+1 Summer Associate without Summer Analyst experience? 7 5y
+1 Bosses at Goldman Sachs have been sending sympathy snack boxes 2 5y
0 @WellsSummer2020IBInterns I was wondering what onboarding week contained? 1 5y
+19 What Happens If You Don’t Make VP Promotion at Your Bank? 11 5y
+15 Why does it seem that most people hate The finance industry? 7 5y
+12 Move internally during COVID (SA to FT) 1 5y
+12 Post-Experience Master's in Finance to Support Move from IB to PE? - London 1 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+58 IB Analyst Outsourcing... 13 5y
+13 Question on GPA 8 5y
0 Regulatory Change-a-Comin'? 1 5y
0 Goldman sachs status change from interview to resume 1 5y
0 Will you still get interview invites even after accepting an offer? 3 5y
+1 Decision offer: RBC capital markets (not coverage) versus Baird/WB/HL coverage (non-nyc) 3 5y
0 TARGET- HAVENT RECEIVED INTERVIEW OFFER FROM CITI: AM I SCREWED? 1 5y
+3 Lateral Hire at MM's 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Madison Park Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Houlihan Lokey FAS 1 5y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+4 JPM trading floor hiding espresso machine 1 5y
0 Wall Street Prep Exam - FT Analyst Training 4 5y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Need advice on JPM’s Regional Coverage Group. 1 5y
+6 Wall Street Prep Exams 2019 4 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 NONTARGET - 2022 Investment Banking Summer Analyst thread 1 5y
+17 Is Credit Suisse still going to pay those 20k bonuses?!? 7 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
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+15 BB Nordic M&A vs EB generalist 3 5y
0 Net working capital & cash flow 7 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 PCE Holdings - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 PCE Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 Any BB or EB currently hiring for laterals? 12 5y
+1 Inappropriate to Network with GS TMT? 1 5y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Has WF Addressed the WFH Meal Stipend Debacle? 1 5y
+11 Citi creates new IB unit 5 5y
0 Did I get dinged? (urgent) 11 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+2 GS SA 2021 CONFIRMED IN PERSON? 4 5y
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0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Review - Risk Data 5y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+5 Why is debt included in enterprise value? 2 5y
0 Tier 2/3 to Tier 1 move after 8 months - Too soon? 4 5y
0 Goldman Interns in office? 1 5y
+10 LMM PE analyst or MM IB analyst? 10 5y
0 Standard Buy-Side Succession Fee? 1 5y
0 Getting NYC SA as a Cambridge University undergrad **ANY Advice needed** 2 5y
0 Negotiating Fee Split when leaving one bank for another with active deals 1 5y
+4 Northeastern vs SCU vs George Washington 2 5y
0 IB Work Conditions Survey 1 5y
0 GS IN PERSON SUMMER 1 5y
0 When should I start trying to lateral? 1 5y
+18 WSO Monkey Bot gives away usernames on anon posts 2 5y
0 Should I have modeling experience from a no-name IB? 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 5y
+23 Breaking in Dilemma (LDN) 5 5y
0 McCombs MBA - Investment Banking 2 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+1 Deutsche Bank Reaction to GS Survey 1 5y
+11 Jefferies 2020 SA Return Offer Rate 14 5y
+54 Houston Summer Offer rates 96 5y
+14 Search for a Bankruptcy Service 5 5y
0 Typical 3rd Yr Analyst Bonus / Comp 1 5y
0 When does FT 2022 recruiting for NYC start? 1 5y
0 What are lateral interviews like at Associate level? 1 5y
0 News about working hours: How did other BBs react? 1 5y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 US Summer as European student 1 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+16 How to succeed as a 2021 MBA Summer Associate Intern - virtual edition 5 5y
+15 How hard is it to switch industries in IB? infrastructure to tech / healthcare? 11 5y
0 Is there a required YOE at Morgan Stanley for the AVP title/salary if coming from another company? 1 5y
0 Advice on moving to a different city during WFH 1 5y
0 Best Buildings for Analyst 2 5y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Current Trends in Healthcare 3 5y
+10 Evercore First Round Questions? 16 5y
+77 Best alternative Job to IB 95 5y
+43 Is it just my bank or do juniors not take vacations in IB? 32 5y
0 When does JP Morgan open up? 1 5y
0 Is applying through a target's handshake better than applying elsewhere? 2 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - 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 (75) $101
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