+16 Trading at Oil Company vs. Bank TR 16 7y
+21 Looking to hire a gas scheduler/analytics person at shell trading TR 4 7y
+11 Advising Sell-side vs Buy-side on an LBO IB 1 7y
+2 Invest Like the Street Program? WSO 1 7y
+11 WSO Happy Hour DC Area: Thursday, 4/28, 8pm @ Roofer's Union in Adams Morgan RE 46 7y
+37 Networking dinner with a banker.. HELP with ETIQUETTE PLS!! IB 7 7y
+25 JP Morgan 2018 SA Networking Dinner (school-specific) IB 12 7y
+44 BB&T IBD IB 55 7y
+51 Quitting without two weeks notice IB 54 7y
+23 does restructuring pidgeonhole for other ib groups? IB 6 7y
+31 Wharton/Princeton/Yale Undergrad BSCH 23 7y
+25 learning finance on your own? JOB 30 7y
+326 11 Steps to Becoming a Finance Jedi JOB 108 7y
0 And BofA joins the fun IB 28 7y
+65 Target School Candidates Who Bombed an Interview OFF 44 7y
+27 real estate private equity vs. real estate development RE 19 7y
+13 Best Bars OFF 47 7y
0 Baruch College VS Fordham University? NUI 4 7y
+76 Do people network in luxury apartments? OFF 36 7y
+15 Is it better to "Major" in Finance or Concentrate in Finance for IBD? IB 12 7y
0 Undergrad b-school class BSCH 7 7y
0 After PIMCO Superday AM 1 7y
+52 How Do You Stand Out in Large Networking Events? JOB 14 7y
+37 Analytics or FP&A best way into Strategy/dev function? CF 8 7y
+16 Why tech banking? IB 8 7y
+46 Equity Structuring (JV vs Pref vs ?) RE 20 7y
0 Breaking into Corporate Strategy CF 6 7y
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+5 F500 Corporate Finance salary vs Public accounting? OTH 5 7y
+41 CFA L3 Results IB 39 7y
0 In Operations is it possible OTH 2 7y
+15 Does my business concentration matter? IB 22 7y
0 Summer Salary for IB Interns IB 34 7y
+15 Are IBD and S&T lifestyles compatible?? IB 3 7y
+28 Transitioning to ER from IR ER 5 7y
+92 Bankers and Bad Relationships OFF 51 7y
+13 BB REIB (Companies) vs Brokerage REIB (Properties) RE 3 7y
+6 NYU MSRE - Admissions RE 1 7y
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+6 Clarion Partners - Any Recent Info/Stories/Insight? RE 1 7y
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0 MS FID vs GS QIS SA TR 9 7y
+11 "Office Visit" or Interview? IB 7 7y
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+17 CT Shirts FASH 21 7y
+46 Top RX Exit Opps IB 20 7y
+13 M&A case study IB 10 7y
+38 "Real Estate Investment Banking" RE 6 7y
+73 Real Estate IB Groups IB 63 7y
+6 Class Size of Post-MBA Associate in Restructuring IB 1 7y
0 Bloomberg Anywhere TR 3 7y
+31 PIMCO credit research or T Rowe equity research AM 23 7y
+13 Pigeonholed into one asset class? RE 4 7y
+80 Networking Topics? What do you talk about? IB 49 7y
+33 Is GoBuyside a joke? PE 9 7y
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0 Yale Bankers BSCH 15 7y
0 GPA for a Sales Position in S&T and How Hard It Really Is? TR 40 7y
0 Oil & Gas OTH 1 7y
0 95/5 Equity Structure Question RE 22 7y
+35 Energy Trading: Career Path, Lifestyle, Wages, etc TR 13 7y
+41 Waterfall structure out of whack? RE 19 7y
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+28 Argument for "Incoming Investment Banking Summer Analyst" IB 8 7y
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+115 at the money option delta = 0.5??? TR 70 7y
+14 Infrastructure finance / Power / Utilities group IB 5 7y
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+28 Appraisal/Valuation exit opportunities RE 32 7y
+35 How do first-year analysts get paid? RE 23 7y
+38 SAs: How much are you making? IB 62 7y
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+12 EV Formula for Banks ... ? IB 3 7y
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+13 Crtique Cold Email JOB 10 7y
+44 Specialties among Megafunds PE 15 7y
+17 Is It Normal To Have Days At Work Where You Don't Have a Single Task to Work On? IB 5 7y
+54 Change in Net Working Capital Formula IB 74 7y
+57 Best Closing Dinners IB 26 7y
+70 Funniest Work Experiences/Stories OFF 31 7y
+67 The most valuable soccer brands IB 60 7y
+114 Three Things You Didn't Know About Becoming A Rock-Star Analyst IB 28 7y
0 3.4 vs 3.5 GPA IB 5 7y
+20 2 Layers of Debt (Circular Reference Modeling Question) RE 9 7y
+13 What is the dress code where you work? OFF 25 7y
+77 Making Partner at a Megafund PE 8 7y
+31 Protocol for handling "the offer call" JOB 34 7y
+13 Working in FiDi IB 13 7y
0 How to break into oil trading? TR 34 7y
+45 Financial Statement Overview: Which Statement is the Most Important? IB 39 7y
+11 How do you accept an offer? IB 13 7y
+93 How to Break into the Hedge Fund Industry HF 160 7y

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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