0 career advice needed - Experienced prop trader JOB 0 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - In my mid 20s trying to advance my career IB 2 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - PE job for a salary less than banking? IB 0 10y
0 Career advice for recent grad - Graduated in May with a BBA in finance NUI 0 10y
0 Career path - Currently working as a trade assistant IB 2 10y
0 Career Path - Analyst going into second year HF 1 10y
0 Career path - Where does MBA factor in? PE 0 10y
0 Career options - Guidance in terms of career options TR 0 10y
0 Career Options - Veteran feedback or commentary? IB 9 10y
0 Career Help - Earned my BA in economics CF 1 10y
0 Career Help - Currently IT consultant ER 0 10y
+8 Career Direction? Anyone - Manufacturing sales OTH 1 10y
0 Career Dilemma - Began working in a MM group IB 3 10y
+19 Career Dilemma - Graduated from a target non-ivy JOB 7 10y
+13 Career Dilemma - Completed a guide IB 4 10y
0 IBM - Interview - Management Consulting Data 10y
0 CDO - Question OFF 2 10y
0 CDO - Sales perspective TR 3 10y
+12 Cash Equity Trading - Strategies of cash equity desk? TR 8 10y
0 Case interview prep - Practicing over the next week or so CO 0 10y
0 Case Interview Prep - Practicing cases over the phone? CO 0 10y
0 Case Interview practice - Interviews coming up CO 2 10y
0 Case Interview Practice - Looking for partners to prepare for interviews CO 3 10y
0 Case Interview Partner - Looking for cases CO 4 10y
0 CFA Level II - Write the exam? IB 3 10y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 10y
0 CFA Exam - It wasn't easy IB 12 10y
0 Certified User Chat - Group is down? OFF 16 10y
+8 Certified User Chat - Link for certified user? OFF 13 10y
0 Cell Phones - How to beat them? OFF 8 10y
+26 Chat - Starting with 2 lounges WSO 133 10y
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0 Challenge - Write a post IB 19 10y
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0 Citadel - Macro and stat arb? IB 5 10y
0 Citadel - What they think of it? IB 0 10y
0 Citadel - How is deal flow? IB 9 10y
0 CIT - Standard compensation package? IB 9 10y
0 CIT - Significant asset sales or full acquisition IB 1 10y
0 Choosing a FT position - RE HF out of school or going safe route to BB? - Some insight or advice? HF 1 10y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 10y
+15 Brooks Brothers - Too contemporary? OFF 18 10y
+15 Brooks Brothers - Prices and quality FASH 22 10y
+6 Bridgewater Associates - Higher up position? HF 12 10y
0 Contacting After 1 Year JOB 7 10y
0 Intra-Company Finance Analyst CF 3 10y
0 Valuation Review transition... Help please! JOB 1 10y
0 INSEAD MBA/1YR MBA & IB SUMMER ASSOCIATE POSITIONS BSCH 1 10y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Prop Trading Data 10y
0 Apple EV Bridge / Cash IB 0 10y
+20 Take the [low] Offer? IB 15 10y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Assurance Data 10y
0 Market Commentary by James Investment Research -- April 11-April 15 INV 0 10y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10y
0 ICAP - Interview - Generalist Data 10y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 General Electric - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 10y
0 Quantitative Modeling: Point Me In The Right Direction AM 0 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Easy way to do this? IB 3 10y
+167 L/S Credit HF Analyst - Q&A HF 75 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Getting a comprehensive list of ALL traded US stocks? TR 8 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Need to pull M&A deals IB 4 10y
0 Bloomberg Entry Level Programs - Exit opps? TR 6 10y
+27 Bonus - Salaries when changing jobs OFF 19 10y
0 Bonus - A good year or bad year? AM 2 10y
+13 Bonus - 6% online savings IB 18 10y
0 bonus - Average bonus for analysts? IB 9 10y
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0 JPMorgan - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 10y
0 Markit - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 10y
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+19 Bear Stearns Summer Analysts - Sold to another bank? IB 35 10y
0 Reneging a Search Fund offer JOB 2 10y
+4 BB IBD Training - Month-long training programs? IB 7 10y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10y
+60 Basic Guide Ramping Up On A Company With Public Information Part One IB 29 10y
0 Base Salary - Analysts get the same base? TR 1 10y
0 Bear Stearns Summer Analysts - Anyone hear anything? IB 38 10y
0 Blackstone M&A - Final round? IB 1 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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