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0 Brightwood Capital Advisors - Company Data 7y
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+12 Interested in moving from Ops - Supply chain to treasury role CF 1 7y
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0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
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0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Tax Data 7y
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+32 Does Your Resume Have to be Black and White Standard Format? IB 22 7y
0 RREEF Management LLC - Company Data 7y
+10 Risk - Reward of Accepting Early TR 3 7y
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0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
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+3 Email of person from BAML? JOB 1 7y
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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
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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