+17 How many of you 1st Year Analysts plan on leaving after bonus? IB 29 4y
+9 Mental Health in IB: MBA student research BSCH 3 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management IB Data 4y
0 UnitedHealth Group - Interview - Business Development CF Data 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 4y
+9 Corporate Exit Options - MF PC PE 1 4y
+8 Summer Housing is a Shitshow JOB 4 4y
+14 Joining the military so that I can break into IBD? JOB 13 4y
+1 HOW TO BLOW $10K (the prestigious way) OFF 9 4y
+9 The Primary Culprit | The Daily Peel | 4/14/22 INV 1 4y
0 SSE or Bocconi - which one would you choose for the bachelor? BSCH 4 4y
+8 Bulge bracket or EB in SF? IB 2 4y
+9 Have you know about the NFTS and Their Applications and Blockchain? CRYPTO 2 4y
+11 Vals Intern Offer...Want IB JOB 3 4y
0 Fidelity International - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 McKinsey - Review - NA CO Data 4y
+12 Vista PE 16 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas IB Data 4y
+1 Affinity Equity Partners PE 4 4y
+35 Funds that play League of Legends HF 21 4y
+12 Bulge Bracket S&T (Macro Sales) to HF - Any Tips? JOB 5 4y
+52 My reasoning on why starting businesses is easy in 3 steps (Part 1) OFF 17 4y
0 Dry Cleaning Monthly Budget OFF 1 4y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Equity Hedge HF Data 4y
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+10 Ares SA Return Rate PE 6 4y
+5 KKR Return Offer PE 2 4y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
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0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+5 7 Takeaways: How to Sell Your House Fast for Cash RE 1 4y
+11 Is a unpaid IB internship worth it? JOB 8 4y
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0 EDF Trading - Salary & Bonus - Energy TR Data 4y
0 Every topic about comp… IB 1 4y
+5 What skill set is needed Early stage VC VC 3 4y
+1 Who is richer? Tony Stark or Batman? OFF 5 4y
+4 Reversion value calculation question RE 1 4y
+24 Have there been any traders who were also interested in VC and if so how did you choose? VC 3 4y
+9 Any other career options after I did corp D intern before/while at Tuck? VC 1 4y
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+5 JP Morgan FIG and Piper Sandler FIG- how many days in office per week? IB 2 4y
0 Nestle - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
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0 Oak Hill Advisors - Review - Fixed Income AM Data 4y
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+6 What to do in this situation. JOB 2 4y
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+10 Lowball offer, worth taking? JOB 7 4y
+3 DeleteDelete JOB 1 4y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 4y
+3 Startup Blowups - Your Stories VC 1 4y
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0 Barclays - Review - Corporate Banking CF Data 4y
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0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Equity Research Data 4y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (74) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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