+50 Largest IPO in History - Thoughts? 12 6y
0 EMERGING MARKETS - Investing in Africa? 3 6y
0 Parents Networking 2 6y
0 African American Recruiting vs. Black Recruiting 36 6y
0 Taking A Break 20 6y
+66 What a retard 52 6y
0 Benefiting from a bubble 0 6y
0 Energy Banking in Africa and back to NA? 9 6y
0 44 million in the U.S. Use Food Stamps, 14.3% of Population 5 6y
0 International student going through hell, 6 6y
+17 Not sure if this even exists but.. 8 6y
+12 Summer 2012 - Big Four in Ghana or Boutique IB 12 6y
0 How Valuable is... 4 6y
+3 URGENT: Oil and Gas Comps for Western Africa 3 6y
0 Stuck 4 6y
+43 NYT: Harvard Business Students See Class Divisions 23 6y
+9 'Sample me! 3 6y
+148 Race/Ethnicity in Business- Is being an African American a disadvantage? 95 6y
0 Cover Letter with Consulting Experience 2 6y
+15 How to Prepare Your Online Presence 0 6y
+39 Everytime family and friends ask, why Investment Banking? What is your answer to not sound like a greedy money career whore? 18 6y
+11 Super zealous colleague trying to convert me 3 6y
+17 ADVICE: Non Traditional Background + Chance of success at top IB firms 1 6y
+12 investing market 1 6y
+3 Logo Making on one Company. 2 6y
+9 Country premium and WACC question 1 6y
+12 Big 4 Auditor in Nigeria looking to do MBA in the US 1 6y
+15 Borat's Broker - Best Analyst Covering Facebook Is A 24-Year-Old In Kazakhstan 14 6y
+32 Question for Current M&A Analysts 7 6y
+3 Mercury Partners advice 2 6y
+35 How are analysts at Robey Warshaw and Dyal & Co perceived? 21 6y
0 Cain Brothers - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Cain Brothers - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+3 Do you need to be registered to be a solo m&a advisor? 1 6y
+13 GS Cross Markets 1 6y
+5 Best sources to keep up to date on restructuring deals? 2 6y
+15 RX for BB 2 6y
+9 Is this a sketchy hiring situation? 4 6y
+6 How to stand out as a virtual intern? 3 6y
+7 Will 2021 SA recruiting be affected with the recession? 3 6y
+12 Updated start dates for IB internships? 11 6y
0 Alantra - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+90 UBS is the only top BB to increase its profits (+40%) 26 6y
+3 M&A Sweatshops by bank? 1 6y
+14 What is next for Andrea Orcel? 4 6y
+21 What do you wish you had known before starting in IB? 7 6y
+12 Can people who don't really know finance break into IB and learn along the way? 6 6y
0 New York University - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 New York University - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+19 Any updates on UBS 2020 SA 26 6y
0 GP Bullhound - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 GP Bullhound - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 May I know what does being a generalist analyst in year 1 of investment banking means? 2 6y
+14 PWP vs. DBO Partners 8 6y
+3 IB Underwriting Process 1 6y
+17 How did D-Sol manage to learn to DJ while in IBD? 12 6y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+10 PE Transition 3 6y
0 Experience with STEM OPT extension in IB? 4 6y
0 Seabury Group - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Seabury Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+17 GS exploratory to SA? 6 6y
+462 15 Things I Hate About Banking 43 6y
+9 COVID-19 impact on promotions across FO in investment banks? 6 6y
+8 Inverse Bond Yield Question 2 6y
+21 Restructuring Groups have more work than they can handle 6 6y
+6 Sources and Uses One off Question 1 6y
0 Lehman Brothers - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Lehman Brothers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Crescent Capital Group LP - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+399 Confessions of a former second year IB Analyst 31 6y
+48 What banks take more summer analysts than they can give out full time offers to? 39 6y
+3 Loan to Own Funds 1 6y
+3 How do you motivate yourself to push through the constant late nights and adapt to the hightly stressfulenvironment? 1 6y
+12 Summer 2020 Cancellations 12 6y
+6 Return offer rate for Cowen 1 6y
+20 TD Cancelled 9 6y
+57 UBS internship on hold? 48 6y
+4 Interview prep: M&A accounting questions 1 6y
+67 Top Bulge Bracket Groups 18 6y
+4 how do you calculate Apple’s PP&E 3 6y
+10 MS Power & Utilities 5 6y
+8 What's Harder: MBB vs Tier 2 / Big4 Strategy Consulting vs EB / BB 2 6y
+12 IB Group Networking 4 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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