+29 Apply for Junior or Sophomore SA position? 31 7y
+24 Bankers - How many coffee chats / phone calls do you take on a monthly/annual basis? 5 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 7y
+12 To get into IB, should I double major in CS and finance or major in finance, minor in CS? 5 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 7y
+16 Deferred revenue question in Investment and M&A 5 7y
+4 Reasoning behind choosing the comp's asset beta 1 7y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+12 BB relocation/sign on bonus 22 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Unregistered for a Goldman information session--should I make a new account 1 7y
+24 Dumb Question: EV = Cash Flow/(Discount rate - growth rate) in practice 7 7y
+33 My boss is pressuring me 13 7y
+22 Starting 2020 SA recruiting now- what can I do? 4 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+33 Two listed companies have the exact same Financial Statements, yet the P/E Multiple of company A is 2x the P/E of B. Why? 27 7y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Sales and Trading Data 7y
+3 Current (2019) Reputation of Goldman FIG 1 7y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 RA Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 Editing resume after submitted application 1 7y
+14 Goldman Sachs Public Sector Investment Banking Superday? 12 7y
+11 2020 Citi Summer Analyst Interview 11 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 TD Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Regions Bank - Interview - Securities Underwriting Data 7y
+12 RE PE vs Tiny Healthcare Bank 1 7y
+3 Restructuring 1st Year Analyst Resume Sample 1 7y
+3 Structured finance / M&A 2 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+5 Projecting COGS in DCF 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - NA Data 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+14 Why doesn't the WSO sell Pattaguccis 4 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Underwriting in Insurance -> Credit Risk Underwriting 1 7y
+7 How do banks verify students for their Diversity Programs? 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 jp Morgan CADP recruitment timeline? 1 7y
+11 How do I build and leverage a network? 4 7y
+120 How Many Times is Acceptable to Use the Bathroom at Work? 35 7y
+6 CFA® level 1* 1 7y
+16 Applying for return offer when having signed internship for next summer 6 7y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring Data 7y
+6 Excercising Options Mandatory 4 7y
+14 Is it worth it??? 6 7y
+5 Lights out during Hirevue 2 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 7y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 2020 SA Applying from Overseas 1 7y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 7y
+3 Intern Tax Question 2 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+8 Any community college students here? 3 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+25 What were IB/PE salaries before 2008? 16 7y
+12 What are the key success factors in entering a forex trade? 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+4 Hi guys, I have a question here. If we have less than 50% (assuming 30% here) of company B's ownership, do we need to add 30% o 1 7y
+3 Frustrating shit bankers do: 'see comments' 1 7y
+4 Why strip out cash and non-interest debt in NOWC? 2 7y
+12 Contacting for Thank You after Superday 1 7y
+12 Sanity Checks for EMM and PGM 1 7y
+3 Acing Video Interviews? 1 7y
+9 What to do with weird Masters finishing times? 1 7y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 PPT Shortcut / plug-in to shift between objects on the slide? 1 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 Société Générale - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+7 Securities Services (IB) 1 7y
+3 Tax savings analysis for acquirer 1 7y
0 Fifth Third Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 what's the difference between working on a buyside M&A deal vs a sellside M&A? 1 7y
0 Fifth Third Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+14 Why not to include interest expenses in a DCF's unlevered FCF 3 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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