21 Comments
 
Best Response

For NYC BBs:

Chinese nationals will try to recruit you for this random annual dragonboat race started by some Chinese poet thousands of years ago. I have never done one, but people recruiting for these teams go around claiming that there is absolutely nothing better than getting up at 6AM on a Saturday morning to get in a boat and pull two oars over and over and over again.

A lot of folks will do team fundraisers and run 5Ks, 10Ks, 13.1s.

Most BBs are just too gigantic to have a culture where they have regular sports teams. However my experience was heavily skewed towards quant analytics.

IBD does not have time for sports. Traders are too busy getting sloshed after the close. Research/Quant Analytics mostly stick to running events. Not sure what Ops and Accounting do. They may be the cool kids with basketball teams etc.

 

Sorry, that comment reads horribly. I edited it a sentence at a time and the result is that it comes off more biting than I really wanted it to. Worse, it seems dismissive of Chinese culture- that's not how I feel or what I was trying to get at. (I am simply dismissive of anything associated with getting up at fricking 6AM on a Saturday morning- ancient Chinese poets or fire alarms.)

The good news about aging is that as you get older, the prospect of going to bed at 10PM on a Friday night to get up at 6AM on a Saturday and go row a boat sounds a little less godawful.

 
Whgm45

Sports teams are popular at my bank. I'm on a bball team with a bunch of guys on our floor. It's a good way to get some exercise in and get to know ppl on different desks

had that as well. good to also get to know guys from the trading and sales desk.

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

Citi in LDN recently put together a choir which competed on a national TV show. If that's your sort of thing.

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

If by sports you mean the international excel championship then sure. All banks have teams.

Follow the shit your fellow monkeys say @shitWSOsays Life is hard, it's even harder when you're stupid - John Wayne
 

Culpa deleniti voluptate officiis accusantium. Aut et enim voluptatum itaque quaerat sapiente reiciendis. Rerum quidem corporis natus aperiam aut est.

Est corporis et quo tempore. Dolore animi expedita velit officiis exercitationem quo laboriosam quis. Laborum in quo at commodi incidunt.

Doloremque necessitatibus sint voluptates. Fuga voluptatum autem ut dicta voluptate tempora unde tempore.

Nihil cum temporibus non illo. Et est delectus doloremque est consequuntur. Qui commodi facilis vel illo est totam. Officia at quo velit ipsam quas fugit deserunt. Eius qui magnam laudantium sapiente sed accusantium ducimus. Exercitationem enim ipsam et sed tempora fuga natus.

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”