0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Duff & Phelps - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Background check quick question 1 8y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Summer Intern Program 5 8y
0 Possible to leverage a second IB internship before 5th undergrad year? 2 8y
+22 2 IBD offers - what to do? 10 8y
+19 When do investment bankers get their own office? 22 8y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 PwC - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+17 Did not land IB SA: Is MM Banking at a top bank > IB possible? 2 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+17 Houlihan Lokey CF / IB Groups 6 8y
+21 will taking a semester off college for personal reasons jeopardize my internship offer/future job? 5 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+17 Mid-Cap vs Large-Cap PE Recruiting - Which is easier? 13 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Imperial Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+9 NOLs 1 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 8y
+17 Liberal arts to finance? 6 8y
+16 Reading / Theory or Modelling? 7 8y
+3 *Apologies for dumb question* What's the new marginal tax rate? 1 8y
+29 IB Summer Internship before first year of college 7 8y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Corporate Banking Data 8y
+3 What does "hedging across various verticals" mean? 1 8y
+92 Most complicated deal you've been staffed on 24 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+8 How was banking done before computers? 4 8y
0 Piper Jaffray - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+25 Beginner: Financial Statements question 5 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 BB Corporate Banking or Terrible Bank Investment Banking? 1 8y
+45 Pump Up Before Interview? 114 8y
+11 Harris Williams M&A Boot Camp 2018 16 8y
0 Bypassing Head Hunters....Well Kind Of 35 8y
+55 From Back office to Front office!? 40 8y
+30 IBD SA Networking Prior to Group Placement 47 8y
0 Energy Groups 45 8y
+23 What is DB CMTS? 14 8y
+16 Modeling Discontinued Operations 12 8y
+4 Banking to hedge fund: interview questions 2 8y
0 Tips on studying for the Series 79 25 8y
+51 Performing (very) well as a Summer Analyst 35 8y
0 BB vs No Name HF for first job 3 8y
+20 Background Checks - How long does it take to accept an offer? 71 8y
0 CFA CHARTER EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT 8 8y
+3 Different ways to say "how can I best position myself for an interview at your firm?" 9 8y
+39 Structured Products Group 62 8y
+11 Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Banking 28 8y
+6 How do I learn about deals so I can discuss during interviews? 18 8y
+22 Summer Internship Background check 26 8y
+8 Failed transactions on resume 10 8y
+83 Married Investment Banker 43 8y
0 Recommendation from MD 12 8y
+18 Dividend Discount Model 18 8y
+7 Analyst Training Manual 8 8y
0 CW Downer? 2 8y
+3 Commercial Lending & LBO books 3 8y
0 Credit Suisse Layoffs - Dealbreaker? 44 8y
+163 Using LinkedIn for Networking 223 8y
+5 Bloomberg summer analytics boot camp, worth it? 35 8y
+62 Cold E-Mailing: Can Anyone Attest To Results 74 8y
+23 Internal Mobility GS/MS/JPM 12 8y
+19 Bankground Check/University Disciplinary Records 30 8y
0 Phone interview.... but no call? 15 8y
+32 S&T to IBD, but too late? 40 8y
+52 Exiting a Boutique 43 8y
0 BAML - Tech - Palo Alto 13 8y
+105 Transition from Big 4 to BB IB? 145 8y
+24 Power of a vice president 41 8y
+7 Macquarie Capital summer internship hours? 21 8y
+19 What do analysts in an M&A group actually do? 9 8y
+1 How to get internship after freshman year? 0 8y
0 Morgan Stanley background check question? 6 8y
+12 Berkery Noyes Info? 5 8y
0 Blue Ridge Capital 11 8y
+11 are you smart or hardworking? 37 8y
+13 No response after initial email asking to set up an interview 20 8y
+6 Cain Brothers IBD Analyst Interview 16 8y
+42 Lateral move from IBD to S&T (and vice versa) 39 8y
+59 The Airport Test 43 8y
0 Life of a summer analyst? 16 8y
+3 Investments to liabilities ratio 2 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+16 Reneging a HK IBD SA Offer 5 8y
0 China Construction Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 China Construction Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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