle Bass Article 7 6y
+9 June 25th - Steak Night and Poker - Houston 12 6y
+19 University of Maryland--IB 30 6y
0 Wells Fargo Sophomore Diversity Summit 2 6y
0 Why is energy IBD considered specialized? 3 6y
0 Charlotte Roomate 7 6y
0 Summer Analyst Total Compensation 5 6y
0 Charlotte summer sublet 2 6y
+24 Interested in Charlotte 12 6y
+26 The Rainmakers Behind The Top 10 M&A Fees in 2011 8 6y
+10 Wells Fargo Energy IBD Houston 18 6y
+46 Investment banking from Non ivy league school 77 6y
0 Houston Roommate 0 6y
+17 Boutique IB or Large Bank S&T? 6 6y
+65 Why do you go into Investment Banking before going into PE? 14 6y
0 Gas Trading vs Investment Banking 2 6y
+17 What is going on in Houston? 21 6y
+21 Oil & Gas - What will happen?? 20 6y
0 Community college vs low tier state school 2 6y
0 Citi Latin America Excel Multiple Choice Questions and Video Interview 3 6y
0 How do I find out if my school has OCR for IB? Does anyone know if UF (Florida) gets OCR? 5 6y
+37 Selling a small business - need referrals & tips 17 6y
0 Post-MBA - GMAT score and getting into banking? 3 6y

Trending Content

View all

Career Resources

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%
View IB Report

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%
View IB Report

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%
View IB Report

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
View IB Report
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Read more

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever		 99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking		 99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62		 99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon		 99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17		 98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory		 98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker		 98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar		 98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman		 98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham		 98.8
View all
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”

Read more