+9 Profile Review For Masters in Financial Analysis from LSB and other competitive MFin courses outside the US BSCH 1 9mo
0 Duff & Phelps - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 9mo
0 China Merchants Bank - Review - NA Data 9mo
+12 Re-applying for Full-time Management Consulting Roles Next Year CO 4 9mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail IB Data 9mo
+1 Networking tips IB 1 9mo
+9 Ross vs Stern vs Vanderbilt HOD vs USC undergrad for MBB/I bank BSCH 4 9mo
+23 What college should I chose if I want to go into IB? BSCH 13 9mo
0 JPMorgan - Interview - NA Data 9mo
+143 UBS MD Known for Verbally Abusing Juniors. HR/Staffer Looked Away IB 71 9mo
+16 FO role back to IB / PE PE 10 9mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 9mo
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 9mo
+64 Do part-time MBAs at M7s place grads into IB? JOB 44 9mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 9mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist HF Data 9mo
+18 Wells Fargo Group Placement IB 25 9mo
+26 MS HK vs. GS Beijing (IB SA) IB 25 9mo
0 Stifel Sophomore Explorers Program IB 1 9mo
+29 Details on JMI Equity Analyst Program? PE 13 9mo
0 JMI Equity FT 2026 PE 3 9mo
0 UBS AG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 9mo
+26 Where does Mastercard Advisors & Consulting Services rank among these firms? CO 10 9mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 9mo
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Generalist Data 9mo
+9 HS Internship - Spring Semester/Summer JOB 4 9mo
+6 BB Credit Risk to PC? CR 1 9mo
+13 PC SA -----> Rx FT IB 7 9mo
0 City National Bank - Review - Real Estate Data 9mo
0 City National Bank - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 9mo
0 Société Génrale CIB - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking TR Data 9mo
+1 rede partners 2026 analyst program PE 3 9mo
+6 SIG and Bernstein FT ER 2 9mo
0 Alpha FMC - Interview - Generalist IB Data 9mo
0 Equity research ER 1 9mo
+19 Premed considering IB IB 7 9mo
0 Deloitte - Review - Infrastructure CF Data 9mo
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure CF Data 9mo
0 Warrants PE 3 9mo
0 Average age for MM PM promote IB 3 9mo
+9 Modeling seller's rollover equity in a roll-up PE 1 9mo
+8 What laptop should I get? OFF 14 9mo
0 Deloitte - Interview - Infrastructure CF Data 9mo
0 Star Mountain Capital - Review - Secondaries Data 9mo
+6 Modeling search fund returns to searchers PE 1 9mo
0 Star Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 9mo
+14 FT 2026 IB 8 9mo
+15 Investment Banking Risk to Front Office IB 2 9mo
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 9mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Generalist Data 9mo
0 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Review - NA Data 9mo
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9mo
+48 Start up Hedge Fund Economics for Juniors? HF 16 9mo
0 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 9mo
0 District Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 9mo
+6 Finally finishing up FT recruiting IB 13 9mo
0 PE Value Compensation PE 1 9mo
+7 How do you track projects at your firm? RE 8 9mo
0 Thoughts on CMD Global Partners Investment Banking? IB 0 9mo
+21 How much do asssociates at bridgewater make? HF 28 9mo
+5 FINRA Exams IB 2 9mo
0 Aksia - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 9mo
+9 Is it worth to work in Ops at MS or KYC analyst JOB 4 9mo
+4 Fintech Banks IB 5 9mo
0 Fintech IB 2 9mo
+10 Stout in 2025? IB 3 9mo
0 BDO - Review - Audit Data 9mo
+3 Which Large Developers Give % of Dev Fees? RE 3 9mo
+17 EB FIG teams? IB 15 9mo
+13 Trafigura Commercial Programme 2026 TR 2 9mo
+5 TMT Techincals + Foundation IB 3 9mo
+25 Financial Sponsor Coverage VS Investor Relations - exit opps IB 11 9mo
0 Titan Wealth Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 9mo
0 Generalist at FO with PC focus, mainly distressed, +$10b AUM CR 1 9mo
0 From Capital Markets to Sales & Trading IB 1 9mo
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Valuation Data 9mo
+7 Interns asking for FT during interview IB 11 9mo
+9 EE background, target EU uni, no London interviews – am I cooked? IB 4 9mo
+25 Investment Banking in Poland: deals, prestige hours, lifestyle etc. IB 29 9mo
0 McKinsey and Co - Interview - Generalist CO Data 9mo
+22 Owning cars in London OFF 8 9mo
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist IB Data 9mo
0 Explore Authentic Wholesale Handicrafts Items for Global Buyers OTH 0 9mo
0 Comerica - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9mo
+3 Tranching Software? Does it exist? CR 1 9mo
+1 Am I too late for internships (London) - Any tips? IB 3 9mo
0 Huntington National Bank - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 9mo
0 Compass Lexecon - Interview - Economic Consulting CO Data 9mo
0 Womens Leather Jacket FASH 0 9mo
0 Bank of America Private Bank - Interview - NA Data 9mo
0 Goldman AWM to Lateral IB IB 1 9mo
+6 Including availability in cold outreach emails IB 1 9mo
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Trading TR Data 9mo
+11 Removed HF 1 9mo
+154 Non-targets at GS TMT IB 36 9mo
+6 Common for banks to push laterals back one year? IB 3 9mo
+1 Truist Off-Cycle IB SA 2026 IB 1 9mo
+3 HBS C/O 2028 interviews from PE PE 1 9mo
+9 Stuck in LMM Boutique IB Purgatory - Market or Reality? IB 1 9mo
+9 Use EBITDA as cash flow proxy for simple model? IB 8 9mo

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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 (80) $150
  • 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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