+98 Low IPO Fee for Snapchat IB 71 4y
+81 29yr Unpaid Year in PE? PE 24 4y
+1 Consultant friendly PE shops? PE 4 4y
+9 Switching from IB start up to a more established firm IB 9 4y
+17 CS TMT vs BAML TMT vs PJT Partners vs Guggenheim IB 6 4y
+46 How to renege BB IBD return offer for Megafund PE IB 20 4y
+20 Mck Dallas vs BCG Boston CO 20 4y
+18 Contract Breaking: 2 Jobs at Once? JOB 12 4y
+12 Can a Vice President at an Investment Bank own a Lamborghini Aventador if he/she wanted to? IB 14 4y
+30 MM in New York or BB in Toronto? IB 14 4y
+30 Call for advice from PE professionals - Undergraduate hopeful in distress PE 8 4y
+17 CFA1 help with boutique? IB 8 4y
+44 Cash on Balance Sheet after an LBO PE 15 4y
0 MBD/RE Private Equity/Special Servicing -> IBD? IB 1 4y
+53 High school student seeking internship in any finance field RES 63 4y
0 GS ECM HK Offcycle Internship IB 4 4y
+24 Why am I getting lowball job offers? In New York City Finance JOB 24 4y
0 JP Morgan IBD London Assessment Centre IB 4 4y
+14 Should I send an advanced model to bankers as a recruiting tactic? IB 9 4y
+15 Goldman v. Blackstone v. BlackRock IB 9 4y
+81 How many of us are making over $250k? RE 34 4y
+28 How to proceed?? (Tinder fraud?) OFF 18 4y
+12 How do you interpret economics? OTH 0 4y
+44 Should I go abroad next semester? IB 17 4y
+440 Do you believe in man-made climate change? OFF 134 4y
+13 PE exits BAML vs GS IBD IB 8 4y
0 Anyone use any automated/algo wealth management apps? WM 0 4y
+182 Is Facebook the Devil? OFF 68 4y
+1 Is there an actual reason why George W. Bush started the war? OFF 5 4y
+5 Bankers, do you prefer experienced girls or inexperienced ones? IB 7 4y
0 FT BO Operations VS. part time VC Internship VC 3 4y
+13 Microsoft or American Express for Summer Internship 2017? CF 4 4y
+171 FTB's Guide To Working Late and Raging Hard (At The Same Time) OFF 15 4y
+75 Would you sacrifice $200k+ to join a boutique growth equity shop? VC 19 4y
+51 Are deals falling out due to higher rates? RE 40 4y
+188 Imperialism, Human Rights, Chaos, and Peace - A Question for WSO OFF 60 4y
+51 What is your fund long on? HF 46 4y
+19 Off-Cycle Internship help IB 6 4y
+17 BIWS - Accounting Fundamentals IB 8 4y
+42 SA Would you pick Point72 or Goldman Sachs? IB 13 4y
+271 What are your goals for 2017? OFF 161 4y
0 Project Finance to IB? IB 1 4y
+41 Why Distressed PE? PE 11 4y
+12 IBD Interview Question: Can Enterprise Value be negative? IB 6 4y
0 Should I follow up with Hiring Manager after final round interview? JOB 2 4y
+145 Some Thoughts on Networking IB 73 4y
0 Make Prisons Profitable Again OTH 1 4y
+22 Undergrad PE Analyst Exit to Other PE Firms/MBA? PE 14 4y
+61 LevFin in London IB 22 4y
+12 HELP Off cycle internship: BNP Paribas ECM vs. MM IB M&A (HL/William Blair/Baird/Piper Jaff) (Both London) IB 5 4y
+14 Deciding on Offer from Wells Fargo IB 8 4y
+28 Most left and right wing banks IB 14 4y
+35 Why are the top restructuring groups (PJT/HL) so popular now? IB 5 4y
+11 LevFin in SF vs. Boutique in NYC IB 0 4y
+18 London All-In Analyst Comp? IB 5 4y
+16 How fucked am I? Please help me plan how to get out of consulting and into PE. PE 7 4y
+12 MS GCM vs GS Financing IB 6 4y
0 Best groups at Jefferies?? IB 4 4y
0 Moving from Blackstone REPE to regular PE PE 4 4y
+1 True Stereotypes? IB 1 4y
+27 Akuna Capital - Opinions TR 15 4y
+128 My path from non-target to BB IB IB 21 4y
+11 How important is Full-time Offer Rate to you? IB 10 4y
+32 Public vs. Private Corporate Finance/FP&A CF 13 4y
+32 When you were called with your offer, what did HR say to you? OFF 10 4y
+200 Analyst - Laid Off JOB 193 4y
+15 email monitoring IB 10 4y
0 Salary Negotiation - PE - Switzerland PE 2 4y
+14 Deloitte Advisory Intern Interviewing Process CO 8 4y
+142 NY Muslim terrorist bombings/Wells Fargo CEO getting grilled OFF 80 4y
+12 Makena Cap Management JOB 5 4y
0 Renovation costs and CapEx estimates RE 3 4y
0 Dubai Housing Allowance JOB 1 4y
0 Blackstone Analyst Graduate vs Moving from BB M&A/ Sector Group PE 1 4y
+102 Experienced Analyst, but COMPLETELY unable to break out JOB 26 4y
+29 Is my career over? PE 9 4y
+22 Infra PE at Macquarie: good exit opps and rep? PE 4 4y
+15 Multi-Family Model - Rent Roll Import RE 11 4y
0 10MM to 135MM in 8 Days HF 12 4y
+58 Asset Management vs acquisitions RE 34 4y
0 Should I apply to FT? London IB 1 4y
0 Corp Fin (FLDP grad) Resume Advice CF 3 4y
+10 Any insight, information etc.. about Actis PE - Al Abraaj Group PE 9 4y
+7 Any point in applying to a BB from their career website? IB 23 4y
0 PE Undergrad Internship at Abraaj? PE 1 4y
+23 How to lie without getting caught? IB 22 4y
+13 Investment Banking UK - Unusual background IB 5 4y
+12 Coolest Jobs Your Friends Have OFF 7 4y
+14 Help with a merger model.. Balance sheet won't balance IB 4 4y
+10 Most prestigious jobs outside of MBB and IB JOB 14 4y
+55 Understanding Markets and Economies HF 56 4y
0 Evercore vs Moelis NYC (full time analyst position) IB 7 4y
+31 How can I get from Oil & Gas PE to...Tech PE/VC? VC 7 4y
+72 How Being Entitled Can Get You Fired OFF 26 4y
0 product control opportunity JOB 7 4y
0 Buyside Equity Research Internship for an Insurance Company to IBD? JOB 11 4y
+2 BB Investment Bank vs MBB Consulting CO 2 4y
+15 BB In Philadelphia IB 20 4y
+18 No Name Boutique IB to PE Experience? PE 6 4y
+47 Is it true that on some days you will sit around surfing the web waiting for work as junior person in IBD? IB 23 4y

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%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 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 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $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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