0 NWC, EV and DCF 1 5y
0 A2A vs. PE/HF Timelines 1 5y
+2 Have FT offer.. what is next? 3 5y
0 Leveraging another offer to get a better group? 1 5y
0 Break into IB 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs vs Moelis 4 5y
+63 Brackets Shortcut in Excel? 245 5y
0 Relationship banker 2 5y
0 Credit Research to Private Debt / Direct Lending 6 5y
+7 Finance industry in Canada vs. India 6 5y
+3 Starting career out internationally upon graduation? 1 5y
+25 First year help - how to mentally get through banking? 23 5y
0 Response time to cold emails? 2 5y
+9 Moelis & Co PE Exits 7 5y
+18 Imposter Syndrome!!!!! 3 5y
+53 Discrimination at BlackRock 21 5y
0 What role for a mixture of client-facing and technicals? 1 5y
+14 Best Tech Bank in Bay Area: Qatalyst vs. Centerview Palo Alto vs. MS Menlo Park vs. GS TMT 10 5y
0 PM to IB 4 5y
+6 OSU Fisher vs. Kelley for Finance for undergrad 7 5y
0 Part time spring or full time summer unpaid pe internship (freshman)? 1 5y
0 Stephens vs. Canaccord 2 5y
0 Likelihood to get into IB in Europe? 1 5y
+8 Question with J.P. Morgan Summer Internship 15 5y
+1 Moving to NYC 3 5y
+9 Best day & time to send cold emails ? 7 5y
0 EB Modeling Test Exchange 2 5y
0 Analyst Lateral - Now or Wait For Bonus 19 5y
+5 Dyal and Co Comp 6 5y
+18 GS MBD (PIA) Interview - London 22 5y
+1 Will being a YouTuber be a problem for a return offer? 1 5y
+9 DCF using Revenue Multiple? 5 5y
0 Tech Boutiques in SF Sophomores 1 5y
+4 What Are Some "Easier" Investment Banks In Europe To Get Into? 1 5y
+8 Should I mention being a D1 student-athlete in online job apps, and if so, where? 2 5y
0 MBA to RE IB - Question/Help 1 5y
+11 Entrepreneurial Route 5 5y
+238 Life Hacks during WFH | How do you avoid burnout? 72 5y
+1 First day as a 1st year analyst virtually 1 5y
+18 Missed Networking Call 8 5y
0 ECM/DCM Analyst about to quit 1 5y
+26 Vault Banking 25 - Moelis & Co in Top 3? 23 5y
+9 Morgan Stanley London M&A Execution Team 3 5y
+4 SVB Leerink 3 5y
+18 Move from Private Capital Advisory to M&A and RX - help 7 5y
0 IB Analyst Training Program 1 5y
+7 IB JPM Summer internship - London 6 5y
0 Barclays LDN HR Email 1 5y
0 Investment banking - fixed income analyst 1 5y
0 2021 Corporate and Investment Bank - Sub - Saharan Investment Banking Analyst - 2021 (January) position 1 5y
+10 IB SUMMER INTERNSHIP ADVICE.... 2 5y
+29 KKR/Blackstone vs Point 72/Millennium for a recent grad 15 5y
0 Why debt side of finance? 2 5y
0 Citi Early ID 1 5y
0 CITI EARLY ID APPLICANTS 1 5y
0 Work from Home Deadline | Any office notice? 9 5y
+32 BGL and Co., thoughts? 24 5y
+40 Help! Rescinded bonus after 2 week notice?? 17 5y
0 Issuer Services(IB) 1 5y
+12 First year analysts - anyone else feel like they’re not learning at all??? 8 5y
+16 What would you do if you were me? 23 5y
+22 What is so good about PJT 23 5y
0 Master of finance 1 5y
0 Is it more worth it to get a computer science degree rather than a business/finance degree? 1 5y
+150 Post MBA-Associate Roles: As bad as People Say? 32 5y
0 Anyone with a Thompson one or bloomberg account? 1 5y
0 Anyone heard back from the Citi Early ID / EID Program 1 5y
+7 IBD SA Team Selection 4 5y
+37 Is this worth it? should I quit early? 13 5y
+1 Thesis topic 4 5y
+15 Need 3-Statement Model Help will Venmo $500 6 5y
0 How to spin my story for IB?? 1 5y
0 DCM Offer....Adice 3 5y
+26 Recent Grad -- Chose Commercial Bank for LSAT Prep Freedom -- Wants Back into IB 10 5y
+1 Early graduation on PE recruitment after joining BB 1 5y
0 Sophomore Internship Advice 1 5y
+22 Moving from MM SA to BB/EB FT- Advice/How hard will it be? 7 5y
+10 Are you allowed to sleep at the office as an IB analyst? 3 5y
+2 TikTok IPO: will it make US employees rich? 3 5y
0 Lazard Healthcare 2021 NY/SF 1 5y
+12 Do any of you have expreience "Shadowing" an IB analyst? 7 5y
+16 I don't want to be a wage cuck for the rest of my life. Is IB the right choice for me? 12 5y
0 Goldman Sachs off cycle interview 1 5y
+23 What Is The Purpose of Having Several Co-Managers With Negligible Economics on a Deal? 6 5y
0 Moving to Los Angles 2 5y
+41 What should I major in to get into investment banking from a non-target school? 23 5y
0 Bloomberg: Wall Street Gets Frugal With Employees After Pandemic Windfall 1 5y
0 ECM Syndicate Desk Within A Hedge Fund 1 5y
+48 the all nighter - just hilarious 15 5y
0 BB IB SA Pay in CA 14 5y
0 Accounting and Finance Concentration vs Accounting or Finance Concentration and Computer Science minor? 1 5y
0 Corporate banking to IB - internal mobility 2 5y
0 Why do upward and downward sloping curves mean this? 2 5y
0 Lateraling in under a year to IB 1 5y
+15 Advice Needed: Peculiar Situation 33 5y
0 Tax Law to IBD Path Question 19 5y
+21 GIVING UP ON MOVING TO THE BUY SIDE 7 5y
+23 Reneging Offer (Help) 10 5y
0 Entering high finance without relevant experience 4 5y
0 Question Regarding Taxes 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

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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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