+6 LBO process question 1 6y
+17 Opinion on COVID impact on IB Boutiques 3 6y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Mizuho Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+12 JP Morgan Chase Investment Banking Sales - Analysts Position 2 6y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+4 (Interview Question) Differences in valuing an Oil & Gas Company vs a company like Facebook? 1 6y
+9 JPMorgan 2020 Corporate & Strategy Women's Summit 3 6y
+15 Do Practitioners (Investment Bankers, Traders, Hedge Fund Managers, etc) Truly Understand Academic Finance? 1 6y
+11 Drug Screen NY 12 6y
+42 2021 SA Recruiting Timelines 67 6y
+10 MSF vs Double Major in Finance and Statistics/Mathematics 1 6y
+3 If there was one thing you could change about IB, what would it be? 2 6y
0 Société Générale - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
+7 Lavish Lifestyle of IB-Possible to Save Money? 2 6y
+62 Why even bother going to a mega-fund? 14 6y
+4 Goldman Sachs FT Recruitment - When to Apply 3 6y
+33 For Healthcare Bankers: Rx v OTC 8 6y
+33 Starting at a sweatshop - How did you prep yourself for the hours before starting? 8 6y
+25 Are You Destined to Deal? 11 6y
0 Anyone recently recruited to work at Stifel? 0 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+7 How small/large can takeovers be? 2 6y
+132 Must Haves in IB 38 6y
+15 sophomore IB SA experience 10 6y
+20 Middle office really that easy to get into? 1 6y
+5 Wells Fargo LevFin Reputation in 2020 3 6y
+20 Day In The Life of an Asset Management Summer Intern 12 6y
+6 Stock v Asset Aquisition 1 6y
+9 technical interview questions 1 6y
+18 master in finance as an insurance? 10 6y
+30 June - July vs. June - August Internship 20 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Restructuring Data 6y
+36 How do college athletes break into investment banking? 8 6y
+4 How to quit an internship? 2 6y
+36 3 years at CC..screwed? 13 6y
+3 SEC recruiting in BB, EB and MM 1 6y
+2 SA 2021 Virtual? 3 6y
+3 2020 FT IB Analyst Start dates 3 6y
+53 Automating M&A? 34 6y
+12 Moving cities post-MBA 5 6y
+54 Summer Associate offers - Moelis LA / JEF NY / CS NY 21 6y
+79 Houston energy banking GS vs CS vs Barclays vs Citi - GS for PE exits? 44 6y
+45 Incoming Associate - Advice 17 6y
+13 Citi exit opportunities? 11 6y
+31 Internally Transferring from west coast to east coast 20 6y
+30 HQ vs. Satellite Office 51 6y
+25 For Investment Bankers at the Associate Level and Beyond: I need your advice regarding my post-MBA opportunities 17 6y
+25 Best Energy Groups on The Street 22 6y
+10 Energy hiring 13 6y
0 Renege from regional EB to NYC BB? 3 6y
+16 Houston vs. NYC Differences in Culture 4 6y
+58 Chances of MBA summer internship for IB with 640 GMAT 26 6y
0 Regional Investment Banking (Excluding San Francisco) 2 6y
+16 Chicago vs. NYC exit opportunities 4 6y
+58 Investment Banking in Houston? 57 6y
+10 Coverage group capital markets work = shit? 2 6y
+11 Lazard SF Healthcare or Citi NYC 7 6y
+17 3 years strategy consulting across Asia, looking to move into IB / ER in USA 4 6y
+10 possible to apply SA and FT the same time? 2 6y
+21 Best exits for PE partner track 11 6y
+78 Choosing RX over M&A -- anyone recommend this? 59 6y
+76 Has Anyone Worked at Both a BB and EB? 10 6y
+10 post interview q’s 2 6y
+10 Valuation FCF 2 6y
+19 When you do a DCF for a potential merger, do you value just the target or for the merged entity? 3 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 Applying to same job through a recruiter and directly 1 6y
0 SDR Ventures, Inc. - Review - Generalist Data 6y
+6 Bank of America: ECM vs DCM 1 6y
0 SDR Ventures, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Leading part of a project as an intern 1 6y
+12 Work Email on Phone? (intern) 3 6y
+3 Best Use of Data Science 3 6y
+13 MBA from a top 20 program or an MFA from SSE 2 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
+1 intern that quit a month in 2 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
+23 What is the career and salary progression for an average performer in high finance? 8 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+33 Modeling (DCF, LBO, and M&A) practice 36 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+105 How To Become A Top Bucket Analyst 27 6y
+3 Outlook - Pro Tips 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+13 JP Morgan Recruiting Email Address 6 6y
+25 Internships...am I screwed? 15 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+12 Lateraling during Covid London 1 6y

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 (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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