+6 Alkali Partners? 2 5y
+9 Sketchy Thing on Linkedin...Banks Screwing Analysts? (DONT SKIP!) 6 5y
+11 Generalist IB @ EB -> MM All-weather Fund 5 5y
+39 Senior resignations at UBS TMT? 70 5y
+34 Best Hour Groups on the Street? 59 5y
+18 Bofa Bonuses 9 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+8 Post-MBA Offer from Big 4 M&A 6 5y
+2 London 2021 SA Conversion Rates 1 5y
+11 Anyone else this passionate about their banking job? 15 5y
+10 IB Sophomore summer internship advice 5 5y
+11 Top Banks for Healthcare? 11 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Syndications Data 5y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Syndications Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 MD only interested in star deals 2 5y
+41 When do you take a perfect SAT score off your resume? 32 5y
+13 Does anyone actually use DCF’s? 21 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 UniCredit - Review - Project Finance Data 5y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Project Finance Data 5y
+39 Q&A: IB -> Facebook E5 SWE 22 5y
+2 First year student (4 year course) eligible to apply for Spring Weeks? 1 5y
+8 Does not getting a return offer hurt in my case? 1 5y
+8 Deleted 27 5y
+2 Deleted 8 5y
+5 Deleted 12 5y
+36 Deleted 19 5y
+25 Deleted 17 5y
+14 BB ER vs PE vs EB IB 1 5y
+1 Ducera SA2022 2 5y
0 IB going hybrid? 3 5y
+8 Why investment banking? 1 5y
+16 Seven Figure Jobs? 9 5y
0 Lateral timeline 1 5y
+3 Interview with analyst vs associate - what to expect? 3 5y
+5 Any Finance professionals in India I can talk to? 1 5y
+3 Wells Fargo Exit Opportunities 2 5y
+6 Exit opps for high yield DCM? 4 5y
+5 Too old to break “in”? 1 5y
+9 Freshmen at Stanford, Internships for next summer 2 5y
+1 Jefferies FIG 5 5y
+4 FIG to Corp dev? 1 5y
+38 Jefferies Rep 65 5y
0 London - IB analyst notice period? 1 5y
+6 VP from BB IB agreed to chat with me today and didn't pick up the phone when I called. I sent an email asking if we need to reschedule and left a message. 2 5y
+18 Top BB Consumer Retail Teams 25 5y
+36 Possible to break in after PhD? 18 5y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+8 Guggenheim IB - Restructuring 1 5y
0 The End of In-Person Interviews in Finance? 1 5y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+61 Are you guys allowed BYOD in IBD? 16 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 EcoTech Marine - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 EcoTech Marine - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+5 "MBB raising base salary to $100k" 1 5y
+136 Best Perks / Fringe Benefits You've Seen? 71 5y
0 Mizuho - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+11 Lazard Exits 1 5y
+3 Background check question 8 5y
+5 How do 2nd Year bonuses compare to First Year? 1 5y
+41 Fellow MBA associates, anyone else surprised at how bad it ksy 62 5y
+5 raymond james 2022 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Insight Into Oppenheimer & Co 1 5y
+15 Recent Grads Eligibility Crisis? 1 5y
0 How to ace IB recruiting in Europe ? 1 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deleted 4 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+8 How long do you think this hot lateral job market will last? 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Hot lateral market 14 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+22 BofA Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging Group Reputation - 2020 25 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Blessed 1 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+14 Disclosing an Outside Business Activity 4 5y
+5 Certified Financial Planners 1 5y
0 DCM/ECM Interviews vs. M&A - Similar? 1 5y
0 How is Citi FIG in 2021? 1 5y
+4 Corporate/Commercial Banking Salary Bumps? 4 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+11 Will changing sectors put me behind? 1 5y
+11 Post baccalaureate courses for Columbia, Northwestern, Fordham 1 5y
+11 Costs / Benefits of Reneging - MM in SF to lower-tier BB in SF 4 5y
+4 Oppenheimer FT 24 5y
+18 What does a VP in IB do 19 5y
+6 Corporate Banking as long term career? 1 5y
+15 Morgan Stanley Bonuses 33 5y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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