+3 Which offer to take if goal is to move into IBD? 1 1y
+9 Help Me 4 1y
+2 NYC Intern Comp is cooked? 9 1y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+85 how do i "know the markets"? 36 1y
+7 Tweaking my networking cold email template 2 1y
0 .cvb 1 1y
0 Which Banks (and Groups) Are Hiring the Most Full Time? 1 1y
0 William Blair - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+55 Stoner Analysts? 16 1y
0 Lazard SF? 3 1y
0 Recent new Grad hire any tips? 1 1y
+7 Folder Structure 3 1y
0 Unique spot 1 1y
+3 Why is there a lot of European preference (Italian specifically) in London IB summer recruiting etc 3 1y
0 BofA Dubai Corporate Banking Analyst 1 1y
+8 Getting better at attention to details & organizing work 3 1y
0 Organization Tips 2 1y
+7 Email Folder Structure / Organization Method 2 1y
+28 UBS IB Tech so bad it Cites “fee opportunity” vs experience or closed deals 8 1y
+9 JP FIG Lateral? 19 1y
+16 Help needed - what’s better for London IBD (EB/BB) SMBC back office vs boutique M&A? 5 1y
0 Anyone else got an offer without knowing what it was? 2 1y
0 Financial Modeling Tests in SA interviews??? 1 1y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Can I break into direct lending if I only have 1 YOE in IB ? 1 1y
+14 Del 7 1y
+46 IB (Levfin cap markets) at MM Euro Bank (BNP/SocGen/HSBC) vs £40k FAANG PM Role 22 1y
+23 How to exit from bad group at UBS 3 1y
0 HL SA27 Coffee Chats 2 1y
+4 Recent Grad -> ??? -> IB 4 1y
0 Toronto Bulge Brackets 3 1y
+54 Help Me Choose a College Please (specifically headed towards IB and then PE) 29 1y
+10 Easier to break in from non target vs semi target? 1 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
+33 Barclays IB job cuts 37 1y
+20 Will be 32 when finishing my undergrad 10 1y
+9 Rothschild USA: Sponsorship? 29 1y
+12 Accept Return or Exit Banking 2 1y
0 Lateral Worries 1 1y
+13 Intrepid Investment Bankers 1 1y
+3 Interns - how we doing? 5 1y
+7 DB LevFin/LDCM 3 1y
+10 Deloitte Corp Finance or Private Credit 2 1y
+6 Morgan Stanley Public Finance / Municipals 5 1y
+9 Nomura London thoughts? 2 1y
0 So focused on execution and not the higher picture big level thinking 1 1y
+19 Del 4 1y
+5 What are the exit opps of an Industrials team? 2 1y
+58 Learned very little in banking, anyone relate? 22 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
+12 Rising junior, feeling lost 7 1y
+139 No time for dating 35 1y
+21 Interview with Roger Altman 1 1y
+4 Amherst and Williams (and NESCAC) Networking 2 1y
0 McKinsey Sophomore Summer Business Analyst 0 1y
+3 IB early-carrer choices 🫠 1 1y
+6 SA Return Offer 9 1y
+16 Real Talk: How to find the LinkedIn sweet spot? 11 1y
+6 EMEA Secondary Advisory 1 1y
+9 Del 1 1y
0 What is BNP Paribas rep in nyc? 1 1y
+15 First Year Analyst Budgeting in NYC 15 1y
+12 Offer at Risk from 'Unverifiable' Internship? (UK Grad Role) 12 1y
0 as an analyst are you able to listen to and digest everything going on in meetings ? 1 1y
0 Alantra FINTECH New York 1 1y
+19 Getting into IB in London 8 1y
+111 Best PCA/Secondary Advisory Groups 131 1y
+28 Am I burnt out? 8 1y
+7 Series 79 - Not passing practice exams 15 1y
0 CVP Bonuses 2 1y
0 Regional Boutique Recruitment 1 1y
+1,932 How did UBS Double MD Count yet Lose Marketshare? 166 1y
0 Deloitte - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 I don’t fully understand my complex transactions and I feel behind 1 1y
+77 Incoming FT IB Analyst at Top BB – How Do I Not Die? 11 1y
+6 Unlevered Beta with negative net debt 6 1y
+12 Need Advice for College (IB Path, Sophomore) 3 1y
0 Is it worth it getting a referral for JPM and GS in London? 4 1y
+9 2025 FT Training Start Dates 5 1y
+80 Sleeping on Jefferies??? 37 1y
0 What does your typical week look like in IB? 3 1y
+44 IU Kelley Confusion?? 20 1y
+6 Campbell Lutyens Modelling Test? 2 1y
0 Working cross border during virtual training 1 1y
+9 Biggest Achievement? 1 1y
+11 Transition from project finance to m&a / ecm 5 1y
0 Fintech Capital Markets - Sector Growth/Exit Opps/Thoughts 2 1y
0 When to Start Networking (2025) 1 1y
+4 Nomura better than UBS at Global M&Ain 2025. Pass it on! 3 1y
+8 PWP Groups 7 1y
0 First year analysts: how much have you saved in your first year? 1 1y
+6 I was offered a Brokarage Summer Analyst Position as a freshman at a small regional bank in eastern europe 1 1y
0 Investment 1 1y
+35 Was recently forced to resign after being blindsided with an ultra aggressive noncompete/bonus clawback a year into my boutique IB analyst job. Now unemployed and feeling hopeless 8 1y
+12 DJ BJ David Solomon Intentionally driving GS into the ground? 5 1y

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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