0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+10 Rescind Offer - Background Check 19 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Guggenheim Restructuring Bonus 2 5y
+6 Datasite acquires Toronto based Firmex 1 5y
+19 Moelis vs PWP in NY? 15 5y
+7 Corporate Banking to DCM or LevFin difficulty? 1 5y
0 Rabobank Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 GS Cross Markets Secondary Advisory Lateral 1 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Rabobank Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Evaluating an acquisition ex post 1 5y
+53 GF or Single in IB? 24 5y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 GUIDANCE NEEDED! STUDENT 3 5y
+3 Proxy contests 1 5y
+9 seriously need advice guys 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 BDA Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+4 Citi Corporate Banking SA Interview 5 5y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Case Question Help 3 5y
+52 IB > Entrepreneurship > IB? 24 5y
+22 HL RX Superday 10 5y
0 Capstone Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 MUFG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Industrials Data 5y
+21 Stay an extra year or pursue MSF? 1 5y
+11 Reputation of PJ Solomon? 28 5y
+18 Is it too late to get into the market now? 8 5y
+6 Background Check and the Waiting Game 3 5y
+14 Didn't learn anything at my internship 3 5y
+6 Public PE Asset Managers (APO,ARES,BX, Etc.) 1 5y
+11 Advice needed 7 5y
+13 Stats Major with a Finance Concentration? 3 5y
+9 Strong Regional DCM/LevFin Platforms? 4 5y
+9 How to improve Powerpoint and Excel skills - and the correct hardware devices to use for IB fresher 5 5y
+12 Updated Best Groups at Barclays 17 5y
+9 Should I undertake a financial modeling course in my free time or learning how to code would be a lot better? 1 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Updated Thoughts on Stephens? 2 5y
+9 UAE for banking 6 5y
+185 Why everybody say that I HAVE TO enjoy my 20s? 70 5y
+26 In Mother Russia... 20 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+13 401(k) Contributions for analysts 34 5y
+6 Perpetuity Growth Method - Where to Apply the Growth Rate? 1 5y
+12 How to improve Powerpoint and Excel skills - and the correct hardware devices to use for IB fresher 1 5y
+12 Reneging Advice - Before or after background check? 10 5y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
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0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Stone Pier Capital Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 How was the Series 63 today everyone? 4 5y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Cappello Global - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+10 Have you ever gotten someone else fired? 2 5y
+13 Renting vs. buying a 2 bdrm apt in NY 12 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+1 Do EBs pay for moving costs? 22 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+10 No Return Offer = Ineligible for Rehire? 4 5y
+16 B**a** Supervisor - Not Eligible for Rehire? 6 5y
+14 Heard almost all GS 1st year analysts are leaving this summer 17 5y
+9 F100 to CB 2 5y
+14 Would you ding a candidate if they refer to themselves in third person pronouns in their LinkedIn bio 2 5y
+6 Moelis FT 4 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 Irrelevant work experience in resume 3 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+17 Esade MSc Finance to Investment Banking? 14 5y
0 EVERCORE 2022 SA London 7 5y
0 If you had two days to prep for an EB interview and felt unprepared how would you most efficiently allocate your time? 7 5y
+10 Lost in IB - Can’t land a job 6 5y
0 Case Study Help for Pay 1 5y
+15 Banking in UAE 17 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+22 3 FT offers: Which one would you choose? 25 5y
+2 PWP SF vs PWP LA 2 5y
0 How to live life 4 5y
+10 I need a new goal in life 7 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+49 Got an Internship - actually so happy 10 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+8 No return offer from top BB - What Next? 8 5y
+3 FT BofA & Citi 1 5y
+47 How much debt are you guys actually in 90 5y
0 Headhunter or Recruiter 1 5y
+11 Off-cycle return offer? 6 5y
+5 Point in continuing to interview after accepting an offer? 1 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Industrials Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y

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 (50) $259
  • 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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