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0 NERA Economic Consulting - Review - Finance CO Data 4mo
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+9 Growth Equity 2027 FT VC 6 4mo
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0 Société Générale - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4mo
+12 Is it time to move on? JOB 3 4mo
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Management Consulting CO Data 4mo
0 Lazard M&A/RX technicals IB 3 4mo
+3 How good is UBS for sales and trading? TR 6 4mo
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 4mo
0 KPMG - Review - Insurance CO Data 4mo
+63 IB in LatAm IB 39 4mo
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Insurance CO Data 4mo
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0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist IB Data 4mo
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0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - NA Data 4mo
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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%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $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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