0 A Tough Question to Answer - Looking for Some Advice 6 12y
0 Duff & Phelps: Stepping Stone? 4 12y
+1 Where to still apply for FT? 3 12y
+18 Voluntarily Left vs Terminated on U5 11 12y
0 Internship Salary Discussion/Expectations - Thoughts? 8 12y
+13 Withdrawing application and reapplying? 23 12y
+7 Failed Goldman Background Check. 28 12y
0 "Why do you want to work in Contract Surety?" 3 12y
0 Benefits of Having Multiple Majors 3 12y
0 What am I expected to know walking into SA/FT IB O&G Interviews ? 0 12y
0 Junior in College: Looking for Advice 2 12y
0 Fork in the road... Career advice needed 4 12y
+63 Start up offer - need advice 26 12y
0 Brand Awareness 0 12y
0 SIG Trading Non-Compete 5 12y
0 multiple references for the same firm when applying SA? 8 12y
+115 Walk-in "cold call" question 99 12y
0 Anyone heard back from UBS 1st round? 12 12y
0 Advice on Resume/Job Search 5 12y
0 Would a Bsc in Chemical/Medical Engineering be better than a Bsc in Economics be more useful in breaking in Investment Banking 2 12y
+29 Financial Analyst = Accounting? 15 12y
+11 I Honestly Don't Know Which Direction to Go... Help? 16 12y
0 Told of Assignment for Interview 1 12y
+7 Meeting With an Alumnus: How to convert a meeting into an opportunity? 1 12y
0 Beating a Pre Employment Drug Test 8 12y
0 Emailing a final follow up 3 12y
0 Career in asset management/fund management with an unrelated degree. 0 12y
0 How to Suss Out Your Prospective Employer? 2 13y
0 Lack of Feedback 5 13y
0 Bulge Bracket Referral Hook Up 5 13y
+8 Baird IBD vs GS IMD FT 11 13y
0 Should I apply for internships or new analyst roles? 2 13y
+9 Interviewing with a black eye 29 13y
0 Go back for same interview? 3 13y
0 Smaller Prop Shops 1 13y
0 Awkward Email 8 13y
0 Advice: Disillusioned grad student wants to quit and enter the financial industry 2 13y
+10 GE Capital Investment Analyst Position 1 13y
0 Cold call networking questions 3 13y
0 Spy on Your Interviewer - easy, inexpensive and discreet 2 13y
0 Setting up informational interview when unable to make face to face or phone contact 1 13y
0 Meeting or emailing one of the most influential Banker in your country. 6 13y
0 Can't break in 12 13y
0 How to follow-up? 3 13y
+14 Greenhill Summer IB Analyst Telephone Interview 10 13y
0 Need some advice or tips of where/how to start my career. 4 13y
+9 Economic Consulting Superday -- Anyone Have Some Tips? 12 13y
0 Confused over lateral? 2 13y
0 Tried to go in for the kill, but nothing. Anything else that can be done from here? 3 13y
0 Edward Jones Rotational Development Program 5 13y
0 Should International students apply an internship position for a company will not give sponsor in the future? 3 13y
0 Take Control of Your City 2 13y
0 Just passing all 4 exams of CPA 6 13y
+19 Listing class status as Junior instead of Sophomore? 24 13y
0 Goldman Operations or Deloitte Advisory? 4 13y
0 Need Help on Career Advice- Long-Term Goal Distress 3 13y
0 Asset manager / IB experience -----> Breaking into HF/ Analyst? 8 13y
0 Responding to email about internship 1 13y
0 Where to apply? 2 13y
0 Finance/Econ Dual major or MAcc? 5 13y
0 PwC Deal Strategy Consulting vs PwC Corporate Finance 3 13y
0 quant salary negotiation? 7 13y
0 PIMCO Portfolio Compliance Associate Position 4 13y
0 GPA vs Job experinece Need Advice 6 13y
0 Do any UK non-target students want to give inspiring anecdotes? 2 13y
0 DOUBLE DEGREE AND GPA LISTINGS ON RESUME 16 13y
0 IBD Consumer Retail Interview 4 13y
0 Choosing between Networking Events 2 13y
0 Finance Rotational Analyst for big O&G 2 13y
0 IHS or Macquarie, or other MM/BB? 8 13y
+3 BlueCrest Capital - anyone interviewed with them in last 12 months? 0 13y
0 Has anyone ever networked with people from conference calls? 4 13y
0 Summer Analyst Resume Drop: 4 13y
0 Advice on interview questions that I had asked 2 13y
0 Best of MO? 1 13y
0 What are the jobs with the shortest hours per week 6 13y
+35 Buying a business while working? Anyone ever done it? 32 13y
0 Anyone heard of or work for HFP Capital Markets? 22 13y
0 IBM Corporate Finance 2 13y
0 how do you go in for the kill? 5 13y
0 Harris Williams Case Study 3 13y
0 Falsely Accused, Arrested Due To Fraud, Please Help 10 13y
0 Research Assistant Position? 0 13y
0 Rise from the bottom 8 13y
0 FT Application Deadlines for GS, MS, UBS, DB, Citibank, and Wells Fargo? 1 13y
0 JPMorgan Interview 1 13y
+22 Cross Asset Solutions at Societe Generale 5 13y
0 Simultaneously Pursuing ER & AM 2 13y
+57 Treated like sh*t (on purpose?) during SA 53 13y
+4 What is the most high profile job in finance? 9 13y
+11 Which would you prefer a candidate have on their resume? 4 13y
+24 Engineer break into Hedge Fund?! 15 13y
0 Good reasons to join a certain fund 0 13y
0 Following up on a networking email 3 13y
+29 Offer Accepted - Then Nothing. 27 13y
+7 Fastest way to a million 16 13y
0 Company research and Cover letter advice 0 13y
+45 Clarify incorrect answer in the interview? 69 13y
+36 (Help Needed) Intern offer from Rothschild vs. UniCredit's Graduate Offer 16 13y
0 Exploring Banking as Full Time option 1 13y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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