+56 SA2020: WF vs. DB IB 25 6y
+3 DB vs. UBS IB 3 6y
+10 MUFG Exit Ops? IB 4 6y
0 BarCap v. Deutsche Help! JOB 13 6y
+8 Have you cheated on your significant other? Is it a normal culture in your office? OFF 5 6y
+3 How does the employment background check/verification process work for PE? PE 1 6y
0 Brown Gibbons Lang and Company - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Medical Properties Trust - Company Data 6y
0 Advanced Analytical Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Salary IB 1 6y
0 Peloton Group - Company Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Equity Capital Markets ER Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
+21 Excel question for Management Fee calculation RE 6 6y
+13 Tired topic but still : IB or S&T? JOB 1 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Advisory RE Data 6y
+13 Free Solo OFF 1 6y
+3 Stress relievers PE 1 6y
+4 Reapplying for full-time MBB roles after second round rejection for summer internship CO 2 6y
+5 Goldman in the Middle Market? IB 4 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA IB Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 6y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
+12 Prudential Private Capital Summer Analyst JOB 1 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Advisory CO Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Advisory CO Data 6y
+12 Stuck in Controller Role HF 1 6y
+4 Negative Interest Rates IB 2 6y
0 Optiver - Interview - NA TR Data 6y
+18 BB Full-Time VS. Full-Time Masters IB 5 6y
0 The Walt Disney Company - Review - Supply Chain Data 6y
0 The Walt Disney Company - Salary & Bonus - Supply Chain Data 6y
0 Amiral Gestion - Company Data 6y
0 National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Company Data 6y
+9 Experis/ManPowerGroup? What HHs are legit, and what are a waste of time? IB 1 6y
+46 Harvard MDes - real estate RE 29 6y
+12 Internal transfer - help/advice? JOB 1 6y
+12 'Branded' Employer vs 'Non-Branded' Employer (Non-Finance for Finance) OFF 2 6y
+3 Lev Fin case study IB 1 6y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist PE Data 6y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 6y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 6y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Wealth Management IB Data 6y
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0 Livingstone Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Livingstone Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Old Mission Capital - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
0 Old Mission Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
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0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 6y
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA TR Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - NA TR Data 6y
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0 AGC Partners - Interview - Technology IB Data 6y
0 Bryan Garnier and Co - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
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0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions PE Data 6y
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+4 Smart to send a thank you letter/email after informational call? CO 2 6y
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0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Financial Services CO Data 6y
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0 Accenture - Review - Generalist CO Data 6y
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0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
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0 BTIG LLC - Review - Prime Brokerage HF Data 6y
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0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
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+7 Morgan Stanley LA? IB 5 6y
+3 Which BBs have a fall recruitment process? IB 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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