0 Preparing for Internship IB 1 4y
+1 Asking your current boss for an intro to a post-MBA job opportunity before leaving for an MBA PE 4 4y
+3 Does Your Bank Let You WFH During the Evenings? IB 8 4y
0 Best HHs for HFs HF 1 4y
+1 Base and bonus comp potential (LONDON) PE 2 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Fixed Income HF Data 4y
+14 Recruiting at Other PE Funds with the Same Headhunter PE 7 4y
+4 UNC Chapel Hill vs Duke BSCH 2 4y
0 BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS - Review - Equity Research ER Data 4y
0 BERENBERG CAPITAL MARKETS - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 4y
+14 Got this offer, negotiate? CO 3 4y
+19 What to buy INV 14 4y
+1 Was a lateral from M&A strategy with 2 years of experience + CFA. Came in as an An1 at a mid-market firm, should I make the case to be bumped to An3 or associate this cycle? IB 1 4y
+19 Discussing overcoming ADHD in elevator pitch WM 5 4y
+7 Comp / culture at Ruane Cunniff and Goldfarb AM 1 4y
+7 What's deal with summer intern taxes? BSCH 4 4y
0 Hello WSO Monkeys NUI 1 4y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Operations TR Data 4y
0 NewSpring Capital - Review - Private Equity PE Data 4y
0 NewSpring Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 4y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Operations TR Data 4y
0 Soundcore Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Industrials PE Data 4y
+3 3rd year Analyst In AM, just got a “market rate” raise. RE 10 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking TR Data 4y
+12 Contacting Brokers on Offering Memorandums RE 5 4y
0 Thoughts on DB SF Tech? IB 3 4y
+6 Insights on BMO Harris? IB 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Leveraged Finance IB Data 4y
+14 Wake Forest IB IB 7 4y
0 Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Review - Government - Federal Data 4y
+3 Risk Quant Exit Opps HF 1 4y
0 Recruiting during summer analyst? JOB 1 4y
0 Protiviti - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 4y
0 GSAM Client Relation Management & Sales AM 1 4y
+8 JPM MMBSI vs. EY FSO IB 3 4y
+12 Long only vs HF investment process AM 1 4y
+3 Internships? HF 1 4y
+11 Is it possible for a real estate salesperson transfer to consulting industry? CO 2 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 4y
+10 Denied and stuck RE 6 4y
+89 Senior Housing Question RE 38 4y
0 March of the interns IB 1 4y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Interview - Portfolio Management AM Data 4y
+13 Where to invest right now? INV 4 4y
+2 Tides Equities? RE 2 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Valuation Data 4y
+6 Applying to overseas SA roles - UK IB 1 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 4y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 4y
0 BDO - Interview - Audit Data 4y
+23 Spanish targets for IB IB 10 4y
+11 Maintaining Connections JOB 5 4y
+10 Terra (LUNA) — Going to $0, from a $119.18 high CRYPTO 4 4y
+6 It's gonna be a hot summer in NYC IB 1 4y
0 Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Salary & Bonus - Government - Federal Data 4y
0 Where to get pants? FASH 3 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+11 EB’s in London IB 7 4y
+4 CS vs. Citi TR 6 4y
0 PwC - Interview - Risk Management CO Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+89 Lifting and IB IB 41 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Graduating senior incoming FT NYC IB Analyst - Looking For Roomate Tribeca or Fidi IB 1 4y
0 Comp Tech Side of PE Firm PE 1 4y
0 MF PE vs Top EB RX IB 17 4y
+29 Bocconi MscF vs HEC IF vs LSE AF BSCH 9 4y
+3 Best place to find roommates in NYC IB 1 4y
+5 Target in Home or Semi Target in UK BSCH 4 4y
+23 antidepressants / dealing with high-functioning anxiety IB 11 4y
+9 2022 SA London Flatshare Thread OFF 7 4y
+36 First year student in commerce, what will my career really look like? IB 11 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Advisory Data 4y
+1 Can you at least work from home after 7pm or so? IB 3 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Real Estate ER Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate ER Data 4y
+2 What are the most prestigious professions in other fields of business? JOB 1 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting PE Data 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management PE Data 4y
+39 exploding offer from THAT place... do i take? IB 16 4y
+40 Need good advice - really down after this recruiting cycle IB 56 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Finance PE Data 4y
0 Leonard Green and Partners - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital PE Data 4y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services PE Data 4y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services PE Data 4y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services PE Data 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services PE Data 4y
0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 4y
+32 Stop the Bleeding | The Daily Peel | 5/20/22 INV 1 4y
+17 Everything is on sale PE 10 4y
0 Why are stock brokers important? Can I invest without one? INV 1 4y
+4 Financial Modeling - Depreciation & Amortization in COGS IB 4 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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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