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0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+12 Headhunted for role - is it worth cold emailing employees through LinkedIn PE 1 6y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+8 Has anyone taken a sabbatical and made their way back to high finance? PE 1 6y
+3 What does full dilution do to a public company's valuation?? IB 1 6y
+18 LTM Entry Clarification - help needed PE 4 6y
+3 What are some examples of alphas that used to be profitable? HF 1 6y
+3 On your first day at new job; does HR still call your previous employer? IB 1 6y
+3 BB GTS/TTS v Bloomberg S&A - SA IB 1 6y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
+24 Negotiating a REPE/REAM job offer RE 1 6y
0 LEK Consulting - Review - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 Tencent - Review - NA Data 6y
+21 Help! Career Change Advice: Brokerage to Acquisitions/CRE Financial Analyst RE 1 6y
+3 When is the Best time and day for Forex trading? TR 1 6y
0 Intern - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Technology IB Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Technology IB Data 6y
+4 How to Accelerate Recruiting Timeline JOB 2 6y
0 CapM Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
+3 Union Park Capital IB 1 6y
0 CapM Advisors - Company Data 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist AM Data 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 6y
0 PwC - Review - Economic Consulting CO Data 6y
+3 Soft banks Investment strategies IB 1 6y
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0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 6y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas ER Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 6y
+21 Boutique Energy IB Question: Are The Oil/Gas Royalty Trusts' Reserves Worth More Left In the Ground As Carbon Credits? IB 1 6y
0 M III Partners LP - Company Data 6y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
0 CGI Merchant Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Macro HF Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro HF Data 6y
+35 IS—->MM IB—-> PERE RE 7 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Assurance Data 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Assurance Data 6y
+3 A source of "good questions" on investment ideas? HF 1 6y
+4 UBS Internship EMEA - Opinion IB 4 6y
0 Danske Bank - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Danske Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+7 Prop Trading/Quant Trading/Hedge Fund Tiers HF 2 6y
+32 Uber employees can finally sell their stock. Well... OFF 7 6y
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0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Analytics Data 6y
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0 PwC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Equity Research ER Data 6y
+2 How Should I Prepare IB 1 6y
0 Lloyds Banking Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research TR Data 6y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
+3 Model Speed Test IB 1 6y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 6y
+18 Major Brokerage Capital Markets Interview & Skills Assessment test RE 7 6y
0 KLH Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 6y
+3 Rx groups of PJT/HL/Laz/etc. recruiting summer associates from top MBAs? IB 1 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring IB Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 6y
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+463 HF PM Q&A HF 200 6y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 6y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+28 Distressed M&A IB 8 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+75 Money $$ or Self-respect? OFF 38 6y
+34 tech moves everything around me... OFF 12 6y
0 PwC - Review - Assurance Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Assurance Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
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0 PwC - Review - Oil & Gas CO Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas CO Data 6y
+12 Current employment contract states that I cannot sign employment contract with other firm even after my termination? IB 1 6y
0 Cadence Bank - Company Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Review - Private Equity PE Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Global Atlantic Financial Group - Interview - Investment Management AM Data 6y
0 Capital One Financial - Review - Retail Banking Data 6y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 6y
+9 I am about to lose my current job and offer from another company IB 1 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

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