0 Bonus Bananas July 22, 2011 20 14y
+16 Ethical? GPA? Deceptive? 28 14y
0 Cowen tech banking 8 14y
0 When am I graduating?? 5 14y
0 Simple Companies to Run a DCF on 9 14y
0 Explain the significance of this crappy boutique mentioned in James Altucher's post 2 14y
0 Criminal Background check 3 14y
0 Should I stay (SF) or should I transfer (PE)? 1 14y
0 Allen & Co. and Tech Banking 3 14y
0 Operating vs. Excess Cash 4 14y
0 possibility of switching now 6 14y
0 Investment Banks 11 14y
0 Undergraduate + no Exp. Can I lateral from Tech to IB? 3 14y
0 How to reach out to executive 19 14y
0 Use family work experience for resume? 5 14y
0 MBA after Big 4 Accounting to get into IB 9 14y
0 2nd year BO/ MO/quasi FO rotational analyst moving to IBD: Should I ask for 2nd year analyst status? 11 14y
0 Morgan Joseph - SF 4 14y
0 are elite boutiques similar to PE firms? 6 14y
0 30 and Ready to Swtich Careers 9 14y
0 NSFW Episode 28: DSK for President, Lagarde Rocks 5 14y
+34 The Other Side of Wall Street 22 14y
0 How do I put this on my resume 2 14y
0 Enquiring about career opportunities 2 14y
+40 LOL! Myspace sold for $35m 24 14y
0 Dividend Question 3 14y
+29 You City Boys Dont Know 18 14y
+20 TTS Vs. BIWS 19 14y
+37 Gold Man Walking 19 14y
0 Did I screw myself? 7 14y
0 24 years old + CFA lvl 1 + 3.7 GPA in Finance & Accounting...too old for IB? 13 14y
0 NSFW Episode 27: How To Ruin Your Life 25 14y
+22 IB Industry vs. Academia for Wharton undergraurate 19 14y
0 Internship in Assurance/Audit at PwC or Ernst and Young? 1 14y
+22 NSFW Episode 26: Groupon, Bilderbergs, #Weinergate 3 14y
0 What happens after a SA stint 1 14y
0 Right Career Path for Me? 3 14y
0 What Bubble? MS Buys 2% of LNKD 5 15y
0 Aramark sells $50m stake in Seamless Web 10 15y
+6 Investment banking is a good career. 20 15y
+69 how useful is accounting degree in ibank? 48 15y
0 Cloud Computing Finance Primer 7 15y
0 Received BB MO/BO job offer and need some advice! 4 15y
0 Cool Linkedin 8 15y
0 Big 4 Audit, Advisory, IBD? 10 15y
+25 Gaddafi's Next Gig: Goldman CEO? 5 15y
0 Market getting screwed (again) 27 15y
+53 Bonus Bananas May 27, 2011 29 15y
+5 Public Finance (muni underwriting) to Corp Finance Analyst lateral move 12 15y
0 Megafund exec agreed to talk to me.. need advice. 6 15y
0 A worse financial crisis looming? 2 15y
+29 Can the Bank cancel an offer? 66 15y
0 NSFW Episode 25: Crapture, LinkedIn Lunacy, Gunning for Goldman 3 15y
+17 1-month informal internship? 10 15y
0 IB Meeting: Advice Needed 2 15y
0 Anyone knows the pay for BNP HK Corporate Finance 1st entry level analyst? 1 15y
+16 If you decide to stay in banking, how hard is it to become one of the top guys. 19 15y
+13 Metals & Mining - Where Does UBS Rank? 8 15y
+74 Explain LinkedIn's Valuation To Me 47 15y
+74 Bonus Bananas May 13, 2011 33 15y
0 New Summer Opportunity - Urgent Advice Needed 8 15y
+12 Software Career Change to IB 3 15y
0 I-banking career path advice needed!! (and greatly appreaciated) 4 15y
0 Urgent: Tough decision regarding choosing internship/FT offer/major. Please help 10 15y
+75 Goldman IBD not the place to be? 49 15y
+10 People who have left IB to pursue a passion 3 15y
+16 Accounting at Cornell 8 15y
0 Valuation Concepts! 3 15y
+16 How legit is this offer? 13 15y
+2 LinkedIn Stalking 6 15y
0 Bonus Bananas Apr 29, 2011 8 15y
0 Need advice for SA. 1 15y
+14 Credit Analyst Interview please help! 8 15y
0 Am I the only one who finds it funny (but sad) when... 10 15y
0 Need an SA 8 15y
0 What do you guys think of working in the "Principal Investments" group of a F500? 4 15y
0 BarCap equity research or Credit Suisse ECM ??? 3 15y
0 Which bank? 13 15y
+25 Summer Intern: Boutique IB (but probably not too much banking work) or UBS WM? 33 15y
+15 Corporate development or Big 4 Transaction Services? 7 15y
0 Tapping the Securities Markets for Commercial Real Estate 7 15y
+14 Transaction Advisory > IB 9 15y
0 S+P Outlook on the U.S.? Negative. 15 15y
0 The Military 15 15y
+11 at-will employment... i need some advices! 10 15y
+16 Cornell Human Ecology --> Ibanking? 11 15y
0 Wharton Executive M&A Program 1 15y
+14 RBS Global Portfolio? 8 15y
0 Interview question help! 6 15y
0 What Category Would This Fall Under? 5 15y
0 Fixing typo errors in networking e-mails 4 15y
0 ARTIFICIAL Shareholder Spread - legal? 0 15y
0 DCM To.... 8 15y
+66 Bonus Bananas Apr 1, 2011 43 15y
+13 Putting a 6 month full time 'finance' job on CV as experience? 13 15y
0 Engineer USC 3 15y
0 When to pull the trigger? 6 15y
0 Does sophmore summer matter? 14 15y
0 Worth taking Boutique IB job in small Market? 2 15y
+19 Expected stock price 2 to 5 years from now 24 15y

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

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

Total Avg Compensation

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