0 From Buy-Side Internship to IBD Full-time? JOB 13 8y
+25 Societe Generale Overview help JOB 29 8y
+18 Cleantech IB (and exit to PE, perhaps) PE 12 8y
+66 What Are You Doing At Your Internship? AM 92 8y
0 Transition from trading to research ER 14 8y
+1 How is a MS risk reporting analyst position in terms of prestige? JOB 10 8y
0 Form U4 or U5 - When I quit my job and join new firm ? IB 2 8y
+12 Entry into AM/Equity Research - With an Engineering Ph.D AM 0 8y
+23 Physics PhD trying to get into finance industry JOB 9 8y
0 High GRE, worth taking the GMAT? BSCH 20 8y
+13 Family Office Experience PE 24 8y
0 EUR: MSc Econometrics and Management Science, sp. in Quantitative Finance? BSCH 11 8y
+90 Which banks tend to hire the most FT analysts outside* of their SA class? IB 120 8y
+34 For those that lateraled for FT to another bank after a SA position... IB 39 8y
+37 Name your favorite high quality value companies! INV 59 8y
+10 Purdue VS DePaul for Finance BSCH 2 8y
0 Lateral IB IB 13 8y
+8 GPA off resume IB 21 8y
0 Preparation for leveraged finance internship IB 6 8y
+12 BNY Mellon Markets Group SA? JOB 8 8y
+37 HBS R2 Interview Advice? BSCH 18 8y
0 Mid-Internship review IB 6 8y
+7 Most Prestigious Socks? IB 29 8y
+6 Booz Allen Hamilton - DC CO 3 8y
0 Tudor Pickering Holt superday IB 28 8y
+15 Mid year review time CO 11 8y
+16 HR voicemail to call back - can't reach them IB 16 8y
+34 What are some skills you guys wish you had taken the time to learn in college? OFF 38 8y
+26 Lateral Hiring Timing IB 38 8y
+12 Family Office Interviews (Soros, MSD, etc.)? JOB 13 8y
+22 Can I apply to MBB after top MBA few years work experience? CO 10 8y
+8 Morgan Stanley Inside Access Day 2014 IB 28 8y
0 Edward Altman - Z score and Zeta model? ER 7 8y
+19 WHAT DOES A COVERAGE TEAM DO? IB 19 8y
+7 Best Trading desk at Merrill Lynch TR 8 8y
+15 Places to work in Baltimore JOB 34 8y
0 Applying to both IB and S&T at a bank? IB 21 8y
+31 Questions from a top NYU undergrad. HF 26 8y
+29 Are all investment banks worth working for? If not, when do you draw the line. IB 49 8y
+6 Industrial Engineering to IBD IB 20 8y
+109 Finance after the Military NUI 96 8y
+7 Aerospace / defense industry - analysis / valuation IB 9 8y
0 Inexpensive suit for a recent graduate FASH 14 8y
+27 Rate traders: how do you generate trade ideas? TR 30 8y
+22 App Idea but no Computer Science/Programming background/knowledge OTH 23 8y
+29 Lazard NY - Industrials, TMT, and Consumer / Retail Info IB 8 8y
+61 Civilian Career and Military Reserves OFF 66 8y
+21 Training the Stree Accounting Pre-Test IB 36 8y
0 Associate to VP to MD transition ratios? IB 8 8y
0 Lateral Recruiting Process JOB 9 8y
0 MBA and non-MBA salary differential; help needed!! CO 14 8y
0 Prepare for Corporate finance internship CF 4 8y
+31 Importance of Analyst Rankings in II? ER 17 8y
0 Commercial banking to MBA BSCH 12 8y
+11 New to CapIQ, what do you "screen"? IB 4 8y
+34 Overcoming a disastrous freshman year GPA BSCH 19 8y
+6 Ernst & Young IT Risk Assurance - Travel? OTH 3 8y
+3 CD&R PE 11 8y
0 Offer without Superday - New HR team? IB 35 8y
+37 White House Internship -- Put it on Resume? JOB 42 8y
+19 Moelis SA IB Interview JOB 20 8y
+10 When to take internships off resume OFF 10 8y
+15 Asset Management/ Global Investment Research Interview Guide AM 6 8y
+29 Best groups at BBs and EBs IB 35 8y
0 Wearing a shirt with a logo to work? FASH 13 8y
+58 Growing Apart from Friends OFF 59 8y
+6 U4 For Interns??? IB 9 8y
+18 How long do you keep your GPA on your resume? Display post-bacc certificate GPA but not undergrad? OFF 17 8y
+100 SA Clothing IB 165 8y
+25 Banking Transition into a FLDP IB 10 8y
+3 UBS Trading Analyst - Behavioral questions TR 2 8y
+15 Options, Futures and Other Derivatives by John C. Hull summary? BSCH 13 8y
+4 Will multiple speeding tickets hurt my chances of getting a job? JOB 18 8y
+38 Finding ER job as an undergraduate? ER 37 8y
+14 Exit opps/ Prestige for/of Big Oil trading? TR 14 8y
0 Best Emerging Markets desk TR 8 8y
0 Cover Letter for multiple divisions? IB 9 8y
0 Credit Suisse Quantitative Equities/Fixed Income Written Exam JOB 0 8y
+18 Making Money Online OFF 28 8y
0 Can you take a gap year before full-time IB? JOB 5 8y
+21 Specific PE PE 12 8y
+38 Help needed! Networking in Hong Kong, having a tough time. IB 10 8y
+48 Hungover at Work Thread OFF 96 8y
+14 AMG JOB 7 8y
+39 Tiger Cubs HF 22 8y
+40 How much math is required for a career in S&T? TR 63 8y
+15 Any structurers here? Is it a good career choice? Need advice. TR 10 8y
+129 What's on your desk ? FASH 238 8y
+16 Not afraid of hard work, only sleep deprivation IB 36 8y
0 Privatus Partners IB 5 8y
+12 Background check: Drug test for nicotine JOB 42 8y
0 Financial Reporting & Planning? IB 2 8y
+14 Best online platform for options trading? OFF 8 8y
+14 liar's poker TR 25 8y
0 How do you get an MBB offer? CO 31 8y
+3 What are the reasons for getting an MSF or MBA instead of a Ph.D.? BSCH 9 8y
+28 no-name boutique IB 34 8y
0 So relocation and signing bonus are the same thing? Noob help. JOB 17 8y
+20 Stock Pitch Ideas? ER 13 8y
+22 Living With Parents As Consultant CO 24 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
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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