+6 Princeton then Rutgers? AM 3 1y
+5 Difference between IB AN 1 and AS 1 pay (base + bonus) IB 3 1y
+20 How To Value a Medtech Company Pre-Revenue? IB 5 1y
+17 How’s your shop evaluating hold/sell today? RE 3 1y
+3 REPE Acquisitions/Capital Markets to PE PE 3 1y
+13 Sizeable event driven pods HF 9 1y
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+16 First year associate net worth? IB 15 1y
+10 Any intel on castle placement boutique IB in NY? IB 12 1y
+16 GP-Led & LP-Led Secondaries PE 9 1y
+6 Multi-strategy HF Interview HF 2 1y
0 Princeton University Investment Company - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 1y
+16 IB -> PE? IB -> IB? Pls Help PE 2 1y
0 BMO Harris CIB - Review - Commercial Banking Data 1y
0 BMO Harris CIB - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 1y
0 Deal mgmt tools - IB IB 2 1y
0 Valor Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology PE Data 1y
+48 Best way to play the Energy Transition from a career standpoint? IB 40 1y
0 user: alphasigmabeta OFF 1 1y
0 American Express - Review - Analytics Data 1y
+307 How I Cheated a Drug Test for an Offer I Didn't Accept JOB 41 1y
0 American Express - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 1y
+2 Should I say happy thanks giving to mentors and people I meet while networking JOB 5 1y
+8 Stephens Depositories Analyst Process (NY or Dallas) IB 48 1y
+41 Any stories of cheapskate coworkers? OFF 5 1y
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0 Morgan Stanley GCM AC IB 1 1y
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0 Amazon - Review - Oil & Gas Data 1y
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+54 what about qatalyst IB 21 1y
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+2 Bronny is a nepo baby and should not have been drafted MEME 2 1y
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+21 Career advice: DCM vs Credit CR 11 1y
+20 Credit Risk Senior Compensation CR 8 1y
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0 ER WFH Policy ER 2 1y
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0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Quantitative Trading HF Data 1y
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0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 1y
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+5 Hot take: Are are we using Warren Buffets portfolio as a recession indicator? INV 5 1y
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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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