+24 Senior IR Lifestyle PE 5 4mo
+24 Big 4 Transaction diligence (FDD) vs Valuations and modeling for goal to get in IB IB 5 4mo
+24 Athos Partners Overview - Overpromise and underdeliver PE 11 4mo
+24 Good fiction recs? Are audiobooks effective? OFF 30 4mo
+24 Thoughts on unseriously applying to jobs/interviewing? JOB 4 4mo
+24 Joined a Low Volume Boutique. Am I fucked? IB 21 4mo
+24 VP at UMM PE fund considering a jump to a fundless sponsor PE 4 4mo
+24 An3 / Aso0 Confusion IB 14 5mo
+24 Accenture Consulting v Top Life Science Strategy (Clearview, Putnam, Health Advances) CO 8 5mo
+24 Niche EB’s paying a FUCKTON? IB 19 5mo
+24 New Mentor Q&A HF 2 5mo
+24 UVA BSCH 26 5mo
+24 Physical commodities. Is an ops leadership job 7 - 10 years into my career an acceptable outcome, or am I settling? TR 3 5mo
+24 Interesting Hobbies OFF 25 5mo
+24 AI and Excel INV 6 5mo
+24 Best Clubs at Yale? OFF 24 5mo
+24 Q&A: Building a Global Career Across Sectors OTH 1 5mo
+24 Am I allowed to email my friends at other banks? IB 15 5mo
+24 Canadian PE Comp Thread 2026 PE 28 5mo
+24 LevFin Lab Newsletter – High Yield Bond Primer CR 8 5mo
+24 Columbia vs Cornell Dyson vs Dartmouth BSCH 12 6mo
+24 Incoming Assoc Advice PE 5 6mo
+24 Ares ASOF HF 21 6mo
+24 Parthenon Capital FT 2026 PE 25 6mo
+24 Can't find internship / graduate job anywhere despite top target and BB summer internship JOB 17 6mo
+24 FT Rerecruiting Advice for an incoming intern at a BB JOB 10 6mo
+24 Sophomore transfer (am I fried) JOB 11 6mo
+24 Anyone have thoughts on Atlas SP? CR 114 6mo
+24 Brokerage analyst at ~2 years — trying to figure out GP vs LP and how to actually break into acquisitions in NYC RE 6 6mo
+24 Suggested Comp for this role? PE 17 6mo
+24 MBB Sophomore Summer Analyst 2025 and Don't Know What to Do This Summer 2026 CO 15 6mo
+24 Failed SA27 cycle and next steps IB 12 6mo
+24 Big Law to Quant/HF - fantasy or possible? HF 14 6mo
+24 Real Estate Pivot in Toronto RE 7 7mo
+24 Tattoo removal for IB/client facing job? OFF 24 7mo
+24 T1 Early-Stage VCs - Who Are They? VC 9 7mo
+24 … INV 10 7mo
+24 IB to FoF/Co-Invest to PE ? PE 13 7mo
+24 CRE Brokerage from Non-Target RE 8 7mo
+24 How do you survive a burnout JOB 6 7mo
+24 JPM SF Tech Group - 2025 updates/thoughts? IB 33 7mo
+24 Is a lateral necessary for PE recruitment? PE 3 7mo
+24 When is too late to switch to HF? HF 7 7mo
+24 Does physical fitness help? HF 13 7mo
+24 CFA | Ex-BMW Structured Finance (€1B ABS) | International Finance, CVs & Career Advice Q&A WSO 3 7mo
+24 Investing to IB Without Prior IB Experience IB 6 7mo
+24 Recently got DUI — am I screwed for PE recruiting? PE 13 7mo
+24 Worth getting CFA? AM 6 7mo
+24 Eastdil Secured Hours RE 17 7mo
+24 Post Offer - GPA IB 9 7mo
+24 My VP Looks At Me Weird OFF 6 7mo
+24 Shipbroking/chartering questions, trying to get in the industry TR 18 7mo
+24 Chattanooga Apprenticeship or WF Anchorage Role? IB 5 7mo
+24 Friends from PE and ER launching a fund. HF 18 8mo
+24 Deciding between NYUAD ED2 vs RD, goal is MBB UAE/London/HK CO 10 8mo
+24 Claude Pro + Excel OFF 7 8mo
+24 Investment Banking intern to S&T TR 17 8mo
+24 BofA EGRC Outlook IB 12 8mo
+24 boss declined my pay rise request, should i ask their boss? OFF 3 8mo
+24 Anyone from the SEC? /D1 Athlete/ Am I fucked? JOB 16 8mo
+24 State of the mid-level hiring market in PE PE 40 8mo
+24 Rothschild Infrastructure? IB 12 8mo
+24 Rothschild Industrials IB 22 8mo
+24 Recruitment is over and it feels like my life is too IB 9 8mo
+24 Employee Referrals JOB 3 8mo
+24 Career Next Steps IB 2 8mo
+24 International PE associates - leaving the US PE 35 8mo
+24 Barclays 2026 Bonuses IB 7 8mo
+24 HBS MBA or Jeff HC IB 12 8mo
+24 Is this normal for PortCo work? Seems crazy PE 11 8mo
+24 Passed CFA3 at 24, working full-time in IB, am I crazy to aim for LBS/Imperial/ESCP ? BSCH 15 8mo
+24 Hobbies outside of work OFF 13 8mo
+24 Insight Partners Culture/Comp/Hours PE 44 8mo
+24 Crossover Arms at MM HF HF 19 8mo
+24 RX IB & RX Co. Rankings and Fees as of Q3 '25 IB 14 9mo
+24 MS Healthcare IB 15 9mo
+24 Watch for Career Milestone FASH 16 9mo
+24 Comp - Special Sits HF 30 9mo
+24 Resources/Q&A for Digital Infra/Telco IB 5 9mo
+24 REIB Alternatives out of Undergrad RE 15 9mo
+24 PIMCO or other REPE excel test RE 30 9mo
+24 Energy Banking Exits IB 12 9mo
+24 How would finance people evaluate a niche advisory business like this? OFF 6 9mo
+24 h1b/sponsorship for sa27 and beyond IB 12 9mo
+24 Are restaurants really a bad business? OFF 23 9mo
+24 2025 Year-End Bonus Thread RE 2 9mo
+24 Neuberger Berman - Co-Invest and Primaries? PE 9 9mo
+24 Paternity leave in IB IB 18 9mo
+24 ED NYU Stern or Northwestern BSCH 22 9mo
+24 Group Placement Questions IB 9 10mo
+24 Huntington Bank To Keep An Eye On? IB 4 10mo
+24 Reading recs for PE? IB 12 10mo
+24 3.1 GPA Target IB 23 10mo
+24 My full recruiting process for [role] – timeline, missteps, and what actually mattered IB 1 10mo
+24 ESSEC BBA vs ESCP Bsc BSCH 8 10mo
+24 Built a Wordle for Stocks (Wallstreetle), and wanted to know if finance students and professionals would play it HF 11 10mo
+24 LMM Regional Banking IB 7 10mo
+24 Tier 1 LO, No return, path forward? HF 16 10mo
+24 Josh Rosen's Future IB 10 10mo
+24 A freshman who F’ed up looking for advice IB 16 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101