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+5 Culture at HL Dallas Office? IB 10 1y
+248 MD Ghosting Me After Matching on Jerkmate Ranked OFF 28 1y
+56 Canadian schools and IB IB 31 1y
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+12 MS HC vs PWP HC IB 8 1y
0 Natixis - Review - Risk Management IB Data 1y
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+12 Need Help - Hedge Funds Chicago HF 9 1y
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0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management IB Data 1y
+17 Paths other than becoming MM PM? HF 11 1y
+16 HF Recruiting Process - How to Proceed HF 5 1y
+3 ARES SA 2026 PE 80 1y
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+56 Is my Associate Lying to me? OFF 10 1y
0 SA26 Canada - Timelines IB 3 1y
+17 Does anyone else say "fuck you" outloud after jumping off a call with a moron colleague OFF 8 1y
0 Is it over for me? Cut off my group head in traffic. JOB 2 1y
+48 How do you actually network? JOB 18 1y
+9 Which VC / Growth Platforms have Associate Sourcing Focus VC 2 1y
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0 IMC Financial Markets - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 1y
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+66 Canada REPE RE 84 1y
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0 BXDS 2026 SA PE 1 1y
+100 Big Tech Losing the Plot OFF 22 1y
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0 Raymond James Real Estate IB Superday IB 0 1y
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+196 Fuck you money OFF 93 1y
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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 97.2%

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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