+7 Personal Pitch IB 1 2y
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+18 Advice on Having a criminal record and getting into consulting or finance JOB 1 2y
0 Financial Modeling & Valuation Bootcamp 0 2y
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+12 Advice on Career Transition HF 4 2y
0 Macro Research -> HF? HF 1 2y
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0 Fifth Third Bank - Review - Credit Risk Data 2y
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0 Capital One - Salary & Bonus - Business Development CF Data 2y
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0 Lloyds Banking Group - Interview - Credit Risk Data 2y
+4 Robey Warshaw IB 5 2y
+116 Corp Dev / Strategy Role - No Deal Flow? IB 31 2y
+4 FoF to IB later on? JOB 4 2y
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+24 Best way to model anticipated cash flow shortfalls that occur later in the hold period RE 5 2y
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0 Fidelity Investments - Review - Generalist CO Data 2y
0 Who has the best Transportation/Freight/Logistics coverage group on the street? IB 1 2y
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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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