+273 Earliest you can get fired IB 58 1d
+254 Investment Banking is Divine IB 40 1d
+218 Another $115bn Mega deal for these banks. Congrats! IB 45 1d
+215 US 2027 SA IB worried about background check IB 53 1d
+206 Analyst: Why is UBS IB doing worse than peers?, UBS CFO: No Comment IB 41 1d
+131 Is UBS really that bad? IB 38 23h
+98 Is RE cooked for the medium term? Feels like it RE 33 3h
+65 Abdul “Ramadan” El-Sayed and Talafreako Will RUIN IB LevFin OFF 68 1h
+55 Cognitive decline PE 19 51m
+49 Del PE 26 1d
+49 Vibe-Working in Finance with AI ? What about you PE 24 18m
+44 NYU Stern Transfer from non-target Is Paradise MEME 13 1h
+40 Is Houston SA 28 recruiting already over? IB 34 14h
+36 PE VP: Thoughts on Quitting with Nothing Lined Up? PE 8 1h
+34 Feel like an underdog and can't seem to break into IB JOB 9 9h
+30 WTF can I put for resume interests RES 13 2m
+28 My new boss told me they have no idea what I was doing? CR 11 2d
+27 2026-27 IB Energy Top Banks IB 8 1d
+27 FIG Pigeonholes you - is it true? IB 8 1d
+26 The Capital Bifurcation: Private GPs are handing the keys back to Public REITs RE 11 2d
+25 How do you manage nerves in IB technical interviews? IB 7 21m
+24 Does this job actually get you girls? OFF 23 5h
+23 Sweat Group 2026 Discussion IB 24 1d
+23 Piper Sandler 2026 IB 16 1d
+22 GF is an IB Analyst at a top BB, hates it, what exit options does she have? IB 16 5h
+22 Six Months In at a BB, Completely Different Job Than Advertised—and Somehow I’m the Disappointment OFF 6 2d
+21 Quant Position or a PhD Offer? JOB 3 3d
+21 6th Year Ivey is Paradise IB 3 3h
+20 Jefferies RX IB 28 1d
+19 BB NY SA26: No Return but Strong Letter of Rec from Head of Group IB 8 10h
+18 Final round interview with CEO JOB 2 4d
+18 How to move from Real Estate to Infrastructure? RE 11 6h
+18 KKR/Apollo/BX Insurance vs BB IB IB 18 1d
+18 An/Aso obsolescence — is it happening now? AM 6 8h
+18 How do PE funds choose their advisors? PE 7 2d
+18 Acquisition Deal Structure: More Cash at Close vs. Smaller Equity Rollover in a Holdco PE 3 2d
+17 What makes Evercore PCA so elite? IB 15 7h
+17 BB IB as general career accelerator IB 13 1d
+17 Post-Offer Clarity IB 9 1d
+17 Is buyside worth it if most associate programs are 2 and out? PE 4 2d
+16 Cornell is NOT transfer friendly. Transfer Option explained BSCH 2 1d
+16 Quitting and Foregoing PE Offer JOB 4 2d
+16 1st year analyst - should I Quit? IB 3 11h
+16 No summer offer, graduated, rejected for 2 off-cycles - feeling completely lost and drained mentally JOB 5 2d
+15 Capital Formation/Capital Raising Roles Q RE 1 2d
+15 Nippon Yusen (NYK) is buying Movianto for about EUR 1.25B. Why is a shipping group buying healthcare logistics? IB 9 1d
+14 Bristan sold for c.£49M cash plus up to £6M earn-out on £63M revenue. How would you think about that price? PE 3 5d
+14 Houlihan Private Credit Advisory Culture IB 12 7h
+14 Moving laterally to another bank IB 8 1d
+13 UBC Sauder vs. NYU Economics CAS BSCH 9 3d
+13 Take IBD FT or Do Master's? IB 12 2d
+13 Reneging 1–2 weeks after accepting FT offer, with nine months until start? JOB 5 2d
+13 Management consulting or munis? PE 6 2d
+13 No Idea what to do with the rest of my life CO 4 1h
