+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 IB 162 3mo
+3 PWP LA vs Santander LA vs JPM LA IB 2 3mo
+198 My Co-Intern has crazy "periph" OFF 21 3mo
+4 Fortress RE Equity (SF office) RE 3 3mo
0 gs tmt vs ms menlo - m&a? IB 2 3mo
+8 JPM Markets Superday TR 18 3mo
+6 MBB analyst moving to SF - Searching for Roommates (Summer 2026) OFF 1 3mo
0 first-year IB analyst moving to SF - Searching for Roommates IB 2 3mo
+19 Analyst Housing in SF IB 6 3mo
+3 Baird Superday IB 7 3mo
+10 Insight Into DC Advisory NYC? IB 15 3mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships PE 4 3mo
0 Can a banker from a non NYC office refer you for a role in NYC? IB 1 3mo
+65 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 PE 3 3mo
+6 Ares Commercial Finance CR 1 3mo
+8 KSL Capital Partners? RE 11 3mo
+3 KSL Capital PE 6 3mo
+12 Insights on BCI PE 10 3mo
+8 Rothschild & Co: Debt Advisory & Restructuring IB 15 3mo
0 MS WM Intern in Need of Career Guidance AM 1 3mo
+68 Queen's Commerce or Waterloo AFM IB 55 3mo
+9 Resume Deals for LP/Co-Invest Experience PE 5 3mo
+6 Profile evaluation MSF OFF 2 3mo
+18 Date Night Fragrances OFF 11 3mo
+143 Stanford or UVA full-ride (undergrad) for IB/Buyside? IB 59 3mo
+17 Morgan Stanley AIP in 2022? PE 17 3mo
+9 Local state school in the bay area or University of Michigan BSCH 2 3mo
+12 Rotunda Capital? Thoughts? PE 7 3mo
+7 GS TMT NY vs SF IB 4 3mo
+5 KSL Capital Partners RE 6 3mo
+15 Pushing back grad date to recruit - need help IB 7 3mo
+6 SMU vs Northeastern IB 7 3mo
+9 Delete IB 7 3mo
+29 Two offers: DC Advisory vs Nomura GII Digital Infra, guidance/help please IB 12 3mo
+147 IB Tier List based on Prestige, Dealflow, Comp, Exits, Culture IB 53 3mo
+17 How does AM recruiting work? AM 2 3mo
+2 Castlelake PE 9 3mo
+10 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking PE 16 3mo
+63 The Women I Date Made My Career Banker Mom Cry OFF 8 3mo
+11 Oaktree Global Opportunities CR 7 3mo
+96 Ivey "Fall Off" Explained IB 32 3mo
+3 Keybanc Tech vs Oppenheimer Tech IB 3 3mo
+16 Five Arrows PE 23 3mo
+37 Stanford vs. East Mississippi Coastal Junior Agricultural & Mechanical School for the Deaf & Blind Dwarves of Central America MEME 5 3mo
+21 Bouse Mogger is Paradise OFF 2 3mo
+18 MacBook or Windows Laptop for Undergrad? OFF 6 3mo
+276 Q&A: ex-bank trader now running crypto hedge fund. questions? CRYPTO 115 3mo
+8 Wealth Management?? WM 3 3mo
+16 IB to FoF to PE? JOB 2 3mo
+9 MSF + MBA? IB 1 3mo
+12 Transferring from California Community College — targeting Portfolio Analysis or FP&A... Looking for direction from people in those roles. JOB 1 3mo
0 Berkeley Econ vs UCLA Biz Econ for IB recruiting? IB 1 3mo
+3 Water Street Healthcare Partners - Thoughts? PE 5 3mo
+19 IB Recruiting Advice IB 7 3mo
+11 UIUC for IB, PE, and Consulting BSCH 4 3mo
0 Climate finance + Climate tech undergrad school? JOB 2 3mo
+8 IU Kelley worth ~137k in student loans for high finance? IB 7 4mo
0 SVB ADP Program CR 1 4mo
+7 Job Market JOB 5 4mo
+4 Help Incoming Intern IB 5 4mo
0 Big Decision IB 3 4mo
0 Starting PE Job in 1 Month, Looking for Material PE 2 4mo
+17 Not a STEM Degree, but into quant trading? TR 6 4mo
+39 Q1' 2026 RX IB & RX Co. Rankings (Octus) IB 37 4mo
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+4 Lateral for FT IB 5 4mo
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0 UCLA Econ vs UC Berkeley Econ CO 1 4mo
0 Finance LA Group OFF 1 4mo
+9 Ares Management Direct Lending Case Study PE 10 4mo
+9 Best software investors in NY? PE 19 4mo
0 Grab coffee and talk finance in LA? OFF 1 4mo
+6 Off-Cycle Recruiting IB 2 4mo
+141 Wall Street Fashion for the Girls FASH 196 4mo
+9 The Sobrato Organization - SF family office? PE 0 4mo
+8 office rankings? CO 1 4mo
+57 Is Dyal & Co legit? IB 15 4mo
+301 For love of the game TR 56 4mo
+10 Urgent - stay in sellside or move? HF 3 4mo
+190 2026 Bulge Bracket Tier List IB 54 4mo
+42 Ontario, CA Industrial Fire RE 11 4mo
+9 Silicon Valley Bank - LevFin & Sponsor Finance Coverage Group IB 3 4mo
+93 UBS IB Head Fires Former IB Head, Likely successor IB 11 4mo
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+3 BAM Elevate Insights VC 1 4mo
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+11 Got to Round 5 at a Boutique RE PE Firm. They Gave the Offer Away Before I Could Interview. CIO Told Me to Read a Textbook to Familiarize Myself with Real Estate Terminology. I’ve built models from scratch. What Do I Do? JOB 3 4mo
+29 Full ride at Dartmouth vs paying full at Stanford as an international — for finance industry,worth the debt? PE 23 4mo
+26 Ross vs Stern Undergrad IB 18 4mo
+9 Let go from LO cross-asset seat. How to position next move? AM 3 4mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback PE 8 4mo
+26 From Non-Target to Stanford GSB SCSS 4 4mo
+58 What has been your most complimented fragrance/s OFF 61 4mo
+6 Top SM HF/Crossover vs. Founder of YC Startup HF 5 4mo
+14 Urgent - stay sellside or move to buyside? HF 3 4mo
0 Treasury Exit Opportunities CF 6 4mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101