0 Graham Partners - Interview - NA Data 1y
0 Franklin Templeton - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt and or High Yield AM Data 1y
0 Barclays sustainable finance sa25 IB 2 1y
+3 HBS - AC Milan / RedBird presentation BSCH 0 1y
+9 How to Create Engaging Adult Personal Ads That Stand Out? OTH 0 1y
+15 How are Inter-Dealer Brokers (IDBs) still surviving? OTH 1 1y
0 Barclays Investment Bank - Review - Real Estate IB Data 1y
0 Barclays Investment Bank - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate IB Data 1y
+12 Zurich as foreigner JOB 11 1y
+6 Digitalbridge PE 5 1y
+9 Telling Ppl I want to move to Boston JOB 3 1y
0 Job Network Clutches? IB 1 1y
+6 Summer intership during placement year IB 2 1y
+10 Business Insider: Ramp up IB Hiring IB 3 1y
+9 Looking for advice on re-recruiting for FT JOB 1 1y
+36 How do UBS top groups compare to top BB’s in terms of dealflow/exit opps/ comp/Street rep, etc. IB 31 1y
+43 Performing at a high level in IB with ADHD IB 10 1y
+10 Catalyst-driven (short to medium term) investing in sectors with lumpy order flows HF 2 1y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Credit IB Data 1y
+10 Is Tech Next? IB 7 1y
0 Barclays - Interview - NA Data 1y
+13 Not sure of career path (IB, HF, S&T, PE) JOB 5 1y
+51 Careers after MBA for PE associates? PE 15 1y
0 Monarch Capital Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1y
+109 Admin Christmas Gifts - Pay Them More or Stop Asking IB 13 1y
+9 Profile review for deferred admission BSCH 1 1y
0 First Analysis Comp?? IB 1 1y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Interview - Project Finance Data 1y
+9 Interview Question Help: How does a decrease in tax rate affect WACC? JOB 3 1y
0 BTIG LLC - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+6 Equities Trading with no CS/Stats/Math Background TR 4 1y
+9 Big 4 Val to Corp Dev CF 5 1y
+10 Real estate opporunities in DACH RE 2 1y
+14 Medical Issue, Low GPA at Target, Fucked? IB 3 1y
0 Del VC 1 1y
+13 Am I cooked - going back into IB from strategic finance IB 6 1y
+22 MBA Alternative - Is it really MBA or bust? BSCH 3 1y
0 Australian IB degree IB 1 1y
+24 I Have an Offer and No Clue About the Industry JOB 11 1y
+107 Do all junior bankers suck nowadays or just mine? OFF 33 1y
+3 Best Modeling Course for Buy-Side HF 1 1y
+11 How many rejections are you "allowed" for each headhunter? JOB 7 1y
0 Activist Hedge Funds HF 1 1y
+13 Interested in PE/PC. Not Interested in Investing PE 6 1y
+20 HTX IB or Top ER for HF? HF 4 1y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Interview - NA Data 1y
0 Mining IB London IB 1 1y
+21 CB SA to FT recruiting for IB IB 5 1y
+9 The Greatest Question: Quant Finance or Finance? BSCH 1 1y
+102 My life in Frankfurt OFF 61 1y
+9 Recommendations for a good FIG Market Update Newsletter? IB 6 1y
+15 Questions about consulting and the general industry CO 5 1y
+22 SA2026 - Canada Timeline (recruiting - networking) IB 10 1y
+52 Resigning before Christmas OFF 11 1y
+6 Morgan Stanley Mexico IBD - SA 2024 IB 23 1y
+3 Thoughts on Davidson College IB 2 1y
0 Strategy& - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 1y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 1y
+151 How much of pod shop hate is just jealousy? HF 71 1y
+1 Do type of projects matter when transitioning from consulting to PE? PE 4 1y
0 Sixth Street Real Estate PE 2 1y
+52 $500m single manager HF P&L and comp HF 29 1y
+9 Product Manager in VC fund VC 1 1y
0 Ipsos - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 1y
+4 Is BB IB Even Possible for me anymore ?? JOB 7 1y
0 Resume error JOB 1 1y
+8 Christophers Toronto? IB 8 1y
0 Piper Sandler - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+2 Employee prediction market trading policy TR 2 1y
+37 Biz Dev/GTM/Strategic Partnerships/Tech Enterprise Sales as an alternative to corp dev/strat? IB 9 1y
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 1y
+15 college student looking for Rates vol data? too poor for a BBG license? TR 12 1y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
+3 Del IB 0 1y
0 Whats the best traits to have as a junior? TR 1 1y
0 Goldman Sachs Possibilities Summit 2025 IB 0 1y
+19 Small FA focused on Tax Equity - Long Term Career Outlook PE 3 1y
+13 Advice Needed for University Investment Club Analyst Interview   BSCH 4 1y
0 Switching Sectors in PE / Sectors with Long Term Tailwinds PE 1 1y
+62 Coming off as more mature as PE associate PE 15 1y
+19 Is this a good sign? PE 5 1y
+21 LMM Traditional PE vs. MM Infra PE 4 1y
0 Lehman Brothers - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+15 Why is Zoom Background Blurring a norm? OFF 21 1y
+110 Quant PM - Q&A HF 103 1y
+6 How do you network? JOB 1 1y
+6 MSWM to MSIB? IB 1 1y
+9 Aussie 1st year finance undergrad wondering what it takes JOB 1 1y
0 Is Drexel University really good as a semi-target? BSCH 1 1y
+6 Regional bank trading to next step TR 1 1y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 1y
+17 DCM Interview IB 10 1y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Review - Energy IB Data 1y
0 Introduction CF 1 1y
+19 Note Taking at Hedge Funds HF 14 1y
+5 ChatGPT Usage - Compliance Breach? PE 5 1y
0 Blackstone LinkedIn rebrand IB 1 1y
+3 Savings so Far IB 3 1y
+8 Best U.S. Bain Office CO 7 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • 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 97.8%
  • 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
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”