+35 How Is Recruiting for Chicago IB from HYP? IB 13 6mo
+35 Commodities physical trading vs S&T at a BB TR 16 6mo
+35 <1 year at current company & zero hits applying for jobs - correlated? JOB 14 6mo
+35 Development - Regulatory Timelines RE 19 6mo
+35 Wells Fargo FIG IB 10 6mo
+35 Sales & Trading at a Bank vs Quant Trading TR 8 6mo
+35 Apprenticeship or University for maximising career earnings (UK) BSCH 13 7mo
+35 Are There Any Good Funds to Be a VP At? PE 34 3mo
+35 GF Cheated On Me With MBB Consultant. What Now? OFF 6 7mo
+35 Emory Goizeta undergrad is so underrated IB 25 7mo
+35 Is AI going to replace everyone but the senior analysts and PMs? HF 16 7mo
+35 MS Layoffs? IB 29 7mo
+35 Independent Sponsor Comp Structure PE 14 3mo
+35 Del IB 18 8mo
+35 Joining PE with no deal experience PE 11 6mo
+35 Senior Associate Purgatory PE 10 8mo
+35 Did banking change your relationship with money? IB 15 8mo
+35 PE-held ~7 years, near-sale fell apart — stay or walk? PE 13 9mo
+35 Should I Run for the Exit or is this the Norm? HF 13 9mo
+35 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? CR 27 3w
+35 How many chats total vs. quality chats did you have by the time you landed you offer? IB 16 9mo
+35 BofA Assholes? IB 22 10mo
+35 The Buy-One-Get-One Bowl That Almost Ended My Career OFF 6 11mo
+35 When to stop recruiting IB 24 11mo
+35 Are restaurant POS systems a potential buyout target for companies like Uber Eats or Doordash? OFF 19 11mo
+35 What makes you the most proud? IB 37 11mo
+35 IB —> French Foreign Legion IB 9 11mo
+35 Development Crash Course RE 8 12mo
+34 Want to join investment banking; is it too late/is my background unacceptable? IB 28 8h
+34 Leaving PE - Can I talk about current fund performance? PE 7 1w
+34 MM IB --> NYC IB? IB 17 1mo
+34 Retired Navy, ~41 yrs old, seeking realistic feedback NUI 15 1mo
+34 How tf do i control a stutter? IB 15 1mo
+34 1st Year Analyst Feeling Grossly Incompetent. How do I learn? IB 11 1mo
+34 Not Getting a Return Feels Like Everything Was Taken From You JOB 15 2mo
+34 Wall Street’s premier CoC clan OFF 8 2mo
+34 Q&A | Associate, CVC | +5 years in Real Assets PE and VC VC 7 6d
+34 Legacy vs. Up-and-Coming Funds PE 16 2mo
+34 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund HF 14 3mo
+34 Why do stocks have any value? INV 19 3mo
+34 MM bottom bucket bonus IB 11 4mo
+34 How hard is it to break into physical commodities trading TR 5 3mo
+34 Re-entering finance after child rearing / family care PE 10 5mo
+34 What Australian/International uni option would be best for me? IB 13 5mo
+34 West Palm Beach IB 22 1w
+34 Yield on Cost: What goes in the denominator? RE 10 5mo
+34 Guggenheim best Houston bank IB 12 5mo
+34 LinkedIn post after reneging? JOB 17 5mo
+34 Incoming CC Student – Strategy for Cornell (Dyson) / Top Transfer & Consulting Goals JOB 17 6mo
+34 BB CRE Lending FT vs RE Cap Advisory Internship vs REPE Internship RE 14 6mo
+34 No Freshman Summer Internship HF 16 4mo
+34 Guide to Surviving as an Analyst at a Bad Bank IB 18 2mo
+34 The Hidden Parts of the Job IB 13 6mo
+34 Diameter Departures HF 35 2mo
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+34 REAL EB RANKINGS IB 12 7mo
+34 Piper Sandler Reputation, Best Groups, Exit Opps, etc. (NYC in particular) IB 6 7mo
+34 Quitting as mid-level with nothing lined up PE 12 7mo
+34 Target Sophomore Needing Job Advice After Failing Banking Recruiting JOB 11 7mo
+34 What Now? The Existential Question of a PE Associate PE 10 8mo
+34 NYU Stern vs UChicago for IB IB 29 7mo
+34 INSANE GOLDMAN Superday Question MEGATHREAD IB 13 8mo
+34 Q&A: 3rd Year PE Analyst PE 33 6mo
+34 RX Groups I Think Have the Most Aura IB 20 6mo
+34 Valuations of Office REITs RE 18 8mo
+34 [2026] IB Hours Ranking IB 27 6mo
+34 Doomscrolling on the Desk IB 3 8mo
+34 Dallas Private Equity 2026 Update PE 27 9mo
+34 S&T SA 2027 TR 302 1mo
+34 Keep indexing and chill, invest in Franchise/SBA, or with CRE OFF 7 10mo
+34 Need Big Brother/Career Life advice IB 10 10mo
+34 Q&A - Commodity Grad Program Trader TR 7 6mo
+34 UK FT MBB vs MM IB IB 15 10mo
+34 Q&A - Strategy Manager focused on Corporate & Growth Strategy CO 9 10mo
+34 thebrofessor is back! OFF 14 11mo
+34 Rising Banks in 2025 IB 38 10mo
+34 Anyone still doing deals? RE 45 10mo
+33 Rejoining old firm - Guaranteed Promotion? PE 11 2w
+33 The Difference Between a Good Business and a Good Acquisition PE 7 1mo
+33 Life After IB: Off-Track Career Ideas, Questions & Musings JOB 4 1mo
+33 Lindsay Clansey OFF 13 1mo
+33 Two MF Associate Offers, Same Comp: Private Credit or Secondaries? PE 13 1mo
+33 Does My MFPE experience carry weight? (Warburg/BX) as associate in Mumbaii, India PE 25 2d
+33 Q&A | Quant Trading, T1/T2 OMM | First-Year On the Desk TR 6 1mo
+33 Del IB 20 2mo
+33 Committing to CD&R? PE 19 2mo
+33 Do REPE SA/VP/Dir expect base/bonus bump annually or is 'bump' inherent in carry? RE 12 2mo
+33 Rising Senior Applying EA Ross BSCH 10 2mo
+33 What next step for my career (IB / PE / Military) that you would recommend? JOB 12 2mo
+33 Creating a Plan for London IB SA27 IB 22 2mo
+33 Early career insurance AM - should I just thug it out? AM 9 1mo
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? PE 11 3mo
+33 PWP vs BofA IB 23 3mo
+33 Whats the point in even trying to get into this industry JOB 9 3mo
+33 Investment Banking in Mexico IB 9 4mo
+33 How did you meet your significant other/partner? OFF 53 4mo
+33 UVA McIntire vs Cornell Dyson for IB IB 23 4mo
+33 PWP Layoffs????? IB 18 4mo
+33 Santander IB Bonus Numbers in 2026? IB 9 2mo
+33 Private Credit to Corporate Development: Viable Exit? CR 14 5mo

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