+9 19 y/o Student - Tips on getting into Investment Banking JOB 1 3y
+3 New Salesman - Anyone Have a Good Family Office Data Source? TR 1 3y
+13 Lack of deal reps mid-career - issue? PE 4 3y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Operations CO Data 3y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 3y
+3 The best resources for free slides ideas / templates CO 1 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Compliance IB Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Compliance IB Data 3y
+12 Why intern comp sucks in Paris TR 36 3y
0 Wilshire Associates - Interview - Generalist PE Data 3y
+6 Which internship offer to go with? JOB 1 3y
+9 Understanding Larry Benedict's positions TR 1 3y
+7 Where to meet friends who are on similar wavelengths? OFF 4 3y
+32 A Four-Week Streak Snapped | The Daily Peel | 8/22/22 INV 1 3y
0 Introduction NUI 1 3y
+1 Non ESG Deal PE 5 3y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+9 Where do data scientists usually work? JOB 1 3y
+11 Breaking into IB after graduating w/ no previous experience JOB 3 3y
+9 Delete please OFF 4 3y
+3 What Is the Difference Between Big Data and Data Science? JOB 1 3y
+66 Wharton vs. Georgetown BSCH 25 3y
0 Oracle Corporation - Interview - Marketing Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+10 Worried for 79 IB 9 3y
+12 IB Vs. Equities Vs. PE PE 2 3y
+9 IB vs consulting IB 1 3y
0 Shore Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 3y
+13 Staffing Question IB 4 3y
+6 Could you apply for 2 different roles within the same shop? JOB 1 3y
+7 Should I put bad grades on my resume? JOB 3 3y
+43 We are going through a huge paradigm shift right now and it's flying totally under the radar IB 12 3y
+4 What was your first week on the desk like? Coverage at a BB IB 3 3y
+16 Commuting to a Hybrid Bank - Wishful Thinking? IB 3 3y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 PwC - Review - Audit Data 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
+19 Are CS scandals overblown? IB 13 3y
+18 Credit derivatives trader -> macro HF TR 2 3y
+6 Top groups at HW? IB 14 3y
0 KPMG - Interview - Transaction Advisory Services Data 3y
0 Scores on Resum RES 1 3y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
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0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 3y
0 Marriott and Co - Salary & Bonus - Sales RE Data 3y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 3y
+6 Big Opportunity in Trading TR 1 3y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - NA Data 3y
+12 Add Private Equity and Venture Capital to Your Portfolio IB 8 3y
+2 What happens if you lateral before talking 79? Does the 6 month clock restart at your new firm? IB 4 3y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
+11 Leaving a job after just a month… JOB 2 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 JPM early start IB 4 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Allen & Company of Florida - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
+44 What's the key difference between IB's AM departments and Buyside AM? AM 23 3y
+12 Salt Trading? TR 2 3y
+4 GPA Strictness for Sophomore MBB Internship CO 7 3y
+12 Small NYC Development Shops RE 2 3y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Valuation IB Data 3y
+3 over a week since r2, not sure how to feel CO 3 3y
+12 What’s the soundtrack to your life? OFF 29 3y
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0 HSBC - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
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0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
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0 Rabobank Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
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0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 MUFG - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
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0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
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0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 3y
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+5 No Return offer S&T TR 2 3y
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0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management IB Data 3y
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus Data 3y
+6 Networking call with a very senior MD IB 1 3y
+3 How much is too much IB 1 3y
+10 For those who went ER before HF, do you think it was worth it? HF 4 3y
+7 PE Lateral? PE 2 3y
+10 Re-Recruiting With Return Offer TR 3 3y
0 Sapient Global Markets - Review - Generalist CO Data 3y
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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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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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