+16 Graduating this month and beginning my SA position this Summer: Dilemma IB 4 6y
+12 How to prepare for Summer research analyst position at an investment management firm? AM 1 8y
0 AlixPartners - Review - Restructuring CO Data 8y
0 Clearwater International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 AlixPartners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring CO Data 8y
0 Clearwater International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
+5 Most relevant FP&A Skill OFF 2 8y
0 Clearwater International - Company Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+27 Thanks WSO! OFF 6 5y
+9 What to do to prepare for the bear market? IB 1 8y
+10 Moving back to consulting if venture capital doesn't float my boat VC 3 4y
+64 IB SA --> PE FT Process PE 36 7y
0 Earlybird Venture Capital - Interview - Venture Capital PE Data 8y
+6 LionTree Advisors -any insight? IB 4 8y
+3 BAML National Recruiting Event IB 2 8y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist CF Data 8y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 8y
+8 IB in one sentence IB 3 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
+53 A Helping Hand to Humanities Students JOB 12 1y
+6 Marathon Asset Management in London HF 4 3y
+17 Help explaining questionable job change for B-school application BSCH 3 8y
+19 Bridgewater vs AQR vs Point72 HF 2 8y
+6 Buyside Acquisition Pitchbook OFF 2 8y
0 Cushman and Wakefield - Review - Generalist RE Data 8y
+22 Low GPA Military Officer to MBA BSCH 2 8y
0 Cushman and Wakefield - Salary & Bonus - Generalist RE Data 8y
+3 WSP: normalized financials relating European companies BSCH 2 6y
+6 To the victims of high-paying shitty jobs JOB 3 8y
+27 Sincerely, Jeff INV 1 6y
+22 Would you rather start at a large REIT or a private developer? What are the pros and cons? RE 5 6y
0 Moodys Corporation - Review - Credit Risk Data 8y
+14 A grade 11 student want to prepare for Finance undergraduate program in Canada. BSCH 6 6y
0 Moodys Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 8y
+3 Synthetics TR 2 8y
0 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP - Interview - Legal Data 8y
0 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP - Company Data 7y
+12 How to break into IB as a master's in Operations Research: ML track or MBA courses track IB 1 8y
0 Bank of China - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
+8 POLL: Do Most Pitch Decks Suck? IB 4 8y
0 L'ORÉAL - Review - Supply Chain Data 8y
0 L'ORÉAL - Salary & Bonus - Supply Chain Data 8y
+5 HF to IB, back to HF? HF 13 4y
+16 Transfer student resume. Advice needed. RES 7 8y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail IB Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
+13 Investment Banking Diet Habits IB 1 8y
+12 Concerns about the ex-strategy consultant IB 1 8y
+12 Invus Group Private Equity PE 3 7y
+3 Top 50 UK companies on the Buy Side by Fund Size ER 1 8y
+49 Biggest Decision of My Life: Undergrad B-School BSCH 30 6y
+9 2019 BB Apps - 2nd semester's GPA IB 1 8y
+6 Want to access old Sbcglobal mail account? OFF 1 8y
+12 How to prepare for Summer research analyst position at a large Canadian investment management firm? AM 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Private Wealth Management AM Data 8y
+23 Villanova, Michigan, Oregon 2.0- DEBT BSCH 5 6y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - NA AM Data 8y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 A peek through the recruiter's mind PE 3 8y
0 Focus Strategies LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
+34 Has anyone vacationed/lived in Iran? OFF 26 2y
0 Focus Strategies LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Focus Strategies LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
+29 Looking to make transition from financial regulation to investment banking JOB 2 8y
+3 Banks with RE equity arms? RE 2 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 ZS Associates - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 ZS Associates - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Real Estate RE Data 8y
0 State Street Corporation - Interview - Generalist IB Data 8y
+13 HF recruting advice - IB Group selections M&A or FIG HF 4 8y
+3 First Round Millstein SA, what to expect? IB 2 8y
+21 BB Cap Markets to Leveraged Lending. Good career move? IB 7 8y
+4 Phone Call with MBB Recruiter CO 3 8y
+78 Is Public Finance Investment Banking a Good Career? IB 77 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Securitization IB Data 8y
0 Slalom - Interview - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Securitization IB Data 8y
0 Slalom - Company Data 7y
+9 Master Limited Partnerships - current opportunities profiles HF 3 8y
+16 Amazon and Real Estate RE 3 8y
+13 Getting involved in buy-to-let / investing in property RE 4 5y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Review - Operations Data 8y
+46 London SA 2019??? IB 84 6y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+25 Website Service for Realtors RE 5 8y
+41 JPM vs EB? IB 21 8y
+17 Big 4 internship to consulting FT? CO 2 8y
+110 Any fans of Instagram Finance Memes? (Arbitrage Andy, Litquidity, NYFB) OFF 52 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
+29 High GPA in Econ or Low GPA in Econ-Math OFF 6 6y
+3 Uber san franciso business strategy and operations? CO 1 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101