+29 IB vs PE, if you only want money PE 20 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus Data 3y
+3 On the brink of going back home NUI 1 3y
+30 Hitting a really rough patch IB 10 3y
+9 T-Street Capital Founder Jumps off Midtown Rooftop Bar in Alleged Suicide Act. Details? PE 1 3y
+19 Aeris Partners, Boston tech focused Boutique IB 18 3y
+2 Do you think a guy can manage a billion $ portfolio by himself? AM 14 3y
+6 RX Consulting interview? CO 5 3y
+3 Question on the pricing of a bond OFF 4 3y
+35 Interviewing after getting laid off IB 8 3y
+13 Should I go for IB or stay within my BB back office post grad? IB 18 3y
0 Create Dynamic IRR in Excel - modeling RE 13 3y
+15 What’s going on with GIP? PE 14 3y
+6 Any Large Funds in NY still recruiting for 2023? PE 4 3y
+14 Switching to finance from a different field of study BSCH 1 3y
+6 Columbia SPS Quant Finance Certificate program TR 1 3y
+29 Citizens M&A Advisory Thoughts? IB 28 3y
0 Accenture - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 3y
+3 MM intern IB 1 3y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 3y
+15 Houston 2023 Summer Analyst Roommate Thread OFF 5 3y
+5 Delete IB 4 3y
+7 MS investment management analyst IB 3 3y
+7 Formulaic Compensation for Senior Analyst HF 8 3y
+8 Are PE headhunters useful for non-IB analysts? PE 5 3y
+16 Carlyle Energy PE 7 3y
+3 What do Banks Give For Home Setup? IB 2 3y
+6 Off-cycle recruiting H1 2024 PE 0 3y
+5 Biotech Consultants for Equity Research ER 4 3y
+70 I suck at PowerPoint IB 24 3y
+13 Advice on Plan of Attack: REPE Acquisitions/Dev RE 6 3y
+5 Public / Private, Equity / Debt, Hybrid Roles ? RE 3 3y
+3 What Firm Would You Choose For Full-Time Straight Out of Undergrad? IB 1 3y
+9 Difference between 1-month and 3-month SOFR, and the relationship between them INV 1 3y
+3 Province Restructuring Firm: Any Insights? IB 1 3y
+29 As Strong as Jack Harlow’s Game | The Daily Peel | 1/26/23 INV 1 3y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Leveraged Finance IB Data 3y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 3y
+18 How hard is it to place into UMM/MF PE from a BB firm? PE 15 3y
+9 Skipping Penultimate Year Summer Internship if looking to pursue a Masters JOB 13 3y
+3 Move from Paris to NY JOB 2 3y
0 Amherst Partners - Interview - Generalist TR Data 3y
+3 Introduction IB 1 3y
+4 Credit Suisse (NYC) Culture Ranking IB 13 3y
+7 Credit Suisse Industrials Culture/Hours/Repuation? IB 10 3y
+3 How to optimise research process? ER 1 3y
+3 Is Asset Finance "investment banking"? IB 5 3y
+9 Any more strategy/BD role at hedge funds in HK/SG? HF 1 3y
0 Société Générale - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+3 Investment Banking M&A Analyst IB 0 3y
+21 Has your personality changed since starting IB? IB 9 3y
0 Capstone - Review - Infrastructure AM Data 3y
0 Capstone - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure AM Data 3y
+36 Real Estate Private Equity Final Round RE 11 3y
+3 BB Market Risk vs Top Prop Trading Market Risk vs Quant Analyst IB 5 3y
+3 What qualities make for a good VP? IB 1 3y
+9 What do you guys think about UCL MSc Management? CO 1 3y
+15 Starting a Career in Secondaries IB 11 3y
+8 Portfolio Operations in PE? PE 1 3y
+6 JP Morgan Private Bank - Asset & Wealth Management Summer Associate WM 3 3y
0 Amazon - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CF Data 3y
0 Prudential - Interview - Risk Management Data 3y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
+26 Path from IB to AM? AM 4 3y
0 East West Bank - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 3y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+20 Investment banking IB 18 3y
+3 How long can one stay after getting a very small bonus? IB 2 3y
+3 Thoughts JOB 2 3y
+23 How to Break into the Asset Management Industry at Top Buy-Side Firms AM 7 3y
0 UBS AG - Review - Private Banking AM Data 3y
+11 How do you make a networking call fun? IB 5 3y
0 american airlines - Review - NA Data 3y
+9 Advice - Final Round with Someone Very Senior and Somewhat Junior RE 1 3y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Review - NA HF Data 3y
0 american airlines - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+6 Direct lending / private credit titles, progression and comp CR 1 3y
+3 Analyst to Associate PE 1 3y
+8 How's your desk performing? TR 11 3y
+3 …….. JOB 1 3y
+42 FIG 101 IB 39 3y
+6 Bank Rotational Program Career Path? OTH 1 3y
+3 Laurentian Bank Securities IB 2 3y
0 Hudson River Trading LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 TIAA CREF - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+3 Insight Partners 2024 SA PE 1 3y
+5 Preparing for IB phone chats after cold emails or cold connects on LinkedIn IB 3 3y
+15 How to make it clear to someone at work that I want to join their team? HF 2 3y
+24 How many minutes will you walk to work? OFF 20 3y
0 KPMG - Review - Valuation RE Data 3y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Valuation RE Data 3y
+3 Macros in IB IB 1 3y
+4 Recruitment timeline off cycle Sep start LDN JOB 12 3y
+18 International Finance & Real Estate RE 1 3y
+9 Suggestions for non-corporate Multifamily CRE firms based in NYC that also do national? RE 1 3y
+7 Offer Received: PIMCO PM Trader SA VS. Barclays S&T SA TR 9 3y
+3 Referral for a friend JOB 2 3y
+10 BofA layoffs IB 13 3y
0 Desjardins - Interview - Equity Capital Markets ER Data 3y

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
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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