0 JPMorgan - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
+6 Investment banker from state school 7 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 8y
+15 Lazard Middle Market Prestige 20 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+9 Big4 M&A advisory consulting vs. IB 1 8y
0 HT Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+15 What type of IB banking job is this? 1 8y
+65 Lying About SA Return Offer. What Do I Do? 25 8y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+3 BAML Sponsors 1 8y
+78 The Front Office of a Back Office is a Back Office 41 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+19 How to use an offer to leverage another offer? 7 8y
+18 Lying about deal experience?? 5 8y
0 Mesirow - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Mesirow - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 How does bad debt expense flow through 3 financial statements? 12 8y
0 Citigroup - Review - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 8y
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Simmons & Company International - Interview - Oil and Gas Data 8y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+79 Why Banking Over Private Equity/Hedge Fund? 12 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Background Check for unpaid part-time internship experience 1 8y
+10 Who do you know has had the most unconventional journey to IB? 1 8y
+3 BAML Palo Alto Superday 1 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 Pro-forma income statement model for interview 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Public Finance Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Silver Lane Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Silver Lane Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Silver Lane Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
+10 Centerview Buyside Placement 12 8y
0 Sawaya Segalas - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+4 Would you use a higher or lower discount rate for a company that generates no profit now, but will do so in the future? 2 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+9 Best Sources to Study Technicals Beyond Guides? (LBOs, Accretion/Dilution) 3 8y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Industrials Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 8y
0 Fordham University - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Guggenheim sophomore superday Friday 12 8y
0 MUFJ Morgan Stanley Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+34 CPA, CFA and then MBA (Audit to IB) 12 8y
0 UBS Financial Services - Review - Private Wealth Management Data 8y
0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 8y
+12 Renege on Market Risk Offer at MUFG for Oppenheimer IB 20 8y
0 MUFG - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BB&T - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BB&T - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 BB&T - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+19 How to get beta 4 8y
+67 Do back office people know they are back office? 23 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 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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