+9 Investment Banking Cover Letters... How I heard about the firm..... JOB 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Equity Research ER Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 7y
0 PwC - Review - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
+3 topic deleted JOB 1 7y
+7 LBO Model without circular references IB 5 7y
+3 Wellington Post Superday Timeline AM 2 7y
+10 Help w/ O&G Question OTH 1 7y
0 Capco - Review - NA CO Data 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Hedge Fund HF Data 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund HF Data 7y
0 Capco - Salary & Bonus - NA CO Data 7y
+34 Effective communication (for non-natives) OFF 11 7y
+8 How often does your firm drug test? OFF 3 7y
0 PwC - Review - Consulting CO Data 7y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Trading TR Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
+28 White Cotton Button-Down Oxford FASH 27 7y
+3 FT-Consulting Spring Recruiting CO 1 7y
+40 How are you "macro equity" guys doing? (Druckenmiller/Bessent style) HF 20 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 MHT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+20 When is the slowest time of the year? Do you get extended time off? IB 7 7y
0 wrong forum i guess JOB 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
+19 Transfer vs Stay BSCH 5 7y
+9 Is Accelerated Recruiting Over? JOB 1 7y
+1 Citi Early ID Undergraduate 2019 IB 1 7y
0 Bain Capital - Review - NA AM Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA AM Data 7y
+18 Not getting anywhere with bigger shops that I want an off-cycle at, should I just cold call/go in person? JOB 8 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
+3 time AM 1 7y
+15 Best way to apply to mid-market UK firms IB 3 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
+3 Virtual SuperDay at BNP Paribas CF 1 7y
+3 Applications and Knows Affiliates in Public Office IB 1 7y
+15 What exactly do "real estate consultants" do? RE 6 7y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Generalist CF Data 7y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 UBS AM - Summer Intern Programme AM 4 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 7y
+23 Looking to talk to RE Developers about the capital raising and investor management process RE 5 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Treasury Data 7y
+10 SA opportunities - UBS vs Barings RE 3 7y
+10 Advice to get into investment baking IB 1 7y
+14 Firm vs Analyst for Buyside Recruiting, Business school, Non-high finance jobs ER 2 7y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 California Assetsbank, Inc - Company Data 7y
+348 Best lmao/oh shit moments you've ever had OFF 30 7y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Trading TR Data 7y
+91 How real is the pigeonhole? PE 46 7y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities HF Data 7y
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research AM Data 7y
+13 Funds that invest in illiquid opportunities HF 9 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Risk Management IB Data 7y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - NA IB Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management IB Data 7y
+40 BO to FO probability IB 20 7y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Valuation IB Data 7y
0 OMERS - Review - Generalist PE Data 7y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Interview - Technology Consulting CO Data 7y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 7y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Wellington Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 KBW Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Wellington Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Operations IB Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Operations IB Data 7y
+23 Tiny PE firm or established PE fund of funds? PE 3 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 7y
0 Arup - Review - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 Arup - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 Black Diamond Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 7y
+4 Has anyone ever had to release there dmv records to their employer? JOB 2 7y
+15 What is your salary expectation? Interview question ER at BB ER 6 7y
+9 BB Internship as Freshman... Privilege? IB 11 7y
+100 Any other targets get screwed by this year's Summer Analyst recruiting cycle? What are your plans now? IB 37 7y
0 GCA Savvian - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 GCA Savvian - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - NA CF Data 7y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 7y
0 Podcast: Building an international career -- Austin Arensberg (Scrum Ventures) -- 1/1 0 7y
0 Podcast: Smiling at success laughing at failure -- Dave Berkus -- 12/25 0 7y
0 Podcast: Having no failures -- Dave Samuel -- 12/18 0 7y
0 Podcast: The startup journey -- Jeff Solomon -- 12/11 0 7y
0 Mednax - Company Data 7y
0 Western Reserve Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
+80 Uber IPO and the Morgan Stanley Banker / Driver IB 25 7y
+5 Interview Q: How to tell an industrials company from healthcare co IB 3 7y
0 Advantage Partners - Company Data 7y

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 (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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