+9 MSc Finance at St Andrew's: Worth it? BSCH 1 1y
+1 Columbia or Brown Undergrad? BSCH 4 1y
+5 Undergraduate Commodities Competition TR 4 1y
+4 Transition from Regional Bank Structured Finance → MM/UMM Private Credit (KKR/Apollo Path?) CR 1 1y
+9 MF Internship No Return Offer - What Now? PE 3 1y
+2 How did you decide between direct lending / mezz / opportunistic / distressed credit ? CR 2 1y
+58 Learned very little in banking, anyone relate? IB 22 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 1y
+12 Rising junior, feeling lost IB 7 1y
+139 No time for dating IB 35 1y
+21 Interview with Roger Altman IB 1 1y
+4 Amherst and Williams (and NESCAC) Networking IB 2 1y
0 Off-cycle internships in NYC? JOB 1 1y
+52 DESTROY MY CV LIKE IF I WAS YOUR EX AND I HAD CHEATED ON YOU 8 TIMES BUT YOU ALWAYS TOOK ME BACK BECAUSE YOU WERE A SIMP RES 15 1y
+9 AI tool to convert a data room into a 3 statement excel OFF 1 1y
+34 Feeling Lost – No FT Offer After Strong BB Off-Cycle, Struggling with Rejections & Resume Gap JOB 7 1y
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+12 Zooming Out: PE AUM Grew ~8x Over the Past 20 Yrs (Source FT & Pitchbook) PE 1 1y
0 Trexquant - Interview - Equities TR Data 1y
0 McKinsey Sophomore Summer Business Analyst IB 0 1y
+1 From Banking to school to return to banking BSCH 2 1y
+3 IB early-carrer choices 🫠 IB 1 1y
+49 PE feels like a compliance job? PE 36 1y
+35 Which Mid-Level PE Founders Actually Launched a Fund? PE 13 1y
+9 Quant to MBA? BSCH 1 1y
+11 Quick question on Yield on Cost – include interest or not? RE 10 1y
+3 Navimed - DC Healthcare PE PE 2 1y
+6 SA Return Offer IB 9 1y
+16 Real Talk: How to find the LinkedIn sweet spot? IB 11 1y
+6 EMEA Secondary Advisory IB 1 1y
+9 Compliance vs. Financial Analyst for Equity Research? ER 2 1y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist TR Data 1y
+9 Del IB 1 1y
+6 FT Interview Odds CO 2 1y
0 What is BNP Paribas rep in nyc? IB 1 1y
+15 First Year Analyst Budgeting in NYC IB 15 1y
0 Is summer 2026 Cooked? TR 1 1y
0 How bureaucratic are the multi-manager platforms? HF 1 1y
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0 as an analyst are you able to listen to and digest everything going on in meetings ? IB 1 1y
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0 Alantra FINTECH New York IB 1 1y
+19 Getting into IB in London IB 8 1y
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0 Looking for roommate in LA OFF 1 1y
+107 10 Years' Comp Progression Across IB, PE, Corporate Roles PE 49 1y
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+3 Sharpe ratio to aim for in paper book? HF 1 1y
0 Goals of working with WSO JOB 1 1y
0 If the CIO concluded the interview by saying he has interviews scheduled next week and will get back to me afterwards AM 1 1y
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+6 Berkeley vs UCLA BSCH 6 1y
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+10 Interviewing while unemployed. What to say to interviewer. JOB 4 1y
0 Discretionary Trader? TR 1 1y
+52 Positive PE Experiences? PE 30 1y
+111 Best PCA/Secondary Advisory Groups IB 131 1y
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0 CVP Bonuses IB 2 1y
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+12 Argus Training & Certification RE 4 1y
+1,932 How did UBS Double MD Count yet Lose Marketshare? IB 166 1y
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+80 Sleeping on Jefferies??? IB 37 1y
0 What does your typical week look like in IB? IB 3 1y
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+6 Campbell Lutyens Modelling Test? IB 2 1y
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+3 Do people in London send post-interview thank you emails? JOB 10 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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