+112 Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls IB 32 43s
+68 Career Bankers, Was It Worth It? IB 36 22m
+57 What to expect during your IB summer internship and how to secure the full-time offer IB 1 10h
+54 Do you regret going into public markets investing? HF 30 58m
+46 BBs With The Hottest Girls OFF 21 14h
+38 Deciding Between Duke And Berkeley (Haas) Undergrad IB 25 28s
+37 Current CRE Phase RE 18 1h
+28 I want a puppy - talk me out of it OFF 23 10h
+25 Hiring Analyst/Associate - Advice RE 4 11h
+24 Capital Formation RE 8 5m
+24 Sr Asso / VP Unemployment Check-in PE 9 16m
+23 Is Quasi-MNPI The Ultimate Alpha Generator For Public Equities? HF 8 1d
+23 Is banking more tolerable in Houston? IB 8 1d
+23 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview HF 7 11h
+22 FT recruiting after return offer JOB 8 7h
+22 Three CRITICAL Mistakes That Will Cost You The Return Offer As A Summer Intern IB 6 8h
+21 Princeton vs Stanford BSCH 18 21h
+21 Public company LBO PE 8 5m
+20 Vista Lateral Associate PE 12 15h
+19 Am I a possible victim of identity theft (United Kingdom)??? I'm PARANOID OFF 8 1d
+19 Best Brokerages in South Florida RE 9 12h
+19 UK Development RE 3 22h
+19 Why are so many people here interested in Biotech? HF 23 28m
+19 PART 2: Increasing RE Industry's Cash Compensation, Collectively RE 1 1d
+19 1 year plan IB 6 9h
+18 HELP! VC Internship + Cambridge masters or IB again at worse bank? VC 1 2d
+18 any breaking in advice? JOB 17 2d
+17 RENT MEGATHREAD: How much do you pay for rent? OFF 16 2h
+17 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School BSCH 3 12h
+17 IVP and Insight Recruiting VC 8 7h
+17 B4 Audit -> IB London IB 5 22h
+17 Equinox Membership worth it? OFF 9 5m
+16 IB/PE Lifers, Was It Worth It? PE 5 1d
+16 IB at "lower tier" Canadian bank vs Corporate Banking (CIB) at Citi/BofA/JPM? IB 10 1d
+16 Moving from Tech to Finance JOB 7 9h
+16 REPOST, SOMEONE PLS HELP… CO 3 13h
+16 RBC Reorganizes Investment Banking in a Play for More Deals IB 12 1d
+16 Is fundamental L/S equity a dying strategy? HF 6 51m
+15 Help! Should I borrow $30k from Prodigy Finance? BSCH 16 21h
+15 The 3 Life Skills Investment Bankers Have That You Should Be Jealous Of JOB 1 22h
+14 Boss says one thing and does another PE 7 18h
+14 Feeling lost, do I have no choice but give up? JOB 3 5h
+14 NYU MSRE Program RE 1 38m
+14 College search for getting into HF HF 9 1m
+13 Are most people doing comp sheets wrong? HF 3 1d
+13 Western Ivey or Waterloo Finance + CS BSCH 2 20h
+13 How much does fit actually matter to you? PE 4 8h
+12 Breaking into Quant work as math PhD. What are my options? TR 2 2d
+12 Is there a single hedge fund, pod shop, asset manager, fof, or literally any financial institution that outperforms the market over a long period of time? AM 16 2h
+12 Considering an unorthodox exit from IB IB 1 2d
+12 Bocconi, Erasmus and ICADE (Undergad - Target schools) BSCH 5 1d
+12 35% Pay Cut - S&T Exit Opportunity? TR 1 1d
+12 Risking it after banking IB 2 7h
+12 Moelis NY Return Offer Rates IB 3 23h
+12 Fund potentially shutting down HF 1 1d
+12 Big 4/MBB Reality Check - Am I cooked? CO 1 1d
+12 What do people do after working at Centerview IB 7 16h
+12 Truist Laptops? IB 5 11h
+12 Interesting Opportunities in Affordable 2024 (485-X??) RE 3 1h
+12 Dug a hole for myself. Help needed BSCH 3 7h
+12 Operations to FO CF 1 9h
+11 Real Estate Tokenization RE 13 22h
+11 Types of pods (quant/fundemental + strategy) @ Citadel, Millennium, P72, etc.. HF 1 2d
+11 Yale SOM (NO $) vs NYU Stern (NO $) BSCH 1 1d
+11 UVa Graduate Interested in IB IB 4 16h
+11 Vest Tier List FASH 4 3h
+10 VC vs. PWM vs. School Treasury for internship? IB 5 2d
+10 Thoughts About Joining PE Firm as Only Junior? PE 3 2d
+10 UCSB vs Super Non-Target CO 2 2d
+10 3 Reasons Investment Banking Is A Better First Job Than Consulting JOB 1 2d
+10 Litquidity comp report 204 IB 2 20h
+10 How good are analysts at Franklin Templeton AM 7 9h
+10 uchicago, vanderbilt or barnard IB 3 8h
+9 PE IR interview prep/process PE 1 2d
+9 Taxation in PE/HFs PE 2 2d
+9 Public Finance SA 2025: Stats and Advice IB 1 2d
+9 Underemployed, impatient or arrogant? JOB 1 2d
+9 Aspiring Investment Banking Interns - Ask These 4 Questions On Networking Calls If You Want To Be Invited To Interview IB 1 1d
+9 Commodity becoming more mainstream and impact of derrivatives TR 2 1d
+9 Does tech team matter in BBs? TR 3 1d
+9 Good watches around $3K FASH 11 10h
+9 Which group would be best to target an exit from IB Associate to a PE role in Florida? PE 1 1d
+9 UVA CAS Econ (transfer) vs Emory Goizueta BSCH 1 1d
+9 US MM/LMM vs. Australian BB/EB. JOB 1 1d
+9 Ideal career path pre-MBA BSCH 1 1d
+9 Wealth Management LBO Case PE 0 1d
+9 Using client to network into PE? JOB 1 20h
+9 Capitalize Latin Honors or No? RES 1 20h
+9 DISCUSSION: Capital Gains Tax increase impact on Canadian High Finance and PE IB 0 19h
+9 Getting a Freshman Summer Internship This Late? JOB 2 3h
+9 Does a 4 year gap ruin my chance at high finance? JOB 2 14h
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. UCLA MFE BSCH 1 14h
+9 Power Trader Progression TR 1 13h
+9 When Should I Follow Up Again (if at all) ? JOB 2 11h
+9 F500 Internal Pension Fund vs. Pharma Corp Dev Role - What Would You Pick? AM 1 13h
+9 BB trading vs HF QR out of undergrad HF 3 12h
+9 consulting out of undergrad or after? CO 0 13h
+9 Job Preparation - 1st year IBD Analyst IB 1 10h
+9 Operations to FO IB 1 10h
+9 Operations to FO IB 1 10h

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 18 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (21) $373
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101