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+10 Top Groups at Deustche Bank 2016 7 6y
0 Consulting Summer - Two offers 3 6y
0 Lateral 2nd Yr Associate - Technical Assessment (BBs, EBs) 0 6y
+15 Want to be a banker, please help 11 6y
+7 Investment banking in the Middle East? 20 6y
+25 Corporate Development VS Investment Banking for Junior Summer 11 6y
+24 Looking for Job in London as US Citizen 4 6y
0 Any chance to get into a BB? 5 6y
0 Switching to IBD 4 6y
+3 want to be an IB really bad, love business and finance, please help 4 6y
0 Young professional transitioning from a nonprofit to a top MBA. How can break into IB? 0 6y
+37 Why must we suffer? 29 6y
+10 Summer Analyst at X Firm, "trading up" to Y Elite Boutique Firm 3 6y
0 Lateral to NYC - Networking Advice 8 6y
+34 The Robots Are Coming for Wall Street 22 6y
0 Advice needed for a career changer 0 6y
+1 Is my cc plan solid to get a investment banking job in NYC, DC, CHI? 7 6y
+18 British bankers on Wall Street 12 6y
+14 BB IBD San Francisco SA Position 12 6y
0 Non-HYP Ivy Freshman Seeking Summer Opportunities 3 6y
0 NYC IBD First Year Analyst Drug Test Timeline 1 6y
0 Keeping a phone-based relationship going 0 6y
0 BB Credit SA (Commercial) to FT IB? 0 6y
+24 Flexing, Bedrooms, and Rent Considerations 13 6y
0 Loughlin Management Partners + Co. 4 6y
+13 Am I Stuck? Advice needed 3 6y
0 Investment Banking Questions from the Uninformed 0 6y
+9 Need help on graduate school decision - urgent 3 6y
0 Critique me and tell me how to best get into finance given my circumstances 0 6y
0 Applying Online After OCR Undergrad 2016 0 6y
0 Resume Submission Help IB Analyst - Military Veteran 6 6y
0 Research Associate Salary 0 6y
0 New York State Tax Residency during 1st Analyst Year 0 6y
+6 What are the worst / best paying banks 25 6y
0 Summer Roommate NYC 0 6y
0 Help!! Choosing b/w CB/S&T SA offers for Full-time IB Recruiting 0 6y
+35 New Case Webinars in WSO Investment Banking Interview Prep Pack 4 6y
0 Tech/TMT Banking - Boutiques? NY vs SF/Silicon Valley? 5 6y
0 How to get from KPMG ITA Program into IB? 0 6y
+4 EB Class sizes 10 6y
0 Mediocre GPA from a target school 6 6y
+18 Lateral Directly After Associate Promotion? 5 6y
+67 USC (Marshall) vs UMich (LSA) vs UVa - International Student 31 6y
+33 Houston - Jefferies, TPH, Simmons 19 6y
+8 Summer Analyst Housing: Should I share apartment with a full time analyst? 3 6y
0 Should I try to lateral from NYC BB to a different city 1 6y
0 Incoming MBA student in CA - Which sectors should I focus on for investment management career path 0 6y
0 Best group at Needham & Co. 1 6y
+7 Sandler O'Neill Comp, Culture, Hours 4 6y
0 Incoming Analyst -- Strategizing Group Placement? 1 6y
0 HR Practices and Big Banks 1 6y
0 Jp Morgan multinational corporations team NYC 0 6y
0 ScotiaBank NYC Internship Interview 1 6y
0 Treasury Services to... IB? 0 6y
0 Looking for roommate for FT NYC starting in June 2 6y
0 How pedigree focused are Manhattan banks vs Chicago 2 6y
+18 2016 Credit Suisse BA Explorer Program for College Freshmen and Sophomores- Thread 9 6y
+30 Job Title vs. Pay - Which Do You Choose? 5 6y
+44 TN-1 Visa for Canadians - Academic Equicalency and Credentials Evaluation 4 6y
0 Socializing/dating while living in the financial district (NYC)? 2 6y
0 Looking for 2016 FT Roommate(s) NYC, July start EB IBD 1 6y
0 How to apply for Goldman Sachs Winter Internships 1 6y
+103 PE Recruiting Failure 51 6y
+12 British Citizen with UK Degree - Applying to New York Analyst Roles 6 6y
0 SA Offer Retracted from IB Firm 5 6y
+194 Still no MD after 30+ Years 36 6y
0 Target school; intl student; engineering major 1 6y
+13 Internal transfer from Hong Kong to NY in BB IBD 8 6y
0 Deutsche Bank M&A 1 6y
0 Irish undergrad choice 0 6y
+4 NYC investment banker budget 3 6y
0 URGENT! BAML trading operation VS Duff&Phelps portfolio valuation 3 6y
0 Looking up past deals and top offices in cities 0 6y
+32 Undergrad Berkeley $19k/yr vs Vanderbilt $12k/yr 25 6y
0 About 04/27 WSO meetup 4 6y
+25 USC Marshall vs Michigan Ross Preferred Admit (Social, Weather, and Placement) [Undergrad] 22 6y
0 How to navigate FT recruiting as a rising senior with SA offer at a small PE firm? 0 6y
0 Big 4 Job offer - Manhattan 15 6y
+16 Queen's Commerce vs NYU (Not Stern) Undergraduate 5 6y
0 What's my IB SA Take Home Pay? 6 6y
0 Any short summer workshop in investment banking for PhD? 3 6y
+19 Didn't Land a Junior Year Summer Internship, Need Advice 9 6y
0 Transfer from UMass to Vanderbilt? F100 Internship soph summer? 4 6y
0 Long term goal > M&A, Two Job Options 2 6y
0 Incoming 2016 FT IBD Analyst Looking For Roommate/S (June 1st) 1 6y
+1 Top Bulge Bracket Natural Resource / Industrials NYC Group vs. Canadian Bank M&A TO Group? Thoughts for rep, exit opps, etc.? 3 6y
0 Social Life as Analyst? 1 6y
+24 URGENT ADVICE - Soph MM IBD unpaid internship NYC vs. Paid F100 Internship Boston 13 6y
+5 NYC or Big 10 school 9 6y
+9 Goldman Sachs Asian Diversity Events 6 6y
0 Will I be able to get any SA for next summer? 1 6y
+26 McGill Desautels Faculty of Management VS Rotterdam School of Management 10 6y
+33 How do you return to investment banking from the buyside? 5 6y
0 Networking strategy for SA at boutique 0 6y
+24 Michigan LSA economics major Vs. Vanderbilt CAS Economics Major 6 6y
+42 Goldman and Tesla's $2B Equity Offering 29 6y
+13 Corporate Treasury role at Bulge Bracket to IBD? 4 6y
+48 Backpacks or Brief Case? 46 6y
+95 The Struggles of Credit Suisse 85 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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