+1,076 I did it. I quit a UBS IB group. IB 123 1d
+429 Intrepid Investment Bankers Suicide IB 39 5d
+380 UBS-KKR Conflict of Interest? Potential Scandal? IB 91 1w
+376 A Message of Hope for Recent Graduates IB 24 1w
+308 Deutsche Bank TMT NYC Collapse & Hospitalization From Exhaustion IB 58 1w
+289 MF PE Recent Returns PE 114 2d
+253 transgender working and recruiting for IB IB 66 20h
+234 Is recruiting rigged against non DEI semi targets ? (Objective view) IB 90 3m
+227 Why aren’t MDs more worried that someone on their team might actually die? IB 54 4d
+219 Don't let idiots gaslight you into thinking babies are hard OFF 68 2d
+194 European Bankers Aren’t Bankers IB 34 1w
+192 Q&A: I am a MMHF Portfolio Manager HF 98 1h
+178 TO PATRICK & WSO ADMIN WSO 28 1d
+177 WF is so back. IB 28 3d
+175 The Elon-Donald Feud OFF 52 15h
+175 Set to inherit ~50 million, how to approach career in finance? IB 69 2d
+169 Apollo canceling 2027 PE recruitment this year PE 45 41m
+167 Megafund PE Placement by Bank and School PE 65 1d
+162 UBS TMT Head Very Wealthy yet Doesn’t Really Buy the Team Drinks IB 51 1w
+152 A Reminder: We’re Lucky to Be Here IB 31 1h
+152 UBS Loses 3 Co-head in Short Succession IB 31 2w
+149 JPM Bans Analysts from On-Cycle Recruiting IB 43 3d
+146 Anyone else Realize They are Too Dumb for PE? PE 47 2w
+145 Despite CS Acquisition, UBS IB now performing at 2022 Levels (with Data) IB 24 5d
+143 MF PE is easier than LMM PE - Hot Take PE 68 1d
+140 Evercore back to #1 EB? IB 43 3d
+135 Referring girlfriend for SA role, should I do it? IB 50 1w
+132 CD&R Industrials is hell on earth PE 34 2w
+119 Would they still be the GOATs today? And WTF can you do now? HF 48 2h
+119 How to ragebait other intern? IB 80 1w
+118 EVR vs JEF [Houston] IB 64 6d
+118 Cringy spring ''Intern'' GF OFF 20 16h
+118 Q&A: TPG Capital Associate Experience PE 68 2w
+114 Too Alpha for Corporate Life IB 8 2w
+102 Realized today I have no friends and no life OFF 34 1d
+102 Did on-cycle just kick off? PE 62 3w
+97 Biggest pain-points/bottlenecks in development RE 36 4d
+95 Q&A: Former BB ER VP ER 29 2w
+94 When do I get to be happy? OFF 28 5d
+88 Megafund PE Fund Sizes Standardized PE 11 2w
+88 Should Bain really be in the same tier as Mckinsey and BCG CO 32 1w
+87 Went from MBB to PE and hate it PE 41 8h
+84 Do/Don't - Weightlifting Stats in CV OFF 17 3w
+81 Struggling with target superiority mindset IB 39 1d
+81 Restructuring Glaze Session IB 24 2w
+80 HF to Startup? HF 31 13h
+80 P72 Academy rescinding internship offers HF 52 1d
+79 Is it true that women in IB are hostile to each other? IB 29 1w
+79 Is Being A Varsity Athlete Worth It? IB 31 6d
+78 Ken Moelis stepping down to Executive Chairman? IB 32 1d
+75 Internship Eve - How Are We Feeling? IB 20 5d
+73 Recruiter Horror Stories RE 16 3d
+73 How to be rich as a banker in London 101? IB 35 2w
+73 Working IB in 2077 (part one) IB 10 2w
+73 How to deal with short/ugly senior bankers OFF 13 2w
+72 PE Associates - How Much Cash Do You Save? PE 97 9h
+72 What NOT to do as a Summer Analyst IB 16 1w
+72 Pay Structure - FICC S&T TR 20 20h
+67 ChatGPT knows everything OFF 11 2w
+66 Is WSO Becoming a Paid Promo Platform? A Serious Look WSO 8 2w
+66 Starting at PJT This Summer — How to Be a Top Intern? IB 38 2w
+66 Transferring: West Point --> What's Next IB 19 3w
+65 Market comp for strategy / corp dev roles (NYC) IB 36 2w
+64 Becoming a Great REPE Analyst RE 9 3w
+63 Is PE in SF that bad ?? PE 35 8h
+63 Incoming FT IB Analyst at Top BB – How Do I Not Die? IB 10 22h
+62 Is acting actually difficult or are you innately qualified to do it? OFF 38 3d
+62 PE Associates— how do you think about your money? PE 50 2w
+61 The Real Large-cap Corporate PE Placement by Bank PE 26 2w
+61 What is going on with Hines? RE 47 2d
+59 PERE 100 / 200 2025 RE 16 16h
+59 Sycamore Hasn't Raised Since 2017? PE 22 1w
+59 Extra year to re-recruit and how to improve? IB 22 3w
+57 What Makes RX So Prestigious IB 19 1w
+56 Learned very little in banking, anyone relate? IB 20 6d
+55 Does big law pay higher than IB at the partner level? IB 43 19h
+55 Comp Vs Freedom RE 25 6d
+55 How much worse is IB than MBB IB 10 2w
+54 Life in Middle Market Private Equity PE 15 3w
+53 AI can now draft 95% of an S1 IPO prospectus in minutes IB 41 5d
+52 What is your actual net worth at age 25 and 30 if you stay in IB? IB 43 3d
+51 Pros VS. Cons of Corporate Role Post IB IB 12 18h
+51 Fired for unprofessionally complaining about compensation. RE 21 1w
+51 Ramping Up A REPE Firm RE 16 2w
+51 Quit IB with Nothing Lined Up 1.5 years in, now in Corp Strategy, is my career cooked? IB 40 3w
+50 PE Associates - How Much Are You Coinvesting In Your Fund? PE 31 16h
+49 Major Record Deal vs IB NYC IB 17 2w
+48 PWP Underperforming? IB 41 1d
+48 Were PE MBA admissions ever “easy”? PE 19 3w
+47 Medical Doctor to Hedge Fund route? HF 25 2d
+47 MBB will lose all the talents to IB and Tech if they keep lowballing their juniors CO 27 7h
+47 Hot Take: On-Cycle Overweights the “Leftovers” from Target Schools PE 21 1w
+47 Restructuring IB v HF out of undergrad? HF 28 22h
+47 Finding the Ideal Strat Fi Exit IB 36 2w
+46 Quiet quitting / changing roles RE 14 15h
+46 Where RX stands when compared to mgmt (MBB) and strat (B4) CO 58 1w
+46 Central Risk Book Trading TR 13 1w
+46 AS1 thinking about quitting with nothing lined up - thoughts? IB 33 2w
+45 Banks pay better than REPE RE 28 1w
+45 Perfect Two-Year Program for Family Business Trajectory IB 17 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2025 Investment Banking

  • Goldman Sachs 01 99.5%
  • Evercore 07 98.9%
  • Moelis & Company 04 98.4%
  • Houlihan Lokey 09 97.8%
  • Citigroup 11 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2025 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 10 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company No 98.9%
  • Houlihan Lokey 14 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 97.8%
  • Lincoln International 04 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2025 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 08 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Houlihan Lokey 11 98.4%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2025 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (13) $317
  • Associates (57) $238
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (9) $210
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $167
  • 2nd Year Analyst (33) $166
  • 1st Year Analyst (98) $145
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (100) $103