+13 Oaktree MM group PE 11 3y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Barclays - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+19 What's your 1 hour due diligence process? VC 2 3y
+3 Moving down-market for work life balance / quality of life upgrade? JOB 1 3y
+6 Spin Consulting Internship into IB? JOB 1 3y
+3 Thoughts on DigitalBridge PE 4 3y
+26 Mid-tier BB vs top-tier BB exits? IB 38 3y
+16 I might be done with Allen Edmonds FASH 6 3y
0 Needham & Company - Salary & Bonus Data 3y
+21 Reaching out all the Monkeys in Dublin! IB 2 3y
+29 How to write transfer school on resume JOB 8 3y
+9 High stat applicant who missed recruiting in undergrad BSCH 1 3y
+5 JPM - MMBSI SA To IB FT? IB 10 3y
+14 Leave IB for FP&A role? IB 1 3y
+9 PE Teams for working in Impact Investing/Emerging Markets Investing PE 1 3y
+4 Still recruiting banks for sophomores JOB 4 3y
+6 Lazard Exits (LDN) IB 10 3y
0 If a scientist found a way to halt aging....... OFF 9 3y
0 Hilltop Securities Inc - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 3y
+3 HL RX case study is actually about golf IB 2 3y
+6 Scared to leave banking for buyside soon IB 4 3y
+3 Follow up after no response to cold email JOB 1 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+1 Moelis Blockchain/Crypto Group CRYPTO 5 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+16 Freight broker -100k OFF 23 3y
+26 Go to College in a City BSCH 10 3y
+5 Bonus Received - How are you guys investing it? IB 18 3y
+41 Thoughts on Economic Consulting? CO 18 3y
+4 BayPine Capital Boston PE 4 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+14 Business extracurriculars for college acceptance OFF 10 3y
+10 Opinion - offer from small growth equity shop vs LP at multi-family office VC 2 3y
+9 Cold Brew Concentrate Recipe OFF 6 3y
+12 Should I move to the USA from Canada? PE 5 3y
+3 Elite Boutique Lateral hiring JOB 1 3y
+9 How does comp work at a SWF/PF vs traditional PE firm? PE 1 3y
+1 How do you stream movies and TV shows on your smartphones? OFF 1 3y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Corporate Banking Data 3y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 3y
+4 What are non-debt fixed income products? TR 1 3y
+21 Where to next? OFF 8 3y
+32 IB work hours IB 46 3y
+2 Why RX? IB 5 3y
+5 Is AM going to die ? AM 12 3y
+10 Philosophy in Australia IB 5 3y
+3 Switching firms as a senior analyst ER 3 3y
+3 CS 2022 Bonus IB 5 3y
0 Deloitte - Review - Audit Data 3y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 3y
+33 Summer Analyst Wardrobe (London) FASH 15 3y
+8 Coming across 'not stupid' in a cold email? JOB 2 3y
0 PwC Corporate Finance - Review - Corporate Finance CF Data 3y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance CF Data 3y
0 Related Companies - Review - Generalist RE Data 3y
0 Related Companies - Salary & Bonus - Generalist RE Data 3y
0 Lateral hiring London JOB 4 3y
+3 Interviewing during internship etiquette CO 5 3y
+3 Allen & co IB 1 3y
+6 What is market comp at the VP level for MF / UMM these days? PE 7 3y
+3 Trian Fund Management PE 1 3y
+16 Mega buyout stories PE 12 3y
+3 Rising Sophomore Recruiting Timeline JOB 1 3y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Generalist CO Data 3y
+38 Biotech Buyside HF 13 3y
+5 How to break in IB or PE as a 30 year old with no experience in banks or finance. JOB 8 3y
+6 What's the trading floor like post COVID? TR 4 3y
0 TD Securities - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+25 True Life: I Can't Afford My Lifestyle OTH 17 3y
+9 Ok to recruit for junior summer with implied offer from sophomore SA? JOB 8 3y
+59 Need advice - Deleting Instagram/Snapchat in NYC? (+FOMO) OFF 47 3y
+503 Panda Express Is Paradise IB 39 3y
0 Jumping from fund to fund PE 3 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking CF Data 3y
+16 How do you recruit to leave banking? JOB 7 3y
+3 Lateraling 2022 JOB 2 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 3y
+3 Off cycles at GS 2022 JOB 2 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 3y
+1 What BB banks are still filling up their 23 SA class? IB 7 3y
+3 Oliver Wyman deadline on Handshake - will there be another? CO 1 3y
+6 Amazon / One Medical: $3.9 billion IB 6 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Real Estate RE Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 3y
+3 Any info on Parus (London-based L/S)? HF 1 3y
+149 GP vs LP - Which is better RE 52 3y
+295 Don't Stress About Prestige - It Couldn't Matter Less IB 58 3y
+6 demotivational post IB 9 3y
+15 I just got 80k as a gift. What do I do? OFF 8 3y
+10 Delete TR 21 3y
+3 ***Current Reading*** OFF 1 3y
0 Mediocre GPA - HYPSM JOB 7 3y
+3 Best cities to live IB 1 3y
+20 Why leave PE for an MBA? PE 26 3y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA HF Data 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • 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 (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
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