0 Jefferies - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 MD Global Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 MD Global Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+10 FT Partners Exit Opps 15 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 People who have had success with off-cycle recruiting, What was your timeline? (Also is my plan reasonable?) 1 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 New Off-Cycle Analyst Interview 1 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Trading Data 8y
+3 Best Plan 1 8y
+12 Starting off in corp dev 1 8y
+9 saving for education 6 8y
+13 Best Groups on the Street - Comp, Exits, Etc. 4 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 Focus Financial Partners 4 8y
0 Union Square Advisors - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Union Square Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+15 Morgan Stanley Sophomore Summer Analyst 46 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 Does previous application record matter? 2 8y
0 Being Blunt, is it bad? 11 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 Goldman Sachs Finance Superday 1 8y
+60 Investment Banker to Hollywood Agent??? 41 8y
+3 2019 Morgan Stanley IBD Hirevue Interview 1 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+5 Valuation: Why Geography Matters? 3 8y
+20 2019 SA RECRUITMENT TIMELINE UPDATE? 11 8y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+13 Consumer Retail & Healthcare: What are the multiples? 5 8y
+6 Syndications Team at Capital One 1 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 8y
+12 Valuation of a loan with margin call features 1 8y
0 FMI Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Brentwood Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+8 Days Sales Outstanding to project future Accounts payable 1 8y
+20 Signing Bonus for FT 5 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Should I say I'm interested in multiple positions during a networking/informational interview with a bank employee? 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 Deutsche GTB vs. Natixis IB (Levfin) vs. Natixis Coverage? 1 8y
+22 How do banks decide whether to pitch for a particular deal? 7 8y
+6 Mods please delete 1 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 8y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+10 Guggenheim SA Program 9 8y
0 Honestly, no f-ing around, Hair Tests 45 8y
+10 First time giving interviews 1 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Genesis Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Genesis Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 ING Wholesale Banking NY 3 8y
+22 Starting in a strong but boring group (e.g. GS Nat Res, FIG)? 7 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+13 Leverage BB Offer HELP 4 8y
+12 Corporate Development at BB 1 8y
0 Digital Capital Advisors - anyone heard of these guys? 3 8y
+9 Toughest Analyst Accounting Questions 1 8y
0 BDO - Review - Valuation Data 8y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+18 PJT Secondary Advisory Super Day (Modeling Test) 8 8y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 HSBC - Review - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 LionTree Advisors - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 LionTree Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+14 DCF Practice 3 8y
+12 Question about Investment Banks and Merchant Banking 1 8y
+12 At a crossroad - No IB Internship, seeking advice on the best route for an eventual Summer Associate entry. 3 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Technical Interview Q: 2 Companies, Similar Financials / Business --> Different Valuations? 4 8y
+13 Need help choosing the appropriate Masters in Finance 3 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Global Markets Data 8y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+4 Can you go from IB to HFT? 2 8y
+3 Thoughts on rabobank? 1 8y

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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