+3 2025 Investment Banking Interviews?!? IB 3 3mo
+40 Long-Term Banking in Chicago: Lincoln or WB? IB 9 3mo
+16 UChicago vs. Carnegie Mellon vs. Emory vs. Johns Hopkins BSCH 6 3mo
+22 is anyone familiar with the 2-hour job search method? JOB 5 3mo
+10 Feeling depressed working 4 years with no exit (Asia) OFF 4 3mo
+346 Nepotism pisses me off IB 67 3mo
+3 Has anyone pivoted from IB -> Sales Strategy & Operations roles? IB 5 3mo
+36 Investor Relations, PE PE 16 3mo
+23 Private Equity Associate to Portfolio Company Exec PE 7 3mo
+98 Global Real Estate Companies RE 45 3mo
0 Excel Test - Any Online Resources for Practice? IB 2 3mo
0 MultiAsset vs Equities vs Fixed Income AM 3 3mo
+25 Dave Portnoy earns $1M on the Michigan win OFF 2 3mo
+1,490 I Love Investment Banking IB 137 3mo
+1,028 Girl on tinder threatening to send my messages to my firm / boss OFF 336 3mo
+11 Updated IB Tier listing 2023/2024 IB 63 3mo
+650 That's it. IB 164 3mo
0 I have 1.5 years in FDD and really want to lateral to IB as an analyst this year. Is networking the best way? Do I have to get an MBA? IB 1 3mo
+3 Applying multiple locations/groups? JOB 1 3mo
+11 Former IB analyst at EVR/GS/PJT looking for advice on returning the industry or other career tips IB 1 3mo
+287 A Day in Life of My Sell-side Days ER 88 3mo
+33 Fordham Vs. Baruch BSCH 25 3mo
+39 Johns Hopkins & Georgetown Masters in Real Estate RE 26 4mo
+15 Best Cities Besides NY For IB? IB 13 4mo
+37 Penn State vs UW Madison for IB? IB 21 4mo
+9 Opinions on Cornell CAS Opportunities and Advice? BSCH 1 4mo
+36 Transfer from Emory to Target (Please read) IB 17 4mo
+9 Optiver SPX Floor Analyst vs Bulge Bracket (Citi, Barc, DB, UBS) S&T TR 4 4mo
+41 How modeling intensive is FoF / Co-invest / Secondary positions? PE 21 4mo
+21 Training The Street Turbo Macros IB 48 4mo
+9 Student Managed Fund or Search Fund internship? IB 1 4mo
0 College tier list US for IB BSCH 3 4mo
+12 Lincoln International "Case Study" IB 13 4mo
+141 Growing/Rising and Shrinking/Falling Banks IB 51 4mo
+31 DC REPE Firms RE 7 4mo
+553 We eat what we kill. OFF 130 4mo
+21 Reputation of Natixis in London/Europe IB 9 4mo
+25 Is Cornell still a Target? BSCH 17 4mo
+24 Goldman Sachs Interview Process IB 9 4mo
+15 Alternatives to IB? IB 3 4mo
+37 Questions to ask during group placement networking calls IB 7 4mo
+8 UT MSF vs UVA MS Commerce BSCH 6 4mo
+9 Undergraduate Freshman at non-target considering transfer to target (Georgetown, NYU, UMich) BSCH 4 4mo
+29 HF Analysts: How many positions do you cover/research at a time? HF 6 4mo
+27 Starting your own Management Consulting Firm CO 41 4mo
+7 NYU Stern BPE/BTE vs Columbia GS/CC transfer BSCH 1 4mo
+9 Military Reserves + IB Timeline? IB 4 4mo
+6 Why Do Letters of Credit (LCs) Reduce Revolver Availability? IB 10 4mo
+16 Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst -> MM Direct Lending? CR 8 4mo
+12 M7 MBA Chances BSCH 1 4mo
0 What to expect in a gatekeeper interview? JOB 2 4mo
+50 Physical Commodities Trading 2022 Graduate Program Megathread TR 44 4mo
+2 DB/UBS NY (placement tbd) vs. Lincoln M&A Chicago | IB SA JOB 6 4mo
+6 B-School Program Based on PE VP / Search Fund Goal BSCH 3 4mo
+17 Breaking into IB from York University (Not Schulich) BSCH 9 4mo
0 Should you reapply to (undergrad) universities you were rejected from as a HS senior? BSCH 3 4mo
+232 10 years in banking, tech, and consulting IB 71 4mo
+51 RE Model case study completed - PGIM multifamily RE 21 4mo
+135 Is Corporate Banking that much worse than IB? IB 82 4mo
+6 New Job - Questions to ask HR RE 3 4mo
+59 USC reputation in IB? IB 51 4mo
+22 How screwed am I JOB 5 4mo
+19 Private Credit Comp Check PE 18 4mo
+9 While being in deal origination & sales => how to get Investment Banks to partner for advisory, structuring & deal finance? IB 1 4mo
0 OHIO STATE MSF VS ARIZONA STATE MSF VS UT DALLAS MSF BSCH 4 4mo
+87 Buying a house as an Analyst? OFF 45 4mo
+68 How to find what career path you like and if you're good at it. IB 45 4mo
0 2024 SA HOU to 2025 FT CHI IB 1 4mo
+8 Class A Office Building Debt Service Reserves? RE 3 4mo
+11 MBA programs BSCH 3 4mo
+35 Silver Point Recruiting? HF 36 4mo
0 HF internships? + Jobs out of undergrad? JOB 3 4mo
+41 Culture Issues AND Boring Work PLEASE Stay Away From This MM (actually LMM) Industry Boutique IB 24 4mo
+39 Former lawyers in finance OFF 18 4mo
+6 Sovereign advisory IB 3 4mo
+3 College Prestige Rankings BSCH 13 4mo
+26 Help With McK Mock Question CO 8 4mo
+3 CIT Group IB 2 4mo
+194 Q&A: Senior Banker IB 129 4mo
+81 Is it okay to be happy? OFF 34 4mo
+28 I want to work in sovereign advisory JOB 30 4mo
+16 Need advice on what to do next in my career. Second tier masters or an MBA (SMU Cox) after Bocconi and UIUC? BSCH 7 4mo
+112 How to get over envy/jealousy? OFF 52 4mo
+34 Hines RE 32 4mo
+56 Evergreen Funds/Permanent Equity PE 17 4mo
+13 CDX.HY Question TR 3 4mo
+20 Vanderbilt MSF Profile Evaluation- Chances of being Accepted... BSCH 11 4mo
+1 Best Major BSCH 4 4mo
+38 Review My Stock Pitch INV 7 4mo
+1 SF Debt Advisory to Chicago REPE RE 2 4mo
+54 Bocconi University BSCH 50 4mo
+9 Opinions on Cornell CAS/Overall Institution? BSCH 1 4mo
+1,321 Life after Investment Banking IB 361 4mo
+33 Any Cyclists on here? OFF 30 4mo
+25 Where does Gotham rank amongst cities for IB? IB 9 4mo
+5 Culture at PWP Industrials? IB 4 4mo
+203 Are the people at Ducera/Moelis/sweatshops beta males? IB 34 4mo
+58 Is Anton Kreil's HF salary and trajectory data BS? HF 14 4mo
+16 Lateraled to a toxic sweatshop JOB 17 4mo
+41 Breaking into IB from Georgia Tech JOB 26 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101