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0 Stout Risius Ross - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+6 Raine Group Interview IB 35 8y
0 Stout Risius Ross - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
+6 An Excerpt From A Book: Would You Read Further? OFF 1 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Engineering IB Data 8y
+4 Advice - Sophomore at Semi Target(UMich Ross) IB 2 8y
0 GP Bullhound - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 8y
0 State Street Corporation - Review - Asset Management Data 8y
+3 Finance/Investing Clubs and Organizations (or Undergrad Investment Funds) IB 2 8y
0 State Street Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 8y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Investor Relations PE Data 8y
+19 Avengers: Infinity War OFF 5 8y
+21 Teach For America before Consulting/MBA CO 6 8y
0 Person of Interest OFF 15 8y
+13 HF recruting advice - IB Group selections M&A or FIG HF 4 8y
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0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research AM Data 8y
+12 Trading to Equity Research ER 1 8y
+58 Oasis Search Partners - Should WSO Start a Recruiting Arm? JOB 16 8y
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+27 Robin Round Interview? IB 7 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Interview - NA IB Data 8y
+3 Currently a sophomore in college: Now what? IB 1 8y
+81 2020 Election OFF 32 8y
0 Kroll Bond Rating Agency - Review - Research Data 8y
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+3 Stuck in dead vol trading job - What to do and where to go? JOB 1 8y
+3 Drug Testing? TR 2 8y
+29 Best resources to learn more about Finance & Investment Banking IB 8 8y
+4 HY/Distressed Credit Trading - Top Firms? TR 4 8y
0 Deloitte - Interview - ERS - Enterprise Risk Services Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
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+11 Treatment of short and long term deferred revenue in terminal value calculation? IB 2 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 8y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 8y
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0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 8y
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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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