0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 11y
+23 Best age to start working as an investment banking associate? BSCH 8 11y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Associate Superdays IB 0 11y
+21 So...how do I read this 1500 page report? INV 7 11y
0 TAG rep? ER 0 11y
+20 1st part of IB (Rosenbaum & Pearl) sufficient for first interview? IB 11 11y
0 FX trading FT vs IB 6m internship then 1st yr analyst JOB 5 11y
0 KPMG - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 11y
0 atlantic equity research - Interview - Equity Research Data 11y
0 Profile review? BSCH 14 11y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 11y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Generalist Data 11y
0 Is consulting or finance realistic for me? CO 4 11y
0 State Street Corporation - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 11y
0 What to expect in a new analyst hire directly into IBD from networking JOB 1 11y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
+15 UBS v. CS v. MS IB 13 11y
0 Fitch Ratings - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 11y
0 McKinsey Emerging Scholars Progam BSCH 3 11y
0 I think I got an offer? Please help JOB 3 11y
0 Bloomberg - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 Berkeley Research Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 Help decide between MBA offers BSCH 9 11y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 11y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 11y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 11y
+6 Lets start from the beginning.. IB 8 11y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Aequitas Capital - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 11y
0 Aequitas Capital - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 11y
0 How hard to transition out of rotational programs? CF 3 11y
+6 Did I just shoot myself in the foot? IB 7 11y
0 ZS Associates or Analyst at Tech Startup? VC 0 11y
0 Amazon - Review - Financial Planning and Analysis Data 11y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 11y
0 thread TR 0 11y
0 Working out Tangible Net Worth ER 0 11y
0 State Street Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 11y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 11y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 11y
+10 Macabacus vs. TTS? IB 4 11y
0 What questions to expect for phone interview in sell-side ER? ER 16 11y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 11y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 11y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 11y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 11y
0 Hiding previous applications IB 0 11y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 Aberdeen Asset Management - Interview - Investments Data 11y
0 Cushman and Wakefield - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 11y
0 Cushman and Wakefield - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 11y
0 Selling a Non-Financial Product or Service in an Interview IB 3 11y
0 BU or Purdue for equity research ER 4 11y
+30 Any CorpFin people who decided to get their CPA - How much did it help you? CF 11 11y
+11 Less Private Equity-backed IPOs in one of the biggest bull markets? PE 2 11y
0 Siemer & Associates - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 11y
+10 2015 Preqin Global Real Estate Report RE 7 11y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Hesitating between 2 jobs CO 5 11y
0 I'm here to hand out cookies and become a successful financial advisor. I'm all out of cookies. WM 0 11y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 11y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 11y
0 Webinar: PE Recruiting Best Practices -- 7pm ET, 3/23/15 0 11y
0 PwC - Interview - Assurance Data 11y
0 Rescue Financing Modeling IB 3 11y
+19 Applying online at Credit Suisse, keep getting rejected super fast IB 16 11y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Finance Data 11y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 11y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 11y
0 Piper Jaffray - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 11y
+14 What are the main model of excel used by a equity research or analyst ER 24 11y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Transfer Pricing Data 11y
0 Payden and Rygel - Interview - Fixed Income Data 11y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 11y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 11y
+12 REIT Final round interview no response, bad signs? HELP RE 6 11y
0 Jefferies - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 First Reserve - Interview - Generalist Data 11y
+18 Bond Rating Agency Exit Opps JOB 3 11y
0 [HELP] Final round interview no response? bad sign? JOB 2 11y
0 McKinsey and Co - Interview - Generalist Data 11y
+4 How should I get the contact info without being creepy? IB 2 11y
+12 DCM: Origination vs. Syndication IB 1 11y
0 UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Class of 2017 BSCH 0 11y
0 Things to do in the months before MBA starts BSCH 11 11y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 11y
+12 Any banks still taking applicants? IB 7 11y
0 Sun Life Financial - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 11y
0 Barclays - Interview - Public Finance Data 11y
0 Finally received and accepted SA -Thank you IB 15 11y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 11y
0 China Construction Bank - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 11y
+13 Isn't "updating the models" just copying and pasting and dragging formulas across columns? ER 12 11y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 11y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 11y
0 this is what happens when you screw up at BX PE 1 11y

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%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (79) $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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