0 Cowen Group - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Credit Risk Data 8y
0 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT - Salary & Bonus - NA HF Data 8y
0 PwC - Review - Audit Data 8y
+12 Thoughts on the new "Securities Industry Essentials" exam? Helpful to pursuing IB career? IB 1 8y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 8y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 8y
+3 Resume Feedback greatly appreciated! RES 1 8y
+12 Restructuring Associate Exit Opps IB 3 8y
+17 Underwriting Roof & Structure RE 9 8y
0 Great American Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 8y
+10 RX Lateraling IB 2 8y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Review - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 8y
+78 Do all equity l/s teams work an insane amount? HF 56 8y
+3 Starwood Capital Group Capital Markets SA RE 1 8y
0 BlackRock - Review - NA AM Data 8y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 8y
+18 Why would you ever issue debt at a discount? IB 7 8y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - NA AM Data 8y
0 Oliver Wyman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 8y
0 The New York Times - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 8y
0 The New York Times - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 8y
+21 Question about link between balance sheet and income statement JOB 7 8y
+18 Any info on Byron Trott's BDT Capital? IB 18 8y
0 Nuveen Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 8y
+3 Yearly global transactions commercial RE total? RE 1 8y
+2 Why aren't there many women in IB? OFF 3 8y
+28 SA 2019 Decision IB 15 8y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
+32 Best Industries to Cover in Investment Banking IB 10 8y
0 Protiviti - Review - Technology Consulting CO Data 8y
0 Protiviti - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting CO Data 8y
0 Cowen Group - Review - NA IB Data 8y
0 Cowen Group - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Leveraged Finance PE Data 8y
+38 Cumming Corporation RE 8 8y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Generalist TR Data 8y
+34 Millstein acquired by Guggenheim. Thoughts? IB 10 8y
+23 Client Associate to Middle Office without MBA? AM 5 8y
0 Prudential - Review - Operations Data 8y
0 Prudential - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Commercial Banking Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist PE Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 8y
+14 What are the hardest technical questions you've been asked or have asked in a Banking Interview? IB 11 8y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Review - NA AM Data 8y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Salary & Bonus - NA AM Data 8y
0 Daiwa Securities Group - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Daiwa Securities Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+3 Deleted.....,. RE 2 8y
+12 Distressed HF - RE group, questions HF 2 8y
0 Seapoint Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 Seapoint Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
+10 Picking a double major OFF 3 8y
0 Seapoint Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Project Finance CF Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Project Finance CF Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management AM Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Prime Brokerage IB Data 8y
+9 Should I state which IBD Product Group I want to intern for in my Cover Letter and Interviews? IB 1 8y
0 HSBC - Interview - Asset Management AM Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage IB Data 8y
+77 What makes a good short? INV 40 8y
+90 Physical Trading - Energy Commodity Preferences TR 32 8y
+7 Capex in JV IB 4 8y
0 Eureka Capital Partners - Review - Generalist IB Data 8y
+8 How To Pick A Stock ? OFF 1 8y
+3 IPO - timeline of underwriting process IB 1 8y
0 Willis Towers Watson - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 8y
+18 Need Advice: Barclays ER or continue hunting IB 17 8y
+11 Best Fit Jobs/Firms For Non-(Ivy, Finance, 4.0) Type People JOB 3 8y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - NA AM Data 8y
0 TD Bank - Review - Real Estate RE Data 8y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA AM Data 8y
0 William Blair - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 William Blair - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Review - Transaction Advisory Services Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 8y
+10 How To Stand Out At Career Night JOB 3 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Research ER Data 8y
+11 Why natural resources? OFF 9 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Commercial Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 8y
+3 Prudential Fixed Income Rotationals Quant Interview AM 1 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 8y
0 Regions Bank - Review - Healthcare IB Data 8y
+37 Current Investment Bank Tiers and Future Trends IB 19 8y

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 97.1%

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

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