+5 Took $70K Pay-Cut for Job. Need UMM/MF to Justify PE 5 1y
0 How untapped is emerging market PE at the moment? PE 1 1y
+60 What are pod shops looking for, to generate alpha? HF 23 1y
+7 Quant blowups? HF 10 1y
+18 I'm having a horrific earnings season OFF 17 1y
+10 Leaving MBB a year before PE offer PE 5 1y
+25 Dealing with FOMO and feeling boxed in HF 2 1y
+158 Interns - you are terrible OFF 26 1y
0 Harris Williams 2026 FT IB 1 1y
0 IC memos alternatives OFF 3 1y
+19 Accept on-cycle offer and then switch banks for a year? PE 5 1y
0 KPMG - Review - Audit Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Management PE Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management PE Data 1y
+21 Genuinely, Why IB? Wrapping up SA IB 3 1y
+13 Intern bonus mega thread IB 5 1y
0 CLSA - Review - Sales and Trading Data 1y
0 CLSA - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 1y
+3 Philly IB Comp IB 1 1y
0 Credit Analysis of Insurance Companies IB 3 1y
0 Google - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 1y
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 1y
+24 Incoming UBS SA 26 worried about the state of the bank IB 9 1y
+12 What is the process like for recruiting to REPE / Private Credit RE 1 1y
+4 Pod Analyst Comp Upon Bleh Situations HF 2 1y
+13 State of RX - Since 2015 IB 9 1y
+38 Suicide at Truist in December went unreported IB 15 1y
0 AIG - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+10 Any AI products for finance good yet? HF 10 1y
+5 Resume Advice RES 12 1y
0 Convert Arb Comeback? HF 1 1y
+6 Advice on my college situation BSCH 3 1y
+22 How are An1’s evaluated at other banks? IB 12 1y
0 Ares London RE 0 1y
+1 EY-Parthenon FT 2026 Application Question CO 3 1y
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - Wealth Management Data 1y
0 seasonality HF 2 1y
+6 Gas Test Atmospheres Training at Milcom Institute PE 0 1y
0 Miller Buckfire - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 1y
+9 ER as IB backup for recruting? Am I being stupid or stretching myself too thin? IB 1 1y
+9 Power Trading - PJM AS Market TR 2 1y
0 Bad Bonus IB 1 1y
0 AllianceBernstein - Interview - Multi-Asset Solutions AM Data 1y
0 AllianceBernstein - Salary & Bonus - Multi-Asset Solutions AM Data 1y
+14 what AI tools, platforms are you using for research, modeling and diligence? HF 4 1y
+6 Public SaaS Company Valuation IB 1 1y
+6 SF Based HF? HF 6 1y
0 How do you post anonymously OFF 1 1y
0 Nestle - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Nestle - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Nestle - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 1y
+6 Anyone uses Anthropic for financial services? PE 1 1y
0 Sound Point Capital Management LP - Review - Credit Data 1y
+9 Corporate Finance | Private Equity | Asset Management PE 1 1y
0 coffee chatting before or after submitting an application? IB 1 1y
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Final presentation tips JOB 1 1y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Industrials IB Data 1y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors IB Data 1y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Financial Sponsors IB Data 1y
+5 Canadian buy-side internship vs. IB SA JOB 5 1y
+3 Experience at Chatham Financial? OTH 1 1y
+15 2026 FT S&T Recruiting TR 5 1y
0 Looking for case partner ASAP CO 1 1y
+6 Ban diligence drops on Fridays IB 1 1y
+6 Canada PE Comp PE 12 1y
+5 How to stop getting sick so fast in NYC OFF 8 1y
+6 PWP Buys Devon Park Advisors IB 2 1y
+4 Starting as a life coach, business, career as a life coach, tools for life coaching CO 2 1y
+12 Calorie Burn During Deal Sprints OFF 7 1y
0 Phillips 66 - Review - Equity Capital Markets CF Data 1y
+12 DB Recruitment Spam IB 4 1y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist CO Data 1y
+4 No Answer to Update Emails IB 5 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Risk IB Data 1y
+4 PNC IB IB 6 1y
+152 2024 IB Firm Comprehensive Perks List IB 69 1y
+16 Feeling burnt out from IB is PE the promised land or is the grass always greener on the other side? PE 2 1y
+6 Could be a stupid question but am just curious IB 1 1y
0 Pathways to UMM/MF PE from MBA PE 1 1y
+68 2 Years in RX, Now What? CO 31 1y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Generalist CO Data 1y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 1y
0 Guidehouse - Review - Healthcare CO Data 1y
+4 Any Dallas people here?? IB 16 1y
0 Guidehouse - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare CO Data 1y
+5 Devon Park Comp IB 7 1y
+12 Advice for 2025 grad recruiting for growth equity this late in the game?? VC 3 1y
+46 Private Equity Exit to Sports PE 11 1y
+91 Midlife Crisis at 25 in PE, freaking out and miserable PE 27 1y
0 Guidehouse - Interview - Healthcare CO Data 1y
+17 How many interview rounds is too many IB 5 1y
0 SA Invited to HH breakfast? IB 4 1y
+3 Breaking back into IB after Venture? IB 1 1y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 1y
+3 LO AM to Privates? CR 1 1y
+9 Acquisitions Comp - South Florida RE 6 1y
+15 re-recruiting sa 27 IB 6 1y
0 Siemens - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 1y
0 Siemens - Review - Industrials Data 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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