+2 International student interested in ib 4 2y
0 Canadian studying in the US 4 2y
0 IB SA in UBS NY vs GS TX Dallas 1 2y
+6 are cold email response rates higher after you accept an offer at a firm 2 2y
+10 Considering transferring to increase chances to break into IB 11 2y
0 Where should I see myself in 5 years, starting as a junior credit risk analyst today? 1 2y
+3 MUFG Corporate, Investment Banking, and Markets Summer Analyst Program 4 2y
+10 Received Rejection After MD's Positive Reply: Follow Up or Not? 3 2y
+9 Summer Internship -> return to same place or go somewhere else? 1 2y
+9 Could you please help me with a very honest opinion? 2 2y
+6 Need opinions 1 2y
0 Accepted IB SA Offer but Had to Graduate One Year Later Than Expected 3 2y
0 Freshman Year Internship 1 2y
+6 Target junior (HYP) taking gap semester to rerecruit for SA2025? 1 2y
+9 Recruiting for Sophomore Summer Internships 5 2y
+6 Freshman at Non-Target - Internship Advice Needed 1 2y
+14 How bad does a drug charge that got dismissed affect my employment at a bank? 15 2y
+9 Difficulty Pivoting Roles 1 2y
+6 DC advisory benefits and perks 2 2y
+12 Is my Low GPA Salvageable? 4 2y
+2 Columbia SPS? 2 2y
0 High School Senior looking for Internships 1 2y
0 Multi-asset Investments at AM vs. Equity Research at a Sell-side BB? 2 2y
+20 Regretting starting a new job in SF when I wanted to be in NY 4 2y
+6 Adjusting offers for COL 2 2y
+9 How did interview go 1 2y
+9 Transfering to London or Hong Kong Office? 2 2y
+6 Recruiting Timeline for Summer 2025 3 2y
+5 Nomura FT 2024 37 2y
+17 Non-Target Freshman: Should I stay or should I go 8 2y
+10 Feeling Lost - MS Finance student at UCL 3 2y
0 First-year in college, is working as a part-time teller worth? 1 2y
+3 Is it Shameful to reach out to rerecruit FT? 2 2y
0 Best Headhunters in Boston 0 2y
+10 What to expect on your first day of work as a CRE analyst? 3 2y
0 Lateraling before end of assoc program? 2 2y
+3 Upcoming Deutsche Bank 2024 Software IB Superday 2 2y
0 Trying to move to the UK once I graduate, which firms are still hiring for full-time analyst 2024? 0 2y
+1 UT Austin Target Banks? 2 2y
0 Big Four Advisory vs Wells Fargo Commercial Banking 1 2y
+9 Corporate Banking Analyst vs Relationship Banking Associate 1 2y
+10 This sucks and I hate myself 4 2y
+9 Federal Reserve Bank (NYC) Interview / Career Advice 4 2y
+17 Quit my finance job because I hated living in NYC 3 2y
+25 Break into M&A in London/NYC - Resume got “messed up” 5 2y
0 Networking with previous interviewers? 1 2y
+6 Case Study 1 2y
+29 Best Way To Cold Email as a Gap-Year Student? 11 2y
+8 3.4 GPA at Ivy-Target 2 2y
+10 Career Advice - Dilemma 1 2y
+12 Advice on lateral recruiting in PE 5 2y
+19 [Deleted] 2 2y
+6 Non target no internships. Any people who’ve been in a similar predicament but made it out? 5 2y
+6 What is an instant turnoff during an interview (appart from the basic no nos) 1 2y
+12 Too late to land a top IB role? 3 2y
+3 Any opening for 2024 SA? 3 2y
+6 Networking for Boutique Banks 1 2y
+3 Competing Offer Email 2 2y
+4 [Networking] What’s the response rate I should expect? 4 2y
+9 Rigid French system 2 2y
+58 Made a LinkedIn post for job acceptance but got an email from my 1st choice that they are still deciding. 12 2y
+3 Interning at a small hedge fund sophomore year 2 2y
+5 Freshmen Internship? 4 2y
+2 How do you respond if a random stranger you met in real life asked you to help him get a job at the firm you work at? 2 2y
+9 How bad is it if I drop out of my MBA program? 3 2y
+3 Breaking In For Free 3 2y
+9 Delete 3 2y
+3 Biotech Corporate VC Professional Seeking Lateral Opps in IB/ER 1 2y
0 Career advice - FLDP or Public Accounting? 2 2y
+3 Risk of FT recruit before SA? 1 2y
+15 /help\ finding a job 9 2y
+3 DB NY vs Barclays SF for IB SA 1 2y
+15 How Do I Get Into IB From A Non-Target? 12 2y
+6 X 2 2y
+15 US buy-side recruiting whilst interning in IB 7 2y
+5 In need of advice, Big 4 or Business Valuation? 2 2y
+12 Feeling lost in transition mode 1 2y
+3 PwC Financial Markets & Real Estate - Assurance 1 2y
+27 Follow passion in small VC or stick it out in LevFin 14 2y
+2 Banks Sponsoring Visas 5 2y
+10 GS and JPM Applications 2 2y
+4 Evercore FT 2024 3 2y
+3 Sdeddededededd 2 3y
+6 ft recruiting timeline 2 3y
+4 Lateraling after first year 2 3y
+12 MBB to IB (or PE) 2 3y
+9 How can I break into Commercial Banking 3 3y
+103 I was criticized and ridiculed for driving 4 hours to have a coffee chat with an investment banker. 33 3y
+134 A kid drive 4 hours to have a coffee chat with me(Pennsylvania) 30 3y
+3 Realistic movement from JPM CADP 1 3y
0 Wife’s bf (karate teacher) got me an interview - is this ethical? 3 3y
+6 Lateral from corporate banking to investment banking going into FT corporate banking - is it possible? 1 3y
+16 MIT Freshman seeking career advice 4 3y
+11 How Screwed Am I? 2 3y
+8 Cold email subject lines for lateral from outside of industry? 3 3y
+13 Ducera FT 2024 26 3y
+5 Dartmouth blacklist? 2024 SA 3 3y
+17 Navigating FT Opportunities for 2024 10 3y
+3 School and IB recruiting 1 3y
0 IB NYC from Duke 3 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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

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  • 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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