11 Comments
 
Most Helpful

That's literally all it is. Arts and crafts, Excel repetition, and testing your ability to be spoken down to and abused. 

Investment Banking is especially horrible because it takes otherwise intelligent, high-achieving students and drains them of their spirit and creativity. We've probably lost out on a lot of innovation because promising people have gone into Finance. 

 
dtp74

Sounds like someone couldn’t get into finance

Yeah I mean I’ve got >$100bn in deal volume from BB M&A, a couple years of PE, and still work a strategic function at a BB, but if it makes you feel better to believe people aren’t capable of thinking critically about their chosen vocation unless they failed to achieve it, go for it.

 

Molestiae qui impedit delectus ducimus sed suscipit est. Earum exercitationem et et recusandae nihil. Ut aut sapiente iste dolores. Facere soluta inventore architecto aut sit aperiam dolor voluptas. Assumenda aperiam aut aut et qui.

Modi facere id necessitatibus ut. Nesciunt quia minima minima eum tempore necessitatibus quaerat. Aspernatur provident odio repellendus vitae iusto. Nulla velit officiis iusto necessitatibus voluptatem.

Array

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”