+6 How is distressed m&a perceived? 3 6y
+10 SAT 2 scores background check 3 6y
+18 Opportunity to move from NY to Europe in Structuring/Origination 1 6y
+4 GS exploding offer standard timeline? 4 6y
+12 How does additional debt impact Ev/equity value 3 6y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Operations Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Review - Risk Management Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 6y
+17 IB vs. Work / Life Balance - Need to Decide 5 6y
+67 Northwestern IB Placement & Business Clubs 15 6y
+6 Restructurings in the automotive industry? 1 6y
+6 Blackstone wealth solution group 1 6y
+310 My Recruiting Story: The importance of reading emotions and the appearance of intelligence 76 6y
+6 Wedbush Securities IBD Reputation 1 6y
+15 Premaster + quant finance master VS regular finance master? 1 6y
+20 What do I do if don’t secure an IB internship for my junior year summer? 11 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+15 MSF SA Recruiting is a Nightmare 1 6y
+11 Downgrade Firms to Move to NY? 12 6y
+21 Baird and HL return offer % 16 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Technology Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 6y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 E Corp - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Oil & Gas Data 6y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 6y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Review - Other Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 Defer offer to 2022? 1 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+7 How are FT offers extended? 3 6y
+14 IB Analyst Rent Advice 8 6y
+19 GS IBD vs. Insight Venture Partners FT 10 6y
+16 UBS Future Outlook 7 6y
+15 Audit Supervisor to Restructuring Associate - Worth the lower title change? 1 6y
+6 Tips on getting to IB internships out of a non target with weak alumni 4 6y
+15 starting a finance relevant major junior year? 5 6y
+23 BofA vs Citi (Future Outlook) 10 6y
+34 Why tf getting into IB so hard 17 6y
+9 What to do after the informational interview? 1 6y
+25 Am I Crazy....? 10 6y
0 Where to live, my dilemma 14 6y
+3 Off Cycle Internship in Europe coming from US target? 2 6y
+3 What's it like being an Associate and above in Financial Sponsors? 1 6y
+24 For Those Waiting for FT Offer Decision -- Check in With Anyone at Bank? 8 6y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Review - NA Data 6y
+37 LA Banking -> New York Buyside 10 6y
+18 EMEA TMT M&A league tables 12 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+43 How to get out of “questions” mode during a networking call 8 6y
+17 Goldman TMT return rates 15 6y
+7 Do SAs get to interact with SAs in other groups? 1 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
+4 HF exit to IB 4 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+9 Error on Resume 0 6y
+6 Transferring Cities Internally (Abroad) 1 6y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 6y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+35 ECM/DCM at Goldman vs M&A at Barclays 11 6y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Shea & co - Interview - Software Data 6y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+27 Accelerating FT recruiting through HR? 11 6y
+38 GS Classic Groups Return Rates 44 6y
+9 Belt Loop: Which way does it go? 28 6y
+38 Performing / Opportunistic Credit fund vs. LevFin at an IB? 22 6y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Natixis - Review - Oil & Gas Data 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 6y
0 KippsDeSanto - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+15 Slow Days - Learning New Skills? 0 6y
+32 What's up with the European banks and SA 2020? (UBS, DB, Barclays) 13 6y
+24 Delete1112 28 6y
+14 Do you think summer internships will get cancelled? 13 6y
+216 If your SA internship is canceled, but you get FT offer, will you still recruit for "better" job? 55 6y
+22 M&A League Table EMEA 10 6y
+24 What is the point of a DCF or Enterprise Value? 8 6y
+10 Background check for IBD SA 1 6y
0 DBO Partners - Interview - NA Data 6y
+4 Extend a year for better bank? 8 6y
+7 summer intern permit - VPN 22 6y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y

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 (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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