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0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4y
+3 How often do users become certified? IB 5 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure IB Data 4y
0 London- Morgan Stanley or JP Morgan? IB 2 4y
+6 Anyone have experience working with state-owned firms? TR 1 4y
0 LBO doubt IB 1 4y
0 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority - Review - Government - Federal AM Data 4y
+12 Sales Contract Modeling PE 2 4y
+10 LLR Partners - Comp/Exit Opps/Reputation? PE 9 4y
0 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority - Salary & Bonus - Government - Federal AM Data 4y
0 What's in Morgan Stanley's Fixed Income Division? IB 4 4y
+24 Leaving large SM - Career Advice Needed HF 23 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 4y
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0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist CO Data 4y
+6 How tough is the move from community (less than $1B) to corporate banking as a credit analyst? OTH 1 4y
+36 Routes into PE. PE 27 4y
0 China Merchants Bank - Review - Generalist CF Data 4y
+6 Abandon RE internship RE 15 4y
+6 Side Businesses OFF 1 4y
+19 Has anyone continued practicing a musical instrument from childhood through college, and now into their working lives? OFF 9 4y
+19 How did you manage to get a return offer from another team as a summer intern? IB 7 4y
+1 What’s investment management RE 1 4y
0 Oppenheimer - Review - Healthcare ER Data 4y
+3 Signing/Relocation Bonus for SA? JOB 1 4y
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0 Carry / Comp @ Large FoF PE 3 4y
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0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources CF Data 4y
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0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 4y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 4y
+8 European Banks in Hong Kong IB 6 4y
0 Oberon Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 DBS Group - Review - Corporate Banking Data 4y
0 DBS Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 4y
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0 n/a - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
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+33 Summer Internship at Investment banks as a final year student (London). Possible? IB 18 4y
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0 Facebook - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
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+1 PE Recruitment in Canada PE 2 4y
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0 n/a - Review - Generalist CO Data 4y
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+16 Best Credit Card: 2022 IB 23 4y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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+9 Staffer Tools IB 1 4y
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0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 4y
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+3 ER Analyst Resume ER 1 4y
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+9 How to balance IBD as a possible choice for a Software Engineer career changer? IB 1 4y
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+28 Why the Credit Suisse hate? IB 9 4y
+14 What are the pros and cons of the large banks in London? JOB 12 4y
+10 Enterprise Valuation Technical Question IB 2 4y
0 DNB Markets - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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0 DNB Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
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+13 How difficult is it to break into IB? JOB 5 4y
0 Volition Capital - Review - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 Volition Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 4y
+8 (Office)-tailored cover letter? CO 2 4y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (45) $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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