+11 Lazard vs Barclays for Summer Analyst IB 8 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist IB Data 4y
+3 AEA Investors SBF PE 2 4y
0 Francisco Partners - Interview - Technology PE Data 4y
+9 Wearing a professional, elegant dress to an interview rather than a suit? JOB 1 4y
0 Lazard Freres - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+9 Green Key Resources PE 1 4y
0 How do I commit war crimes in IB? IB 4 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 They found a Tiger Cub that's not down 50% YTD HF 3 4y
+12 Chimp help, please? JOB 1 4y
+9 High School Senior- What would you do differently if you had to do it all again? BSCH 1 4y
+2 2023 SA Sophomore IB JOB 4 4y
+6 Help me choose what university to go to BSCH 6 4y
+16 Networking with people outside alums (non-target) JOB 5 4y
+8 Quant hedge fund UNPAID internship HF 3 4y
+112 Am I fucked on the desk if I think Im actually lowkey retarded IB 15 4y
+7 How Not To Network IB 1 4y
+13 Interview Prep? JOB 3 4y
+7 Background Check HR Reached Out? JOB 2 4y
0 Key Trading Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Generalist HF Data 4y
+1 Switching coverage groups as an Associate/VP IB 6 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 CBRE - Interview - Real Estate RE Data 4y
+3 Musk buys 9.2% stake in Twitter, making him its top shareholder TR 0 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Western Alliance Bank - Interview - NA Data 4y
+24 Leave Shitty first Job off of Resume? RE 8 4y
+3 JPM RE AM RE 22 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 4y
+3 Does JEF drug test interns? IB 1 4y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 4y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 4y
+41 HF to LO? HF 23 4y
+90 Analyst with a kid IB 60 4y
0 Accenture - Review - Generalist CO Data 4y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 4y
+24 MTS Health Partners: more information on firm? IB 22 4y
0 Valley National Bancorp - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 4y
+6 Is it okay to accept an SA 2023 offer for a different bank when you have a SA 2022 internship that has the option to be extended to 2023? JOB 4 4y
0 Prairie Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 4y
+14 BofA Placement Summer 2022 IB 32 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist HF Data 4y
0 MFs MBA Sponsor BSCH 1 4y
+4 One suit for IB SA? FASH 16 4y
+38 MTS Health Partners SA 2021 IB 96 4y
+17 MBA Guidance (UK) BSCH 2 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
+6 How hard is finance? OFF 2 4y
0 Long-term Banking vs PE IB 1 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Portfolio Management AM Data 4y
0 How often do underwriters have to travel? RE 15 4y
+3 London EBs vs BBs IB 1 4y
+5 What is a Profit Sharing Plan? PE 14 4y
0 What are salaries in mid-market M&A big 4 like? IB 1 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Treasury Data 4y
+7 Goldman Internship Applications Blow Up. IB 5 4y
0 MTailor: Best fabrics? FASH 1 4y
+3 Start at BB then eventually move to boutique later in career? IB 2 4y
+7 How to become a better associate? IB 1 4y
0 Asset Management Exit Opps AM 0 4y
+3 AIG reputation? IB 1 4y
+6 Crypto 101 CRYPTO 1 4y
+13 Burned out at a smaller shop RE 3 4y
0 Deloitte - Review - Public Finance Data 4y
0 CFA Level 1 In-Person Prep Courses in NYC or CT Area? ER 1 4y
+3 Trilantic North America PE 1 4y
+17 Are drawdown limits based on whenever the portfolio first hits a certain valuation? HF 8 4y
+3 Questions to ask headhunters PE 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research TR Data 4y
+3 Francisco Partners - London PE 2 4y
+8 All the Innovations in the past 30 years have been amazing OFF 9 4y
+6 Power/Emissions/LCFS related trading TR 5 4y
0 Duff & Phelps - Interview - Valuation CO Data 4y
+9 Credit Suisse NYC: Culture/Comp/Perks IB 8 4y
0 Crowe LLP - Review - Risk CO Data 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Private Banking Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+13 First watch FASH 21 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus Data 4y
+3 Which is the Better PJ? PJT or PJS IB 1 4y
+6 Info on Natixis IB US 2022 IB 1 4y
+3 What happens to the people who don't make it after IB? IB 7 4y
+6 Venture Debt -> Venture Capital? PE 1 4y
+9 Corporate Finance in Middle Market vs Large Cap IB 1 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist IB Data 4y
+10 Any private pilots in IB? OFF 16 4y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 4y
+10 Summer internships 2023 HF 1 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+19 How screwed am I? (Reneging on JPM/GS/MS for PE) PE 11 4y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+42 Law School to IB Advice? BSCH 13 4y

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 (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • 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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