0 Texas, Alabama or Oregon? 0 2y
+12 Can I Go Into Software Engineering? 1 2y
0 Alantra - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+142 Insane Competition 132 2y
+8 List of Sophomore programs 5 2y
+6 PJT Partners SA superday 19 2y
+34 PWP Restructuring? 13 2y
+13 AI Note Taking - will I get fired if I use it? 11 2y
0 Struggling with Application Timelines 1 2y
0 s&t vs ib 2 2y
0 JP Morgan MMBSI Superday FT Analyst 3 2y
+3 Piper Sandler NY 3 2y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Networking to lateral into IB from consulting 1 2y
+9 Lazard LA in 2024 2 2y
+6 Never heard back from Superday 7 2y
+2 Baird in 2023? 3 2y
0 Banks that focus more on media (film, tv, and streaming) rather than telecom and tech 1 2y
+6 Intern in DCM - seeking return offer , any recommenations? 1 2y
0 GS Application Status 1 2y
0 Leave NYC for SF cleantech or homd out? 1 2y
+9 CIBC Investment Banking? 10 2y
+6 BNP Paribas Coffee Chat 1 2y
+5 Expanding knowledge about IB 2 2y
+6 Ignorant monkey looking for tax advice for the upcoming year end bonus 2 2y
+23 UBS Post-Merger with CS Updates? 31 2y
+5 Del 10 2y
+10 GS Healthcare Group 2023? 9 2y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+151 Funniest banking sayings 40 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 LSE MiM vs MSc A&F 1 2y
+13 Nomura Greentech SF update 18 2y
+3 Banks starting Jan 1?! 5 2y
+6 Do I still have a shot at IB based on Undergrad? 4 2y
0 Edgemont Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+10 RBC REIB? 15 2y
0 Application Open Dates for Bulge Brackets 0 2y
+6 Just got a finance internship as a freshman, how to move forward from here to bag a buyside job? 3 2y
+28 Modelling is so difficult in project finance 4 2y
+20 What percentage of kids from IB go into Buyside? 17 2y
+18 Help with Interview Process 1 2y
+28 Deutsche Bank outlook London 2023/2024 9 2y
0 Anyone know the pay for CIBC from associate to VP? 2 2y
+9 HSG MBF - Switzerland placement for non EU students 12 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+17 Healthcare Group Rankings 2023? 7 2y
+10 JPMorgan Hirevue (no deadline) - IB summer analyst - too late? 3 2y
+66 Return offer rates 168 2y
+15 Anyone interview from IB to Buyside Coinvesting 3 2y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+13 Which banks give out rejections and which ghost you? 12 2y
0 What do you wish you knew before you hit the desk FT? 3 2y
+3 GS Financing vs Evercore / Lazard Rx 8 2y
+13 Food and Beverage IB Groups? 6 2y
+23 What's the best time to do internships in college for IB? 5 2y
+20 Bank/Office w/ Most Prestigious Bathroom? 6 2y
+9 Does Goldman/BAML/JPM/MS Drug test for SA in London??? 8 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+16 Lateral to a TMT coverage group? 3 2y
+12 Baird Investment Banking? 4 2y
+8 Group Placements for Internship? 3 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+19 Is The Lateral Market That Bad or Am I Just a Poor Candidate? 8 2y
+15 Has anyone worked in SocGen’s Leveraged Finance Division? 1 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 2y
+6 Best Groups at Wells? 4 2y
+40 Where the hell does Centerview recruit from? 84 2y
+48 What are your thoughts on advanced degrees in IB? 20 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 2y
0 Spring 2024 Internships / Ways to Make Money for Semester Off 1 2y
0 Accounting 2 2y
+74 News on BOFA Layoffs? 33 2y
0 CapM Advisors Full Time Analyst Total Comp (NYC)? 0 2y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 2y
+10 Switch to IB 1 2y
+6 MSc to Associate 10 2y
+8 Renege on BofA for GS? 16 2y
+3 Background checks for spring weeks 6 2y
0 IB Final Round Advice 1 2y
0 DCF (Stub Periods and Mid-Year Convention) 1 2y
+1 Entry in IB/PE/HF/M&A with ER experience ??? 3 2y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 2y
+2 London Spring Week 2 2y
+10 Managing work and being more efficient 1 2y
+3 Existing deferred tax assets/liabilities in an acquisition... 2 2y
+36 What’s it like working at Moelis? 12 2y
+5 LBO - Cash Higher than Enterprise Value, No Debt, what are sources of Financing 6 2y
+10 Fintech startup --> m7 MBA --> BB/EB IB? 6 2y
+3 HSBC off cycle AC 5 2y
0 Deutsche Bank 0 2y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 2y
+3 What is happening to Barclays? 2 2y
0 Finance and engineering double major? 2 2y
+130 WSO Mobile App is HERE (iOS and Android) 81 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 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 06 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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