+6 Should I avoid mentioning a gap year as part of my "story"? IB 3 4y
+59 Careers in Finance (other than IB) that make 6 figs OFF 64 4y
0 Centerview Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 4y
+10 What firms have significant S&T desks apart from BB's? TR 3 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring ER Data 4y
+12 Big 4 vals -> Corp Dev resume advice CF 1 4y
+9 How can I break into trading? Laid-off recently TR 2 4y
+20 Quantitative Research vs. Quantitative Trader Prestige HF 6 4y
0 Fidelity Investments - Review - Investment Banking PE Data 4y
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking PE Data 4y
+48 Impossible! MBA average compensation 10 years in. Any help? BSCH 20 4y
+47 Katerra - Updates? RE 15 4y
+6 Severity of the 2020 Recession IB 1 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Private Equity PE Data 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 4y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+3 Full time recruiting 2021 - Corona IB 1 4y
+200 Why Banks Need to Make a Faster Move IB 46 4y
0 Jones Lang LaSalle - Review - Commercial RE Data 4y
+12 Is it alright to still be networking? JOB 6 4y
0 Jones Lang LaSalle - Salary & Bonus - Commercial RE Data 4y
0 Century Advisors - Company Data 4y
0 Enel - Company Data 4y
+17 Was swearing while my colleagues heard it over Skype IB 7 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) TR Data 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) TR Data 4y
+3 Credit Investments JOB 1 4y
+29 Analyst Lateral from MM to BB/EB IB 6 4y
0 AIG - Salary & Bonus - Investments AM Data 4y
+10 Can anyone help me with pitching a stock (NOT) to buy and DCF for a club I'm interviewing for IB 4 4y
+30 How is COVID affecting deal flow & working hours for IB analysts? IB 6 4y
+29 Random food questions OFF 20 4y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Risk AM Data 4y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk AM Data 4y
+133 Do interviewers "go easy" on diversity candidates in comparison to non-diversity candidates? CO 55 4y
+3 Leveraged Finance Preparation IB 1 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 4y
+34 Thoughts On Leaving MM IB As 1st Year Analyst to Source @ TA/Summit/PSG? PE 14 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+4 Coping with WFH in IB IB 3 4y
+3 Changing Summer Internship offer to Fall internship? IB 1 4y
+11 What are my options at this point if my internship has been cancelled? IB 6 4y
+16 Compared to 08 OFF 6 4y
+5 Crude Futures ETFs: Question On Rolling Contracts INV 7 4y
+14 Arrangements when price of a future contract go to negative TR 12 4y
+26 Dating in Investment Banking IB 10 4y
+12 Still trying to make sense of this end of internship interview for SA2020 IB 1 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity PE Data 4y
+14 I have a 3.025 GPA from a good state school and 750 GMAT,My chances? BSCH 8 4y
+3 Industry Group Updates due to Corona IB 1 4y
+9 Blackrock has gone virtual WSO 1 4y
+3 Is it still worth applying? non target sophomore PE 1 4y
+3 Equity research analyst interview ER 1 4y
+9 How is Purdue University for Quant? would an economics degree from Krannert and Stats degree do good? BSCH 1 4y
+3 CapIq Issues OFF 1 4y
+10 Trump wants to stop Immigration, also all Visa processes stopped. OFF 8 4y
0 Trading / investing books to take advantage of the coronavirus / COVID trading volatility? INV 1 4y
+25 Breaking up with Asset Management Connection OFF 5 4y
+13 Investcorp PE 10 4y
0 JLL - Review - Debt Capital Markets RE Data 4y
0 JLL - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets RE Data 4y
0 Remote Start to Associate Programme PE 2 4y
0 Taohui Investment - Interview - Generalist PE Data 4y
0 Taohui Investment - Company Data 4y
0 BlackRock - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+7 HK bankers’ role in Chinese companies listing in US IB 3 4y
+20 IRR Math (Payout in Multiple Years) Question PE 8 4y
+15 High Level DCF Question IB 2 4y
+38 Difference between Infrastructure and industrials? IB 6 4y
0 HPE - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CO Data 4y
+7 Application status "Currently not under consideration" Goldman Sachs IB 4 4y
0 First Horizon National Corporation - Review - Private Banking AM Data 4y
0 First Horizon National Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking AM Data 4y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting PE Data 4y
+1 FCA exams (UK): any resources ? IB 3 4y
0 It’s not just me having trouble securing any finance internships? OFF 1 4y
+9 Hopping on the Resume Review Train RES 2 4y
0 MasterCard - Review - Engineering CO Data 4y
0 MasterCard - Salary & Bonus - Engineering CO Data 4y
0 Google - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Is Yergin's The Quest worth the read? OFF 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
+2 William Blair - Review - Asset Management AM Data 4y
+9 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives IB Data 4y
+2 The Reading List IB 1 4y
+3 Moelis & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
+19 MM PE Recruiting Timeline PE 8 4y
+15 Do PE firms sponsor MBAs? PE 5 4y
+3 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Trading TR Data 4y
+11 What major CRE transactions have still been taking place despite the pandemic? RE 3 4y
+23 MFS Investment Management - Review - Mutual Funds AM Data 4y
+3 MFS Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Mutual Funds AM Data 4y
0 Lazard Middle Market - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Lazard Middle Market - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - Generalist IB Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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