0 Northwestern Mutual - Review - Generalist AM Data 7y
0 Northwestern Mutual - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 7y
+3 Nevermind. RE 1 7y
+3 Santander 2019 SA Superday IB 2 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Review - Trading TR Data 7y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Trading TR Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Assurance Data 7y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Review - Generalist TR Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Private Wealth Management Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 7y
+15 Please help me with Excel IB 9 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 7y
+6 WSO REIT modeling class - cheaper online source or book anywhere? RE 1 7y
+13 any advice for someone about to interview at Goldman? JOB 9 7y
+6 BlackRock ACS Superday AM 13 7y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management CO Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Société Générale - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
+12 Can someone share some insights about the hiring process at those big financial service firms? JOB 1 7y
+13 Which gig? Healthcare Real Estate vs. HealthTech Incubator JOB 1 7y
+9 BCG GAMMA Take home case CO 5 7y
0 State Farm Insurance - Review - Sales Data 7y
+8 Can you start your own ER firm? ER 4 7y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+12 BB to Middle Market IB Lateral Thoughts? IB 1 7y
+3 Can I bribe WSO admin to give me lots of bananas and put me in top 10 ranking of contributors? OFF 7 7y
+19 Asset Management at PE fund or Acquisitions at Pension Fund RE 10 7y
+31 Should I give up on trying to move from tier two consulting to blue chip PE and instead shoot for banking? PE 9 7y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Review - Equity Capital Markets TR Data 7y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets TR Data 7y
+13 Is collections debt an issue during background checks? IB 2 7y
+3 what is a jr analyst? ER 2 7y
+12 Forensics --> Valuations --> Corporate Finance? CF 1 7y
0 Procter & Gamble - Review - Research Data 7y
0 Aberdeen Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - NA AM Data 7y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Lantern Capital Partners - Company Data 7y
0 Helios Investment Partners - Company Data 7y
+6 Risk-Based Capital Charges_Life Insurance Companies OTH 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 7y
0 Freddie Mac - Review - Audit Data 7y
+22 Business School Type Real Estate Case Studies RE 16 7y
0 Freddie Mac - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 7y
+3 100% bonus for financials betting OFF 1 7y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Punter Southall - Interview - Insurance CO Data 7y
0 Punter Southall - Company Data 7y
+3 Investment ROI question IB 2 7y
+10 Preparation for CV RES 8 7y
+17 Lazard SF TMT - Same as Lazard MM TMT? IB 12 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Derivatives CO Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives CO Data 7y
+3 Buy side tips PE 1 7y
0 PwC - Review - Advisory CO Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Advisory CO Data 7y
0 Citibank (Hong Kong) - Interview - Treasury Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
+17 UIC good enough? JOB 15 7y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity PE Data 7y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 7y
+45 How hard is it to get into corporate banking? IB 27 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Generalist CO Data 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
+5 UBS Sophomore Investment Banking Internship IB 2 7y
+14 MD of Boutique Told Me To Follow Up With Him The Following Week - I Did With a Phone Call and An Email...Now What? IB 4 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Asset Management CF Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management CF Data 7y
+11 Tier 2 Asset Manager vs AQR JOB 2 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Structured Products IB Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products IB Data 7y
+18 Mid-Day Interview/Meeting Attire RE 7 7y
+117 In my 30s and want to start over OFF 50 7y
0 Jefferies - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
+11 phone interview. Is it a negative sign? IB 7 7y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
0 Western Commerce Group - Company Data 7y
+20 Career Advice Banking vs Consulting IB 8 7y
+57 Is it normal to feel stressed after taking an offer at a BB JOB 17 7y
+13 What are the best non-Bumble/Tinder dating apps? OFF 9 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 7y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 7y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+4 IPO instead of LBO for Hertz in 2005 IB 1 7y
+4 Why investment Banking, other than the money? IB 4 7y
+16 First Job Career Question RE 3 7y
+3 Goldman Sachs Undergraduate Camp/Pride Summit/Women's Event 2019 IB 1 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Risk Management Data 7y
+18 Modular Real Estate Construction RE 8 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
+11 Institutional Trading VS Self Employed Trading Path TR 4 7y
0 Analysis Group - Review - NA CO Data 7y
0 Analysis Group - Salary & Bonus - NA CO Data 7y
+19 How much of a raise after 1 year? RE 6 7y
+3 Meeting invite to "Discuss Next Steps" JOB 2 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
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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