0 Investment banking skillset 2 2y
+67 Tech PM looking to maximize income. Is IB the best bet? 40 2y
0 Knopman marks videos r low-key useless for Series 79. Nowhere near enough detail 2 2y
+2 Series 79 Kaplan Incoming FT Training 4 2y
+2 Houlihan PCA 3 2y
0 What happens internally after candidates accept offer? 1 2y
0 Application Cycle for Non-Intern 1 2y
0 German country coverage - what do they do mostly? M&A, LevFin, ECM or DCM? 2 2y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Commodities -> IB 1 2y
0 Experience assessment IB 1 2y
+5 Houlihan Lokey London PE exits? 10 2y
+10 Networking Before Freshman Year 7 2y
0 Banks still recruiting for SA 2025? 1 2y
+314 How is this job legal? 75 2y
0 Should I do WSO Academy? 2 2y
0 jefferies chicago thoughts 2024 3 2y
+3 TQQQ 11 2y
+9 McMaster DeGroote Potential 6 2y
+12 Wells Fargo FIG 15 2y
+9 2025 Full Time Investment Banking Analyst Recruitment 4 2y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+18 William Blair Exit to BB / EB possible? 13 2y
+13 How to get dismissed immediately 9 2y
0 Forecasting/Modeling Techniques 1 2y
+7 M Klein CAA new investment bank? 8 2y
+1 Asking about return offers? 2 2y
+1 Gugg return rates ? 1 2y
+37 Internship going fine, except a VP hates me 11 2y
+6 Corporate Banking Associate Comp 3 2y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+11 Private Credit vs LO AM: Help me decide 5 2y
0 First time Assessment Center tips 1 2y
+19 Rothschild London London 4 2y
+3 Blair Franklin Capital PArtners 2 2y
+16 Who are the people that keep moving “up”? 9 2y
+6 Tips/Lessons from On-Cycle 2026? 8 2y
+98 Baruch to Investment Banker 125 2y
0 Masters at LSE opinion 1 2y
+3 CITI Sophomore Leadership Program 1 2y
+10 Best Banking Group If You Don't like M&A and Prefer Financial Instruments 2 2y
+9 Value of Online Classes 1 2y
+7 William Blair 2024 thoughts 9 2y
+9 Does it get better? 5 2y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Contacting founders/execs? 2 2y
0 Best benefits and comp? 2 2y
+11 Optimal level of effort for a v1 deck 3 2y
0 FT Analyst Training Program Hours 2 2y
+12 Is this the end of Lazard's strong restructuring practice? 8 2y
0 How do people leave banking right before the 2 year mark? 1 2y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+9 UBS - Critical Materials Group 5 2y
0 Reorg materials 3 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Will skills from this job carry over to non investing roles and entrepreneurship 1 2y
0 Going from TS to IB 1 2y
+15 Evercore Telecoms London 26 2y
+44 Thoughts on Ducera Partners 44 2y
+16 Litquidity comp report 204 11 2y
0 Chill associate 1 2y
0 Morgan Stanley RE Investment Management - Any alternative investing? 0 2y
0 MD Deal Fees 1 2y
0 2025 Processes still open? 1 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Credit Agricole - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+6 polisci at NU? 3 2y
+7 Top Industrials Groups NYC 5 2y
+6 seperate RX/distressed forum?? 1 2y
0 DC Advisory ?? 3 2y
+1 Nothing to do on internship 1 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Top lower middle market firms in the mid Atlantic region 1 2y
+18 Infrastructure Valuation 6 2y
+9 Freshman summer internship fell through, don't know what to do 1 2y
+9 Exit Opportunities After IB 1 2y
+122 Citigroup is Paradise 21 2y
+24 Question about restructuring and bankruptcy 12 2y
+6 Summer 2025 Question 1 2y
+2 Ashbridge Partners 2 2y
+27 Network Building at VP Level 12 2y
0 Following Media Deals 1 2y
+53 Incoming analyst, don’t wanna move to a new city 17 2y
+284 Big 4 Hate Propaganda 87 2y
+4 DB 2012 HC Primer 3 2y
+7 How to deal with shit hours? 9 2y
0 Investment Banking Interview Questions not in Guides 3 2y
+5 Power & Utilities 7 2y
+16 Not Learning Much During Sophomore Summer Internship 7 2y
+10 London lateral market 12 2y
0 Blair Is Paradise 1 2y
0 Stock market restrictions 2 2y
+5 UWisconsin 3 2y
+12 Brutally bored at the job 1 2y
+20 GS vs EB (PJT/LAZ/Gugg) 5 2y
0 UBS Chicago Business Services - Culture, Comp, Exits? 1 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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