+18 What are my odds breaking through? Energy/Power Trading [Canada] TR 8 1y
+1 Failed Series 63, What Now? IB 4 1y
+5 Anyone have any knowledge of this position RE 5 1y
+1 Graduated in 2024 and about to start FT as a financial consultant - can I apply for 2025 IB postings? IB 1 1y
+9 University of Cambridge - MSt in Real Estate BSCH 1 1y
0 Macquarie Houston Sales and Trading? TR 2 1y
+3 Did I get Ghosted??? JOB 2 1y
0 Boutiques recruiting? IB 1 1y
+3 Non-sponsored PC CR 2 1y
+8 Coping With Offer Decision IB 4 1y
+17 Leaving IB for startup before Buyside offer starts? PE 9 1y
+14 Who ultimately pays for the target's advisory fees in an acquisition? The people exiting, or the acquiror? IB 3 1y
+3 Megafund (BX/ Carlyle / KKR) principal doing career mentoring CR 2 1y
+5 I Hate Barclays IB 5 1y
+1 Two superdays in tight window IB 4 1y
0 Reaching out besides on LinkedIn JOB 2 1y
0 Fundamental Commodities Research jobs? HF 3 1y
0 Freshman Advice JOB 1 1y
+10 Finding out recruiter misled me CR 5 1y
0 WSO Template- How many experiences? RES 1 1y
0 Banking IB 1 1y
0 Best Workout Clothes Brands/Styles FASH 4 1y
+35 Savings after a few IB/PE years - London PE 43 4mo
0 Garden leave enforcement IB 4 1y
+12 Delete RE 7 1y
0 Bain AC September 8th Deadline CO 1 1y
+9 Sophomore/Junior Sales & Trading Free Mentorship/Recruitment Advice TR 1 1y
+265 Top UBS Groups IB 130 1y
+3 Canada 2025 Full Time Graduating Students Recruiting IB 6 1y
+35 ER vs IB JOB 17 1y
+4 Do you start from scratch in terms of your notes/models every time you switch firms? HF 5 1y
+12 Thoughts on luxury watches FASH 12 1y
+32 MM PM comp - percentiles HF 9 1y
0 NEED ADVICE - Is the risk worth the reward? JOB 2 1y
+4 Button downs FASH 5 1y
+15 Joining a HF that refuses to fundraise on principle? HF 7 1y
+9 When do applications for summer '26 open up? JOB 8 1y
+128 Return Offer Waitlisted IB 61 1y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Amazon - Interview - Technology CF Data 1y
0 Bloomberg - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
0 Kotak Mahindra Capital Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring IB Data 1y
0 Rothschild - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management CO Data 1y
0 Deloitte - Review - Risk Management CO Data 1y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Trading TR Data 1y
+1 Fall Internships during Columbia JOB 4 1y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Interview - Generalist CO Data 1y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Credit Data 1y
0 Deutsche Bank 2024 Bonus IB 1 1y
+18 Odds of enrolling into MSc Finance in top UK universities / potential other options BSCH 10 1y
+3 Guggenheim ft 2025 IB 28 1y
+23 Deleted IB 11 1y
0 Easiest banks to break into from a non/semi target (UK)? JOB 4 1y
+1 HF without carry is equivalent to startup without stock options? HF 4 1y
0 Infra Asset Management AM 2 1y
+33 Aren’t we all Value Investors? HF 10 1y
+1 How long does it take for a firm to get their first buy-side offer? IB 1 1y
+24 Questions about Event Driven HFs HF 3 1y
+22 What's Your Number OFF 13 1y
+3 PE/GE Model Help!!! PE 6 1y
0 How many credit pods play in HY HF 1 1y
+63 WashU is underrated in prestige on WSO BSCH 27 1y
+21 Would the debt have been worth it? JOB 9 1y
+6 Blackrock PEP - LBO Modeling Test & Case Study PE 6 1y
+2 Where do PE funds get the liquidity for management fees/fixed expenses? PE 1 1y
+7 Dell XPS vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 OFF 3 1y
+3 Santander comp IB 2 1y
+9 What's it like working in Credit/Fixed Income Hedge Fund/ Investment Management and what do you in your role? HF 1 1y
+8 CMBS High Yield Skill Set CR 2 5mo
+13 How to break into Sales and Trading? TR 4 1y
0 What are deal questions like for FT recruiting? IB 2 1y
+12 Big 4 Grad scheme- Need Advice OTH 1 1y
0 Berkshire Hathaway Dip IB 1 1y
0 A level grades needed for asset management AM 1 1y
0 M&A VP Interview PE 1 1y
0 JPM London IBD Teams JOB 1 1y
0 Saint Andrews Msc IB 1 1y
0 Are there any good examples of IB resumes for those who do NOT have IB/deal experience but have finance/capital markets experience? (NOT including internships) RES 1 1y
+17 Santander IB Associate Pay is it higher than most? IB 19 1y
+34 Taking my fathers seat and do the easy path making around 300k or trying my own path and risking being less Successful JOB 14 1y
+14 London Applying Early JOB 8 1y
+6 Hard choice IB 3 1y
+9 Handling PE recruiting when unsure of location PE 4 1y
0 Companies’s action may be predictable and changed by owner’s mental state. PE 1 1y
0 Project finance - renewable energy financial modelling OTH 2 1y
+2 Vista to Thoma Bravo PE 18 1y
+1 TPG on the down?? PE 1 1y
+9 Starting a SPAC HF 3 1y
0 Freshman Summer Internship IB 2 1y
+3 Best Entertainment IBs IB 8 1y
+2 Transcript question IB 4 1y
+9 Best resources / reference material on all things capital raising CF 1 1y
+14 Advice on getting internship ER 3 1y
0 Recruiting for Buyside in London from US JOB 1 1y
+30 J. Kaye to CVP?!?! IB 12 1y
+17 GS Corp Derivatives IB 11 1y

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 (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101