0 Are the tasks given to Summer Analysts difficult? 19 4y
0 Lazard Chicago and Moelis Chicago FT First Round Interviews - what to expect? 7 4y
0 Investing around the world 15 4y
0 ThinkEquity Partners 15 4y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+66 MBA exits - IB or Tech? 33 4y
+16 SA who’s only Only able to finish a task 90%. Seeking to fully deliver on first drafts 6 4y
+5 Diversity programs for Graduate students 4 4y
+31 25 y/o aiming for DCM. Too late? 21 4y
+3 TN Visa related major? 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+423 Anybody else feel this way? 97 4y
+394 "Modelling" has to be the biggest misnomer in this industry. 71 4y
+350 Post MBA IB associates, how did you know you could handle the life? 75 4y
+331 Follow up on my Last Diversity Post 123 4y
+327 2018 /2019 Bonus Discussion 162 4y
+326 I'm Tired 63 4y
+282 2019 Summer Analyst Program for Hong Kong/Singapore 1,209 4y
+255 Investment Banking bad for your health? 75 4y
+205 Cold feet and dread 49 4y
+194 WORST Task You've Been Given at Work? 106 4y
+193 Most Valuable Hard Skills? 35 4y
+188 Why do banks have diversity programs? 49 4y
+180 Q&A: I didn't get a return offer 47 4y
+178 The Myth of the 100-Hour Week 74 4y
+170 Elizabeth Warren wants to kill IBD: Drafting U.S. Legislation to reverse ‘Mega Mergers’ 74 4y
+168 What it’s like to intern at GS: feel free to ask about anything. 107 4y
+168 WeWork Is the Most Ridiculous IPO of 2019 73 4y
+146 Tech, which is becoming increasingly sophisticated, will replace investment bankers 79 4y
+144 Jokes in an interview 47 4y
+141 What do you tell people you work as? 65 4y
+138 Blew a Coffee Chat... 26 4y
+134 PRESIDENT ELIZABETH WARREN 45 4y
+123 Cornell vs Michigan vs Dartmouth school choices 30 4y
+122 How IB is depicted in the media 41 4y
+120 How screwed are IB associates if they're laid off? 30 4y
+120 Best M&A news source? 65 4y
+120 “I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. Guess who made the mistake?" 48 4y
+117 Bad time to enter the finance world? 40 4y
+114 Entrepreneurship or IB... How do you choose? 52 4y
+112 Analyst at 27 or head to B school? 37 4y
+109 Dinged online for being sick 42 4y
+109 How to get rejected from an IB internship 38 4y
+97 Associate with a baby? Possible? 31 4y
+96 Deported from US due to H1B Visa Transfer Denial 28 4y
+92 Citi, Lazard, Jefferies, Fidelity, Morgan Stanley 46 4y
+88 Career path after PE? 32 4y
+86 Lack of diversity in Banking/Finance 27 4y
+80 Investment Banking Post-MBA pay 53 4y
+79 Why Bank Rankings are Asinine 26 4y
+78 How much does college [geographical] prestige actually matter? 61 4y
+73 Restructuring vs. M&A 62 4y
+72 IB Vs. Quant Salaries, Quality Of Life, Etc 15 4y
+71 How common is bullying in Investment Banking and Finance? 14 4y
+71 IB Presence in Charlotte? 38 4y
+69 Goldman Sachs Won't IPO Un-Woke Firms 39 4y
+68 How do you handle an exploding offer? 19 4y
+68 BAML IB Groups (NYC) 13 4y
+64 How selective are BB’s really? 30 4y
+63 Being told you look demotivated and unhappy by a MD 9 4y
+63 Q&A : Regional Office Recruiting 20 4y
+62 IB post MBA, am I missing something? 10 4y
+60 Leaving Job with Nothing Lined Up 28 4y
+56 Why are EBITDA Multiples Different for Similar Companies? 27 4y
+53 College Debt 18 4y
+52 What if you're fired as an Analyst? 14 4y
+52 Behavioral and Fit 7 4y
+51 Elite Boutiques and Bulge Brackets 14 4y
+50 How screwed am I?? 17 4y
+50 Would you hire an alcoholic? 41 4y
+49 Do banks pay for your housing? 36 4y
+49 Technological advancements in IB 10 4y
+48 "Soft fired" as part of firm cuts 11 4y
+48 Improving Focus in Investment Banking 16 4y
+46 Renege your IB SA offer for GS IBD offer? 20 4y
+46 Investment Banking Interview Prep for Inexperienced Undergraduates 25 4y
+46 Is transferring to the University of Virginia worth $100,000? 23 4y
+45 Lazard Layoffs 24 4y
+45 UMich Econ Vs. NYU Econ? 35 4y
+45 Get ready... 2021 SA is starting soon 15 4y
+44 Treatment of cash in valuation - who's right? 9 4y
+43 Oily skin and bad acne after starting fulltime 31 4y
+43 Introducing the most meaningless IB score of all time - can you break 1,000? 11 4y
+43 Questions about Healthcare Banking 12 4y
+42 MS to buy E-Trade 18 4y
+42 Time to Panic? 33 4y
+41 IB or buyside after undergrad 14 4y
+41 Is IB Less Fratty at the Post-MBA Level? 20 4y
+41 New girl from non-target school considering IB - how to break into the boy's club? 18 4y
+40 Dude said he got into a diversity conference by saying he had a learning disability 11 4y
+40 Risk Analyst is middle office role????? 44 4y
+40 Government run healthcare - effect on IB? 4 4y
+40 Time allowed to pass SIE/Series 63/79 14 4y
+39 Is the current market highly overvalued? Crash coming? 16 4y
+39 Investment banking analyst with old self harm scars 10 4y
+39 Re-Doing 2 YR IB Analyst Stint 6 4y
+38 The Truth about Piper Jaffray and MM Banks 29 4y
+37 Deciding on a method of payment for M&A 5 4y
+37 Poll: Horizontal or Vertical Models? 26 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 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 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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