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0 Wells Fargo - Healthcare Services ER ER 4 2y
0 SAP AG - Interview - Technology Consulting Data 2y
0 Undergrad to MF PE route PE 8 2y
0 KippsDeSanto - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+26 Northwestern Mutual CF 18 2y
+5 Are there opportunities to move from UK to US working in S&T TR 2 2y
+17 i feel miserable in my S&T internship TR 4 2y
0 KippsDeSanto - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+7 Part-Time Gigs PE 2 2y
+12 New biotech model ER 13 2y
+256 How are women treated in IB? IB 103 2y
0 FT 2025 Advice CR 1 2y
+299 F*d up my career badly and depressed - need advice JOB 51 2y
+6 BNY Mellon Interview JOB 2 2y
+9 Currently in corporate finance, looking for the best way to grow career JOB 1 2y
+10 Very confused rising sophomore needs direction RES 3 2y
+62 Elite overproduction OFF 21 2y
+4 Getting a mentorship call from partner of finance conglomerate that includes financial advisory (investment banking, i assume), how do I leverage this towards getting a summer analyst offer? IB 5 2y
+28 Apollo Debt Group RE 61 2y
+39 Is it useful to know whether a business is high growth, high margin, etc? PE 32 2y
+3 FT 2025 Recruiting as a 2023 Grad? IB 6 2y
+12 Tips on how to manage assigning tasks to interns IB 1 2y
+6 Recruiting at the same PE Frim again PE 3 2y
+3 Investing Firms with Really Chill Hours (<60) PE 2 2y
0 Associate interview help IB 1 2y
0 Leerink Partners - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 Best Gen/Model/Specs for Lenovo X1 IB 3 2y
+9 Help Me Not Make Your Lives Suck (Questions From a VC Analyst to I-Bankers) VC 2 2y
+18 Semi Target or Alpha Chapter IB 6 2y
+9 Is Hong Kong still Hong Kong? IB 6 2y
+30 XP required for laterals IB 23 2y
+3 Special Situations PE vs Traditional PE compensation in same firm PE 4 2y
+32 Ground Leases - How to Value and What am I missing? RE 14 2y
+2 MD's wants to schedule a call after final round interview to let me know his decision JOB 4 2y
+3 MBA: Imperial vs Bocconi BSCH 4 2y
+10 How to crush HH check-in calls? PE 5 2y
+3 MBA Admission Consultants BSCH 1 2y
+208 Dating high maintenance women OFF 76 2y
+3 What are the odds of being able to transfer from Ivey AEO to UPenn? BSCH 2 2y
0 Networking with prep school alumni BSCH 1 2y
+14 LinkedIn networking/Converting networking to referrals and interviews JOB 2 2y
+21 Multifamily Investment Sales to REGAL? RE 4 2y
0 Non compete legislation news HF 1 2y
+2 Better to Apply Early? IB 4 2y
0 Computer Recommendations OFF 1 2y
0 Computer IB 1 2y
+4 Towerbrook interview help!! PE 7 2y
+135 Global Credit Rating Agency ---> Backdoor to High Finance JOB 64 2y
+3 When will PE industry start consolidating? PE 4 2y
0 silly query re. buying/selling cds indices AM 2 2y
+8 How to be more concise with my responses in interviews for questions I do not expect? JOB 2 2y
+12 Question on a M&A/Merger Math Interview Question IB 2 2y
+5 JPM Comp LDN IB 10 2y
+28 Does Sharpe Matter if Sortino is High? HF 14 2y
+61 How do you wake up? OFF 39 2y
+7 Investments in associates for enterprise value IB 1 2y
+9 SA 2026 am I cooked IB 6 2y
0 How feasible/hard is it to transfer from Europe to US while remaining in IB, for a US citizen? IB 1 2y
0 FT Question PE 3 2y
0 Is it fine to be a mid intern in banking IB 4 2y
0 bb class sizes from targets IB 1 2y
0 Centerbridge Update? PE 2 2y
+18 Tech Corp Dev from Another Industry CF 3 2y
+9 Case Study & Superday with JP Morgan Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries, Intern Position OTH 5 2y
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+3 Teams at CIBC IB 62 2y
0 Fifth Third Bank - Interview - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 2y
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0 Networking as someone who has 0 family connection in finance JOB 1 2y
+8 Banking Exits into Building infrastructure PE 8 2y
+5 Why so many Biotech ER openings? ER 6 2y
+3 Rant on Black Professionalism Expectations in IB. Am I wrong? OFF 3 2y
+6 REGL IB to Infra PE PE 12 2y
+11 Best laptop for finance major in college? OFF 12 2y
0 Protiviti - Review - Risk Management Data 2y
+51 Amex Gold / Platinum combo OFF 22 2y
0 Protiviti - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 2y
0 What are my chances of full-time recruiting and how to maximize? IB 2 2y
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+10 Laid off IB Analyst: Go to ER or Pod? HF 2 2y
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+9 how much room for salary negotiation as ASSO1? PE 5 2y
+5 Chicago EBs (PWP/Moelis/Evercore) Thoughts? IB 6 2y
0 Duke Energy - Review - Energy Data 2y
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0 Duke Energy - Review - Power Data 2y
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0 Dallas REPE RE 1 2y
0 Duke Energy - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 2y
0 Allianz - Interview - NA Data 2y
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+3 Developer Skill Set RE 4 2y
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0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Risk CO Data 2y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas ER Data 2y
+25 Anyone here ever have a paranoia of going to prison for being wrong about some aspects of the financial markets during their Career lifetime? And then being charged with a financial crime? OFF 14 2y
+25 How do you maintain consistent motivation at work over the years? OFF 9 2y
0 Valuation Research Corporation - Review - Investment Grade Finance IB Data 2y

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 (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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