0 Wildcat Trading LLC - Interview - Trading TR Data 8y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
+19 RSM vs EDHEC for Private Equity BSCH 3 8y
+47 Equity Options in Hedge Funds HF 15 8y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Structured Products TR Data 8y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Generalist IB Data 8y
+3 Study group wanted to prepare for IBD SA IB 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking CF Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking CF Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - Trading TR Data 8y
+12 IB or Co-investments/Secondaries PE? PE 1 8y
+3 Golden Gate Analyst Program PE 1 8y
+13 Real Estate Technical Interview Questions RE 7 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
+9 Does anyone have an IT department that doesn't suck absolute balls? IB 1 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CF Data 8y
0 Dutch Infrastructure Fund - Interview - Infrastructure PE Data 8y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
+53 Private Equity - Working with Imperfect Information PE 14 8y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 8y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 8y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 8y
0 Fitch Ratings - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+6 Buy Shoes online or at Outlet? FASH 1 8y
+13 Is it too forward to ask about internships in the initial cold email? JOB 2 8y
+15 UI bug on I phone WSO 6 8y
0 Barclays - Interview - Commercial Banking Data 8y
+3 Financial Literacy Tools/Sources PE 1 8y
+3 Rosenbaum Excel Templates 2nd Edition OFF 1 8y
+3 Best way to learn Training the Street Macros IB 1 8y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Review - Structured Products IB Data 8y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products IB Data 8y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Review - Fixed Income AM Data 8y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income AM Data 8y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
+19 Getting Screwed Over TR 5 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist IB Data 8y
+3 Best retail brokerage for bonds? INV 1 8y
+18 Full time Offer vs. Potential Hedge Fund Internship HF 1 8y
+6 Updated Views on Perella Weinberg? IB 1 8y
+13 Experienced hire @ BCG -- securing first round interview CO 3 8y
+3 Big Tech OFF 1 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Intermediate Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit AM Data 8y
+3 Investment Banking Threatening to Sue for Overpayment of Severance IB 1 8y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Financial Sponsors IB Data 8y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Interview - Advisory HF Data 8y
+9 Ares Energy PE PE 2 8y
+10 Business Development - Analytical skills PE 1 8y
+14 FLDP programs with less of an accounting focus? CF 2 8y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - NA IB Data 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 8y
0 TransUnion LLC - Interview - NA Data 8y
+4 Advice on leveraging offer for boutique! IB 2 8y
0 Edward Jones - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 8y
+4 Anyone Listen To Fiction Podcasts? OFF 2 8y
+19 Salary Progression, Deloitte S&O CO 16 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Moodys Corporation - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
0 Need help writing a resume. JOB 4 8y
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+3 Infrastructure M&A IB 1 8y
+12 PwC Management Consulting vs Strategy& ? CO 9 8y
+8 University of Waterloo vs Baruch College BSCH 21 8y
+84 What do you think gave you an edge over the other applicants? IB 44 8y
+7 The "Why M&A Large Cap?" question when you come from Mid Cap IB 1 8y
+6 Thoughts on FIG? Exit opps, pigeon hole?, culture, general experience you will get. IB 1 8y
+13 What to expect as Sales and Trading Intern (GS) TR 5 8y
+9 Corp Strategy in BB/EB? CF 1 8y
+12 How to break into a shop that hires exclusively through HR? JOB 1 8y
+6 Interview at Third Bridge ER 4 8y
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Valuation CO Data 8y
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0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist TR Data 8y
+18 How to reply to a headhunter if you're interested, but not ready yet? PE 1 8y
+13 FoF to HF? Success Stories? HF 3 8y
+3 Consumer and Retail Industry Group Exit Opps IB 1 8y
+30 Raising Search Fund Out of Undergrad PE 6 8y
0 Athena Capital Management - Interview - Equity Research HF Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 8y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 8y
+14 CFA vs MSRE/D RE 1 8y
0 American Express - Salary & Bonus - NA CF Data 8y
+11 Goal Seek Question RE 1 8y
+4 FT Networking and Lateral Networking Differences IB 1 8y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB 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 98.8%
  • 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 (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 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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