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+10 Most prestigious jobs outside of MBB and IB JOB 14 4y
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+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
0 LSE Economics vs French prépa (HEC) BSCH 9 4y
0 REPE --> Corp PE RE 10 4y
+29 Ideal Background for Distressed PE? PE 7 4y
+1 Which Banks Test Lateral Candidates for Steroids? IB 3 4y
+17 Credit Suisse IBD Groups? IB 14 4y
+144 Secret Shame of Middle Class Americans OFF 52 4y
+34 Are there any billionaire (or 9 figure millionaire) hedge fund managers from a non-traditional background? HF 33 4y
+22 Wall street Conservative or liberal? which firms are which? IB 26 4y
+249 Stay positive SCSS 48 4y
+16 MT NY or Tech NY? IB 13 4y
+66 "If you're 25+ you won't be able to become an IB analyst unless you get into a top MBA and break in as an IB Associate" - True? IB 65 4y
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+25 Core Consulting Skills CO 13 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%
  • 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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