0 Allianz - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 6y
+3 Finishing Operating Model with Only 3 Q's of Financial Statements IB 4 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 6y
+12 How accessible are undergraduate alum for MBA students/alum at the top 10 MBA programs? BSCH 2 6y
+9 Who wears a malachite stone, and to whom is it recommended? FASH 4 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
+9 How to Prepare for a Career in IB? IB 1 6y
+9 Real Estate Developer - Net Working Capital ? IB 1 6y
0 Apple - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Apple - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Grab Financial Group - Company Data 6y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Interview - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield PE Data 6y
+12 Notre Dame Undergraduate for MBB/T2 Consulting (also, MechEng Vs Finance?) OFF 1 6y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Four Elements Capital - Interview - Research AM Data 6y
+12 Duke Letter of Recommendation suggestion BSCH 1 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Foreign Exchange FX TR Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Foreign Exchange FX TR Data 6y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
+12 Interesting offer OFF 1 6y
0 PFM - Review - Public Finance AM Data 6y
0 CIBC World Markets - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
0 PFM - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance AM Data 6y
+9 Direct investing IB 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Capital One Financial - Review - Business Development CO Data 6y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Business Development CO Data 6y
+3 DE Shaw Generalist Intern Interview HF 1 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+9 What type of economics is best to study? BSCH 1 6y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
+28 GS Trading Strats vs. Google/Facebook SWE TR 16 6y
+9 Dimensional Fund Advisors (PM intern) vs. Buy-Side ER JOB 1 6y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Trading AM Data 6y
+24 Need to move to a different PE firm before even starting PE 7 6y
+234 How to hook up at the gym OFF 84 6y
+41 A&M vs. LEK CO 19 6y
+11 Question about valuation (edited) IB 3 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
+3 Threshold OFF 4 6y
+58 Q&A: VP at Morgan Stanley to Leading Corp M&A Department IB 9 6y
+3 Undergrad at Fordham Global Finance @ LC or Baruch Finance? HF 1 6y
0 TransMarket Group - Interview - Generalist TR Data 6y
+10 Sweat Equity or Jump Banks for Progression IB 2 6y
0 Financo - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Financo - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+12 BSchool recruitment prep IB 1 6y
0 Monkey to Millions | Andrew (Session 1) Introduction and Resume Review - 12/17/2019 0 6y
+3 What is better comp for summer analyst gig: (1) Prorated salary (2) Some sort of Hourly Pay? IB 1 6y
0 Zions Bancorporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Capital Markets Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Equity Capital Markets ER Data 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 6y
+3 PE Interview Resources PE 1 6y
0 OppenheimerFunds - Review - Generalist ER Data 6y
0 OppenheimerFunds - Salary & Bonus - Generalist ER Data 6y
+3 Networking for FT recruiting CO 1 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
+27 How much % of superday candidates actually get the offer? IB 14 6y
+12 How important does the validity of previous internship experience matter to vetting process? JOB 2 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+3 Getting into PE from CBS without prior banking PE 3 6y
+4 Leonard Green Recruiter? PE 1 6y
+15 IB exit to HF, low ball offer HF 6 6y
+3 VMG recruiter? PE 1 6y
+21 Is it currently a waste of my time to try and get into IB?? IB 5 6y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Wholesale AM Data 6y
+52 Best Agricultural Trading Firm (ABCD) TR 33 6y
+3 Getting information about a corporate bond CF 1 6y
0 PwC - Review - Pharmaceuticals CO Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Pharmaceuticals CO Data 6y
0 Capstone Headwaters - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Capstone Headwaters - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
+3 Jump from sales trading to IB IB 1 6y
0 E117: Tim Chen (Nerd Wallet) – The trust equation 0 6y
+3 Content removed HF 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 6y
+23 How much do you guys squat? IB 18 6y
+3 JPMorgan Insight Hirevue JOB 1 6y
+32 Leveraging SA at a BB for other FT offers? [London] IB 19 6y
+17 PIMCO - Account Manager Comp/Progression? AM 10 6y
0 Other - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Who wants to start a WSO Mafia? OFF 3 6y
+3 Anarkali Suits: Let You look Appealing FASH 1 6y
+9 How old is too old to become an investment analyst? OFF 1 6y
+18 Being told to "get a clue" by MD; can this be anything but bad? JOB 13 6y
0 PwC - Interview - Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
+3 What happens to internship recruiting during recessions? JOB 1 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Derivatives TR Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives TR Data 6y
+12 Questions to ask Senior VP of a Boutique IB 1 6y
+3 [Deleted] . OFF 1 6y
+14 Talking about deal details in PE interviews PE 2 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $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

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”