0 Starting PE Job in 1 Month, Looking for Material PE 2 1mo
+35 PE Recruiting post MBA PE 18 1mo
0 KPMG - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 1mo
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) CO Data 1mo
+167 Double or Nothing: How UBS Lost the Deal IB 20 1mo
+7 Developing Critical Thinking JOB 3 1mo
+21 WF SREF NYC SA27 RE 89 1mo
0 Mizuho - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 1mo
0 Getting into the Finder's Fee Business JOB 3 1mo
+141 Appropriate Amount to Spend on Engagement Ring as PE Associate? OFF 57 1mo
+3 New Ai Trading Bot INV 3 1mo
+21 MBA Decision for IB - Ross vs Darden vs Johnson vs Tuck BSCH 8 1mo
+12 Re-opened position HR first round, didn't hear back within a week PE 4 1mo
+9 How to Make Monday Productive When You Work in Finance CF 1 1mo
+14 2027 Analyst Recruiting RE 7 1mo
+33 Corporate Banking Tier List (2025) IB 32 1mo
0 Any tips recruiting for Dallas IB? JOB 1 1mo
+20 HR Found Out I Need Sponsorship After Interview IB 7 1mo
+27 PWP M&A vs GS Consumer IB 25 1mo
+15 Career change to analyst at small SM L/S HF 5 1mo
0 Google - Interview - NA Data 1mo
+37 Claude is getting scarily good IB 10 1mo
0 FT Partners Strategic Insights JOB 0 1mo
+29 Lincoln International targets rare investment bank IPO in US markets IB 6 1mo
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 1mo
+3 Are you guys not worried about your jobe being taken by AI? IB 1 1mo
+13 IB, Power, Utilities and Infra IB 8 1mo
0 Fiber Infra Model PE 1 1mo
0 Series Exams? IB 3 1mo
0 KPMG - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
+17 Not a STEM Degree, but into quant trading? TR 6 1mo
+33 Will Taking 6 Months Off to Travel Kill My Career? JOB 15 1mo
+39 Q1' 2026 RX IB & RX Co. Rankings (Octus) IB 37 1mo
0 Looking to speak to some people regarding tracking internship applications, finding smaller banks, and other recruitment things. IB 1 1mo
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare IB Data 1mo
+16 Exit Opps: How Do You Search for Chief of Staff / Cool Strategy Roles (Especially in AI)? OTH 6 1mo
+3 clayton dubilier and rice compensation PE 15 1mo
+20 BB ECM vs BB DCM – comp & exits? IB 7 1mo
0 International PE Recruiting PE 1 1mo
+13 CD&R - Updated Views PE 7 1mo
+15 Free Recruiting Guides On PEPath - Would Love Your Feedback IB 1 1mo
+16 Feeling lost Post-Offer OFF 5 1mo
0 Black Arch Partners - Interview - Generalist IB Data 1mo
0 Cold emailing for pre-uni internships IB 1 1mo
0 RSM US LLP - Interview - Valuation Data 1mo
+3 PJT RSSG IB 4 1mo
+9 Lehigh vs Fordham BSCH 1 1mo
+62 Peptides For Investment Bankers IB 21 1mo
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1mo
0 Point72 Industry specific model test HF 1 1mo
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1mo
+13 Integrating AI into Financial Modeling RE 5 1mo
+13 Summer Networking JOB 4 1mo
0 PwC - Review - Real Estate CO Data 1mo
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate CO Data 1mo
+16 Target Student (UMich/UVA/Cal) Considering Recruiting For Multiple Cities IB 17 1mo
+4 FIG and FSG group combined?? Confused IB 2 1mo
+9 Am I an oxford alum if i only get my master's degree there? BSCH 17 1mo
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0 Standard Chartered Bank - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 1mo
+15 Booth vs Columbia for Rx IB to Special Sits CR 11 1mo
0 Disability pipelines? IB 1 1mo
0 Solomon Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1mo
0 Solomon Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1mo
+3 APPLY - RE Credit Analyst (Stamford, CT) RE 5 1mo
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Corporate Banking Data 1mo
+4 Goldman Sachs Paris IB 5 1mo
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 1mo
+6 Secondaries Interview PE 3 1mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 1mo
+33 Oaktree Modeling Test /Case Study PE 100 1mo
+18 AI Careers, Global IT Consulting &Banking Experience Across Bahamas, Africa, Americas & Europe JOB 2 1mo
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+18 PJT M&A in 2026 IB 3 1mo
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0 LaTam IB Interviews IB 1 1mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Audit Data 1mo
+5 FT Partners Bonus Clawbacks IB 5 1mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 1mo
0 JLL - Interview - Real Estate RE Data 1mo
0 Citadel/JS sales roles TR 2 1mo
0 BDA Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1mo
+112 Pros & Cons Summary - Post-MBAs in Restructuring (RX) - any regrets? IB 25 1mo
+7 What to do after accepting an offer? TR 9 1mo
0 Looking for a remote internship in equity research, wealth/asset mgmt, M and A advisory, IB,etc JOB 2 1mo
+1 Houlihan Lokey vs Lincoln international: portfolio valuation IB 4 1mo
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Trading TR Data 1mo
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets HF Data 1mo
+183 Perplexity Stock Pitch Finals INV 59 1mo
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0 CIBC DCM TO JOB 3 1mo
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1mo
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0 Nomura Securities - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 1mo
+18 Sales & Trading Internship Preparation TR 3 1mo
0 Lincoln Financial Group - Interview - Global Data AM Data 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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