+32 Breaking Into Activism HF 23 6y
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+32 Tuck vs. Carlson ($$$) BSCH 18 6y
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+32 Undergrad Berkeley $19k/yr vs Vanderbilt $12k/yr IB 25 6y
+32 I'm writing this from a strip club! (Plus, a movie review) OFF 3 6y
+32 How Critical is the Phone Screening for McKinsey? CO 18 6y
+32 Best Place to Smoke Cigars in NYC? OFF 29 6y
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+32 UIUC vs UC Irvine vs UC San Diego vs Baylor IB 10 6y
+32 Credit Check - Incoming BB IB Analyst OFF 32 6y
+32 How do you define primary, secondary and tertiary markets? RE 5 6y
+32 Reality Check: Breaking into Management Consulting CO 6 6y
+32 Opinions on potential move? RE 6 6y
+32 Corporate Development Internship useful for a future internship in IBD? IB 22 6y
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+32 Expenses during training in NYC IB 8 6y
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+32 Bankers Missing Calls? JOB 9 6y
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+32 Does Starting Banking Early Help with PE Recruiting? PE 6 6y
+32 Bocconi (IEF) vs University of Manchester (with an exchange year at an American university) BSCH 8 6y
+32 Can't decide between soph internship offers (Equity Research at BB vs IB at a Boutique) IB 17 6y
+32 RBC NY IB in 2019? IB 5 6y
+32 AM vs CD AM 7 6y
+32 Big 4 Deal Advisory or Alvarez and Marsal Restructuring IB 11 6y
+32 Chances at top Mfin BSCH 9 6y
+32 Starting in IS RE 16 6y
+32 Qatalyst Partners First Round Interview for Full-Time IB 8 6y
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+32 Is it true that consulting firms don't prefer candidates with Big 4 accounting BG? CO 7 6y
+32 Personal Finance Template OFF 6 6y
+32 Ramadan Mubarak to My Brother Monkeys IB 11 6y
+32 Anyone in 4th year land a SA position in IB? IB 15 6y
+32 What extra-circulars really matter for undergrad? BSCH 12 6y
+32 Recent grad, super lost. Can anyone give advice/help me choose between an MBA, JD, or MA? BSCH 8 6y
+32 Master's Need Serious Help US vs UK vs FRA I am lost at this point! BSCH 6 6y
+32 Start-up Investment Banks IB 40 6y
+32 Vanderbilt/CMU Tepper/Georgetown McDonough/NYU Stern/USC Marshall/Notre Dame Mendoza CO 18 6y
+32 HBS 2+2 / Wharton Deferred - applying from Europe BSCH 10 6y
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+32 Questions for Interviewer - How to answer well?! JOB 8 6y
+32 Offer at a Supermajor TR 12 6y
+32 How do I deal with regretting not getting elite academic credentials, when I could have? IB 10 6y
+32 Why I f***ing love finance OFF 9 6y
+32 Ares Summer 2020 IB 75 6y
+32 HF vs PE without experience, which is easier to break in to? HF 8 6y
+32 Healthcare IB vs Biotech ER...OR GO BUYSIDE FIG? JOB 6 6y
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+32 Worst Distressed Trades of the Decade HF 20 6y
+32 Sources & Uses - Private Co LBO PE 11 6y
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+32 JPM FT 2020 Onboarding Delay - COVID 19 IB 36 6y
+32 What is with the obsession with excel for IB (not powerpoint)? IB 10 6y
+32 URGENT: Take EB offer or wait for GS/MS/JP? IB 30 6y
+32 Post Covid Offices HF 11 6y
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+32 Piper Jaffray Healthcare or Union Square Advisors Tech? - Urgent IB 15 6y
+32 Latest State of Oil & Gas Private Equity PE 10 6y
+32 Associate Leaving Private Equity for Non-PE Roles | MBA Worth It? PE 10 6y
+32 BB SIE, 63, & 79, what order do you take? Which is easiest? Hardest? IB 15 6y
+32 Accept offer or roll the dice? IB 20 6y
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+32 Amazon Corporate Real Estate Team-Industrial RE 2 6y
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+32 Drug Test for SA roles IB 20 6y
+32 Is it time to give up? IB 14 6y
+32 Big 4 Transaction Services (M&A Diligence) to IB plausible? IB 18 6y
+32 Deferred Revenue - NWC peg IB 8 5y
+32 FLDP or healthcare consulting? CF 11 5y
+32 Thoughts on a Family Office Developer? RE 7 5y
+32 How do people narrow down PE funds they want to recruit for? PE 12 5y
+32 Switching from IB to AM/WM in undergrad? AM 6 5y
+32 NYC / NY State Taxes for 2020 - Should You Change Your Biweekly Payroll Withholdings to New State? OFF 6 5y
+32 Why is SGE special? PE 13 5y
+32 Work/Life Balance in Consulting? CO 14 5y
+32 How much does it matter to you that your SO makes (or doesn't make) money? OFF 12 5y
+32 Is Private Equity viewed as a stepping stone? PE 12 5y
+32 Special Situation Groups at BBs RE 10 5y
+32 Critique My Why IB Interview Answer IB 12 5y
+32 1st Year Analyst - Houston IB 6 5y
+32 Differences between traditional MFs (KKR, BX etc.) vs large operational funds (BainCap, H&F, Advent etc.) PE 11 5y
+32 What's up with the European banks and SA 2020? (UBS, DB, Barclays) IB 13 5y
+32 When will NYC rents hit rock bottom? RE 26 5y
+32 Where to Park My Dollars for a Down Payment? OFF 25 5y
+32 Corporate Banking vs Corporate Finance JOB 26 5y
+32 The mark of an adult OFF 10 5y
+32 Cornell vs Northwestern for NYC IB/PE? IB 21 5y
+32 NBA Playoffs and Play-In 2020 OFF 23 5y
+32 I want to start a business: Wharton vs. Booth vs. Haas vs. Cornell ($$$) vs. Columbia (WL) vs. no school? BSCH 7 5y
+32 Formula 1 Discussion (Italian Grand Prix) OFF 24 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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