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0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 3y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Protiviti - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management CO Data 3y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Industrials CO Data 3y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Industrials CO Data 3y
+3 How necessary are cover letters for 2024 IB Summer Analyst applications? IB 2 3y
+65 LA EB Offices IB 59 3y
+3 Re-recruit for PE for 2024 on-cycle -- Will it hurt my chances as a 2nd year analyst? PE 1 3y
0 Any tech IB/M&A groups (EB/BB) hiring lateral ANL1s/2s right now? IB 15 3y
+16 Any advice on how to improve on calls? IB 3 3y
+3 Blackstone SA 2024 Applications PE 1 3y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Review - Quantitative Research AM Data 3y
+34 Barclays Financial Sponsors Group IB 40 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+4 IB M&A Deal Flow in 2023? IB 1 3y
+3 Looking for roommates in Houston SUMMER 2023 JOB 1 3y
+46 Why don't bankers work in shifts??? IB 18 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+3 Summer Intern Housing in San Francisco JOB 4 3y
+7 What are my chances for these MiF programs in EU? BSCH 2 3y
+3 JPM laysoff - Hong Kong and Singapore IB 1 3y
0 Accenture - Review - Corporate Development CO Data 3y
+3 Wanted: Houston SA 23 roomates OFF 1 3y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Development CO Data 3y
+17 How big are your deal teams? IB 23 3y
+1 Hedge Fund sale HF 5 3y
+12 HY/Distressed Credit desk analyst - modelling case study HF 2 3y
+10 Excel Modeling Consultants RE 4 3y
+6 why do you care about fixed vs variable costs? HF 1 3y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
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0 Moody's Investors Service - Salary & Bonus - NA CF Data 3y
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+487 Fucking Cover Letters Kids JOB 103 3y
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+6 ECM at EB vs LMM Private Equity vs LMM Private Debt fund PE 2 3y
0 Crowe Horwath - Review - Compliance Data 3y
+4 Upcoming Macquarie (MAM) REPE interview RE 7 3y
0 Crowe Horwath - Salary & Bonus - Compliance Data 3y
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0 WSO Podcast | E236: Housing Not Affordable - Broke Analyst - Networking Referrals | Weekly Wrapup #5 0 3y
0 DelMorgan Co - Interview - Generalist IB Data 3y
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+9 FTP Culture? IB 6 3y
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+9 "Finance Recruitment: 7 Tips to Land Your Dream Job" VC 1 3y
+7 GI Partners Data Infra? PE 1 3y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
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+3 PE firms that sponsor bankers not having H1-B PE 1 3y
+6 Do any banks with locations abroad offer off-cycle internships for US students? JOB 1 3y
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0 NASDAQ OMX Group - Review - Product Management Data 3y
0 NASDAQ OMX Group - Salary & Bonus - Product Management Data 3y
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0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
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0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
+31 How much carry should I look for? IB 18 3y
0 Kroll Bond Rating Agency - Interview - Risk Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Strategy Data 3y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 3y
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0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 3y
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0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income TR Data 3y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail IB Data 3y
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0 Truist Bank - Interview - Global Data Data 3y
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+3 What is Execution Advisory Services TR 1 3y
+17 Is it me or are a lot of AN3s and senior analysts put at a crazy standard this year? IB 8 3y
+6 [RX] Creditor-side deal in Interview? IB 3 3y
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+14 Paid Non-Compete to get a Masters? TR 5 3y
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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 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 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 (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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