+1 When do banks do background checks? 4 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Securities Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Berekeley Research Group Corporate Finance 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Securities Data 6y
0 JPMorgan Chase - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+12 Advice, Input and/or Leads needed 1 6y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 Alpha Hard Reload- It's Easy If You Do It Smart 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Capital Markets Data 6y
0 HSBC - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 JPMorgan Chase - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JPMorgan Chase - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+10 How to prepare for a finance job? 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+9 Goldman Sachs Engineering Superday 1 6y
+12 Any firms still recruiting? 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 D.A. Davidson & Co - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Drug screen status successfull? 1 6y
+13 Bond: what do you mean by when you say bond outperformed index by so and so bps since this date? 4 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
+33 Will I pass my background check??? 23 6y
+15 Polyphasic Sleep: pros and cons 25 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
+1 IB Lateraling Prospects 3 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+5 FT Partners Interview Process 25 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 6y
+20 CISI Certificate in Corporate Finance - worth it? 5 6y
+14 What groups at BlackRock would you take over mid-tier BB IBD? 20 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 6y
+8 Dress Code- Networking with Alumni/ Networking in general 10 6y
+21 Submit IB summer 2018 analyst app with no networking, or wait and network then submit later? 6 6y
+16 Info interview: "I rec. connecting with others in your network" 11 6y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+13 Oddest jobs that lateraled into Investment Banking 11 6y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Commercial Banking Data 6y
0 Kempen en co Merchant bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+9 Sophomore Summer Internship Advice (Analytics vs Boutique) 1 6y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 6y
0 Interview with MDs 2 6y
0 Case Study Trouble 1 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+8 HK SA Decisions: Citi vs HSBC vs UBS IBD 8 6y
0 BTG Pactual - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+12 Sophomore needs advice 1 6y
+143 Breaking into IBD 126 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
+12 Big 3 Credit Rating Agencies: Structured Finance vs US Public Finance 1 6y
+12 Mizuho or Macquarie for IB? 6 6y
+12 KPMG EVS vs. Wells Fargo Public Finance 1 6y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+4 Bulge Bracket Application Question 1 6y
0 Is a S&T internship at JPM relevant to IB? 2 6y
0 Credicorp Capital - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+266 Facepalm moments at info sessions 96 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Structured Products FSR Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products FSR Data 6y
0 Mabuhay Capital - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse Holt Valuation Challenge - 2016 3 6y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
+28 Recommended resources for engineer moving to IB with no finance background? 10 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+14 What "industry knowledge" should I know when applying to an M&A firm? 6 6y
+14 Leveraged Buyout (LBO) - Where to learn more 10 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Nomura IBD SA Offers Update 2 6y
+12 Long Game Networking 1 6y
+12 How Screwed Am I? 1 6y
0 Lazard Middle Market - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Evercore - Review - Oil and Gas Data 6y
+3 Rejection after SD? 2 6y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Oil and Gas Data 6y
0 IBD SA Resume Review 2 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 18 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (20) $385
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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