+3 BMO Harris commercial banking (Not corporate banking) 4 3y
+3 BofA Product groups 1 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+16 Offer Choice: Boutique IB or Big 4 Financial Due Diligence 8 3y
+9 Starting FT early?! 11 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 FLDP internship —> IBD analyst full time? 1 3y
+7 Trading account under a family members name? 7 3y
+7 What comes after partner? 15 3y
+20 Do people ever leave buy side to go back to sell side? 40 3y
0 Gap Semester Before Junior Year for IB 1 3y
0 Recruitment 1 3y
0 Worth it to take Series 7 and become accredited? 1 3y
+3 Audit to IB/CorpFin chances 1 3y
+24 Coworker got promoted before me despite closing less deals in 2 years 5 3y
+6 Cornell for IB 4 3y
+3 Fastest way to fill in 3SM historicals 3 3y
0 JPMorgan Chase - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Is it too soon to accept defeat and apply to different positions outside of IB? 3 3y
+21 Life as an investment banker - the truth 15 3y
+4 What internship do I choose for sophomore year? 7 3y
+10 Macquarie Group (Houston) - Thoughts? 6 3y
+6 Is PC laptops the best way to go? 15 3y
0 When do I hear back 1 3y
0 Hey monkeys: how do you model a marketplace business? 1 3y
+4 Is it okay to say you want to exit investment banking? 5 3y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+18 Why Go From a Solid IB to LMM PE? 4 3y
+5 2020 Tech group bonuses 1 3y
+3 2020 / 2021 Bonuses 1 3y
0 How to Prepare for GS Asset Management Interview? 1 3y
+3 Bofa London off cycle 2021 2 3y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+28 BMO Bonuses Suck 20 3y
+7 How much does your minor matter? 11 3y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Going insane looking for housing - Places in London commutable to St. Pauls and Canary Wharf? 2 3y
0 S&P/Fitch internship sophomore summer 1 3y
0 Investment bankers and their emails 1 3y
+10 Recruiter said I'd hear back within a week. It's been two weeks now. Should I reach out? 2 3y
+35 How is it to work at a small M&A advisory firm? 11 3y
0 When exactly does the background check happen? 4 3y
0 Lateralling for PE recruiting, but only staying 1 year 1 3y
+10 FT Partners vs. RBC vs. Truist 13 3y
0 Menlo Park & Palo Alto Banks - Where to live? 4 3y
0 Question about W2s 1 3y
0 What keyboard do you use? 3 3y
0 How much will my internship be taxed? 1 3y
+14 Help!! JP Morgan MMBSI vs William Blair ER vs Aberdeen Standard Investments 8 3y
+44 Which D/E ratio should I use on a 3 year projection of the following? 33 3y
+14 To those Working in Financial Modelling, what exactly do you ? 1 3y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+17 Ken Moelis Blesses Bankers to Move Wherever They Want 12 3y
0 Call with BB Vice Chairman of IB 5 3y
0 Wells Fargo Securities - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+7 2020 Stub Bonuses 8 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Which offer to accept for PE longterm? 4 3y
+18 Dubai: Still a Place to Work in High Finance & Build Wealth? 1 3y
+10 Is Baruch College a good college to break into IB? 10 3y
0 IB in Milan & Frankfurt 3 3y
+16 signing bonus, what to do with it. 14 3y
+12 COVID messed me up, GPA plummeted to 3.4, am I screwed for PE and lateral opportunities? 14 3y
+17 Why Banking? - How Dorky is This Answer? 7 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Which of the smaller top boutiques (DBO, M Klein, Incenteum, Foros, etc) tend to promote internally? 2 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
+18 Corporate Development HeadHunters 5 3y
0 First Day Out 1 3y
0 Best role at a Big 4 firm for breaking into IB? 5 3y
+5 Exit ops to F100 post IB stint? 5 3y
0 London off-cycle recruiting Q2 2021 4 3y
0 OFF CYCLE JULY 2021 3 3y
0 Where will London interns be living next Summer? 1 3y
+4 Dating girl to get internship 13 3y
0 Williams 3+2 (Columbia) 3 3y
+28 BMO IBD future outlook 24 3y
+20 Raymond James Hirevue 117 3y
0 Interviewer added me on LinkedIn a few days before interview 1 3y
+16 How many deals did you close? 20 3y
0 Crisis Anyone? 4 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Private Banking Data 3y
+2 Banker Bags? 1 3y
0 How much do you guys smoke 1 3y
+15 Got my bonus and it's lower than my peers 15 3y
0 Most important use of Outlook? 2 3y
+4 Sweatiest Banking in London? 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+7 BB Asset Based Lending Exit Opps? 2 3y
+6 HSBC LevFin 2020 7 3y
+13 Breaking into project finance? 5 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (145) $101
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