0 Is this still the truth? Outside banking or consulting. IB 1 1y
+1 Tipa for landing ib Internship? IB 1 1y
+191 The best of the back (or middle) office? IB 68 1y
0 MUFG - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
+1 LBO Question PE 2 1y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Interview - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 1y
+2 Said interviewers name wrong at the end JOB 4 1y
0 Headhunters JOB 1 1y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets HF Data 1y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Equity Capital Markets ER Data 1y
+488 What Was Your Biggest Career Setback; How Did You Recover? PE 79 1y
+7 Protected Saturday policy IB 2 1y
0 Mitsubishi UFJ Securities - Salary & Bonus - Finance TR Data 1y
0 DC Advisory - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+18 Resource Recommendations for PE PE 3 1y
0 Anyone have experience with Solomon Page? HF 0 1y
0 Allianz Global Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist ER Data 1y
0 DC Advisory - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Should I "Pick" an Industry Before Generalist SA Internship? IB 1 1y
+50 My advice to those who are struggling on Hinge OFF 33 1y
+9 Exit Oppurtunities to AM from Corp Finance at BB? AM 1 1y
+3 Time between verbal and written offer RE 1 1y
0 MM Public Finance 1st year Analyst Pay IB 2 1y
0 CFA vs CMT (Breaking out of Ops) TR 1 1y
+49 A2As / VPs - does it ever get better? IB 23 1y
0 Trading Desks TR 1 1y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity PE Data 1y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 1y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity PE Data 1y
0 Odyssey Investment Partners - Interview - Private Equity PE Data 1y
+9 How Do Referrals Work JOB 3 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
0 Desjardins - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 1y
0 PwC - Interview - Tax Data 1y
0 Crowe LLP - Interview - Accounting Data 1y
0 Jefferies - Review - Equity Research ER Data 1y
0 Finding a mentor / ally in your team IB 2 1y
+6 Anyone hear back from R1 MBA decisions yet? BSCH 12 1y
+3 Bay Street investment dealer Eight Capital winding down operations IB 0 1y
+9 IR initial interview PE 1 1y
+38 Q&A: Lateral to MBB CO 12 1y
+15 Are large balance sheet banks looked down on in the industry? IB 11 1y
+6 analyst 1 bonus stub? IB 2 1y
+2 CV advice please RES 4 1y
+21 Nautic Partners PE 26 1y
+15 How hard to recruit into IB with no Spring offers (Studying in the States, UK citizen) IB 9 1y
0 Best ways to prep for IB Interviews JOB 1 1y
+24 Did I make a mistake by going to PE over HF? HF 6 1y
+7 Hours for Canadian Pension Direct PE Teams? PE 7 1y
0 Best books for metals & mining IB? IB 3 1y
+6 Value creation plan? PE 3 1y
+6 Pathway Capital IB 3 1y
+11 UBS = No Blacks Allowed? Out Of 425 MDs In New York, Only 2 MDs Are Black And 0 In Investment Banking (Linkedin Analysis) (Link) OFF 8 1y
0 Diligence / modeling for personal stock investing INV 1 1y
+50 What Is The Actual Acceptance Rate for IB? IB 54 1y
+9 Independent sponsor vs. raising a fund. Thoughts? PE 1 1y
+3 Anyone ever heard of Focus Financial? IB 0 1y
+12 Fixed Income S&T to Private Credit? TR 5 1y
0 Best Majors for IB and related fields? IB 1 1y
+18 Opportunistic Credit Exit Opps CR 7 1y
0 Model - Check over PE 1 1y
+7 NYC BB IB, Bonus Was $60k, how much will hit my bank account? IB 5 1y
+5 Fantasy Football League - Prizes & Punishments 2025 OFF 6 1y
+4 Elliott - interview process HF 8 1y
0 Origis Energy - US renewable energy developer/project finance JOB 0 1y
+8 Physics into Investment banking IB 4 1y
0 Any careers for someone who is interested in options? HF 3 1y
+29 Python/VBA Skills in S&T TR 6 1y
0 Thoughts on I Squared (ISQ) in London 2025 PE 1 1y
+16 Do REPEs also hold properties or do they always sell them? RE 10 1y
0 Bayes Business School - ??? BSCH 1 1y
+25 Consumption software Modelling HF 2 1y
+24 URGENT: What would Position me better for VC? Strategy and Operations Role at a Startup, or Finish out Other Year in IB? VC 12 1y
+9 CFO, Looking for what’s next VC 2 1y
+4 IB French targets schools BSCH 7 1y
+24 Why does enterprise value not change? IB 12 1y
+36 Blonde bops with big racks? OFF 20 1y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 1y
+3 Best HY/Distressed desks? TR 1 1y
0 Better to submit and then coffee chat to a referral or submit first. IB 1 1y
0 CISI certifications worth the hassle? JOB 2 1y
0 how competitive are credit ratings analysts jobs at big 3 agencies in london/dubai/apac? CR 2 1y
+10 Any way for junior analysts to keep a track record of their long / short recommendation performance? HF 4 1y
+12 Delete delete delete delete Delete delete delete delete Delete delete delete delete Delete delete delete delete delete OFF 11 1y
0 Washington & Lee better than Upenn? IB 2 1y
0 Volatility Relative Value HF 4 1y
+3 Where to find historical data of companies ER 6 1y
0 Investec - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 1y
0 Investec - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+10 Any hope for analyst roles after masters with my background? BSCH 2 1y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 The Glenmede Trust Co - Salary & Bonus - Investments AM Data 1y
0 Capco - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+20 Equity LO vs BB Research vs Leveraged Finance AM 10 1y
0 Del IB 1 1y
0 Del JOB 1 1y
0 HH Asking About SA Return IB 1 1y
+102 Fair to get Chewed Out Bad for This? IB 38 1y
0 Piper Sandler - Review - Investment Banking IB 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
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...”