+30 US MBA to Singapore PE: Better to do IB in Singapore or NY/London first? How important is bank brand/presence in SEA? PE 10 5mo
+10 I’m going to ICADE, what should I do to break into IB London? IB 4 5mo
+87 what does it mean to "spread comps" IB 86 5mo
+3 Ziegler Analyst Process IB 3 5mo
+6 How to land top clubs @ target IB 7 5mo
+20 BX NY perks PE 23 5mo
+11 Yale vs Duke CO 12 5mo
+7 Need PE FT 27 Recruitment Advice PE 7 5mo
+8 Ddd IB 7 5mo
0 Difficulty lateraling from NYC to SF IB 1 5mo
0 NYC Roommate Hunt IB 3 5mo
0 NYC apartment | 5k pp OFF 4 5mo
+29 Stern vs Ross vs Brown (have to make the decision in the next day) BSCH 12 5mo
+25 Is an MBA worthless for buyside nowadays? BSCH 8 5mo
+12 Harvard potential 20% cap on A grades -- Harvard vs. Stanford (Undergrad) BSCH 10 5mo
+19 Columbia Econ vs Cornell ILR vs Vanderbilt Econ for Consulting CO 9 5mo
+16 Worth Lateraling to MBB from MM IB? IB 5 5mo
+2 Wharton MBA to Growth Equity BSCH 4 5mo
+1 Best Schools for IB LND/US BSCH 1 6mo
+30 A Note on NYU Stern OFF 7 6mo
+14 Transfer School Selection BSCH 6 6mo
+26 transfer to columbia? IB 22 6mo
0 Realistic laterals from a NYC LMM bank? IB 3 6mo
+10 Auburn University IB Path IB 9 6mo
+15 MBA-Level IB Recruiting from a T25 Summer 2026 Internship Cycle (Anecdotal) IB 1 6mo
+12 RBC IB H1B sponsorship IB 9 6mo
+12 LIC as AN1 OFF 3 6mo
0 GPA for FT recruiting no RO IB 4 6mo
+28 TCU Neeley vs UVA A&S for Chicago/NY IB… McIntire lockout a dealbreaker? IB 22 6mo
+13 CenterPoint Properties RE 5 6mo
+29 Property Management Nightmare - Closing The Gap On Service Quality? RE 12 6mo
+6 PJT Strategic Advisory FT NYC IB 7 6mo
+124 UVA Undergrad for IB Recruiting JOB 74 6mo
0 Looking to Trade / Review Restructuring Case Studies (Associate-Level Prep) IB 3 6mo
+17 Why do the worst people always get the best placements? OFF 9 6mo
+6 Full Time Recruiting IB 2 6mo
0 Roommate Needed NYC OFF 4 6mo
+4 NYC Roommates OFF 5 6mo
+493 What we can learn from all these "depressed and burnt out" posts re: IB and PE PE 91 6mo
+41 quit finance to pursue a writing/novelist career...struggling with the mental side of leaving the industry OFF 23 6mo
+20 Unpaid REPE/Dev Intern Working 40 Hrs/Week — Is There Any Chance They Surprise Me With a Stipend/Bonus? RE 13 6mo
+26 …. RE 3 6mo
0 Preferred GPA for Econ Major IB 1 6mo
+5 Amherst vs Williams IB 7 6mo
+6 Desks that offer global mobility in S&T TR 3 6mo
+12 Give me advice on what school I should go to BSCH 5 6mo
+87 Anyone else feel like the people they work with just aren’t that smart? PE 19 6mo
+16 BDC/Direct Lending/Private Credit ---> Corp Dev JOB 2 6mo
+205 UBS IB vs. Scientology Sea Org OFF 24 6mo
+88 Accepted into HBS!!! Need Advice IB 9 6mo
+9 .. IB 1 6mo
0 Yale spots vs. Duke spots IB 1 6mo
0 Junior Summer Analyst to Full Time IB 2 6mo
+39 Oxford vs. GTown McDonough vs. ND Mendoza BSCH 33 6mo
0 Del OFF 4 6mo
+10 Sports IB/advisory, how to target etc IB 10 6mo
+140 Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad? IB 65 6mo
+21 Monograms on Shirt as an Intern - Yes or No? IB 15 6mo
+40 A Graduating Senior's WSO Reflection SCSS 4 6mo
+212 Dartmouth Partners Sucks. IB 68 6mo
+36 Incoming Oxford PPE Student → Sovereign Wealth Fund (Dubai/London?) IB 34 6mo
+20 How hard are SA technicals? IB 6 6mo
+32 2.9 GPA -> NYC EB -> UMM PE PE 21 6mo
+13 Pay for remote work JOB 2 6mo
+14 going through stuff OFF 2 6mo
+2 GPA & Major for PE PE 4 6mo
+9 How much does your rising sophomore internship really matter for recruiting? JOB 1 6mo
+24 Best Clubs at Yale? OFF 24 6mo
+15 HBS vs GSB BSCH 27 6mo
+9 High School Junior Seeking Advice BSCH 3 6mo
+9 The Ohio State Finance vs Indiana Pre-Business (Kelley) vs Penn State Econ — Best Path to High Finance / S&T? TR 3 6mo
0 NYC Roommate to Fill Current Apt OFF 0 6mo
+8 Michigan Ross IBE vs UT Austin ECB for IB → Growth Equity IB 2 6mo
+3 IB Rankings if you actually know the industry (college sophomores please ignore). IB 28 6mo
+12 Tech IB - West vs. East coast IB 5 6mo
+1 HL FVA Comp? IB 3 6mo
+5 Del IB 5 6mo
0 None PE 0 6mo
+15 Sophomore nontarget curious about Junior year summer recruiting IB 17 6mo
+9 Asset Management vs Equity Research AM 1 6mo
0 Would You Take the Better Role in a City You Hate? JOB 1 6mo
+42 18 Months IB in London trying to move to PE PE 8 6mo
+15 Anyone in the Energy sector? OFF 10 6mo
+29 . BSCH 12 6mo
+41 NYU Stern or UVA Mcintire IB 58 6mo
+75 Morgan Stanley brings back slavery in Budapest, 1.5K for M&A NY work IB 23 6mo
+6 T2-->Bain EH hiring migration CO 1 6mo
+14 London Headhunters and Client Coverage (2024) PE 32 6mo
+3 GWU (8k) vs Middlebury (23k) for Consulting CO 7 6mo
+76 How do people on wall street actually perceive Stern? JOB 27 6mo
+31 Correcting Summer analysts... IB 15 6mo
+2 University of Florida IB placements + advice? IB 3 6mo
+70 Reflection of My Time at Graham Healthcare Capital PE 17 6mo
0 Any Tips/Advice for Incoming Analyst 1s? IB 1 6mo
+21 Which school should I choose if I want to work at McKinsey? CO 17 6mo
+3 Morgan Stanley Budapest, whats going on? IB 1 6mo
0 NYU Econ CAS for High Finance? IB 2 6mo
+2 London/Switzerland Event-Driven HF Recruiting HF 4 6mo
+10 Struck out on SA 27 recruiting with the BBs - am I cooked IB 5 6mo
+28 DNB acquires Carnegie IB 17 6mo

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 (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 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