+14 Lifestyle of a Financial Sponsors Group Associate? IB 4 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Amazon - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 3y
0 Analysis Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 Oppenheimer - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+56 Do Huge Stock Buybacks Distort P/E Ratios? HF 41 3y
0 Waitlisted after AC / Superday IB 3 3y
+3 MS Houston Fixed Income TR 1 3y
+6 Internship advice JOB 1 3y
+9 Accomodation SA - London IB 16 3y
+21 Would MBB consider pulling analyst offers due to recession? CO 7 3y
+24 How prevalent is organized crime still in construction within the U.S? RE 8 3y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Prop Trading Data 3y
+4 Boxing/MMA impact on work TR 13 3y
+3 BlackRock ETF/Index portfolio management? AM 4 3y
+112 Cap intro Q&A HF 54 3y
0 Allen Edmond’s Black Friday Sale FASH 1 3y
+28 Asset Management Sales - Comp and Career Path AM 3 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Autos ER Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Autos ER Data 3y
+49 Help detecting snakes using AI OFF 34 3y
+6 How much of the pie should I ask for? VC 1 3y
0 Argus Training RE 8 3y
+3 Accounting and Auditing CF 1 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 3y
+9 Corporate Development UK salary expectations CF 2 3y
+3 Is it possible to get a higher bonus for more than a job contract allows? PE 1 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 China Renaissance - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage TR Data 3y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - NA IB Data 3y
+1 SA Housing Chicago IB 2 3y
+52 How Do You Guys Combat Depression/Thoughts of Self-Harm? OFF 19 3y
+4 Outlook on Tidal Partners? IB 3 3y
0 Standard and Poors - Interview - Credit Risk Data 3y
+11 Feeling apathetic about the World Cup this year OFF 17 3y
0 MetLife, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Other AM Data 3y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Information Technology (IT) Data 3y
+4 Just wondering what thoughts are on Ib layoffs and how safe does everyone think analysts are at BB firms especially IB 3 3y
+87 Is Solomon Partners on track to be the next Centerview? IB 52 3y
0 Bloomberg - Review - NA Data 3y
+1 VP and Director Comp at EBs IB 14 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist AM Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Leveraged Finance IB Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 3y
+5 Interview ended early, good or bad? IB 11 3y
+107 PE firms that people actually like, and why PE 57 3y
0 Accel-KKR - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+4 SA Housing (Downtown) IB 2 3y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Reapplying to same firm after rejection JOB 1 3y
+15 Reapplying to same firms next year JOB 5 3y
+6 Moving to NYC for Winter - Bushwick? IB 1 3y
+140 VP giving fake deadlines!! IB 50 3y
+12 What is Shareholder Advisory IB 5 3y
+14 Thoughts on all this AI stuff? OFF 11 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - NA Data 3y
+3 JP Morgan Debt Finance Group IB 1 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+23 Full-time Analyst: Housing in NYC IB 17 3y
+59 Will bank recind my offer due to arrest warrant in foreign country? JOB 32 3y
+2 Acquisition Database RE 1 3y
+2 CS Vice Chair of Specialty Finance Leaves for Wells Fargo IB 4 3y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist CO Data 3y
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0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+26 $5 Million in NYC RE 10 3y
+7 What’s the best career path for S&T/AM/HF?  TR 5 3y
+18 NYC - Where to Rent for incoming analysts IB 47 3y
+3 Moving from the UK to Australia to work in IB IB 3 3y
+4 MF PE Offer Rescinded? PE 4 3y
+12 Trading Position at French Bank vs. Audit at Big 4 [Europe] TR 4 3y
0 Looking for a roommate for San Fran during summer 2023 OFF 7 3y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Public Finance IB Data 3y
+17 Career Advice: NYC IB for non-US undergraduate JOB 8 3y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance IB Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Risk IB Data 3y
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+7 Private Equity Placement Agent vs Investment Banking PE 6 3y
+6 BB Equity Research Internal Lateral IB 1 3y
+12 Do background check companies disclose which company they are conducting the background check on behalf of? JOB 1 3y
+8 Just landed my first offer IB 2 3y
+8 Day in the life of a GE associate PE 1 3y
+3 What is the culture and environment at Jefferies healthcare? IB 4 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Trading TR Data 3y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 3y
0 MBB (McK, BCG, Bain) London FT Applications 2023 CO 1 3y
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+7 IB scene in Dallas/Austin IB 21 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 3y
+3 Why PE as a career path in general? PE 5 3y
0 Willis Towers Watson - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 3y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research TR Data 3y
+10 Mortgage Math Q - Given fixed principal pmt, what is equivalent schedule? RE 1 3y
+24 Remote Prop Trading Firms that Aren't Dog Shit? TR 5 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $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
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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