+6 UBS SA 26 QUANT TRADING HIREVUE TR 17 1y
+139 Let's have a reasonable discussion: IB vs Big Law OFF 85 1y
+18 Stay in SS Credit, try RX, or go back to MBB? PE 5 1y
+9 EU Student to NY REPE - Doable? RE 1 1y
+15 Merchant Banking - where do opportunities come from? PE 8 1y
+58 Distressed Credit Dead? HF 10 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
+3 Jefferies IBD SA 2025 (London) IB 5 1y
+23 Are we in a Banana Republic? Full context in thread. OFF 36 1y
0 LinkedIn job postings to be taken seriously? Or wasting my time? JOB 1 1y
+27 Funniest Current People OFF 24 1y
+33 Need sanity check on something CO 7 1y
+19 Canaccord Genuity 2022 IB 68 1y
+21 Life Science RE RE 12 1y
+4 Deutsche London S&T 2025 TR 6 1y
+1 Thoughts on OPTrust Private Markets? PE 3 1y
+65 BOFA ERGC vs RBC IB 44 1y
+10 Weiss Asset Management HF 16 1y
0 Jane/HRT prop risk taking HF 4 1y
+12 Balancing Private Credit and a Startup – Advice Needed CR 3 1y
+9 Section 8 Housing Diligence? RE 1 1y
+9 How to deal with passive aggressive / bipolar VPs / DIRs OFF 5 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities TR Data 1y
+21 M7 MBA to HF w/o finance experience HF 17 1y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+21 Wisconsin, Indiana, or Northeastern IB 12 1y
+9 Post-MBA IB BB Assoc — Banking vs PE vs VC? Looking for Realistic Advice BSCH 1 1y
0 GS PWM SA 2026 WM 1 1y
+11 JPMorgan private bank moving locations from SA to FT AM 6 1y
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+9 FGLI - Seeking Guidance IB 1 1y
0 Barings - Review - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
+1 What do you do all day as a credit research analyst for CLOs // exit opps CR 4 1y
+5 JPM intern mobility JOB 4 1y
+12 Which PE and PC firms don’t have a 2 years and out policy? PE 5 1y
0 Alpheys - Company Data 1y
0 National Bank of Canada - Interview - Equity Research ER Data 1y
0 NatWest Group - Company Data 1y
0 Piper Sandler Culture IB 1 1y
+22 IB to University Endowment Office: Seeking Answers AM 6 1y
0 MS Menlo Is Cooked IB 1 1y
+4 Worst Sector to be an investor in? PE 7 1y
0 MBA associate to PE IB 1 1y
+4 Technical Interview for entry level gas scheduling role, wondering what to expect. TR 2 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Management Data 1y
+25 West Coast / SF based L/S HF HF 14 1y
+27 How Do I Prep for Starting as a Analyst HF 16 1y
+25 DB or Wells Fargo IB 20 1y
+116 How tf does a straight white male get into H/S mba. IB 47 1y
0 24 hour nasdaq HF 2 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Generalist PE Data 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 1y
+11 Force ranking across sectors HF 3 1y
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+6 Which banks will become BBs in the next few years (or are already considered BBs)? IB 4 1y
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0 Repo / Funding Desk Analyst Role - What is It? IB 1 1y
0 KPMG - Review - Accounting Data 1y
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+111 Lazard Bonuses 2024 IB 36 1y
+12 Sense checking LMM Comp As1 PE 8 1y
+3 Del IB 1 1y
0 Can we talk about career progression IB 1 1y
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0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 1y
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+43 Stupid to pick PJT > GS? JOB 31 1y
+9 Second Degree to Quant HF 1 1y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 1y
0 Got a quant offer, how do I prepare? TR 1 1y
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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 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 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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