0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
+5 When to start the job search (in college) RE 4 8y
0 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring CO Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management CO Data 8y
+12 How to get a Fall/Spring Internship IB 1 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Financial Services AM Data 8y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services AM Data 8y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 8y
+3 Leverage Deloitte Consulting FT offer for S&O Interview CO 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking AM Data 8y
+14 How many deals per year does the average MD close? IB 5 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management AM Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+3 Is merger mania occurring in the middle market as well? IB 1 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading IB Data 8y
+3 Chancing and Advice CO 1 8y
+3 Getting discovered by employers online ? OFF 1 8y
+3 Corporate Banking Interview Preparation IB 1 8y
+9 Who here invests in Data Centers? RE 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Leveraged Finance IB Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 8y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 Standard Chartered Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Trading TR Data 8y
0 Allied Irish Banks - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Strategy& - Interview - Financial Services CO Data 8y
+3 How to Incorporate Summer Experience into Resume? IB 1 8y
+20 Is this a MO or FO role? TR 16 8y
+26 what is Valuation Analyst? IB 39 8y
+3 Insight Venture Partners - What to do?!?!?!?!? IB 1 8y
+3 Wells Fargo Markets Summer Analyst TR 1 8y
+3 Insight Venture Partners Networking Social?!?!?! PE 1 8y
0 Peak Rock Capital - Interview - Generalist PE Data 8y
0 Oliver Wyman - Review - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Oliver Wyman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
+3 Cambridge Associate or PFM? JOB 1 8y
+17 HF / PE for SA /FT from undergrad IB 4 8y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring IB Data 8y
+14 Rising junior transfer: can I average my GPA's? RES 16 8y
0 Spell Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets PE Data 8y
0 Spell Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit PE Data 8y
0 Spell Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit PE Data 8y
+7 Asking for a referral after meeting & asking to push resume for another division? IB 3 8y
+41 Current Favourite TV Series OFF 46 8y
0 General Electric - Salary & Bonus - Financial Planning and Analysis CF Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Review - Prime Brokerage AM Data 8y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - NA ER Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage AM Data 8y
0 Harvard Management Company - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) ER Data 8y
0 Harvard Management Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) ER Data 8y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations CO Data 8y
0 Fabrice Grinda - Lay out the options 0 8y
+12 Two Job Offers, Which Path th Choose? JOB 1 8y
+3 Is it a good idea to ask your professors for a letter of recommendation/reference if you haven't spoken to them in 5 years? JOB 1 8y
0 Bloomberg - Salary & Bonus - Valuation AM Data 8y
0 KippsDeSanto - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Porsche Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Porsche Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+9 Private Equity VP-Level Interview - Similar to Associate Level? PE 1 8y
0 Quantlab - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 8y
0 Porsche Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 8y
+9 Earnings preview: Fuel price worries Delta despite record services INV 1 8y
0 Cambridge Associates - Interview - NA Data 8y
+56 JUMP Investors PE 3 8y
+9 FNY Capital & Quad Group TR 1 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+27 What websites do you use to monitor the economy? INV 11 8y
+26 What does product specialist really entails? This role seems like a writing role in the long run. PE 8 8y
+57 The 10,000 Hour Rule applied to IB OFF 33 8y
+3 Accelerated FT Processes IB 1 8y
+13 Tutorial: Ground-up Development Cashflow RE 3 8y
+44 What is your favorite drink? OFF 55 8y
+20 Benefits of a CFA®? Debating taking the exams HF 4 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Lincoln International - Interview - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Facebook - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 8y
0 The Abraaj Group - Review - Generalist PE Data 8y
0 The Abraaj Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 8y
+10 Networking with other firms JOB 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 8y
+32 Silverlake / Tech PE placement IB 15 8y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+9 Haven't heard back on an interview - How/When do I follow up? IB 3 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Operations Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+19 Marcus and Millichap Cold calling RE 11 8y
+19 Argus Enterprise (AE) Certification Exam Testing Experience + Related Questions RE 5 8y
+3 Screw Up? Big Deal or No? JOB 1 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Transaction Advisory Services CF Data 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services CF Data 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 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 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 97.1%

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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