+3 Lincoln M&A LA IB - Culture, Comps and Exits 10 4y
+3 Current Hours at GS TMT SF 10 4y
0 How Prestigious is Working at FT Partners? 16 4y
+9 Top-tier Structured Finance Group vs. EB Coverage Group? 3 4y
+6 Internal Mobility JPM 1 4y
+3 FSG Exit Opps? 1 4y
+1 J-Noble Fellow 2023 Summer (Jefferies) 7 4y
+3 Financial edge course -emea 1 4y
0 Is pro-rated internship salary = real job salary? 1 4y
+14 Guggenheim NY vs top 3 BB in Chicago 9 4y
+8 Guggenheim Menlo Park 12 4y
+16 Advice needed: Int student, starting Grad school in the States 7 4y
0 UBS Tech SA 2023 SF 1 4y
+10 Moelis TMT NYC - Cultures and Exits 1 4y
+194 Why does everyone want IB? 60 4y
+2 Should we be fussed about our employer share price 4 4y
+9 1st Year Analyst Hours 9 4y
+3 Macquarie 2021 IB Bonuses - London 1 4y
+6 CS LevFin NY vs LA 1 4y
+3 CapIQ Help - weighted index 2 4y
+18 What are the banking equivalents of working in fast in food? 23 4y
+202 What was your *first* deal? 36 4y
0 Courses for Investment Banking 1 4y
+9 delayed start date for SA BB 6 4y
+4 GS summer IBD rotations 3 4y
+4 HK Banking Layoff Thread 4 4y
+17 What is WLB like in small firms in tertiary cities? 4 4y
+15 Similar to similar to Baltimore Ravens' rushing 2 4y
+9 Bulge Brackets in Canada (CS/BaML/Barcap) 5 4y
+17 GP Bullhound? 26 4y
+12 Acquiring a company with associate holdings 3 4y
+21 IB Analyst Lateral Move Period 10 4y
+19 Is the PM Side of Corporate Banking a Path to Nowhere? 4 4y
+13 UCLA (Philosophy) vs. USC (Marshall) 6 4y
+12 Investment Banking age 13 4y
+26 Mid career move within a bank- what is highest paying dept? 12 4y
+16 CAD Big 5 Rankings 28 4y
+3 UW seattle 1 4y
+10 From Europe to the US - Is it possible? 2 4y
+9 MC Associate to IB Associate, Better Exit Opportunities? 1 4y
+3 Who are the oldest bankers in the game or that you have known personally 2 4y
+26 Transition to Corp Dev/M&A 5 4y
+13 Rothschild Canada?? 9 4y
+172 Greatest IB exit opp? Co-founder of Friday Beers 12 4y
+5 SA 2022 Hours 1 4y
+6 MS LA Groups 1 4y
+5 Best groups at BNP London 3 4y
+3 PWP SF Tech in 2022 4 4y
+6 Can we talk about sell-side M&A when it comes to fundraising? 1 4y
+9 Big 4 valuation in California 1 4y
+9 Leaving after one year 4 4y
+10 Raymond James Washington DC? 2 4y
+4 Houlihan Lokey (M&A) 2 4y
+3 HL CorpFin (M&A) LA insights 1 4y
+3 News Recap 1 4y
+1 Ideal M&A Modelling Course? 1 4y
+7 Modeling a loan with prepayment rate and default rate 1 4y
+10 Best Shops for Career Banking 13 4y
+6 HL RX Offices Exit Opps and Deal Flow 2 4y
+1 Subscription Finance Associate 2 4y
+6 Menlo Park/ Palo Alto Housing 2 4y
+7 Moving from London to NYC 1 4y
+4 HK IBD/S&T Return Rate 5 4y
+14 Government employee to private wealth (I'm there currently) to IB, possible? 5 4y
+12 UBS NY FT Offer Rate 8 4y
+12 Imbalancing B/S on LBO Test 1 4y
+11 Morgan Stanley- interested in a new positon before interview for another 1 4y
+12 $61Bn Broadcom - VMWare Advisors 6 4y
+48 Unattentiveness at work is getting me into trouble 3 months in 15 4y
+3 Jefferies SF vs PWP SF Tech 1 4y
+21 IB Global MM vs. Corp Banking Rotational Program - Advice Needed 9 4y
+4 Help with lev fin/PE job choice in London 2 4y
+12 Rothschild & Co. Outlook 2022 13 4y
+15 Moelis TMT vs. Industry Specific Boutiques 8 4y
+11 GS ECM (NYC) vs EB M&A (SF) 12 4y
+3 Evercore Group Placement 2 4y
+19 FT Solomon — FT Partners x Solomon Partners Merger = Ultra Elite Boutique??? 11 4y
+9 Will Boutique Reference Check? 1 4y
+3 GS TMT SF MS Menlo Hours 6 4y
+6 Insight on Raymond James NYC? 1 4y
+7 Drug Test at BB 2 4y
+23 London IB Pay- Because the figures i see are shit 22 4y
+9 Citi SF Tech Team and Other Crazy Growth 4 4y
+42 When Does the Pendulum Shift 14 4y
+10 Incoming LA 1st Year Analyst- Roommate Search 5 4y
+19 Graduating a year early -- After IB SA Summer 8 4y
+1 Bank of America or Solomon Partners IB Summer Analyst 1 4y
+5 JEFF Teams By US Offices 28 4y
0 Arma Partners Recruitment Process 2 4y
+9 post-MBA IB without ANY finance experience 3 4y
+6 IB/PE/HF/VC in Milan 2 4y
+9 FP&A intern —> IB / CB? 3 4y
+4 IB for US-based Weed Co ~$10m EBITDA? 4 4y
+5 Torreya/Cain Brothers vs TD Securities (FSG) 3 4y
+29 Is This What Client Pitches Actually Look Like? Filmed Client Pitch 33 4y
+3 DB TMT Overview - NY and SF 1 4y
+4 Getting into NY IB 1 4y
+16 BB Tier 2 FT vs. Tier 1 SA vs. CO 5 4y
+5 Is GS Global Markets considered front office? 6 4y
+1 Allen & Co. Sophomore internship program 2 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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