0 Terminal Value Questions IB 2 10y
+28 Taking a break after a pre-MBA stint in PE -- doable, or a disastrous idea? PE 15 10y
0 Distressed Debt Research vs IBD TR 7 10y
0 Multiple valuation (year & ND) IB 7 10y
0 Cold emailing alumni during earnings season: terrible idea? ER 22 10y
0 Cold emailing alumni during earnings season: terrible idea? ER 22 10y
0 Job at boutique firm in DC--any advice? CO 2 10y
0 Job at boutique firm in DC--any advice? CO 2 10y
0 Job at boutique firm in DC--any advice? CO 2 10y
0 Piper vs Cowen HC in SF IB 2 10y
0 Piper vs Cowen HC in SF IB 2 10y
0 pwc tax vs assurance? JOB 4 10y
+3 Jobs open to career switchers? BSCH 2 10y
0 Big 4/Law interest OTH 3 10y
+192 Freshmen: What to do during your freshman year summer IB 242 10y
+4 Received full time verbal offer JOB 5 10y
+18 Monitor Private Equity Team CO 9 10y
+14 Amherst vs UCLA (undergrad) BSCH 23 10y
+14 Amherst vs UCLA (undergrad) BSCH 23 10y
+14 Amherst vs UCLA (undergrad) BSCH 23 10y
0 Listing Previous Hard Science Major in Resume? IB 3 10y
0 Post MBA associate to PE FoF's / Secondaries? PE 1 10y
+8 What is the oldest incoming IB associate you guys know? IB 11 10y
0 Transfer to Ivey or masters JOB 3 10y
0 Transfer to Ivey or masters JOB 3 10y
0 Calculating FCF/NI Conversion Ratio IB 1 10y
+8 Urgent: need help with VBA IB 18 10y
0 Advice for those of us without internships/jobs on what to do to prepare for next year? JOB 1 10y
0 Is a phone conversation before weekend meet up necessary? IB 1 10y
0 Is a phone conversation before weekend meet up necessary? IB 1 10y
+10 Why am I here? NUI 2 10y
+10 Why am I here? NUI 2 10y
+3 Brand or badge? Which is more important? CO 3 10y
+21 EZE Software Group "Business Consultant", Is it an upgrade? JOB 6 10y
+41 Top MBAs completely shifting away from investment banking? JOB 18 10y
+41 Top MBAs completely shifting away from investment banking? JOB 18 10y
0 Phd Finance vs Phd Computer Science vs 1st Job HF 5 10y
0 Phd Finance vs Phd Computer Science vs 1st Job HF 5 10y
0 Hey! Whats UP everybody NUI 0 10y
+22 Modeling & Valuation in a new space IB 29 10y
0 Lateral after SA Dinge? IB 1 10y
0 Asking for Investment Reports/Write-Ups HF 3 10y
+43 Some notes from a few weeks in Mid-Market PE PE 28 10y
+43 Some notes from a few weeks in Mid-Market PE PE 28 10y
+8 Msc Finance and Banking vs Finance and Investment BSCH 2 10y
+12 Where to get a 1952 Omega Seamaster repaired? FASH 4 10y
0 How the IB application process works IB 1 10y
0 Advice for a rising soph with asset management experience JOB 1 10y
0 Advice for a rising soph with asset management experience JOB 1 10y
0 BB ECM/DCM/Lev Fin to Coverage as 3rd year IB 3 10y
0 Real Estate Analyst Interview RE 13 10y
0 So many "choices"... RE, IB, or Sales? JOB 1 10y
+16 Why do some people finance cars instead of investing that money and buying them with earned interest? INV 10 10y
+25 Interesting thoughts on comp - looking for perspective IB 10 10y
0 User Introduction NUI 0 10y
+1 Why Finance is perceived to create less value than Tech IB 2 10y
+30 How smart is real estate? RE 20 10y
+11 Tulane to IBD? BSCH 5 10y
+11 Tulane to IBD? BSCH 5 10y
+11 Tulane to IBD? BSCH 5 10y
0 Barclays IBD - FIG IB 4 10y
+15 Really upset over my internship this past summer IB 6 10y
+6 What degree to get? BSCH 11 10y
0 Need Advice on Getting a Fall Intership Last Minute JOB 1 10y
0 How do I connect the internships together JOB 3 10y
0 What does 'roll a couple logs' mean? OFF 0 10y
0 How hard is it to get into Oxford MFE? BSCH 4 10y
0 How hard is it to get into Oxford MFE? BSCH 4 10y
0 I have to introduce myself NUI 4 10y
0 I have to introduce myself NUI 4 10y
+10 BB group-specific FT recruiting: why is it such a shitshow? IB 2 10y
0 Axis Capital Business Funding Review: Reasons for Credit Fluctuations OFF 0 10y
0 Job application while working etiquette JOB 0 10y
+37 Groundhog day in Greece, Hijinks in Brazil and Market Chaos in China: Pictures of Global Risk - Part I OFF 3 10y
+37 Groundhog day in Greece, Hijinks in Brazil and Market Chaos in China: Pictures of Global Risk - Part I OFF 3 10y
+37 Groundhog day in Greece, Hijinks in Brazil and Market Chaos in China: Pictures of Global Risk - Part I OFF 3 10y
+37 Groundhog day in Greece, Hijinks in Brazil and Market Chaos in China: Pictures of Global Risk - Part I OFF 3 10y
+2 Finance and Applied Mathematics Student NUI 3 10y
+50 What does it take to be a competent investment analyst? OFF 15 10y
+50 What does it take to be a competent investment analyst? OFF 15 10y
0 Fastest way to Cover all CFA Level 1 books? OFF 9 10y
0 Financial Economics at Columbia Undergrad? IB 7 10y
0 Accounting and Finance combo at Ross IB 1 10y
0 Someone got paid to write this? ER 2 10y
0 Advice for Breaking Into Buy side RE: Late to the Game (Target 3.5+ GPA, RE IB , Corporate PE) RE 6 10y
0 Advice for Breaking Into Buy side RE: Late to the Game (Target 3.5+ GPA, RE IB , Corporate PE) RE 6 10y
0 Move from IT Business analyst at IB to Credit Analyst at Commercial Bank? CF 0 10y
0 Move from IT Business analyst at IB to Credit Analyst at Commercial Bank? CF 0 10y
0 Possible to be Senior Consultant at Deloitte in 4 years? CO 9 10y
+64 Importance of Social Life in College as an Asian for IB? IB 34 10y
+32 Impact of banking on social life IB 33 10y
+9 Mortgage Note Sales RE 0 10y
0 Interest rate on debt IB 5 10y
0 Financial Model - Valuation - Textile industry IB 0 10y
0 the series 7 for non-finance major NUI 0 10y
0 Where do bankers look for jobs? JOB 8 10y
+13 Can someone explain? BSCH 9 10y
0 Omitting a degree on your resume? JOB 1 10y
0 Do people talk like Harvey in Suits? OFF 2 10y
+21 For Harvard MBAs, Congrats on a Bank Job Really Means 'I'm Sorry' - Bloomberg BSCH 8 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101