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0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Are all your materials standardized? 3 4y
+24 Laptop for Excel Training 16 4y
0 Banking Treasury vs Risk management vs Quantitative analyst 8 4y
0 Anyone making good money @ senior secured term loan B fund? 1 4y
+327 What banker careers really look like: real private data 209 4y
+15 Is Public Finance really IB ?? 23 4y
+35 Morgan Stanley boss to young bankers: You’re ‘nuts’ if you’re not in the office 9 4y
+1 BREAKING: MS shafts London analysts 5 4y
0 Copper Run Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+4 Superday with Citi on Friday, still haven't heard back 5 4y
+134 The douchiest things I ever said: can you top this? 145 4y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+15 Thoughts after getting promoted to Asso as AN1 1 4y
+3 Modeling Prep.. recommendation? 1 4y
+2 London EB SA to FT conversion rates 14 4y
0 What is William Blair's Boston office like? 1 4y
+3 Convertible Bond origination or DCM for exit opps? 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Natixis - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 PJT Park Hill - Project Management Analyst Interview 1 4y
+13 Current EB group has poor deal flow - should I try and lateral for PE recruiting? 8 4y
+11 Girls Who Invest Email Error 7 4y
+4 Which banks have SPAC groups 9 4y
+9 Series 79 23 4y
0 BIWS or WSO courses? 1 4y
+9 BB Convertible Bond/Equity Derivatives Origination vs BB DCM? 3 4y
+3 How much math do you guys use 11 4y
+3 Are there any advantages to the Rothschilds owning a bank? 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 investment banker vs investment analyst 8 4y
+4 Thoughts on Mubadala, ADIA, PIF 2 4y
0 Biotech isn't so bad 1 4y
0 Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 FDSO - If-Converted Method 1 4y
+1 Houlihan Corp Fin M&A Groups 5 4y
+270 Pro Forma GPA on Resume? 16 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+58 Is Sales Underrated? 23 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+2 ibankers 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+4 How often do you get hit up for new IB jobs 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Glad I didn't go into Ibanking. 5 4y
+15 Baird Insight 30 4y
0 Best lifestyle groups 5 4y
+2 Investment Bankers have DCFs templates that they modify for each deal? 4 4y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Is qualitative macro a dead strategy? 1 4y
+3 Blind Trust to Avoid Trading Restrictions? 1 4y
+3 Risk or Corporate Treasury - which is more respected? 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 Can I go from UFCF to LFCF? Help a monkey understand, please 8 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+11 Fuck yall's hardo culture 1 4y
+1 GS IBD Financing Group Interviews and culture 3 4y
+10 Nomura Greentech SF vs NY 13 4y
+9 IB Career progression AUS 1 4y
+3 Pay/Tax Structure on Base and Bonuses 1 4y
+3 When do I get merchandise 6 4y
0 Latin America Exit Ops: PE, Hedge Fund, etc. ? 3 4y
+3 WFH by Firm / Group 2 4y
+3 Thoughts on Province? 1 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+5 DB vs HSBC IBD 6 4y
+5 Offer Compare: Citi HK IBD vs JPM HK IBD 3 4y
+30 University of Miami VS Fordham 24 4y
+6 Negotiating Salary in Current Role 1 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Deutsche Bank's Columbus Circle office 1 4y
+4 Best groups at CS NYC 5 4y
+5 Macq Capital Principal Investing Vs Top BB Levfin 4 4y
+3 Do Investment Banking (IB) Industry Groups Receive Differing Base Pay? 2 4y
+4 IBD to corp. dev.? 1 4y
0 ECM MD progression and pay 1 4y
+6 UBS Account "Locked?" 8 4y
+21 Boutique Unpaid IB vs. Corporate Banking 13 4y
+15 Wells Fargo TMT? 26 4y
0 Mizuho - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Needham & Company - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 GS IB Associate 33 4y
+4 Info on SVB Leerink’s Tech Group? 8 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Metals and Mining Data 4y
0 Any insight on Mizuho's consumer team in NYC? 1 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

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  • 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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