+22 While using a DCF and WACC, where do I input my own required rate of return? IB 7 5y
0 Falcon and Associates - Company Data 5y
+102 From weighing 280 pounds and a 2.5 GPA at a Non-Target, to 200 pounds and an Interview with McKinsey CO 22 5y
+3 Nomura HK IBD vs. HSBC HK IBD (for SA) IB 2 5y
0 CDW - Company Data 5y
+19 Equity Research: Future Outlook. ER 3 5y
+151 What happens after the golden ticket? BB IB -> MM/MF PE -> HBS-> PE/HF: then what? IB 94 5y
0 Anheuser Busch InBev - Salary & Bonus - Supply Chain CF Data 5y
+55 Struggling with Managerial Activities in Stretch Role CO 9 5y
+3 Asset Management Client Service--> Asset Management Analyst--> IB Analyst...?? IB 1 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 5y
+15 Big 4 TAS vs MF PE Investor Relations? JOB 0 5y
0 Lateraling from non-modelling Levfin group to Elite Boutique/Coverage IB 5 5y
0 Marathon Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Foundry Commercial - Company Data 5y
+15 How long do you need to stay at a company before looking for other opps? RE 3 5y
+7 Which bank in your opinion has the nicest business cards? IB 5 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Prime Brokerage TR Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage TR Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5y
0 EcoTech Marine - Company Data 5y
0 Freddie Mac - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 5y
+9 Relevant jobs for career transitioning JOB 2 5y
+6 Goldman SSG Upcoming Interview HF 2 5y
+12 Pivoting out of internal audit for a research role JOB 1 5y
+17 Product Management to ER after 1-yr post MBA ER 1 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Generalist IB Data 5y
+6 M&A Trends IB 1 5y
+57 Should I get straight to the point in my cold email? RE 13 5y
0 Oliver Wyman - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 5y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Fixed Income HF Data 5y
+3 Client Service at BB: good foot in the door for IB? IB 1 5y
0 State Farm Insurance - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services TR Data 5y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Private Wealth Management AM Data 5y
0 Oliver Wyman - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Restructuring CO Data 5y
0 PwC - Review - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring CO Data 5y
0 BDO - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
0 BDO - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 5y
+3 Do you need to get your MBA after college to become a executive? BSCH 1 5y
0 JPMorgan Chase - Interview - Asset Management AM Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Leveraged Finance CF Data 5y
+4 Worked 2 years on buyside after MBA. Can I still get into investment banking? IB 1 5y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance CF Data 5y
+3 Reaching out to school alums after headhunter shares name of firm with you? PE 1 5y
0 HVS San Francisco - Salary & Bonus - Valuation RE Data 5y
+14 How do bonuses at BBs work if you get a buyside offer? IB 3 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 Optiver - Review - Generalist TR Data 5y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 5y
0 Third Bridge - Interview - Research CO Data 5y
+4 Has anyone completed a Part-Time/Online PhD in finance/economics while working full-time on the street? BSCH 4 5y
+3 Cowen M&A IB 2 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Marshall and Stevens - Review - Valuation CO Data 5y
0 Marshall and Stevens - Salary & Bonus - Valuation CO Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Financial Planning and Analysis CF Data 5y
+9 Looking to pivot government internship experience into an entry level IB, management consulting role JOB 1 5y
0 Aon - Review - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 5y
0 Aon - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 5y
0 Rockwood Asset Management - Interview - Investments AM Data 5y
0 Rockwood Asset Management - Company Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 5y
0 Lloyds Banking Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 FTI Consulting - Interview - Management Consulting CO Data 5y
0 Lloyds Banking Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Heidrick Struggles - Company Data 5y
0 PwC - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 5y
0 ISO Energy - Interview - Energy Data 5y
0 ISO Energy - Company Data 5y
+16 Starting in brokerage RE 6 5y
+12 30-minute case interview? PE 1 5y
0 Intracorp - Company Data 5y
0 D2C and Inventory Modeling OFF 0 5y
0 Optiver - Review - Trading TR Data 5y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Trading TR Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Hadley Harris (ENIAC Ventures) – Starting over at 30 0 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 University of Michigan - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Investments AM Data 5y
+22 CMBS vs IS / Debt Brokerage RE 11 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 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

May 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

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (21) $373
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
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