0 Starting/Evaluating Businesses JOB 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) TR Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Retail Banking Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Excel IB Macros with Ctrl+Z functionality? IB 1 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 8y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Equity Capital Markets TR Data 8y
0 Optiver - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 8y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Risk Data 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 8y
+11 Alvarez and Marsal TS vs EY FSO Assurance CO 1 8y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 What is expected of me as an intern? IB 1 8y
+12 Advice on what to do next , failed S7 JOB 1 8y
+26 What's Left for FLDPs? CF 9 8y
+4 Help! VP abuse IB 4 8y
+4 Facebook Live Q&A: Why I Left Private Equity to Start a Business and Live On the Beach -- Ben Altman -- 9/9/2017 6 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 8y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
+20 Heels or No Heels FASH 19 8y
0 Macquarie Bank JOB 32 8y
+10 UK Full time recruiting thread CO 13 8y
0 Russell Investments - Interview - Investment Management AM Data 8y
0 Abbott Downing AM 1 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 8y
0 Novantas - Interview - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Credit Agricole - Interview - Generalist IB Data 8y
+5 Mckinsey Operations Track CO 19 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Commercial Banking Data 8y
0 FBR Investment Management - Interview - Healthcare ER Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 8y
0 Mediobanca - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+15 How I dealt with depression...This is my story. OFF 7 8y
+12 Need help choosing a PE offer that will help me get to equity L/S in the future HF 1 8y
+3 HF manager looking to speak to current or recent CBS value investing alumni HF 4 8y
+23 S&T desks and inventory risk TR 11 8y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Moodys Analytic's - Interview - Engineering Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
+9 MBA Fin Suggestions BSCH 1 8y
+3 Patriot Power Greens Negligence any past PE 1 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Government - Federal CO Data 8y
+17 How many stocks? HF 8 8y
+46 Small Energy Trading Prop Shop vs Management Consulting TR 32 8y
+16 Should I apply for next year? BSCH 8 8y
+13 For case studies, better to build on top of sell side model or build my own model from scratch? HF 3 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist HF Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Quantitative Research HF Data 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Advisory CO Data 8y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Review - Advisory AM Data 8y
0 Question about Cornell Operations Research & Engineering? HF 5 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Advisory CO Data 8y
+14 Goldman Profits BIG RES 1 8y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Salary & Bonus - Advisory AM Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Interview - NA CO Data 8y
+15 Bloomberg New Energy Finance: Emerging Technology Analyst JOB 5 8y
+1 IB Credit Risk vs. Commercial Banking Credit Risk IB 4 8y
0 Fertilizer Trader Salary TR 1 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting CO Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Equities TR Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equities TR Data 8y
0 ICF International - Interview - Business Development CF Data 8y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Equity Capital Markets HF Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Generalist TR Data 8y
0 Akoya Capital PE 3 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+3 Serious Trading Talk. Here to learn and Meet new People. HF 2 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 8y
0 Where do you guys intern after your first year of b-school? PE 1 8y
0 Deloitte - Review - Tax Data 8y
0 The Vanguard Group - Review - Wealth Management AM Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Tax Data 8y
0 Fundamental-Driven Trading Desks TR 14 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Equities TR Data 8y
+63 Deloitte BTA vs. Accenture Strategy CO 34 8y
0 Mitsubishi UFJ Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Review - Management Consulting Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 8y
0 KPMG - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Global Markets TR Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 8y
+3 Belvedere Superday TR 1 8y
+101 What background do most hedge fund managers have? HF 60 8y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Equity Capital Markets ER Data 8y
+50 What is the point of wearing a suit for a job that requires you to be on the phone only? JOB 17 8y
+17 BAML levfin placement IB 24 8y
0 Schroders - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income AM Data 8y
+3 ER Post Final Round Interview (off-cycle) ER 2 8y

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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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