+12 RBC Canadian SA 2021 2 5y
+6 GS Natural Resources Group - 2020 3 5y
+43 SF IB groups 44 5y
+3 How Many Deals Could an Intern be Staffed on Over the Summer 4 5y
+31 TMT vs. FIG vs. Industrials BB Group Move 11 5y
+100 Which firms have the LEAST emphasis on Diversity (London) 30 5y
+6 MiM vs MiF vs MBA from Europe to break into IB/PE Global Offices 1 5y
+6 Asking for Connections from Someone's Previous Employer 1 5y
+15 Leveraging Summer Analyst Full Time Offer at BB to EB 6 5y
+12 Eames Chair - Herman Miller 1 5y
+9 Best Groups at Morgan Stanley (in 2020)? 1 5y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 Greenhill Chicago Office 2 5y
+23 London Living Areas (Working in Canary Wharf) 8 5y
+8 Tie or no Tie on Zoom? 5 5y
+6 How long should a "Tell me about yourself" be? 2 5y
0 Bryant Park Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Why Do Banks Sponsor visas 2 5y
0 Bryant Park Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 Technicals for FT opportunties? 5 5y
+14 Promotion A2A 2 5y
0 Greentech Capital Advisors - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+10 When to network for group placement? 7 5y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 P&M Corporate Finance - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 WFH in a Different Country 1 5y
+9 GS Chicago vs BAML NY 3 5y
+5 Goldman Sachs SF TMT vs. General Atlantic Summer Analyst - Pros and Cons? 1 5y
+4 Maths in IBD (London) 2 5y
+9 England & Company? 5 5y
+6 How many of you knew you wanted IB during freshman year of college or earlier? 1 5y
+13 BAML UK Team 6 5y
+6 Life Science Deals - Licensing, Commercializations, Collaborations and etc. 1 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Corporate Finance Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 5y
+7 Rothschild vs BAML for exits? 7 5y
+8 Top Groups at BAML 4 5y
+43 London vs Frankfurt (2019) 25 5y
+4 Seller/ buyer interest Net debt 3 5y
0 MUFG - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Can't get a fucking deal closed 1 5y
+3 Employment Notice 2 5y
+17 Game over for FT 2021 if you dont get a return offer this summer? 14 5y
+9 IB vs S&T Selectivity 5 5y
+7 Do you think that the people you work with are much smarter than you? 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+13 IB or Consulting Recruiting 2 5y
+3 US CB vs CAD IB 2 5y
+8 How fucked is recruiting for people that unfortunately had their internships cancelled this summer? 2 5y
+19 EVR M&A Return Offers 21 5y
+95 What can I do with a master in finance? 50 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 MSc in Finance candidate for 2020 1 5y
+10 Bad gpa killer ? 6 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y
+82 Bringing Up Fraternity Experience in Interview 27 5y
+17 PWC Deals - Valuation, How does it compare? 2 5y
+3 SA after university in UK or APAC 1 5y
+12 Nomura vs. CS vs. PJT 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 2020 Grads, Has your bank started on-time or have your start dates been pushed? 5 5y
+9 incoming SA worried about hours 5 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+36 2018 ModernGuild Thread 58 5y
+3 Buying a laptop to WFH 1 5y
+12 What is off-cycle hiring looking like as interns are finishing up and getting offers? 1 5y
+18 Why do Analysts take time post-IB to PE gig? 9 5y
+6 Goldman Sachs IBD SA 2021 San Francisco: Offers 1 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Advisory Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
+31 Top Power/Utilities/Renewables Coverage Groups 6 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
+12 How screwed am I.... 13 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+15 I received goldman, any EBs still open to leverage for? 19 5y
+6 Top MM by PE Exit Opp 1 5y
+79 Moelis and CS Top in Los Angeles? 52 5y
+6 How many of you got the offer through a frat/club? 4 5y
+25 Moving from Trading to IBD (JP/MS/GS) 9 5y
+18 Citi FIG vs FT Partners for PE Recruiting 14 5y
+3 How are your SA Zoom socials? 4 5y
+44 Where to turn now? 29 5y
+280 Pissed at candidate for not taking offer 47 5y
+7 Most effective way to practice for interviews 3 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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