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+21 Placement Agents making Bank IB 2 2mo
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+21 3 hour lbo test PE 10 2mo
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+21 London A1 flatshare search IB 33 2mo
+21 Puerto Rico: A Tax Shelter With US Citizenship OFF 17 2mo
+21 Going from Fixed Income Trading SA at AM to BB Fixed Income S&T? TR 8 2mo
+21 Didnt get return at Megafund rofl IB 12 2mo
+21 My Birthday is Coming Up OFF 12 1mo
+21 Hyper-scale Data Center Operator Analyst RE 10 1mo
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+21 RE IB to REPE RE 29 1mo
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+21 Onex Partners PE 15 1mo
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+21 Feedback call after Final Round Interview - Good or Bad Sign? PE 6 1mo
+21 Carry RE 9 1mo
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+21 Activist Funds | Recruitment Experience HF 14 1mo
+21 JLL Analyst Excel Test RE 10 1mo
+21 Lateraling - what to expect in interviews IB 26 1mo
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+21 Firm Culture for Recruiting IB 11 2w
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+21 Cardone Capital…..Crashout OFF 13 1w
+21 Second Opinions Welcome CO 2 1w
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+20 what's first year HF bonus at 1bn+ fund? HF 17 19y
+20 Average age of investment banker MBA BSCH 8 19y
+20 Is it ok to round my GPA to this? and what are my chances? IB 50 19y
+20 How (if at all) is financial modeling important in trading (compared to M&A, etc.)? TR 19 19y
+20 why are some pe/hf interviews so precise? IB 13 18y
+20 I-Banking = Min. Hourly Wage IB 19 18y
+20 For those who've applied/attended top-3 b-schools... BSCH 13 18y
+20 Citigroup sophomore rotational program IB 187 18y
+20 Why are the hours so bad in this group? IB 19 18y
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+20 Duke vs. Harvard/Yale/Stanford/MIT/Columbia IB 20 17y
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+20 Black Bankers IB 47 17y
+20 WSO T-Shirt Slogan Contest! OFF 59 17y
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+20 Jesse Jackson Fans the Flames IB 3 16y
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+20 SA Superday AM 5 16y
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+20 Staying current between jobs ER 5 16y
+20 Which Price multiples to use for particular industry IB 10 16y
+20 MBA or no MBA? TR 5 16y
+20 What exactly is a SuperDay? JOB 12 16y
+20 Why do I have silver bananas? OFF 13 16y
+20 Is my resume really that bad? RES 17 16y
+20 how do M&A advisors add value? IB 9 16y
+20 meeting BB VP for a beer... IB 16 16y
+20 Rejected after first Superday and asking for Feedback? JOB 14 16y
+20 WSO is not Match.com OFF 26 16y
+20 Operations with UBS or Citi? JOB 22 16y
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+20 Barclays Rotation Rank TR 10 16y
+20 Company consolidation question JOB 8 16y
+20 Volcker Rule Fails!!!!!!!! TR 13 16y
+20 Lazard lead left on GM IPO WTF IB 7 16y
+20 Do the Chosen Ones Need MBAs? IB 6 16y
+20 IPO Valuation (Comparable Analysis) PE 6 16y
+20 Vive l' fromage de l'gouverment OFF 13 16y
+20 Tommy D's Nuts OFF 7 16y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (74) $101