0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+31 WSO Logo Animation - We Need Help 2 7y
0 Told them they were my first choice 12 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+239 Took an Associate job at a tiny firm, how screwed am I? 49 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+3 GPA cut off 1 7y
+4 Principal vs MD at Centerview? 2 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+4 Fordham University (Rosehill or Linoln) 2 7y
+12 The best undergrad business schools to get a career in high finance (IB/PE/IM/HF) 1 7y
+3 Illiquid / Structured Credit Interview 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
+5 Internship for the Summer of Freshman Year? 5 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Copper Run Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+29 Picking between LACs or Uni for Undergrad Degree 10 7y
+9 How would M&A summer associate look at a big insurance firm? 1 7y
+13 MBA Salaries / Bonus 7 7y
+11 What is current signing bonus, 1st year salaries, and 1 year expected bonus 7 7y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+3 The most interesting/weird deal toy you ever had? 1 7y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 Industrial Engineering and Finance 1 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+24 Leaving Internship 11 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+19 Interviewing during the work day.... thoughts? 7 7y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Switching majors after accepting offer? 1 7y
+6 LevFin vs M&A - Who has a brighter future over the next decade or two? 1 7y
+3 What will you struggle with the most? 1 7y
+17 Economic Expert: We Are Already In An Engineered Recession 11 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 7y
+13 Acquisition heavy FP&A role to lead into IB / PE? 2 7y
+15 Need To Choose Between Offers 10 7y
+3 Cambridge Natural Sciences BA Degree 1 7y
+6 Healthcare Industry Primer? 3 7y
+33 What Second Year Internships Would Look Best For IB? 24 7y
+31 Investment Banking breakthrough. 34 7y
+3 M&A Jargon 1 7y
+10 Networking at a boutique bank 4 7y
+6 Energy Investment Banking (Upstream) Project Manager 1 7y
+12 Chances of getting into a IB internship for summer 2020? 1 7y
+3 CFA Level 1 June 2019 1 7y
+19 Advice - MD wants to meet me 5 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 7y
+22 Did High School mess up my chances for IB? 6 7y
+13 What is more important: GPA or Major? 1 7y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
+16 Resume Advice Needed - Two Jobs At Same Time 1 7y
+12 Asking for bonus guarantee - Associate lateral? 1 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Aviva Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+1 How to tell a good story on why you went from consulting to PE 1 7y
+25 best women's shoes heels and flats? for GS 13 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 US Bank - Review - Syndications Data 7y
0 US Bank - Salary & Bonus - Syndications Data 7y
+12 Types of questions asked during reference calls 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Amount of Deals/Projects at Once? 1 7y
+5 Interview question: talk to me about a recent market trend 3 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 7y
+13 Negotiating MBA Associate Offer 6 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+25 How to find boutique banks? 10 7y
+8 How important is Major? 4 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+10 FT networking situation 4 7y
+12 Corporate banking to rating agency structure finance interview 1 7y
+3 3 person panel interview with BB Next week! 1 7y
+8 Why do banking in LA? 3 7y
+16 When to leave the office 7 7y
0 CastleOak Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+18 Why Moelis NYC? 4 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
+13 POST-COMPLETION OPT Timeline 3 7y
0 Cypress Associates LLC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Tobin and Co - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 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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