+47 Is it true that on some days you will sit around surfing the web waiting for work as junior person in IBD? 23 4y
+46 Professionalism 101 - Your Guide! 19 4y
+46 How to renege BB IBD return offer for Megafund PE 20 4y
+44 SA Approach at this stage 21 4y
+44 Should I go abroad next semester? 17 4y
+42 SA Would you pick Point72 or Goldman Sachs? 13 4y
+35 Why are the top restructuring groups (PJT/HL) so popular now? 5 4y
+30 MM in New York or BB in Toronto? 14 4y
+28 Most left and right wing banks 14 4y
+26 Credit Risk or Credit Flow S&T? 11 4y
+26 MM IBD vs. Pension Fund PE 9 4y
+25 FCFE and terminal value? 9 4y
+24 America's Growth Capital (Boston) 25 4y
+23 How to lie without getting caught? 22 4y
+22 Wall street Conservative or liberal? which firms are which? 26 4y
+19 Career Advice Needed - Credit Agricole or Goldman Sachs 5 4y
+19 Off-Cycle Internship help 6 4y
+18 London All-In Analyst Comp? 5 4y
+18 Need to decide on M&A offer (EMEA) 13 4y
+17 CS TMT vs BAML TMT vs PJT Partners vs Guggenheim 6 4y
+17 CFA1 help with boutique? 8 4y
+17 BIWS - Accounting Fundamentals 8 4y
+17 Credit Suisse IBD Groups? 14 4y
+16 Potential FT offer vs Summer offer 5 4y
+16 MT NY or Tech NY? 13 4y
+15 Goldman v. Blackstone v. BlackRock 9 4y
+15 email monitoring 10 4y
+15 BB In Philadelphia 20 4y
+14 Best undergraduate programme for Investment Banking in Europe 17 4y
+14 Should I send an advanced model to bankers as a recruiting tactic? 9 4y
+14 Deciding on Offer from Wells Fargo 8 4y
+14 Help with a merger model.. Balance sheet won't balance 4 4y
+13 PE exits BAML vs GS IBD 8 4y
+13 Investment Banking UK - Unusual background 5 4y
+12 Can a Vice President at an Investment Bank own a Lamborghini Aventador if he/she wanted to? 14 4y
+12 IBD Interview Question: Can Enterprise Value be negative? 6 4y
+12 HELP Off cycle internship: BNP Paribas ECM vs. MM IB M&A (HL/William Blair/Baird/Piper Jaff) (Both London) 5 4y
+12 MS GCM vs GS Financing 6 4y
+11 Are Chinese top Businuess Schools valued in EU/US? 8 4y
+11 Incoming BB Analyst Looking for Pre-Training Resources 3 4y
+11 LevFin in SF vs. Boutique in NYC 0 4y
+11 How important is Full-time Offer Rate to you? 10 4y
+10 Excel: IRR 3 4y
+10 MSFinance to IB? 1 4y
+9 The Ultimate Investment Banking Question 4 4y
+9 Experience using eFinancialcareers for a FO job 7 4y
+9 Switching from IB start up to a more established firm 9 4y
+8 Informational interview questions merril lynch 2 4y
+8 AP goes up by 10 7 4y
+8 Question: Why MO/BO roles? 3 4y
+7 Any point in applying to a BB from their career website? 23 4y
+6 Cold email address checking 5 4y
+5 Bankers, do you prefer experienced girls or inexperienced ones? 7 4y
+2 Did I make a mistake? 3 4y
+1 Wells Drug Test 2 4y
+1 True Stereotypes? 1 4y
+1 Which Banks Test Lateral Candidates for Steroids? 3 4y
0 Mauritius recruitment 2 4y
0 Is an MBA or MSc in Finance from EUROPE enough to get into IB or Consulting? Not top school. 2 4y
0 1st year Analyst - any teams do this? 0 4y
0 Studying in Germany, need internship 3 4y
0 unlever the beta when there is preferred stock 1 4y
0 LBO Question 2 4y
0 UK junior bonus numbers 2 4y
0 GS IBD behavioral 1 4y
0 Job Offer Advice: Urgent 4 4y
0 How can I valuate a company with only IS? 3 4y
0 When to ask for internship opportunities? 1 4y
0 Deciding Between A Couple Offers 4 4y
0 Why is a Debt Write Down an Addition on the Income Statement 1 4y
0 Oil & Gas Investment Banking Exit Opps? 3 4y
0 MBD/RE Private Equity/Special Servicing -> IBD? 1 4y
0 GS ECM HK Offcycle Internship 4 4y
0 JP Morgan IBD London Assessment Centre 4 4y
0 Project Finance to IB? 1 4y
0 Best groups at Jefferies?? 4 4y
0 Should I apply to FT? London 1 4y
0 Evercore vs Moelis NYC (full time analyst position) 7 4y
+17 Is SF that bad? 10 4y
+1,011 2018 Summer Analyst IB Recruiting Timeline Megathread Page 1,424 4y
+161 Thoughts on PJT Partners? 35 4y
+136 VP Added Me on Facebook - Do I Accept the Friend Request? 33 4y
+95 Top 3 Skills Needed for Investment Banking 55 4y
+88 Qatalyst Partners 118 4y
+75 Non-Lifer Investment Banking thoughts wanted - IBD to MBB, an improvement? 32 4y
+74 Investment Bank Life Style Better At Boutiques? 50 4y
+66 Infrastructure Investment Banking 71 4y
+52 About to get fired as an Intern, please help!!! 23 4y
+49 Spelling Error in follow up email! 66 4y
+42 Does TMT Banking offer the most lucrative exit options? 9 4y
+38 Goldman Dallas office or IBD elsewhere? 29 4y
+36 Credit Suisse Special Investments Group 18 4y
+35 No-name PE vs. financial data provider internship 7 4y
+35 Financial Statements: Gross Profit Margins & Margins EBITDA as percent, how do you factor as "high" or "low"? 11 4y
+30 Interview Question: EV/EBITDA and in-the-money stock options impact 13 4y
+29 Should I take a demotion in order to move upmarket / upstream? 14 4y
+29 Moelis Houston 17 4y
+28 Current events in interviews 42 4y
+27 Prep Work for SA? 27 4y
+27 Any advice as to what college I should attend? 24 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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