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0 Question on employment letter 1 2y
+27 UK: IB Career Banker vs BigLaw Partner 20 2y
+8 UBS SF vs GHL SF 5 2y
+9 Tier 2 bank versus buyside analyst program 2 2y
+29 How is Dubai? 6 2y
+10 College straight to PE/IB 3 2y
+12 Reaching out to recruiters - what am I doing wrong? 3 2y
+12 Transitioning to Coverage 1 2y
0 Disability disclosure on applications. 3 2y
+9 Need Career Advice - Delay Grad? 1 2y
+9 Fidelity investments WPA wanting to jump into new career 2 2y
+9 Internship at a LMM boutique. What's next? 1 2y
+6 Is speaking very quickly during a HireVue, or missing only a few words at the end bad? 3 2y
0 Help me plan my career? 1 2y
+6 Do MBB consider engineering GPA? 1 2y
+9 Cost analyst advice 1 2y
+9 Student Seeking Advice 1 2y
+9 SA 25 looking bleak -- Is this a bad choice? 1 2y
+7 last ditch effort -- willing to exchange 10% of first year salary for R1 interview 14 2y
0 What banks are still interviewing for SA 2025 in LA? 0 2y
+18 Leaving solid broker group for Top Firm? 5 2y
+9 Potential Internship Offer - Help please 2 2y
+9 bump 1 2y
+1 Partner wants OUT of IB 2 2y
+2 Workout Loan Group/ Special Assets (SGA) 2 2y
0 What banks have/haven't finished recruiting 1 2y
0 Investment Banking Head Hunters - CHI and DFW 3 2y
0 Attempting IB internship in summer after graduation 1 2y
+14 9 final rounds in PE, no offer 🫠 15 2y
+9 Advice for someone transitioning from M&A at a BB to REPE 1 2y
+10 Unusual situation: college junior can’t accept return offer to break into finance - is a deferred MBA my best shot? 2 2y
+20 Is Dubai worth it? 18 1y
0 Pathway to IB after a Bocconi undergrad 1 2y
0 London GS Private AM Internship Process 1 2y
+9 Breaking into IB next year 2 2y
+9 Questions about being a boomerang employee 1 2y
+8 Help to Choose!!! 4 2y
0 Career advice: PE vs COMMODITY TRADING internships 1 2y
0 What now? Couldn't defer BB IB offer/lost FT offer 2 2y
+3 SA at JPM CIB Risk Management or BofA GCM Sales? 2 2y
+11 Being extroverted + networking + maintaining relationships 3 2y
+24 Things to not bring up or ask during a cold networking call. 10 2y
+9 Can’t Get A Graduate Job 1 2y
0 Del 0 2y
+3 When should I start networking into IB as a lateral hire? 1 2y
+9 Too late for me? 2 2y
+6 Need Input on current situation 1 2y
+2 Tn visa 3 2y
0 Valuation to Finance Transition - Advice 2 2y
+21 Different kind of quants 5 1y
+3 How does headhunting work? 3 2y
+10 Sophomore with no offers - Help needed 10 2y
0 What time of the year are there the most analyst lateral opportunities? 1 2y
0 IB -> accountant 1 2y
+7 Masters degree - Summer Analyst or Associate 3 2y
+10 Should I be happy to be in my position right now? 4 2y
+26 Choose Offer! Oxford mcf or Cambridge Part III 10 2y
+20 SA2025 Is It Over For Me? 3 2y
+12 Career Advice: Corporate and Institutional Banking 0 2y
0 GPA screw up 1 2y
0 MBA AS1 when did you start reaching out to alumni 1 2y
+3 TAS 2 2y
0 Title vs. Salary? 2024 2 2y
+27 Should I quit the industry? Or am I being dramatic. 13 2y
+6 IB Staffings and Buyside Offer 6 2y
+12 Stanford Soph debating offers 8 2y
0 Targets applying to 25 internship, are y’all teaching yourself most of the actual material? 1 2y
+7 What is it with these terrible hiring practices? 10 2y
+1 Del 6 2y
+25 Looking to break into HF... what offer do I take? 8 8mo
+7 How’s the job market for those looking for a jump/those funemployed? 7 1y
+9 Chemical Engineering to Market Making /Trading Career Help 2 10mo
0 S&T Cold Email - Attaching a pitch? 1 2y
+14 Do I want to do IB or do I just want money 3 2y
+16 Being late to IB recruiting -- need advice 6 1y
+7 What career should I pursue? 4 2y
+12 Am I putting my current job at risk by attempting to lateral? 1 2y
+12 How important is your SA choice really? 9 2y
0 Vc internship vs LMM pe for tech IB 1 2y
+6 ER Timeline and Help 1 2y
+17 Why do some people have coffee chats with me and don't respond to my thank you email? 14 7mo
+10 US Student Struggling to Gain Traction 4 2y
+10 Do my personality/skills fit Credit or Equities? Or maybe in IB... 2 2y
+10 Realistic exit ops with B4 valuation experience 3 2y
+3 Rejected After Getting Referred 3 2y
+24 When is it enough?? 22 2y
0 Advice: Resignation Notice Period 3 2y
+9 Job considerations Environmental Risk at JPMC in DC 1 2y
0 Executive Director position interview 1 2y
+9 Where to go from here? 4 2y
+9 What are my chances to break in to MM/BB? Give me odds. 1 2y
0 Small Finger Tattoo - Goldman/McKinsey 1 2y
+6 What’s my chance? 7 2y
+7 Summer Internship - Masters in Finance 2 2y
+8 Do you get blacklisted by a bank if you decline an offer there? 5 2y
+9 Career Advice - Start Date Gap 1 2y
+9 Take the offer or stay at my current role? 3 2y
+12 software eng to finance 3 2y
+9 Personal responsibilties vs Job Search? 1 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $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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