+53 To those who stayed in IBD IB 43 5y
0 College Student Learning how to Model IB 1 5y
0 Applying to another division (IBD) before starting Summer (GM) TR 2 5y
0 INVESCO Asset Management - Interview - Distressed Debt Data 5y
+13 Rothschild vs Harris Williams IB 25 5y
0 Panasonic Corporation - Company Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Review - Generalist PE Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 5y
0 HSBC - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+14 Commercial Real Estate Credit Memorandum RE 8 5y
0 Vermilion Rock Advisors - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 HGGC in 2021 PE 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - NA IB Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 5y
+13 Surgery During Summer Internship IB 12 5y
+169 I FUCKING HATE HR IB 58 5y
+4 Mass Exodus of Senior Credit Suisse Bankers—What is the future outlook for the firm? IB 9 5y
+2 How would you valuate a Private retail company with negative EBIT? IB 4 5y
+9 No internship for 2021 - what do I do? JOB 2 5y
0 Commercial Banking Salary Progression OTH 1 5y
+6 Eastdil Boston Open Positions RE 5 5y
+10 Best practices before FT IB 13 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 5y
+6 Help! Lateraling too often? IB 4 5y
+16 American looking at British schools for undergrad and considering finance BSCH 13 5y
+18 Does Goldman Sachs use only one Hirevue Interview to consider all different positions you apply ? IB 7 5y
+17 Working 55-hour week increases risk of death: UN IB 6 5y
+9 Bridgewater Reputation for Internship/Full-Time? HF 9 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Wealth Management AM Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 5y
0 Mega Fund off-cycle internship London PE 3 5y
+14 Undergrad in finance from Bocconi and worked in luxury for 2 years. Want to switch to corporate finance or consulting. What master's should I do? Should I take the CFA? CF 4 5y
+3 2021 IB Comp Increase? IB 6 5y
+7 PE first round interview in 1 week. What's the best use of my time? PE 1 5y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors CO Data 5y
+3 BX SA 22? PE 8 5y
+9 Why do F500's Bring non-local People as Head of APAC, LATAM? OFF 1 5y
+3 Studies JOB 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Exiting into tech roles without an MBA - most of my colleagues seem to go into PE CO 6 5y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Is Warwick a target?? BSCH 8 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring CO Data 5y
+9 Lost Soul Career Options JOB 1 5y
0 GreerWalker CPAs and Advisors - Company Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+9 Offer to move to NY from Toronto to do IB M&A. Would only want to go for 1 - 1.5 years, would it be worth it to experience NY and a larger market? JOB 1 5y
+148 Chose Evercore over GS & MS for Full Time - Did I make the right choice? IB 46 5y
+12 Best for lateraling: Deal volume vs. Deal Value? IB 6 5y
+15 Job Help! Good experience for PE roles? JOB 4 5y
0 BofA GCIB Regional Showcase & Industry Spotlight – Networking Sessions IB 1 5y
+7 Credit Suisse Women’s Mentor Program 2021 IB 54 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley SA 2022 - Menlo Interviews IB 11 5y
+6 Any thoughts on Connecticut College for Econ/Finance? BSCH 2 5y
0 WSO Podcast | E162: IB to Corp Dev + M&A with Internship Stacking from a Non-target 0 5y
+9 Grad School VS. Experience JOB 1 5y
+98 Cold emails - what makes you answer? JOB 41 5y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+51 Underpaid even @ 7 figures?? HF 25 5y
+19 Which Non-IB Pre-MBA career? CO 18 5y
0 Tx - Company Data 5y
+1 Evercore M&A vs PJT SA (M&A) IB 2 5y
0 Is it important to ask good questions during an interview? JOB 1 5y
+17 MSRE Advice RE 2 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Internationals need sponsorship for OPT? JOB 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+22 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and SSG IB 11 5y
0 KeyBanc FT 2021 IB 2 5y
+10 Raine Group IB 5 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Secondaries IB Data 5y
0 Regions Bank - Interview - Corporate Banking IB Data 5y
0 Commerce Bank - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 5y
0 Cowen Group - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
+12 Multifamily book recommendations? RE 4 5y
+15 Does anyone have color on the lateral pre-MBA PE associate market/process? PE 6 5y
+3 Any crash courses on Microsoft Word? IB 1 5y
0 Deloitte - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 5y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 OFF-CYCLE Milan TR 1 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 5y
+6 Dutch Healthcare IB exit opps JOB 1 5y
0 Golf NYC OFF 1 5y
+9 How To Go About Getting A Fall Internship (Repost) JOB 1 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue Aug 31st, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue Aug 24th, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue Aug 17th, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue Aug 10th, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue Aug 3rd, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue July 27th, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue July 20th, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 WSO Office Hours with Chief Monkey Patrick Curtis - Tue July 13th, 12:30pm EDT 0 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5y

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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