+37 Unpaid intern at a boutique IB for the last 5 months… do I ask for pay? IB 22 1h
+34 Is Infra the Place to Be as Apollo & BX Believe?? PE 12 42m
+28 Greenhill comeback? IB 11 9h
+26 Treasury Yields Aren't Dropping With Rate Cuts - When Will RE Recover? RE 9 2d
+23 UBS MD Known for Verbally Abusing Juniors. HR/Staffer Looked Away IB 5 4m
+20 Do people get let go before the end of their programs ? PE 7 1h
+20 What is so hard about investment banking recruitment? IB 5 10m
+19 Recruiting for Everything JOB 9 1d
+19 Dating to marry a girl you know likes you mostly for your money? IB 9 1m
+18 Interview Process Feedback RE 1 1d
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+18 Anyone Else Been Unemployed for Almost a Year Too? JOB 1 13h
+17 First Citizens Leveraged Finance Capital Markets? IB 5 22h
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+16 Career Path Question: Mom-and-Pop Real Estate Developer → Institutional Investor? RE 2 2h
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+15 redstone = excel IB 2 17h
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+15 Being late to work as 1st year analyst IB 11 1h
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+14 Sector coverage - specialist vs generalist ER 2 14h
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+12 Msc in Finance in London BSCH 4 20h
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+12 Trafigura Commercial Programme 2026 TR 1 1d
+12 Break into NYC from Europe IB 1 1d
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+10 georgetown clubs IB 13 2h
+10 Real Estate Private Credit vs. Real Estate PE (Canada) RE 3 1d
+10 Scholars of Finance Best Club At NYU Stern? IB 2 1h
+10 Is it worth staying in the HF industry in Los Angeles? HF 3 9h
+10 Recruiting; 2+2? HF 2 37m
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+9 Debt Asset Management Question RE 2 13h
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+9 Question about Major and minors TR 0 44m
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+8 Widest mandates HF 11 46s
+7 More PE firms than McDonalds Locations in the US PE 2 13h
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+5 Citi S&T London Grad Programme TR 6 1d
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+3 Debt Fund Model AM 3 1d
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+3 Lateral to LevFin CR 0 39m
+2 GS IB Classic 2026 FT IB 3 22s
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Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2025 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 09 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 03 99.0%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 98.4%
  • Citigroup 10 97.9%
  • Houlihan Lokey 08 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2025 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 12 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company No 98.9%
  • RBC Royal Bank of Canada 03 98.4%
  • Houlihan Lokey 18 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2025 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 10 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Houlihan Lokey 10 98.4%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.9%
  • Citigroup 05 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2025 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (4) $459
  • Vice President (15) $320
  • Associates (65) $239
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (10) $216
  • 2nd Year Analyst (38) $167
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $155
  • 1st Year Analyst (105) $144
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (111) $103