+13 How Cooked is Software PE? PE 1 20h
+13 Are Co-GP development structures successful? RE 3 9m
+13 how will midterm results impact investment banking? IB 5 13h
+13 Multifamily Job Search Advice RE 3 10h
+13 How to Lateral from a No Name to an MM in Ldn? IB 2 1d
+13 Q&A | Analyst 3, Boutique IB, Generalist M&A IB 10 7h
+12 Delllllllllll VC 4 2d
+12 Thoma Bravo paid about $2.0B in cash for Olo. What makes restaurant software a good LBO candidate? PE 5 2d
+12 How long do we need to wait to reapply for the same group that has rejected us before? IB 2 5h
+12 Mitsui Chemicals is paying USD 900M for Ultradent, about 29x operating profit by my math. Is that normal for dental materials? PE 3 2d
+12 Career Advice for HS Senior JOB 1 3d
+12 Need Career Guidance AM 1 3d
+12 Hate IB what should I do next JOB 1 2d
+12 MM to BB Process/Advice IB 0 4h
+12 Nexans is paying EUR 680M plus up to EUR 43M for a copper and aluminium wire maker with EUR 520M revenue. Do revenue multiples mean anything here? IB 2 2d
+11 LMM Startup PE Fund Vs. Tier 2 Consulting Firm PE 3 12h
+11 Need advice: Navigating tricky internal mobility situation JOB 4 26m
+11 Senate majority and agriculture M&A INV 2 2d
+11 chronic insomnia and investment banking. IB 1 2d
+11 Thoughts on Boxwood Partners IB 13 2d
+10 Pinnacle/Synovus at $8.6B and Huntington/Cadence at $7.4B: is regional bank M&A actually back? IB 4 1d
+10 Moving From IB to MBB in 2026? CO 5 25m
+10 Latest blow up / wind down HF 13 2m
+10 Signed a 2027 SA backfill… should I still delay graduation to recruit for 2028? IB 2 56s
+10 My friend's College Life is Ruined IB 10 1d
+10 GS banning Claude code? IB 8 1d
+10 Moelis LDP Interview IB 13 5h
+10 Is EVR Tech overtaking GS TMT / MS Menlo? IB 24 1h
+9 Take-private spreads: Baldwin Insurance ($7.7B EV) vs a small UK deal like Dianomi (£19M). Same playbook? HF 1 6d
+9 M7 MBA chances plzzzz!! weak GRE V score BSCH 2 4d
+9 Ask Me Anything: Retail Banking, Sales, Compliance & Branch Management WM 1 6d
+9 Barclays Operations Analyst vs. BNY Office of the COO: Which summer internship offers better long-term career growth? JOB 1 6d
+9 Internship Advice JOB 1 1d
+9 Capgemini paid US$3.3B cash for WNS. What is the buy-side story when IT services buys BPM? IB 4 2d
+9 Public Sector Finance Outcomes IB 2 1d
+9 Apogee paid about EUR 62.5M plus up to EUR 10M contingent for a 20-year-old Latvian glass coatings maker. How do you count the earn-out? PE 1 5d
+9 US Master's (NYU/MIT/UChicago) vs European MSc BSCH 1 5d
+9 Indian PE Landscape PE 0 38m
+9 Do Summer Assoc programs generally hire JD candidates? IB 2 11h
+9 RSM vs SSE BSCH 5 4h
+9 Mid-term review - offer chances fucked? JOB 1 4d
+9 JPM PB Investment Solutions vs Institutional Gatekeeper Role JOB 1 3d
+9 GS Summer 2027 Internship Singapore FICC “second round” – is there a superday after? + GS London AM timeline AM 3 2d
+9 Kanematsu agreed to pay 49.8B yen for IDAJ, a CAE software distributor. Is distribution of engineering software a good business to own? PE 1 1d
+9 Deutsche Bank IB CRE vs. JP Morgan CRE REB JOB 2 1d
+9 Rotational Analyst targeting PWC Insurance Operations Consulting CO 1 3d

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101