+58 What kind people date Bankers? 74 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Public architecture company... very hard to find... 1 4y
+4 Corporate Credit Cards? 14 4y
+5 How to become a swaggy investment banker? 1 4y
+10 Investment banking is a top 3 job out of undergrad in terms of pay 11 4y
+13 Do you have to physically work on Wall St to say you're on Wall St? 14 4y
+8 Whose Opinion of You Matters? 8 4y
+3 To those that stated they would quit once they receieved their bonus in the summer, are you quitting now that your firm has increased base pay/may increase base pay in the near future? 6 4y
0 Cowen Reputation 2021? 3 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPM RE IB 2 4y
0 How to lateral from LevFin to M&A? 1 4y
+1 For the banks that have already increased base pay and finalized it weeks/months ago, is it for IB only or all division? 2 4y
0 LifeSci Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+26 Stuck in Internal Audit 4 4y
+11 How to go from DCM internship to coverage FT at the same or different bank? 5 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+5 Can all Front Office roles expect pay increases in the near future? 12 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Oil & Gas Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+151 Is a big 4 internship a complete joke? 47 4y
+6 What are incoming analysts doing before their start date? 6 4y
+17 The Future of Hedge Funds ? 11 4y
0 Barclays pay increase 1 4y
+16 WFH Best Desk and Chair 17 4y
+7 DCM/Capital Markets vs Corporate Banking (CIB) 5 4y
+25 GS/MS - Top Group vs "Bottom" Group? 16 4y
+5 Stifel Media & Telecom (NY) 3 4y
+7 DCM to Real Assets PE? 1 4y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Ft Partners comp 2 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+19 What is ebitda and how does it work? 6 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+5 Pls help: How to account for Q1 '21 and Q2 '21 actual financials in a DCF? 4 4y
0 When to start FT recruiting? 2 4y
+9 Summer Analyst - Not much work? 6 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
0 Sick Leave 2 4y
+4 2020A 2021FC(?) 2022P 2023P etc- What is "FC?" 1 4y
0 Fellow laterals - ramp up process 2 4y
0 London 2022 SA Excel Sheet with list of firms 1 4y
+7 Any benefit from getting Series 7 on top of 79 & 63? 1 4y
0 Associating with Sponsor, Lead Generation 1 4y
0 London IB Analyst Pay Increases? 1 4y
+18 SA SWAG 28 4y
+20 IB Deferred / Cash Comp Policies 5 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+2 Opinion about DC Advisory 3 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Dc Advisory London 2 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Human Resources Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Human Resources Data 4y
0 Investment Banking Salaries 1 4y
+79 Is IB not the desired path anymore or are there so many open spots because of dealflow? 72 4y
+26 Making too many mistakes as a Summer Analyst. Just me or normal? 8 4y
0 Investment Banking in... Qatar? 4 4y
+3 Salaries in Doha 3 4y
0 Undistributed profits --- why is it negative? 2 4y
+27 SA at EB: Not getting any work? 29 4y
0 Can someone help me understand what this role is? 4 4y
0 Pharus Advisors - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Jefferies Town Hall 9 4y
+4 After getting offer 2 4y
0 Pharus Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+16 How do investment banks allocate success fees generated? 10 4y
+41 Meal Stipend Benchmarking 38 4y
+17 Have you heard of these guys? 8 4y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Barclays London - UK M&A vs TMT (Associate) 2 4y
+25 CIB In Italy (Mediobanca, Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo...) 15 4y
+5 Why do people on wall st gym @ equinox? 10 4y
+78 Most prestigious foods? 60 4y
+16 M&A Modeling Question 5 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+401 banker career/lifestyle....not all that great? worth it? 268 4y
+4 Most Prestigious Exit Ops? 8 4y
+6 Technology Investment Banking - GS/MS/Q 10 4y
+6 misinformation 1 4y
0 Madison Park Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 How does Goldman Sachs CEO have time to DJ? 10 4y
0 Financo - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+1 Upwards and Downward trending firms 2 4y
+9 Background Check - Criminal Record 1 4y
+4 Does Barclays IBD Sponsor? 10 4y
+16 Does bank prestige matter if you don' want to do PE/HF after? 11 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
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...”