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+39 Sick of this recruiting shit, lost 17 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Oil & Gas Data 5y
+9 NYU Stern Concentration 2 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 5y
+6 What’s it like living in NY as an M&A Associate? Do you really get a chance to enjoy / experience the city? 5 5y
+1 Where can I get Equity Research Reports for free? 3 5y
0 Jefferies - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Does this count as "reneging"? 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+1 Do I Have to Inform HR of my Major Change for SA 2021? 2 5y
+16 "Incoming IB SA 2021" on Resume for 2022 SA Recruiting 4 5y
+9 How many analysts do you need to vouch for you to get a 1st round 32 5y
0 Citi/Barcap/CS SA 21 -> GS SA 22 7 5y
+5 Series 79 timeline 6 5y
0 "What is your timeline" 2 5y
0 Excess Cash 2 5y
+5 Phone Call with M&A MD 7 5y
+6 What to do with "optional" return to office offers to incoming SAs 7 5y
+4 SA Background Checks 10 5y
+13 MS NY FIG 7 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 MD/VP Exit Opps?? 15 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Lateraling from BB to EB after SA 8 5y
0 Minority Interest in LBO modelling 3 5y
+6 BofA TMT Losses & New VP Comp 3 5y
+56 Barclays vs Citi NYC 34 5y
+212 What the fuck is going on at Barclays 115 5y
+3 Jefferies Charlotte REGAL? 1 5y
+48 Best Biotech Groups? 28 5y
+2 RBC Thoughts 5 5y
+3 Wells Fargo 2022 Interview Offers -IB 1 5y
+3 BofA gave us a French coffee press 19 5y
+3 Charlotte offices doing in person SA 2021? 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank Leveraged Debt Capital Markets 1 5y
+7 Brain teaser question in interview 4 5y
0 GCA Advisors? 2 5y
+25 Moelis LA vs JPM M&A vs Waiting for GS 18 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+24 MS IBD vs GS IBD for Summer 2022 17 5y
0 Group Placements for SA at JPM/MS 1 5y
+10 Post MBA Associate (BB AN/AS1>MBA>IB Associate) Path 12 5y
+17 DB Clownery: Industrials MD thinks analysts should work for free 10 5y
+5 How long do IB lateral postings stay up? 17 5y
+18 Best EBs in London 19 5y
+9 Citi FIG in 2020 8 5y
0 Best Study Guide For Interview Prep Only 4 5y
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0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 MS SA 2022 3 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 EB/BB Analysts London - does your bank cover CFA fees? 2 5y
0 London TMT 2021 1 5y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+11 Megafund Real Estate Arms 24 5y
+6 Best Uses of SalesForce in LMM M&A 2 5y
+7 Do you guys think that all BB will increase base salary for AN/ASO? 3 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Thoughts on PJ SOLOMON 2021 1 5y
0 Stifel Financial - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 5y
+3 CB First Round For Lib Arts Student 1 5y
+14 Please Rank: IBD Healthcare 9 5y
+6 Graduating in the Summer/Late start date 1 5y
0 Lazard London FIG 1 5y
0 Duffles 3 5y
+20 Why do we buy into the 'cult' of overwork? 6 5y
+18 2020/2021 Corporate Banking Bonus Thread 5 5y
+47 Guggenheim vs Jefferies 60 5y
+6 Silicon Valley Bank 4 5y
+25 Delete 19 5y
+26 Dealing with work anxiety 7 5y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Houlihan Lokey - Data & Analytics Coverage Group 2 5y
+9 questions about IB internships in 2022/need some advice 1 5y
+5 Roommate or no Roommate, Covid edition 20 5y
+27 Cambridge LLB + ACCA to IB/PE/Consulting... possible? 7 5y
0 How is Credit Agricole CIB? 1 5y
0 Boutique firms & public companies. 5 5y
+9 What is Harris Williams's strategy with their M&A bootcamp? 1 5y
+15 What can you realistically do after 1 year of banking? 12 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Generalist SA Programs? 6 5y
0 BofA IB Group Hours 3 5y
+5 Internal Mobility at BBs | FO -> FO 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+2 Are LMM/MM Analysts the best at Modeling? 1 5y
+9 PwC Deal Advisory or BGL(Brown Gibbons Lang) for Junior Internship? 7 5y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+36 Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds 18 5y
0 Eureka Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+4 Anyone hate the word "comments"? 3 5y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Generalist Data 5y

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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

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

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