+255 Looking to raise a Billion Dollar Fund - College Junior 37 3h
+199 It doesn’t need to be this way 29 19h
+113 Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls 33 1h
+85 RBC M&A vs PJT RSSG 14 1d
+72 What to expect during your IB summer internship and how to secure the full-time offer 2 1h
+70 Career Bankers, Was It Worth It? 38 43m
+64 Vanderbilt ($$$) / Northwestern ($$$) vs UF ($) 34 12h
+63 Did I mess up by correcting my VP Publicly? 20 22h
+61 I FINALLY DID IT, I GOT A FT OFFER! 12 2h
+50 Feeling really lost in IB 15 13h
+45 4 Mistakes I Made As An Investment Banking Intern That I I Wish I Could Go Back And Fix 7 16h
+38 Median exits by bank 33 1d
+38 Deciding Between Duke And Berkeley (Haas) Undergrad 25 4h
+37 3 Little Things You Can Do To Set Yourself Apart As The #1 Intern In Your Class This Summer 10 2d
+36 IMPOSSIBLE for internationals to break in to investment banking, says "career coach" 33 4d
+35 Huge Career Hit To Go From Coverage > ECM IB? Thoughts / Perspectives Appreciated 11 6d
+34 Industry Wide Changes Possible? 21 3d
+30 Best M&A Shops in London (based on comp & progression)? 16 1d
+29 BofA Associate Death - Congressional Oversight 3 4d
+25 3 Tips I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Starting My Investment Banking Internship 4 2d
+24 Why is everyone so angry at BOFA and not Gary Howe? 19 4d
+24 BofA Assoc who died had sought to leave, citing long hours 3 58s
+23 Still no SA 2025 offer. Anyone else in the same boat? 19 1d
+23 Is banking more tolerable in Houston? 10 25m
+22 Wells fargo hires Jpmorgan MD Fernando Rivas to Co-head CIB 4 5d
+22 Three CRITICAL Mistakes That Will Cost You The Return Offer As A Summer Intern 6 12h
+21 3 Things You Should Do To Maximize Down Time During Your Investment Banking Internship. 1 4d
+20 Unsold Shares in Valuation 5 6d
+19 Pay Gap Between Industry & Product Groups? 5 5d
+19 Full time recruiting 7 2d
+19 When are the next base salary increases likely to be? 12 4d
+19 1 year plan 6 11h
+18 FIG IB 5 5d
+17 B4 Audit -> IB London 5 1d
+16 Why is life so tough 5 4d
+16 corporate finance at a large corp is an underrated exit opp if you enjoy financial modeling 5 4d
+16 BMO TO? 19 1d
+16 bayes business school w prior exp 16 3d
+16 IB at "lower tier" Canadian bank vs Corporate Banking (CIB) at Citi/BofA/JPM? 10 1d
+16 RBC Reorganizes Investment Banking in a Play for More Deals 12 1d
+15 Toronto IB Thread 1 5d
+15 IB restructuring vs restructuring consulting? 7 2d
+14 2025 Summer Analyst What Banks Recruit Late? 4 5d
+14 Chances of Offer getting rescinded 7 5d
+14 Evercore Dallas 9 14h
+14 Impending layoff, what to do? 3 30m
+13 What is my best path forward for TAS to IB? 3 5d
+12 Anyone have Insight into the Milken Global Institute Conference? 0 6d
+12 Charlotte Investment Banking 5 5d
+12 Is Project/Sustainable Finance Legit? 2 4d
+12 Do IB firms pay biweekly or weekly? 7 1d
+12 Ranking The Top 10 Non-Target Colleges To Attend If You Want To Break Into Investment Banking (And Got Rejected From All Targets Like Me) 20 22h
+12 Considering an unorthodox exit from IB 1 2d
+12 Risking it after banking 2 10h
+12 Moelis NY Return Offer Rates 3 1d
+12 What do people do after working at Centerview 7 18h
+12 Truist Laptops? 5 14h
+11 Coverage vs Product groups 2 6d
+11 Anyone been able to defer SA by a year due to illness? 8 5d
+11 UVa Graduate Interested in IB 4 20h
+10 Renege lesser known MM (SocGen/CIBC) in NY for Nomura/WF in SF 9 2d
+10 Investment Banking in the Middle East after a target French Masters (Grande Ecole) 1 6d
+10 BoA to not take any action against Gary Howe (nypost) 6 5d
+10 VC vs. PWM vs. School Treasury for internship? 5 2d
+10 Litquidity comp report 204 2 1d
+10 uchicago, vanderbilt or barnard 3 11h
+9 What is it like to be a IBD product controller? 1 6d
+9 Admitted to Target for IB, now what? 1 6d
+9 advice needed! Bayes Business School to break into IB 1 4d
+9 What should I ask for my comp at a start-up firm? 6 2d
+9 Public Finance SA 2025: Stats and Advice 1 2d
+9 Aspiring Investment Banking Interns - Ask These 4 Questions On Networking Calls If You Want To Be Invited To Interview 1 2d
+9 DISCUSSION: Capital Gains Tax increase impact on Canadian High Finance and PE 0 23h
+9 Job Preparation - 1st year IBD Analyst 1 12h
+9 Operations to FO 1 13h
+9 Operations to FO 1 13h
+9 College Sophomore in Need of Direction 1 12h
+9 MM PC v MF PC fundamentals 1 8h
+9 Leave off-cycle internship early to do a master 0 5h
+9 Use These 2 Simple Techniques to Stay Organized During Your Investment Banking Internship 0 3h
+9 Freshman Internship - Should I take this opportunity? 0 1h
+9 MD Can’t Unplug 1 27m
+8 Transfer Advice Needed 3 6d
+8 How to write FT recruiting emails? 9 19h
+8 Best Laptops for IB 15 1d
+8 Had an interview with GS, and after the interview, the portal status didn’t get updated. 33 1d
+7 JPM IB 2025 Superday 6 2d
+7 Morgan Stanley Experienced Professionals Program 2024 - IBD 5 13h
+7 Deutsche Bank Spring conversion – help needed 8 3d
+7 Do investment banks let you graduate a year early before full-time? 7 2d
+6 2025 SA IB ABS vs. RE 1 6d
+6 Viable strategy to land goldman internship? 6 6d
+6 Got summer internship at BNP Paribas! HELP! 1 4d
+6 What to expect from lateral IB modeling tests? 1 4d
+6 EVR/CVP/PJT Prestige 7 4d
+6 Questions about accounting 3 17h
+6 Drexel’s Don Engel has died. His tales of Wall Street, women and wealth live on. 0 13h
+6 Advice you would give to a freshman/thoughts on a finance degree in Canada 1 11h
+6 How much modeling do I need to know as an intern? 3 5h
+6 London IBD Perks 1 2h

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

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  • 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
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