+3 Guggenheim SA 2023 IB 84 1y
+8 MM IB or Top UMM PE ? PE 3 1y
+9 NY Evercore RX culture IB 7 1y
+10 Entrepreneur to boutique IB or RE PE IB 2 1y
+8 What wallpapers do you guys use? OFF 19 1y
+26 Excel shortcuts IB 10 1y
+31 Solo Townhouse Development RE 11 1y
+13 What is it like being an asset manager at a bank? RE 14 1y
0 How do you quickly understand EBITDA drivers? PE 1 1y
+1 First Time Entrepreneur… RE 4 1y
+221 My VP called me a fucking idiot so I stood up to him and put him in his place. Am I going to get fired? OFF 72 1y
+21 Where will PE be in 5 - 10 years? PE 14 1y
0 Extern x PwC non profit consulting Externship CO 1 1y
+10 MBB Case Study Interviews CO 3 1y
+5 Pour one out for the analysts who have to update CIMs for “Gulf of America” IB 0 1y
0 INVESCO Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 1y
+6 Pre-IPO owners have 40% dividend yield?? ER 3 1y
0 Credit memo IB 1 1y
+12 European bankers / PE professionals working in London, where did you buy your first property? INV 2 1y
+27 One Page Investment Memo HF 10 1y
0 AXA Investment Managers - Review - Research AM Data 1y
+42 How to stop being so nervous before interview IB 21 1y
+42 Need Help On Best Way To Prepare For A Global Macro Fund (Macro P.M. input wanted) HF 15 1y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
+10 PWP Top Groups? IB 11 1y
+10 DCM Interview - Course Recommendation / Reading ? IB 7 1y
+7 JPM PB Investment Solutions Salary? AM 16 1y
+3 Consulting PIP - be fired or leave CO 1 1y
+6 Makes sense to recruit FT? JOB 3 1y
0 PCA Interviews IB 3 1y
0 Eastdil to Corporate PE PE 1 1y
+26 West Cost IB to NYC PE - On-Cycle Recruiting Logistics PE 13 1y
0 Merit Financial Advisors - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 1y
0 Merit Financial Advisors - Company Data 1y
0 Where should I be? IB 1 1y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Trading TR Data 1y
0 Farallon Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA HF Data 1y
0 Farallon Capital Management - Review - NA HF Data 1y
+1 Knighthead? HF 3 1y
0 Series 66 BSCH 2 1y
+3 is it cooked JOB 1 1y
+24 Top Private Credit Funds PE 25 1y
0 Barclays - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
0 PC CR 2 1y
+8 Choosing a Sector IB 10 1y
+6 Silicon Valley tour tip? VC 0 1y
+3 When the hell will there be superday news? IB JOB 2 1y
+26 8/10 across the board or 10/10 at one thing OFF 13 1y
+6 Deleted CF 1 1y
+38 Top P&U/Infra/Renewables Groups on the Street? IB 49 1y
+17 Fkd Hirevue but Strong Refferal? IB 1 1y
+135 why do you like PE investing PE 34 1y
0 Vermilion Rock Advisors - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1y
+4 Jefferies 2025 S&T SA London TR 20 1y
+8 Hot take: Masayoshi Son is a bumbling idiot OFF 8 1y
+1 Rothschild Women’s Program IB 10 1y
0 Q&A: Feeling stuck in your job? Let me help! IB 1 1y
+6 No summer intern, what now TR 7 1y
0 Delete IB 0 1y
0 Tufts Investment Office - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 1y
+9 Networking for RIA Firms or Wealth Management firms WM 2 1y
0 How many times to follow up JOB 2 1y
0 I need IB to create pichbooks, deck, ect. For my business. IB 5 1y
0 What’s the best Infrastructure/Energy or Power and Utilities teams in London? IB 1 1y
+5 HELP NEEDED: IU (non workshop) vs Rutgers IB 5 1y
+23 Cybersecurity Student - New to WSO / Finance in general NUI 11 1y
+9 how to break into commodities spec trading in europe HF 1 1y
+5 Key points on development lending RE 2 1y
0 HIG MM Second Round PE 0 1y
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+1 Wells Fargo ‘25 Sophomore Discovery and ‘26 SA IB 3 1y
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+14 Are student organizations alumni gatekeepers? BSCH 2 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Leveraged Finance IB Data 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 1y
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0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist CF Data 1y
+19 World Of Warcraft In NYC OFF 14 1y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 1y
+6 Capital Intensity in Facility/Resi Services PE 1 1y
+1 Is group hiring always a good thing? IB 2 1y
0 Evercore First Round IB 1 1y
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0 KingSett Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate PE Data 1y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Quantitative TR Data 1y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative TR Data 1y
+11 What are some LMM and MM boutique tech M&A firms in the following states? IB 4 1y
+19 Why are cap rates a bad metric? RE 18 1y
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+6 What's the interview attire expectation these days? FASH 3 1y
+3 What have you heard about SkyKnight Capital? PE 2 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Wealth Management AM Data 1y
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+9 Debt Placement Agent CR 1 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 97.8%
  • 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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