0 Face-to-face networking with MD's/VP's 3 4y
+11 1st year Analyst learning curve 3 4y
+4 URGENT! PLEASE HELP!! 2022 SA Credit Suisse in NYC or Piper Sandler Consumer in SF? 6 4y
+9 Summer Internship as Freshman 1 4y
+5 Messed up an interview. Now what? 3 4y
+9 "Why did you choose your school?" 3 4y
+11 After signing offer letter 19 4y
+6 How difficult is it for International Students to break into MBB/IB? 11 4y
+3 BB Risk Management vs. Big 4 Risk Advisory 1 4y
+12 Thoughts/Advice on the Internship Search Process & the Limited Utility of WSO 2 4y
+3 Should I use emails on LinkedIn contact info 1 4y
+12 Am I Doomed 1 4y
0 Did anyone ever get “additional interviews” after superday? 6 4y
+12 DRW vs. Optiver vs. Akuna vs. Virtu for summer trading internship 2 4y
+6 Incoming Investment Banking Summer Analyst? 3 4y
+12 Summer Internship as Freshman 1 4y
+9 Accepted my offer, now what 7 4y
+9 What was your FT Recruiting Like? Recruiting for FT 2022 and curious. 8 4y
+3 Questions to ask during Informational Interview 4 4y
+9 Lateraling as a First Year? 12 4y
+14 Deleted 3 4y
+9 Calling all students / early career professionals 1 4y
+7 High School Student Looking for Internship 21 5mo
+155 How much does diversity really help? 77 3y
+8 What do I do as a high schooler to set myself up for success? 6 4y
+17 Is it too late to enter IB? 12 4y
0 Exotic Equity Trade Support opportunity 1 4y
+11 Should I drop out for a potential job? 15 4y
+2 Federal Reserve Markets Internship for Investment Banking? 1 4y
+13 Fucked up in hiring process for taking too long in replying to MD 5 4y
0 PE vs IB Sophomore internship 3 4y
+16 London 2022 FT AM/HF/PE Progress 63 4y
+6 HSBC - Online Immersive Assessment for SA IB 2022 - London 9 2y
0 Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage - Client Services 1 4y
+4 How serious is reneging? 3 4y
+5 Interview - Start up valuation 4 3y
+16 Lateral From Cushy Tech Corporate Finance Job for Investment Banking? 10 4y
+15 How is Recruiting at Williams College? 7 4y
+11 Advice for a class of 2021 bio graduate potentially pivoting to a career in finance? 3 4y
+10 Help: Urgent interview advice 6 4y
+6 Experience 1 4y
+6 Getting experience 1 4y
+15 Sophomore Year Summer Non-BB Options - What to do? 1 4y
+3 Equity Research or Asset Management 3 4y
+3 Sophomore Recruiting Banking Timeline 2 4y
+3 How to answer: “How risk averse are you on a scale of 1-10?” 3 4y
+7 interships that are useful for both consulting and investment banking 2 4y
+14 Not able to break into IB/valuation post-grad 5 4y
+4 Macquarie Group SA 2022 Question - Toronto 1 4y
+1 Appropriate to Connect with Paid Experts on LinkedIn 2 4y
0 Coffee talk with consulting partner 1 4y
+12 Worried not making connection in undergrad 3 4y
+8 How to name your mail if all the good looking names have already been taken? 3 4y
0 Tough Interview Q: Differences in day-to-day role as an analyst in IB vs PE 1 4y
+3 A&M Salaries across Europe 2 4y
+10 Attending my 1st Career Fair 1 4y
+12 Written offer after 3 weeks, with another much less attractive offer expiring soon 8 4y
+2 Question 1 4y
+13 Decided right after graduating as a premed that I want to enter into Finance 7 4y
+4 New here and want some clues 13 4y
0 Lateral as post MBA associate for exit ops? 2 4y
+4 JPMorgan Risk Management InternApplication 1 4y
+3 Asking Interviewer for super day advice 1 4y
+8 Jobs out of non-target 5 4y
+3 OfficeHours Recruiting 1 4y
0 Spring FT Start Instead of FT Contract Start in 2022? 3 4y
+9 How do I go about laterling? (AM) 2 4y
+3 Anyone love valuation? 1 4y
+1 Non-Target SEC School Success Stories? 8 4y
+6 Seeking interview advice 2 4y
+4 Recruiting Update Thread- Fall 2021 1 4y
+7 Would I be considered a job hopper? 7 4y
+6 Networking 2 4y
+16 Feels unreal (worried about starting SA 2022 role) 8 4y
+3 Used Wall Street Prep 5 1y
+7 2023 FT Investment Banking 4 4y
+3 Does GPA matter? 3 4y
0 Highest comps in Switzerland? 2 4y
+1 Full-time Interview Timing 1 4y
+29 Networking Calls 6 4y
+9 want to change field 1 4y
+10 Need Help Writing Boutique IB experience on resume! 6 3y
+10 Corp Dev Industry Pigeonhole? 4 4y
+4 How are exit opportunities from Real Estate PE? 9 4y
+3 Are there any investment banks in NYC that hire non-targets? 4 4y
0 Which offer? BB capital markets or MM IB? 4 4y
+12 How can I withdraw an internal application without raising red flags? 1 4y
+25 Networking Calls 7 4y
+9 Sophomore Year Summer Internships Advice 3 4y
+101 How to decline offer twice?(asked for it back and received) it) 27 4y
+6 How did you get into Bloomberg LP? 1 4y
+6 Lateraling from Regional Boutique 2 3y
+3 IS THERE STILL TIME?? 4 4y
0 actual GPA is 0.07 lower than what's on resume 1 4y
0 I got a networking call... now what? 3 3y
+1 How F***ed am I? 6 4y
+3 Sophomore Internship with IB in mind: Corporate Banking or Corporate Finance at an F50? 1 3y
+4 Cold Internship Advide 1 4y
+12 Transitioning from Engineering to Finance 1 4y
+6 Any resources for jumping from PM -> IB outside of an MBA? 3 4y

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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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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