+13 Why don’t bankers use social media? OFF 13 3y
+120 Ask Monty09 - Energy Trading careers, interviews, firms, etc etc TR 81 3y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+14 London SA 2022 Return Rates IB 51 3y
+17 Radix Trading vs Five Rings capital TR 7 3y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+29 COMPREHENSIVE PRESTIGE TIER LIST IB 22 3y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 Fifth Third Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+3 jane st rotational dev program final round interviews? HF 1 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+20 Equity research to investment banking? How hard will it be for me to make this transition? IB 7 3y
+11 Help me get past this conundrum WM vs AM vs HF JOB 2 3y
0 Temasek - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Quantitative Research HF Data 3y
+47 CS buys back $3bn debt. Are incoming FT offers safe for now? IB 13 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Retail Banking Data 3y
+28 My experience in Corp Dev CF 27 3y
+14 Failed Series 79 - Have to leave job, how should I proceed IB 8 3y
+15 WSO mods are ridiculous IB 10 3y
+2 Mustache? OFF 6 3y
0 Truist Bank - Review - Credit Risk Data 3y
0 Truist Bank - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 3y
+19 Debt/equity brokerage commission splits RE 14 3y
+174 Will companies revoke offer if they find out you’re a virgin? JOB 24 3y
+19 Busier as you get better ? IB 5 3y
+155 Terrible dating experience after breaking up OFF 42 3y
+3 Roland Berger Interview Process CO 6 3y
0 Art canvas printing site OFF 4 3y
0 PwC - Review - Assurance Data 3y
+12 When To Follow Up On An Interview TR 4 3y
+6 Level 5 Capital Partners PE 4 3y
+80 Do any of y’all collect art? OFF 71 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist IB Data 3y
+6 Rockefeller Capital Management Info IB 6 3y
+3 Tutors for Banking Internship? ER 2 3y
+9 In need for some career advice/suggestions JOB 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA TR Data 3y
+33 Spooky Earnings Szn | The Daily Peel | 10/11/22 INV 1 3y
+3 eclipse trading how long after test TR 1 3y
+23 What to expect after 40 in IB? IB 11 3y
+5 Going from IB to HF HF 6 3y
0 Optiver - Review - Quantitative Research TR Data 3y
0 Cornerstone Research - Review - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 Cornerstone Research - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
+8 Macquarie - MIRA - Culture / Comp Questions PE 7 3y
+9 Steps one can take to avoid ageism? Remove dates of education and early, non-relevant experience so ambiguous (i'm a nontraditional 27 YO who just got first role in IB at respectable Canadian shop) JOB 1 3y
+20 Hotel Help RE 2 3y
+9 Avoiding ageism by removing dates of education RES 1 3y
+3 Following a transaction / Industry research IB 1 3y
0 Bank of America Private Bank - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Review - Restructuring IB Data 3y
+10 When’s the right time to start dating after a relationship? OFF 4 3y
+4 Real Estate Consulting RE 5 3y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Review - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 3y
+4 Is PNC still hiring for AMG program? AM 1 3y
+3 Cowen FT 2022 IB 30 3y
+3 Business that depreciates vs business that leases (TMT) IB 1 3y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 3y
0 Pretium Partners LLC - Review - Real Estate RE Data 3y
0 Pretium Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 3y
+27 Intern Advice Needed JOB 6 3y
+4 Investment Banking Analyst Interview 2nd Round Advice IB 5 3y
+12 MUFG Direct Lending & Sponsor Finance IB 3 3y
0 Sunrise Futures LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+16 Bain AC Final Round 2022 Decisions CO 24 3y
+17 Vista Equity LMM fund (Endeavor) PE 3 3y
0 UBS - Interview - NA AM Data 3y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas TR Data 3y
+1 Is SA recruiting over JOB 2 3y
0 A.T. Kearney - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 A.T. Kearney - Interview - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+4 I don’t understand …….. IB 4 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 3y
0 UBS - Interview - NA PE Data 3y
+3 Going from Growth equity to IB at senior analyst level IB 1 3y
+17 fellow analyst 1’s getting way more staffings, should I be concerned IB 21 3y
+42 Quant strategy HF 21 3y
0 Allen & Company llc - Interview - Generalist IB Data 3y
+3 Hello to every fellow and long live WSO IB 2 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 3y
+15 [For fun] Rank Banks by Hotness IB 9 3y
+19 Missing skills to break into REPE from RE valuation advisory RE 7 3y
0 Gartner group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CO Data 3y
+63 The unhinged increase in investment scam online... OFF 53 3y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Life Sciences Data 3y
0 JLL - Review - Debt Capital Markets RE Data 3y
0 JLL - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets RE Data 3y
0 Bank of China - Interview - Audit Data 3y
0 PwC - Interview - Audit Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley AC IB 2 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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