+8 Citadel Associate Program HF 9 1y
+3 Is diversity recruiting dead post Ames vs. Ohio SCOTUS ruling? OFF 1 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Global Markets TR Data 1y
+1 Any minor metals traders in the house? OFF 1 1y
+18 Dilemma with Job Hopping? JOB 1 1y
0 Phillips 66 - Review - Commodities TR Data 1y
0 Fully Paid Lending at Vanguard TR 0 1y
0 New Store Build Model with Different Ramp Rates PE 1 1y
+6 Crossover Fund Interview HF 1 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+82 UK IBD Summer Analyst Quality IB 50 1y
0 S&T SA 2026 Pay JOB 1 1y
+12 MBB Industry Hire / Lateral Status CO 2 1y
+14 Off work with long covid - any movie suggestions OFF 8 1y
0 BNP Spring Week London IB 1 1y
+13 What's it ACTUALLY like to travel for work? OFF 7 1y
+68 Favorite Classic Movie OFF 79 1y
+4 Backup Plans IB 4 1y
+6 Mizuho vs. Greenhill M&A vs. Greenhill RX IB 4 1y
0 Corebridge Financial - Interview - Investments AM Data 1y
+66 It’s over RE 36 1y
+18 Is Investment banking a viable career option? And what other finance roles are on the same level? IB 6 1y
+1 Toronto Meal Stipends IB 1 1y
0 Unsuccessful H-1B Internationals Who Are Looking to Recruit IB 3 1y
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+6 RX Market in London - Q2 25 IB 1 1y
+4 Question re Citi application deadline IB 6 1y
+174 Elon Musk Completely Succeeded With X / Twitter OFF 43 1y
0 bpifrance - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) PE Data 1y
+15 L Catterton Case? PE 58 1y
+3 Is there a significant difference between the work / culture and exit at ME SWFs? PE 1 1y
+3 Citadel / CitSec offer evaluation HF 5 1y
0 How to start learning technicals IB 1 1y
+9 Stanford GSB vs Harvard HBS - Business School BSCH 8 1y
+3 How Important is a SA25 Internship for the Class of 27 IB IB 2 1y
0 Citsec Fundamental Analyst Trading TR 1 1y
0 Cornell Johnson MBA for Project Finance IB Career BSCH 2 1y
+3 Raymond James ECM IB 5 1y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 1y
+30 Summer Analyst Total Comp IB 52 1y
+3 What’s located at WF Miami? IB 1 1y
+20 P72 Academy HF 9 1y
+7 UBS SA26-AM AM 9 1y
+1 Banks Still Looking for 2026 IB 2 1y
+11 Entertainment Investment Banking IB 12 1y
0 S&T Toronto TR 1 1y
0 PE/Alts Operations? PE 3 1y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 KPMG - Review - Audit Data 1y
+10 Treatment of OID PE 6 1y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Energy CO Data 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity PE Data 1y
0 LEK Consulting - Interview - Management Consulting CO Data 1y
0 Previous Trading History TR 2 1y
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0 Chatham Financial - Review - Generalist CF Data 1y
0 Chatham Financial - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 1y
+7 Gryphon Investors in 2024 PE 15 1y
+116 Northwestern vs Berkeley IB 41 1y
+11 IBD OFF 2 1y
+14 Were we wrong about LAZ's fall from grace? IB 12 1y
+6 Archimed PE 30 1y
0 good valuation firm or boutique IB IB 2 1y
+4 Should I take a private credit freshman summer internship if I ultimately want to go into private equity? PE 6 1y
+15 Do you really get to experience NYC as a IB Analyst? IB 14 1y
+10 JP MORGAN PB vs GOLDMAN SACHS PWM: which is better? WM 3 1y
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+1 Rio tinto vs Cargill TR 1 1y
0 Signature Bank - Review - Credit Data 1y
+3 JPM Private Bank Investment Professional Role? WM 1 1y
0 Amazon - Review - Technology Data 1y
+44 Corporate Banking > Investment Banking? IB 16 1y
+12 BX Secondaries PE 9 1y
0 Optimizing Resume RES 1 1y
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0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 1y
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+6 PJT M&A London IB 5 1y
+13 Dumb to move from PE at FO > RX IB? PE 4 1y
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0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 1y
+16 Risk/Reward of Liquid Credit Research Vs Credit Risk AM 2 1y
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0 Apollo PE Principal Carry PE 1 1y
+13 US v. Canada best undergrad finance path? BSCH 10 1y
+6 Engineering to MBA to Project Finance? BSCH 1 1y
0 Help with RE Investment Model: Willing to $$ RE 2 1y
+11 PENN STATE vs MARYLAND??? BSCH 3 1y
+14 So Clearlake is actually doing very well? PE 22 1y
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+3 IOS App Bug OFF 1 1y
0 When do UK banks open their Q1 internship positions? IB 1 1y
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+10 Corp Dev Career Progression? IB 2 1y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 1y
0 SMBC Sponsor Coverage Rep/Exits? IB 1 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 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 97.2%

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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