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0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Product Management CF Data 3y
+6 Recent M.S. grad looking into new career paths, please roast my resume RES 0 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Product Management CF Data 3y
+3 HF -> PE PE 2 3y
+9 Corp Banking to IB or RE? RE 1 3y
+6 Recent M.S. grad looking into new career paths, please roast my resume RES 0 3y
0 On-Cycle Recruiting JOB 1 3y
+14 When does a DCF produces a lower valuation than the LBO PE 4 3y
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+20 Houlihan Lokey Chicago Reputation? (Healthcare and RX) IB 24 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Societe generale TR 1 3y
+9 Levfin->Project Finance ? What do I need to do? Main differences? IB 1 3y
+8 Worm Capital HF 6 3y
+9 EV to Equity Bridge IB 4 3y
0 Comp Reports RE 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+5 WF NYC Top groups/cultures IB 10 3y
+7 Commercial Banking to Research ER 3 3y
+6 LMM PE analyst experience PE 3 3y
+16 Am I too late in the game? JOB 5 3y
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+165 If IB Junior Analysts were covered like Sports IB 15 3y
+1 Staffing changes what to do here RE 1 3y
0 Asset Management to Sales and Trading TR 1 3y
0 Global Atlantic Financial Group - Review - Asset Management AM Data 3y
0 Global Atlantic Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 3y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Private Equity PE Data 3y
+16 Ideas to Improve Corp Dev Function CF 3 3y
+12 How to tell which prop shops are more research focused and which are more trading focused? TR 3 3y
+19 Industry introductions with past/current colleagues, what has been your experience helping past colleagues (say intros to potential buyers you know) and how they have helped in return - story included RE 2 3y
+9 1st year FT analyst applying to FT programs IB 2 3y
+39 PWM makes more money than people think at the junior level WM 18 3y
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+222 Would you get back with an ex if they had sex with people after you broke up? OFF 84 3y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+168 Are most young people in NYC bankrolled by the Bank of Mom & Dad? IB 65 3y
+7 Performance Coaches? HF 5 3y
0 Where do you go to the gym? IB 1 3y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Healthcare IB Data 3y
0 Vestar Capital Partners - Company Data 3y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare IB Data 3y
0 TowerBrook Capital Partners - Company Data 3y
0 Pritzker Private Capital - Company Data 3y
0 Kohlberg & Company - Company Data 3y
0 Founders Circle Capital - Company Data 3y
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0 Clearlake Capital Group - Company Data 3y
+9 Wreck my CV RES 1 3y
0 Artemis Capital Partners - Company Data 3y
+9 What is the stock market doing today so far? IB 1 3y
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0 Altimeter - Company Data 3y
+32 Dress code etiquette while travelling for work FASH 24 3y
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0 Easy money gives big bubbles OFF 1 3y
+28 EV / Equity value bridge Case Study PE 12 3y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 3y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
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0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 William Blair - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 3y
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0 True Wind Capital - Company Data 3y
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0 Fitch Ratings - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 3y
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+2 A2A Comp? OFF 2 3y
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+1 YouTube Channels OFF 3 3y
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0 Ribbit Capital - Company Data 3y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • 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 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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