+16 Long-term careers with good pay/WLB 10 3mo
+7 at a target on east coast trying for west coast offices 3 3mo
0 Full time recruiting from ER 1 3mo
+9 What else outside of finance / big corporate? 2 3mo
+20 will I be looked down on for going to cornell? 16 3mo
+37 Waiting For Official Offer For Two Months Already 9 3mo
+6 Student at Non Target (BU) transfer? 5 3mo
+10 Stay in sellside or take buyside offer? 4 3mo
+3 Penn CAS vs Columbia 3 3mo
0 How's Babson for Recruiting 2 3mo
+6 any advice for an international student in non-target schools ? 1 3mo
0 What do they actually teach you? 4 3mo
+12 Bloomberg Sales and Analytics Exit Opps 2 3mo
+9 Kinda losted / HK / AI 1 3mo
+12 Freshman at Non-Target - Importance of Freshman Summer Internship? 2 3mo
0 Least Cooked UG for IB or later career pivot into ib 2 4mo
0 MBA Decision - UT McCombs vs. Rice Jones 1 4mo
0 Least Cooked Undergrad Pathway 1 4mo
+6 Drug Test Policy for MM/LM Private Credit 1 4mo
0 Lloyds SA 2027 1 4mo
0 Lateral to Chicago from NY 1 4mo
0 Offer Received, How To Succeed? 1 4mo
+21 Do I choose Northwestern, Brown, or Dartmouth for Investment Banking? 17 4mo
+11 NEED HELP UT VS NYU 2 4mo
+16 Do I have a chance of getting into high finance or is it all over? 10 4mo
+12 UMich Ross or Dartmouth 3 4mo
+6 is it even possible to pivot in? 1 4mo
+13 Help me decide between HAAS, BHP and UChicago 6 4mo
+1 del 2 4mo
+15 FT recruiting for junior w upcoming summer internship at small boutique 2 4mo
+12 Is it cooked? Do I pivot? 5 4mo
0 How Long Does it take to hear back from an R1 from TD? 2 4mo
0 Incoming Econ Major @ NYU undecided between IB or Consulting 1 4mo
0 Nothing 1 4mo
+3 Has anyone received an invite to superday for Morgan Stanley Fixed Income Research 2027 NYC? 5 4mo
+9 Best finance path in 2026? 1 4mo
+1 Do I need a career coach 3 4mo
0 Drug test 1 4mo
+4 Accepted an offer from SMBC... nervous about what's next 2 4mo
+12 Deleted 9 4mo
+6 Junior looking to break into ECM / ESG — advice 1 4mo
0 How is NYU CAS for IB placement? 1 4mo
+14 GPA Drop? 10 4mo
+13 Transfer from semi-target NESCAC to Cornell? 4 4mo
+6 switching locations after sa 7 5mo
0 Recruiting for New York out of San Francisco 1 5mo
0 No return offer after summer (MBA) 1 5mo
+80 Short Emory 67 5mo
0 Asking for SA Signing Deadline Extension 1 5mo
+12 Am I cooked? 2 5mo
+12 Prospective UT Austin Student recently accepted CBHP and Plan 2, with question regarding the honors programs. 3 5mo
+25 UBS or TD SA 23 5mo
+20 Recruiting IB > Corp Finance 11 5mo
+46 Breaking into IB from Georgia Tech 27 5mo
+16 Trying not to but losing hope in this job market 15 5mo
+11 Tech to Finance? 3 5mo
+12 semi well off, no job a year post grad, what to do 3 6mo
+77 People who were in IB in 2007-2009, how was it ? 26 6mo
+9 CC -> IB? 12 6mo
0 Commercial Real estate to infrastructure 1 6mo
+9 C+ and F -> Academic Notice for the Semester. Will this lead to my offer getting rescinded? 6 6mo
+9 How to break into FICC sales + Finance in Brazil/other countries discussion 1 6mo
+18 On being civil servant 7 6mo
0 SVCV (SVCV Corporation) Japanese Firm Begins Hiring Ahead of USA Office Opening 1 6mo
+22 Ares Direct Lending in LA vs Houlihan Lokey RX in NY (SA 2026) 13 6mo
0 Economics Student @ NYU CAS vs. Stern 3 6mo
0 Yale Sophomore Recruiting and GPA Changed am I fucked? 3 7mo
+15 Job Searching Acvice 2 7mo
+6 Corp Treasury Exit Ops 2 7mo
+9 Facial hair during recruiting? 4 7mo
+34 H1B Visa Sponsorship Horror Story 22 7mo
+9 Should I step back from recruiting for now? 1 7mo
+12 I feel hopeless (as a sophomore) going into my Junior year internship recruiting journey 2 7mo
+12 How to get a head start 2 7mo
+42 doctor switching to finance 37 7mo
0 Are interview Processes Paused Until NY? 1 7mo
0 Chatham Financial (Kennett Square PA) vs Kroll Bond Rating Agency (New York, NY) SA 1 7mo
+14 Coffee with IB Associate at 270 Park 5 7mo
+23 Laid Off IB Analyst - Can't Find a Job 9 7mo
+3 Interviews without networking 5 7mo
+15 Wall Street Guide (career accelerator) Program 4 7mo
+2 PB/PWM timeline 1 7mo
+3 Engaging with HH as a senior 1 7mo
+91 Banks Sponsoring International Students - 2023 SA 77 7mo
+9 Advice for recruiting timing for sophmore transferring Spring 2026 2 7mo
+6 Georgetown MSF Worth it? 7 8mo
+15 Deleted 7 8mo
0 Finance Opportunities in Santa Barbara? 1 8mo
0 Exchange to UPenn or NYU for IB/PE/HF recruitment? 9 8mo
+53 Anything wrong with a chill career? 21 8mo
0 Recommendations for CT Firms 2 8mo
+9 M&A internship chances 1 8mo
+15 Recruiting While Unemployed for 3 months 19 8mo
0 BDO restructuring full time interview timeline 1 9mo
+6 IB Recruiting 1 9mo
0 JPMC Relocation? 1 9mo
0 What are Freshman/Sophomore Internships Like? 1 9mo
+6 Advice on sophomore year recruiting 2 9mo
0 Hiring New Grads and FT Analysts Outside Intern Pool (USA) 1 9mo
+7 Offer Rescinded (F-1 Student) - Next Steps? 3 9mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (74) $101
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