+19 Convertible Arb Thoughts HF 9 4y
+11 How long did it take for you to know what the hell you were doing? TR 4 4y
0 Does anyone even ask "Why This company" anymore? OFF 5 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+52 Due Diligence shops? CO 29 4y
+9 Let's Get Real About My Exit Opps - is the grass always greener? BSCH 1 4y
+5 Will NYC rents keep rising? RE 12 4y
0 Mercer - Review - Government - Federal CO Data 4y
0 Mercer - Salary & Bonus - Government - Federal CO Data 4y
+3 Training Weeks Staffing IB 1 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+2 Lazard LA - thoughts? IB 2 4y
+17 Why Are So Many Minorities Shut Out of Market Rate Development? BSCH 4 4y
0 MarketAxess Inc - Interview - Sales Data 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Origin Merchant Partners - Interview - NA ER Data 4y
+4 Best Way to Understand Changes in 3 Statements IB 1 4y
+3 Barclays Full Time Start Date IB 1 4y
+6 Torn JOB 2 4y
0 KPMG - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 4y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 4y
0 GLC Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+10 Goldman HC vs. JPM HC IB 13 4y
0 Fulcrum Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+17 What's the most exciting desk to be a salesperson in S&T? TR 8 4y
+2 Lending to Unprofitable Businesses IB 2 4y
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Debt Capital Markets TR Data 4y
0 Progress Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Progress Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 hang seng bank - Review - Retail Banking Data 4y
0 hang seng bank - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 4y
+8 Equity Research vs S&T for HF exits HF 3 4y
+3 Door-to-door sales OFF 9 4y
+14 Prop trading Vs S&T - Europe centric TR 2 4y
+6 JPM CIB Energy Risk IB 0 4y
0 Why is a characteristic of a good LBO candidate a clean balance sheet? PE 2 4y
0 Lloyds Banking Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Pymetrics Blackstone PE 1 4y
+1 Let's Check in on the Russian Version of CNBC OFF 1 4y
0 Lloyds Banking Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+32 How to move from IB to VC? VC 26 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Private Wealth Management Data 4y
0 Jefferies ER ER 1 4y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research TR Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist TR Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Markets TR Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Markets TR Data 4y
+6 How can I tell if a deal will work for high leverage scenarios? PE 4 4y
0 XY Capital Limited - Interview - Trading TR Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Risk Management Data 4y
+19 Incoming Freshman Internships BSCH 9 4y
0 Amazon - Interview - Public Finance CF Data 4y
0 Shell Trading US Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 4y
+12 HK IBD - any insights into global boutiques / smaller BBs? IB 1 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Debt Capital Markets CF Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets CF Data 4y
0 Can you make REAL wealth in consulting/IB? if not, how? IB 4 4y
+7 Any intel on Castle Placement? IB 8 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 4y
0 Cannacord Genuity - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+3 Cambridge or HEC Paris masters for consulting BSCH 1 4y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - NA IB Data 4y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Oil & Gas IB Data 4y
0 Is YOE total working career or strictly just in the industry? RE 1 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Finance AM Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Finance AM Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 4y
+11 Distressed HF Looking for College/MBA Interns HF 16 4y
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+14 Junior looking for college advice BSCH 10 4y
+6 Choosing between job offers HF 1 4y
0 Norwest Equity Partners - Interview - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 Natixis - Interview - Energy AM Data 4y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus Data 4y
+1 JPMorgan CCBSI Associate Questions IB 9 4y
+3 Experienced PE Resumes PE 1 4y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 4y
+6 Reaching Out to a Client (PM) on a Job Posting ER 1 4y
+186 Owning a Dog in IB - Incoming Associate IB 53 4y
0 Huntington National Bank - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 4y
+79 How much does height really matter to you in a relationship? OFF 100 4y
0 Loan Syndications, Subscription Finance or Warehouse Lending IB 1 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+7 Avera - Houston RE 12 4y
+38 Tier List Of First Names By Prestige OFF 10 4y
0 State Street Corporation - Review - Research TR Data 4y
0 State Street Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Research TR Data 4y
+502 THEN and NOW: @CompBanker PE 79 4y
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+11 Job Offer Advice RE 2 4y
+10 When US Cyber Attacks Start it's going to be a Massive Shitshow OFF 7 4y
0 Wipfli Corporate Finance Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Valuation CO Data 4y
+18 Quitting as 1st year / before background check? IB 8 4y
0 Morgan Stanley Early Insights Program 2022 TR 1 4y
+14 Relationship Between Revenue Multiple Expansion and EBITDA Margin and ROIC PE 5 4y
0 CREO Montminy & Co. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
+5 JPM Start date NYC IB 4 4y
0 Capstone Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 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
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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