+55 The Bank of Bryant Park is Paradise IB 19 3y
+31 An Ode To CS IB 2 3y
+10 Houlihan Lokey Rx 2024 SA IB 37 3y
0 Trafigura - Interview - Oil & Gas TR Data 3y
0 MidCap Financial (Apollo’s MM Credit)? CR 1 3y
+9 Finance + CS Dual Degree BSCH 3 3y
+24 Texas B-School: Rice-Jones ($$$) vs UT-McCombs ($$$) for Energy IB BSCH 13 3y
0 CIT Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 3y
+4 BX Modeling Exam RE 15 3y
+15 What's the male/female ratio of people at your college recruiting for investment banking? IB 8 3y
+5 Renege on PE Offer PE 5 3y
0 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Review - Commercial Banking Data 3y
+3 Lazard Boston IB 1 3y
0 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 It’d be interesting to see IB 1 3y
+9 To list, or not to list, my real estate holdco? RES 1 3y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+10 Boston Growth Equity PE 18 3y
0 Does RBC SF/NY sponsor international students with CPT/OPT? IB 6 3y
0 Working at Gigafund PE 4 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+19 Thoma Bravo's AuM has grown from $3 Bn in 2012 to $91 Bn today PE 16 3y
+20 Most prestigious project name IB 31 3y
+75 What are people actually like in IB? IB 17 3y
+5 Microsoft Copilot IB 3 3y
+23 Most Prestigious Firms/Groups to Work For? PE 21 3y
+3 MS Houston IB 1 3y
+65 WSO Public Resume Review System (Free) or WSO Finance Resume Review Service (Paid) RES 56 3y
+11 49 Financial OFF 3 3y
0 DH Capital - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+25 2am rant HF 12 3y
+8 FDD vs Corporate Fin (ib prep) IB 4 3y
0 DH Capital - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+7 Credit Suisse First Boston - sustainable? IB 5 3y
+3 UBS In Talks To Acquire Credit Suisse IB 1 3y
+7 Credit Suisse & UBS Merger IB 1 3y
+3 MIT MSRED RE 2 3y
+880 Getting Crushed is Paradise IB 53 3y
0 UBS SONRU Questions IB 4 3y
+16 President of the U.S. vs. next QB for the Patriots vs. analyst at MS M&A IB 2 3y
+4 Oxford vs Darden BSCH 3 3y
0 Rabobank Group - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
+3 Prop Trading VS BB S&T longevity TR 0 3y
+3 Is there a sector within IB that deals with financing movie projects and studios? IB 6 3y
+3 MS pathways program IB 1 3y
+15 Can badmouthing influence hiring decisions? JOB 5 3y
+26 Indians in Finance IB 9 3y
+11 How to treat long-term Notes Payable in an LBO? PE 2 3y
+8 Should I move to Boston, life advice ? RE 2 3y
0 AllianceBernstein - Review - NA AM Data 3y
+5 Recruiting Process JOB 3 3y
+6 Possible to break into IB as a junior? IB 14 3y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - NA AM Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 3y
0 Referred to Different Email from Application Email IB 1 3y
+9 Resources/Advice for an Investment Banking Intern IB 1 3y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
+4 Received Offers - Top EB/BB or Ardian FoF NY IB 9 3y
+35 Why don’t people copy other funds? HF 49 3y
+7 Unable to get Freshman internship JOB 8 3y
+3 Sophomore 2024 SA JOB 1 3y
+6 Should I apply to summer 2024 SA roles now or should I wait? JOB 5 3y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
+3 Del HF 1 3y
+12 Monkey needs advice IB 3 3y
+4 MS Superday SA 24 - Thursday 16 IB 4 3y
+6 Analyst 1 bonus IB 5 3y
+38 MS generalist or Evercore? IB 11 3y
+3 General Atlantic SA24 IB 1 3y
+153 HOT TAKE: Commercial banking is more crucial than IB IB 61 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+5 Are there any women at non-diversity interviews? JOB 2 3y
+12 Blackstone Maths Test IB 11 3y
+3 What level firm should I target for term-time internships? JOB 1 3y
+20 First year associate experience PE 9 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+3 RBC vs BNP Paribas (London) IB 1 3y
+3 Blackstone GMAT style maths test and corporate finance test BSCH 3 3y
+31 IB Introductory Call - advice? IB 15 3y
+4 First round interview doubts VC 1 3y
+7 Piper Sandler materials? IB 2 3y
+12 Best collective noun for a group of bankers? OFF 9 3y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+27 What would you leave your current role for? RE 15 3y
+3 Jefferies SF Tech IBD IB 1 3y
+3 Deciding Between Two 2024 Offers (BB Vs. LO AM) JOB 1 3y
+3 Did Not Include Employee Referral for SA Application JOB 3 3y
+11 Had to shave my beard, now my finance career is over. IB 1 3y
+3 2024 Recruiting CR 1 3y
+395 SVB Going Under? IB 303 3y
+3 Was CS bailed out? IB 2 3y
+31 Interview failures IB 7 3y
+406 Biden Student Loan Forgivness OFF 174 3y
+9 Are video calls following a phone interview discrimination? JOB 2 3y
+6 Spring weeks - different divisions? IB 2 3y
+21 Financial modelling in consulting CO 19 3y
+15 Glencore vs Mercuria (NY/CT) TR 11 3y
+28 SVB vs. Guggenheim Healthcare? Which Bank is Better in 2022? IB 30 3y
+3 Investment Banking Hiring Market IB 1 3y

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 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”