0 interview question - modeling exp? 7 4y
0 Interesting Interview Question 2 4y
0 What to say? 2 4y
0 Networking Etiquette 2 4y
0 BC or Georgetown or Lehigh 29 4y
+3 Drug Testing 2022 3 4y
+9 Does an MSF make sense if you have a Low GPA for IB? 3 4y
+168 1st Yr Banking Analyst Open for Questions 135 4y
+139 Is there any part of the financial industry that is growing? 97 4y
+128 Life Plan (for Everyone) to Ponder 63 4y
+79 Pretty sure I'm getting fired from SA tomorrow 102 4y
+75 MBB Consulting -> Top Tier IBD 118 4y
+58 University of Dreams, is it a scam? 85 4y
+54 Evercore vs. Citi 45 4y
+31 The disadvantages of an elite education 26 4y
+25 Masters of Finance or Financial engineering? 19 4y
+25 So it begins... 11 4y
+21 PE intern looked down upon? 17 4y
+12 3.7 GPA at Wharton 28 4y
+10 Question for you finance big wigs: "John B. Smith" vs "J. Brian Smith" 11 4y
+9 Updata Partners - Insights? 12 4y
+5 drink with the team 14 4y
0 Email etiquette for cc-ing 4 4y
0 RW Baird IBD analyst vs BMO Capital Markets IBD 7 4y
0 Accounting + Diffeq + Econometrics = suicide? 7 4y
0 Applying to 2 positions within a firm? (On campus recruiting) 5 4y
0 Study Engineering or Actuarial Science 2 4y
+139 The one thing you wish you knew? 90 4y
+97 The Sad Truth 68 4y
+93 UBS Investment Bank Status Report 195 4y
+90 What do analysts eat for breakfast? 279 4y
+59 Top West Coast Investment Banks 68 4y
+57 UMich-Ann Arbor on Wall Street 88 4y
+55 Applying to full time analyst position after graduating. 80 4y
+51 IBD Summer Analyst work on the weekends 88 4y
+47 UBS Internship - Take or No? 89 4y
+45 IB training/boot camps/valuation workshops etc 115 4y
+42 Wearing a Double Breasted in The Office 44 4y
+36 GS IBD to Blackstone R&R 17 4y
+36 Offer decisions 16 4y
+35 MM IBD Advice - From a guy working in it now 11 4y
+34 University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management 33 4y
+28 Knowledge foreign languages? 43 4y
+28 iPad in the Office? 85 4y
+27 Houlihan Capital??? 21 4y
+25 New Power Food for the Office... Chia Seeds or Bath Salts? 25 4y
+22 HELP: Awaiting offer letter/contract, but getting invited to other interviews 16 4y
+22 Loop Capital: reputation, post job offers? 19 4y
+22 I got fired today - Pushed too hard for advancements 38 4y
+22 RBC vs Citi Investment Banking 17 4y
+19 mid bulge vs guggenheim 23 4y
+18 Corp Development roles outside of tech 10 4y
+16 Which of These 2 IB Group Would You Take? 5 4y
+15 Full-Time: Big 4 Advisory vs. MM IB Analyst vs. BB Operations 10 4y
+11 Renewable Energy Financial Modeling Courses / Books / Websites 7 4y
+11 Houlihan Lokey Corporate Finance - Technology Group 56 4y
+4 "No need to particularly dress up" 9 4y
0 Credit Risk as a Sophomore 3 4y
0 Off-Cycle Boston 7 4y
0 Advice to decide between 2 offers 8 4y
0 Post MBA IBD Associate 140K Total Comp? 10 4y
0 What to do? I interviewed 3 and half weeks ago... 12 4y
+37 Broke up with Girlfriend 15 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+191 The demise and now rise of UBS? 438 4y
+132 How Quick will it Snap ? Valuation of SnapChat 87 4y
+102 PERKS of working in Financial Services.... 257 4y
+83 Interview Question: Why Middle Market Investment Banking? 52 4y
+75 How to be persistent without being annoying? 127 4y
+66 2013 Bonus Season 98 4y
+54 DCM Path 39 4y
+43 Day in the life of a Investment Banking analyst? 130 4y
+41 Moving to Hoboken 71 4y
+38 How complex are actual models? 30 4y
+36 leveraged finance interview - what to prep 21 4y
+21 Nova Capital Partners: Salary Scam or what? 30 4y
+19 Offer help? Gleacher or RBC? 28 4y
+11 2nd year base salary 6 4y
+7 Intern Signing Bonus 32 4y
0 2018 citi IBD APAC 1st round interview 13 4y
0 Background Check- Quitting Job 4 4y
0 Placed in ECM as a first year analyst and not loving it 2 4y
0 GS Healthcare vs MS Tech Menlo 4 4y
0 Blackstone M&A Advisory NY 32 4y
0 what are the most frequently used softwares for analysts in IB? 15 4y
+80 Can sleeping with a client get an intern fired? I may have made a mistake. 36 4y
+49 when to use which valuation method? 61 4y
+44 Rude to not actually have a coffee during an informational interview over coffee? 70 4y
+40 West Coast Investment Banking 68 4y
+33 Join military before I graduate, or after I graduate? How would each choice affect a career in finance? 14 4y
+32 BC Carroll and UNC 26 4y
+32 What would you name your firm if you had one? 80 4y
+29 Unemployment Low in Many Markets - Maybe the Grass is Greener? 7 4y
+28 Other High Paying Jobs 41 4y
+27 Cal vs UCLA (Math & Econ) 18 4y
+27 Traditional IB vs. ECM/DCM 33 4y
+25 LBO Case Study Interview 19 4y
+24 Debt Repayment vs Dividends vs Share Buybacks 19 4y
+20 ECM Internship 13 4y

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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