0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 1y
+13 Dating in IB OFF 10 1y
0 Possibility of Jumping from BB to EB IB 1 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Generalist IB Data 1y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Forte Capital Group - Interview - Sales PE Data 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Compliance Data 1y
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - Equity Capital Markets AM Data 1y
0 Amazon - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Infrastructure PE Data 1y
0 John Hancock - Salary & Bonus - Investments AM Data 1y
0 abrdn - Interview - Research AM Data 1y
+32 What’s the appeal of BBs? IB 12 1y
0 European Investment Bank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 1y
+12 Need Genuine Advice – Striking Out in IB Recruiting, Where to Pivot? JOB 6 1y
0 How to prepare for SS ER summer internship? ER 1 1y
+3 F100 CD/Corp Strat Comp CO 1 1y
+18 Opportunistic Lending - Interview Q PE 2 1y
+1 Which Firms actually open FT recruiting? IB 3 1y
0 K2 Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets HF Data 1y
+29 How to tell if a Group is toxic? OFF 17 1y
+21 NYC —> London for a Year or Two??? IB 11 1y
+6 Greenhill RX SA 2026 IB 16 1y
0 PCA/Secondary Advisory IB 1 1y
+14 Non Finance/Unrelated Master's from Oxbridge IB 10 1y
+296 Longevity of Hedge fund career: how long do people last in this industry? HF 98 1y
+25 Screwed up my MF interview. What are my chances? PE 10 1y
0 Stifel Tech (NY) IB 2 1y
0 MD @ 3 Banks - 1 Year, Ex-Barclays, Ex-UBS, Now RBC Kevin Cullinane IB 4 1y
+14 Barclays Discovery Program 2025 (Feb) IB 116 1y
+15 Leveraged Finance Landscape in Canada IB 3 1y
+9 Taking step back to get back to banking? IB 1 1y
0 M&A Insurance IB 2 1y
+12 Working in Insurance OTH 3 1y
+1 Do Risk Management Analysts need to come from target schools like IB analysts? JOB 2 1y
+1 RBC FIG Superday? IB 28 1y
+12 Which one should i take ? BSCH 4 1y
0 UBS SF Global Tech Offers Out? IB 1 1y
+12 Grabbing coffee with former boss who fired me - should I go and what can I get out of it? OFF 15 1y
0 STIFEL CITI UBS TD 2026 SA NYC IB 1 1y
+22 FT recruiting JOB 7 1y
0 Modelling help NEEDED!!! IB 1 1y
0 I Squared Capital - Review - Private Equity PE Data 1y
+10 How much to tell headhunters / recruiters / BD? HF 4 1y
+18 Do any of you work in the consulting space? RE 1 1y
+19 J.P. Morgan generalist or Goldman Cross Markets Group IB 5 1y
+5 GS Cross Markets Group IB 13 1y
+5 Do MM analysts update the models of all of their coverage? HF 7 1y
+3 Best Resources for Japanese Equities HF 1 1y
0 Amulet Capital Partners - Thoughts? PE 1 1y
0 Left Lane Capital VC 3 1y
0 Canaccord Genuity ER ER 3 1y
0 Interpath Opinions CO 1 1y
+57 Realistic Odds of Making It as an Analyst at a Pod Shop? HF 26 1y
0 Travel: Capital Markets - D/E Placement RE 4 1y
+10 BNP CIB Portugal ? IB 2 1y
0 GS UK M&A IB 3 1y
+53 Pros & cons of jumping to PM from senior analyst / sector head role? HF 11 1y
0 Mondrian Investment Partners - Review - Generalist AM Data 1y
0 Mondrian Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 1y
0 Del JOB 4 1y
+3 Common Courtesy when dining out with a colleague OFF 3 1y
+4 How do you describe deals on your resume? RES 2 1y
+4 Is 90K total comp a good deal for 30-35 hours a week? JOB 5 1y
+7 Certain Sayings Seem More Common in IB than in the General Public IB 2 1y
+7 Running During SA Internship IB 2 1y
+64 PE Nerds, I need you. PE 31 1y
+3 Houlihan Lokey SD 2026 IB 8 1y
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0 Case Study Prep (Direct Lending) PE 4 1y
+6 Debtor Restructuring = MM IB 1 1y
+13 How good is my University List (UG)? BSCH 6 1y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+7 Reviving Thread: I LOVE IB IB 3 1y
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+1 Prepare for buy-side ER intern ER 4 1y
0 British Columbia Investment Management Corporation - Review - Equity Research ER Data 1y
+281 Weird seating arrangement changing my perception hard PE 41 1y
+15 Queries about RFP Summer Internship AM 4 1y
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+9 Co-Warehousing RE 1 1y
+14 MM Sell Side Sr Analyst comp ER 5 1y
+1 Alvarez & Marsal Restructuring CO 3 1y
0 Columbia West Capital - Review - Generalist IB Data 1y
0 SA 26 UBS hirevue IB 1 1y
0 London Private Credit Recruiters PE 1 1y
+13 Roast my Blackrock Cold Email JOB 12 1y
0 Is there any reason to get PE experience after IB if I know I want to end up at a HF? HF 1 1y
0 Would you rather join a concentrated value based SM or a MM pod shop immediately post IB analyst program? HF 1 1y
0 Query Salaries S&T - Commodities London TR 1 1y
+9 Are freshman/sophomore years the only timeframe for a college student to break into investment banking? JOB 7 1y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) CO Data 1y
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0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors IB Data 1y
+9 Step by Step guide for recruiting for Private Credit from Leveraged Finance? CR 5 1y
0 Fisher Investments - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 1y
0 William Blair SF groups IB 1 1y
0 Fisher Investments - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM 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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