+16 Advice Needed - Houston IB Energy Banking 10 5y
+19 GS LGBTQ+ Possibilities Summit 50 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+16 PJT 2021 Camberview FT Analyst 35 5y
+9 Thoughts on (Non-EB) Larger Boutiques 4 5y
+32 Tell me you work in banking without telling me you work in banking 27 5y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Cappello Global - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Morgan Stanley London - Best teams (TMT, Consumer or Healthcare?) 2 5y
+43 Wells Fargo's Future in IB? 30 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 What are all these weird new posts? 2 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bryan Garnier and Co - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+10 Financial Modeling_ 9 5y
+17 Why is David Solomon such an asshole? 6 5y
+17 Still no sophomore internship 13 5y
0 compliance UBS or audit MAZARS 1 5y
0 Cowen Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Big banks that underpay a significant amount? 1 5y
+75 How Are First-Year Analysts Doing Right Now? 110 5y
+9 Senior who seems to be targeting me, having trouble eating/sleeping 2 5y
0 CFA prep courses 4 5y
0 Undergrad Debt? Umich (Ross) vs Penn State honors (Smeal) 1 5y
0 Meal Stipend 1 5y
0 Want an Employer of Record Services in kyiv ? 1 5y
0 Selling a company 1 5y
+9 London Back to The Office? 21 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 BB ECM versus MM PCA versus MM M&A 1 5y
+16 DCF Vs. Relative Valuation 8 5y
+99 Bankers - NBC News would like to hear from you 12 5y
+28 Ask me your technicals 54 5y
+7 Best Valuation Method 5 5y
0 DelMorgan Co - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 DelMorgan Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Websites like the SaaSCFO ? 2 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 CoE in Acquisitions and DCF 2 5y
+10 IB test accounting question 3 5y
0 Which Banks Are Doing Full Time Training Virtually? 2 5y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 joined a pitch uninvited - have I messed up? 3 5y
+6 2021 FT Associate Recruiting 24 5y
0 Financial Modeling Statement Course vs Accounting Foundations Course WSO?? 3 5y
0 Can we please quarantine interns / prospects? 1 5y
+16 Decided to Pursue Investment Banking but still need some advice/help 6 5y
0 What is the WSP Exam Difficulty? 3 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Aeris Partners Boston 1 5y
+18 What was the reputation of Lehman pre-financial crisis? 7 5y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How realistic is it to place in IB from the Farmer Business School? 1 5y
+3 HL FAS Group Pay? 1 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Where to live while working in the Hudson Yards 1 5y
+5 Can we please quarantine interns / prospects? 12 5y
+6 How often do you get emails from prospects? 10 5y
0 Business Valuation exits (manager level) 2 5y
+2 Behind-the-Scenes Investment Banking Podcasts? 2 5y
+8 Rx Hours in WFH 8 5y
0 How do German bachelor "Target Universities" compare to UK semi-targets 1 5y
0 Minimize Effect of Debt on Equity Value (M&A) 1 5y
+3 Time to Quitttttt 9 5y
+8 Getting involved in NYC while working as a banker 7 5y
0 how much writing is done at the Analyst level 4 5y
+13 Investment Banking in NY/SF vs Asia: Associate level and beyond 3 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Real Estate Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+14 Which BIWS course should I get? Breaking Into Wall Street 11 5y
0 Balance Sheet won't balance 2 5y
+7 Pedantry =/= Attention to Detail 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+51 This needs to get better or someone will kill themselves 15 5y
0 Cambridge Wilkinson - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Breaking into IB 2 5y
+13 Equity Value : Levered Vs Unlevered 5 5y
0 PWP RX 4 5y
+9 Pre-University Work Experience/Internships in Investment Banking/Consulting/Corporate Law/Asset Management 1 5y
+9 Jefferies London Industrials 3 5y
+3 Exits - does the bank or group you are at matter more? London 2 5y
0 People working in structured finance, what do you like about it? 1 5y
+6 Work xp toil against entry level IB role? 1 5y
0 Warwick vs Queen’s commerce 2 5y
+7 Is this job that bad??? 2 5y
0 Paid internship freshman summer? 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+11 What GS team would you choose as a SA? 7 5y
+5 Baird Milwaukee 2021 2 5y
0 Bentley vs Fordham vs Rutgers NB for F/O 3 5y
0 Equity Capital Markets Salary/Hours 1 5y

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

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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