0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 7y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+14 Summer 2019 Analyst Last Chance IB 15 7y
+9 Berkshire Hathaway 2019 OFF 8 7y
0 PwC - Review - Tax Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Tax Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA TR Data 7y
0 National Australia Bank - Interview - Compliance Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - NA TR Data 7y
0 Bank of Montreal - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+44 Greatest/Most Impressive thing you have done at work that went completely unnoticed? OFF 30 7y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist ER Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs Realty Management Analyst RE 4 7y
0 AgFirst Farm Credit Bank - Review - Accounting Data 7y
0 AgFirst Farm Credit Bank - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 7y
+3 What to expect for GS's Compliance HireVue? JOB 1 7y
+3 Technical Guides IB 1 7y
0 Moodys Corporation - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 Moodys Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
+5 No interviews for summer 2019 IB 2 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+39 Asset Management exit options vs Investment Banking AM 8 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+12 HELP: MOVING/ JUMPING/ ESCAPING BACK OFFICE (Audit) to FRONT OFFICE JOB 1 7y
+3 BCG Growing Future Leaders CO 1 7y
+10 Which method would yield higher valuations? IB 10 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+12 Switch from Corporate Rating to Investment Banking IB 2 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+3 How relevant or useful is an internship at Stratfor? JOB 1 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading IB Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 EisnerAmper LLP - Review - NA CO Data 7y
0 EisnerAmper LLP - Salary & Bonus - NA CO Data 7y
+51 Common alternative path if Investment Banking doesen’t work out? JOB 18 7y
0 Mercer - Salary & Bonus - NA CO Data 7y
+13 Great first FT jobs besides IB? JOB 3 7y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Energy CO Data 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+10 KPMG Risk Advisory CO 6 7y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 7y
0 Pacific Life Insurance Company - Review - Asset Management AM Data 7y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 7y
0 Pacific Life Insurance Company - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management AM Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail CO Data 7y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Strategy and Operations PE Data 7y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations PE Data 7y
+14 Credit Suisse lead analyst in an attractive sector vs. top-10 HF analyst ER 4 7y
0 Crosstree Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Audit Data 7y
+30 Too young for MBA? BSCH 15 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 7y
0 Bank of Montreal - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading HF Data 7y
+12 Regarding analyst lifestyle/health IB 2 7y
+12 Are Your Applications Ready? BSCH 1 7y
+3 Career in Public Equities and Future AM 2 7y
0 US Trust - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking AM Data 7y
+65 Investment Management After Top MBA - Does Pre-MBA Experience Matter? AM 21 7y
+27 Doing it... applying with a 700! BSCH 10 7y
0 Bank of Montreal - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+20 Standing out in careers/open days JOB 9 7y
+11 KKR Real Estate Private Equity PE 6 7y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Review - Commercial Banking Data 7y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist AM Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 7y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 7y
+21 Why regulate prop trading? TR 1 7y
+7 Would your job be easier/better without quarterly earnings? ER 2 7y
+21 Stern MBA IB Recruiting Competition? BSCH 13 7y
+145 Q&A: Just finished managing 3 summer analysts OFF 35 7y
+9 Gordian Group - Thoughts? IB 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
+4 Projected/Actual (Modeling Question) CF 1 7y
+19 Will I have a decent shot at HBS or GSB? BSCH 9 7y
+47 What is your greatest Achievement? IB 66 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+53 Barclays Best Groups IB 117 7y
+13 Barclays IB FT Group Placement IB 7 7y
+5 Intro from a newbie NUI 3 7y
+13 Career change: from consulting to .... ? JOB 1 7y
+12 Choosing between Equity Research and Leveraged Finance JOB 3 7y
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 7y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 7y
+10 Great reads for Consulting CO 5 7y
+19 What's the worst interview/recruitment experience you've ever had? JOB 17 7y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 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 97.7%
  • 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 (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $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

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”