+18 Should you bring up major health incidents in an interview? 3 8y
+92 Protected Friday Nights in IBD? 60 8y
+9 What do recruiters think about math and engineering majors? 1 8y
+29 Please help me. Freshman, 4.0 at target. I know NOTHING about finance. 14 8y
+15 IB Interview Question: How to Project Revenue? 7 8y
+12 LBO Model - Goodwill under Asset Deal 1 8y
+3 New issue of common shrares to investor 1 8y
+18 Informational interview - Head of Coverage Group 3 8y
+18 M&A Group vs. Industry Group 6 8y
+21 US Capital Partners (SF) Interview Help! 5 8y
+23 Do I have a chance to make it in IB? 8 8y
+6 Thoughts on Moelis SF? 2 8y
+3 Investment in another company -- EBITDA share 1 8y
+13 Communication - Econ double major 1 8y
+20 Is a Computer Science Minor Worth It? 15 8y
+93 How Hard is Economics vs. Finance? 97 8y
+46 Equity investment (<20%) question 8 8y
+3 BNP Paribas' recent IPOs and M&A deals 1 8y
+19 COLLEGE OPTIONS (USC worth the debt?) 9 8y
+12 Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm --> IB/PE 1 8y
+9 Fortune 500 Corp Dev. or Credit Risk at BB 1 8y
+30 Analyst Cover Letter Advice 5 8y
0 How to Find COGS Variable and Fixed Cost? 19 8y
+45 Interview Question: What Two Companies Should Merge? 38 8y
+24 Is there any hope for me? 6 8y
+12 Headcount For Lateral Position? 1 8y
+24 Sales and Analytics Internship at Bloomberg 23 8y
+4 Undergraduate: USC VS UW-Madison for IB 3 8y
0 Hong Kong IB summer analyst tips 3 8y
+18 Valuation - Omitting certain metrics on purpose? 1 8y
+9 J.P. Morgan Superday - Lateral Hire 1 8y
+10 Keep running into interviewers of failed interviews in common places 1 8y
+36 Lateral Networking LinkedIn Message 12 8y
+26 Difference between Leveraged Finance and DCM? 3 8y
+55 GOT A BB SUPERDAY WITH 2.0 GPA- HELP! 31 8y
+41 Accounting Question: COGS Increases by $10 and Revenue goes up $20? 35 8y
+6 Does CAPM give a nominal or real Ke? 2 8y
+9 Big 4 Audit Senior to Modelling Grad 1 8y
+15 Psychology Study: Team Personalities and Team Cohesion 1 8y
+9 Trader vs. broker 1 8y
+3 Meeting with Tech Focused Bankers in SF... Tips? Questions to ask? etc. 1 8y
+14 Sophomore Pre-Internship/Early Insight Programs 6 8y
+19 Freshman decision between unpaid search fund internship and paid MM fixed income risk management summer internship 4 8y
0 What Does Alternate Mean for On Campus Recruiting? 16 8y
+50 Calculating WACC for Private Company with 100% Equity 42 8y
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+114 W on Transcript from Withdrawing From a Class 215 8y
+63 actuary vs investment banking 44 8y
+3 Transitioning from Treasury dealer to corporate finance/IBD. 1 8y
+1 Do I need to cut my luscious locks? Srs question about flow 2 8y
+13 Difference between Asset Management and Investment Management? 14 8y
+21 This Cycle of PE Recruiting 2 8y
+15 Navigating junior year recruiting with sophomore summer BB offer 1 8y
+36 Am I wasting my Ivy degree on CS? Do I make the switch to Wharton? - Advice Needed! 10 8y
+77 Go Beyond Printing Out the Book 20 8y
+26 Why Banking Question: From Private Equity to Investment Banking 4 8y
+8 What is the best financial modeling course or training for leveraged finance 4 8y
+51 How Do You Estimate a Company's Debt Capacity? 50 8y
+26 Please critique my cold email 10 8y
+12 Sophomore Internship and Future Prospects 6 8y
+21 Firms of the Decades: IB, PE, S&T, HF, CO 1 8y
+25 Sophomore Big 4 or Small IB Boutique 10 8y
+27 Most Common Behavioral Questions for IB Interviews 11 8y
+3 Finance minus the data 1 8y
+16 Barclays' recent M&A deals 7 8y
+31 JPM PF SA Offer vs Sandler O Neill SA Offer 19 8y
+15 lying about graduation to get an internship 19 8y
+42 Boutique IB vs BB Commercial Banking 17 8y
+21 Possible to do IB without killing yourself? 4 8y
+41 Do (E)Boutiques bring capital to deals? 9 8y
+21 MBA from USC Marshall vs Georgetown vs Carroll vs Questrom for IB/AM (International) 7 8y
+13 Valuation of manufacturer with finance division 1 8y
+16 Evercore SA Interview: ips/advice on how to prep? 15 8y
+31 What's up with UBS LA? 131 8y
0 Private Funds Group 8 8y
+29 CS LA - Recent deals they were involved in? 79 8y
+16 Citi strengths 17 8y
+89 How to network over the summer? 151 8y
+26 Layman's prestige 52 8y
0 Metals & Mining - Strongest banks? 12 8y
+50 How are military personnel viewed for MBA programs? 73 8y
0 IBD case competition 4 8y
0 Applying to both IB and S&T at a bank? 21 8y
+19 WHAT DOES A COVERAGE TEAM DO? 19 8y
+16 HR voicemail to call back - can't reach them 16 8y
0 Preparation for leveraged finance internship 6 8y
+33 Real Estate Investment Banking - Is this is ridiculous move? 38 8y
0 Quarter system - summer analyst start dates? 8 8y
+55 Is it OK to email multiple people at the same firm? 49 8y
+48 Laurier vs. UofT 41 8y
+13 DCF question: WACC vs IRR? 2 8y
+3 Leasehold/Freehold impact on multiples valuation 1 8y
0 Cerberus go/no go question 8 8y
+5 Anyone interviewed at Goldman Sachs?? Advise needed 7 8y
+29 DCF result - Equity value from EV 4 8y
+12 From Commercial banking to Private banking? 1 8y
+27 Valuation help, thanks! 5 8y
+22 How to properly ask for other bankers to speak with? 2 8y
+13 Background Check: Investment Banking vs. Private Placement Agent 1 8y
+18 Anyone have Series 79 Materials? 39 8y

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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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