+8 Average BB Corporate Banking Comp 6 4y
+2 Is excel an important skill to have in finance? 6 4y
0 Books / Resources on Market Infrastructure Investment Banking? (i.e. Exchanges, Clearing Houses, Custodians, Data Providers etc) 0 4y
+13 Why is Patagonia so popular? 15 4y
+9 Can someone please give some insight into corporate banking in London. Comp, hours, exit opps, culture and top banks 1 4y
+13 Intern gifts 18 4y
+12 FT Partners Has No Money? 11 4y
0 William Blair - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Returning to the office 5 days a week 5 4y
0 Does RBC give a signing bonus for summer interns in IB? 2 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+22 Should I get a Studio or 1BR as an Analyst in a Relatively LCOL area?? 8 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Public Sector & Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Thoughts 1 4y
0 Are top i-bankers or MBB consultants smarter? 2 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+13 Thoughts on PJT partners 11 4y
+5 On-Cycle MF PE - GPA Cutoff? 5 4y
+9 UBS in 2022 12 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 PJ SOLOMON - Review - NA Data 4y
+12 Morgan Stanley Institutional Equities Experienced Professional Program (MSEPP) 192 4y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Corporate Banking Interview Technicals? 2 4y
0 MS Associate Pay? 1 4y
+5 CHOOSING BETWEEN QUANTS / IB / ASSET MANAGEMENT 7 4y
0 Asian Senior Bankers 4 4y
+4 Barclays SA Drug Testing 2 4y
+8 Citi Early ID Program 2022 5 4y
+4 Female Senior Bankers 2 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+6 Lowball Salary expectations 1 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+6 Share your insight with us! 1 vs 2 years of IB? 2 4y
+6 FT Partners Diversity Summit 7 4y
+6 Do you seamless every day? 8 4y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Canary Wharf A1 Flatshare? 5 4y
+12 Travel Expenses not refunded? 9 4y
+3 RBC 2023 4 4y
+2 Do Analysts predict Cashflows in valuations? 2 4y
+1 GS Audit internship useful for breaking into IB? 3 4y
+13 Associate Lateral from WF Worth it? 34 4y
0 Bonus for Off-Cycle 2 4y
0 Copper Run Capital - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs is ordering employees back to the office 5 days (or more) a week. Inside CEO David Solomon’s mission to end hybrid work for good 2 4y
0 Is Chinese ADR market gone forever? 2 4y
+3 GS winding down operations in Russia 1 4y
+125 2020s Investment Banking Outlook 90 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 Leveraging Connection - Will it Backfire? 2 4y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+5 If/When does Credit Suisse test for Weed? NYC 5 4y
0 Infosys - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Infosys - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 FINRA prep survey 6 4y
+11 Top BB/EB or MBB for Buyside Roles 4 4y
0 Lazard Sophomore Diversity Day – NYC IB 19 4y
0 Credit Suisse Final Year Internship London 1 4y
+3 William Blair FT 7 4y
+12 Incoming analyst looking for tips on housing/budgeting 1 4y
+7 Latin America Investment Banking 4 4y
+9 Investment Banking before computers 1 4y
0 FocalPoint Partners LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+13 Boundaries between being professional and informal in an interview 3 4y
+3 If you were only given two options… 1 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+20 Is Solomon Partners Paradise? 1 4y
0 CSG Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 GS Audit or Compliance vs PwC Audit internship for breaking into IB? 2 4y
0 UniCredit - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+1 Does Being Non-Target Still Matter for Lateraling? 3 4y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Incomplete transactions 1 4y
0 HL Sponsorship Status 6 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Help! Lateral hiring at Broadpoint Gleacher 4 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Legal Data 4y
+6 NY, Charlotte, Chicago, Houston? 1 4y
+23 Low-Tier RX IB or Top-Tier RX Consulting? 11 4y
+3 Excel Mac Bootcamp? 1 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Drake Star Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Municipal Muni Data 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Capstone Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Capstone Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+136 Said "sus" in an interview 63 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”