+4 Short Biased Candidates HF 4 3mo
+15 Anyone in the Energy sector? OFF 10 3mo
+6 Millennium SA 2027 IB 9 3mo
0 FTI Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 3mo
0 Quadeye Securities - Interview - Quantitative Trading TR Data 3mo
0 Quadeye Securities - Review - Quantitative Trading TR Data 3mo
+13 Impossible to recruit for TDPs without reneging? TR 4 3mo
+40 Resources for learning legal / structuring RE 15 3mo
+24 Canadian PE Comp Thread 2026 PE 28 3mo
+14 Daily Peel AI Slop WSO 4 3mo
+3 What WPM do you need for investment banking IB 3 3mo
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+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship HF 16 3mo
+7 80k/year (diff industry) 30-40 hours or 160k (CRE) 60 hours a week? RE 25 3mo
+11 What do I do here? IB 2 3mo
+29 Regional Commercial Banking into CRA Corporate Ratings CR 15 3mo
+12 Low Pay / 6- month Internship / High growth Industry vs Good Pay / low growth Toxic CF 3 3mo
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Equity Research HF Data 3mo
+10 Phoenix Media - digital marketing agency OFF 2 3mo
0 DV Commodities Performance & Reputation HF 1 3mo
0 Vistria PE 1 3mo
+2 How to time job applications with graduation? JOB 1 3mo
+29 . BSCH 12 3mo
0 Phillips 66 - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 3mo
0 Coronation Merchant Bank - Review - Generalist IB Data 3mo
+15 How many vintages of underperformance can be tolerated? PE 8 3mo
+41 NYU Stern or UVA Mcintire IB 58 3mo
+40 Thoughts on Global Platinum Securities? IB 43 3mo
+143 EB analyst perception vs BB IB 27 3mo
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+8 Quitting PE PE 13 3mo
+75 Morgan Stanley brings back slavery in Budapest, 1.5K for M&A NY work IB 23 3mo
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+28 Rialto Capital RE 8 3mo
0 HR&A Advisors - Interview - Real Estate RE Data 3mo
+38 Houlihan Lokey Portfolio Valuation IB 25 3mo
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+21 Arsenal Capital Partners PE 11 3mo
0 Non-Traditional Private Equity Roles (Pharmacy School to PE) PE 3 3mo
0 Charles River Associates - Review - Finance CO Data 3mo
0 How to value media assets? PE 1 3mo
+14 London Headhunters and Client Coverage (2024) PE 32 3mo
0 What happened to failed search funders? PE 2 3mo
+6 Equities v Fixed Income trading for market making firms TR 6 3mo
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist CO Data 3mo
0 Meta - Interview - Technology Data 3mo
0 Reneging return offer for summer internship '27? JOB 1 3mo
0 Rogo AI in internship, I have a rough idea of what it is, but is it actually useful? IB 0 3mo
+3 Citizens 2027 IB IB 11 3mo
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0 2026 PE Exits PE 1 3mo
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0 UBS Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 3mo
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+3 London EB FIG Exits IB 5 3mo
+3 insight partners 2027 PE 9 3mo
+8 London vs Zurich vs Frankfurt IB 3 3mo
+3 Graphic Design firms to help create Fund Presentation, Company Website, etc. PE 2 3mo
+70 Reflection of My Time at Graham Healthcare Capital PE 17 3mo
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0 Any Tips/Advice for Incoming Analyst 1s? IB 1 3mo
0 Harrison Co. - Company Data 3mo
+30 If you are graduating in 4 years without relevant internships....why would you? JOB 12 3mo
0 Barclays Investment Bank - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3mo
0 Barclays Investment Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3mo
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3mo
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+3 AlphaSense transcript HF 1 3mo
0 SF IB SA THC testing IB 2 3mo
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0 Truist Securities - Interview - Generalist IB Data 3mo
0 One Recruiting Hack Most Candidates Ignore JOB 1 3mo
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist HF Data 3mo
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+9 Why did MBB Move Up Recruiting Timelines? CO 3 3mo
+21 Which school should I choose if I want to work at McKinsey? CO 17 3mo
0 Best Recruiting Hack in 2026? JOB 1 3mo
0 Updated Views on Garda HF 2 3mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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