+1,055 IB Sucks. I'm out 193 7mo
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+30 Coverage in Paris 16 7mo
+3 Baird Chi Culture? 2 7mo
+190 Biotech finance part 2: valuation methodologies and modeling considerations 26 7mo
+1 Hilco Global aka Hilco Corporate Finance 4 7mo
+55 JPM SA/FT IBD GROUPS and Analyst Program 23 7mo
+16 I want to break into Bank of America Dcm or Levfin 3 7mo
+15 How to predict inflation? 4 7mo
+48 Why are young bankers so miserable? 17 7mo
+20 Need advice from experience analyst and associates. 5 8mo
+43 To those unhappy with their roles, why haven’t you lateraled?? 17 8mo
+7 Associate leaving after 6 months 15 8mo
+43 portfolio manager vs md (ibd) salary 29 8mo
+497 Q&A: Consistent Top Bucket IB Analyst 70 8mo
+3 Risk Management for Sophomore Internship 3 8mo
0 Caxton 2 8mo
+100 London Analyst Comp - 75% lost to Taxes, Expenses & Rent *UPDATED* 65 8mo
+3 Rothschild LA vs Cowen NY 12 8mo
+6 Mizuho/MUFG/Bofa Email format? 9 8mo
0 Drug test at jefferies 4 8mo
+80 How to Obtain a Sophomore Summer Boutique IB Internship 20 8mo
+12 Avg salary IB UniCredit Italia? 1 8mo
+5 Stephens (Little Rock) vs Livingstone (Chicago) 19 8mo
+1 JPM CHICAGO drug test 3 8mo
+12 Messed Around in HS what now 13 8mo
+26 Texas Landscape for IB? 25 8mo
+6 Lehman Menlo Park, CA vs Los Angeles vs Chicago vs Houston? 5 8mo
+57 Tier 1 PCA/Secondary Advisory 91 8mo
+8 Wells Fargo Healthcare 7 8mo
+22 Private Capital Advisory (Secondaries) interview 23 8mo
+61 Q&A Leveraged Finance Group @ BB 51 8mo
+4 HSBC IB, good or bad? 10 8mo
+16 IB UK (from India) 12 8mo
+20 Lateral to RX 26 8mo
+5 Lateral from Rx Firm to another 5 8mo
+190 Blacklisted by an IB firm for misspelling firm's name in email 63 8mo
+41 Intriguing Technical Question 18 8mo
+32 Should I quit after 6 months on the job? 8 8mo
+16 Singapore Goldman IBD 6 8mo
+45 Baking to Investment Banking with no corporate work experience at 29. Is it possible? 17 8mo
+72 Help me overcome this nightmare: PDF to Excel 44 8mo
+67 Breaking into IB: Toronto, Canada 32 8mo
+27 BB Wholesale Credit Versus MM / Regional Bank IB 9 8mo
+35 List of Investment Banking Firms in Korea 25 8mo
+37 Consolidated Canadian Summer 2023 Placements 41 8mo
+3 Thoughts on Performance Trust in Chicago 0 8mo
+87 WTF IS GS DOING!? 86 8mo
+11 Lincoln International 10 8mo
+45 Comprehensive List of Resources / Tools On the Job 5 8mo
+53 How are other first-years feeling right now? 42 9mo
+11 Alliance Bernstein Moves HQ to Nashville,TN 7 9mo
+9 Eastdil Secured Starting Salaries ($80K + Discretionary Bonus seems low??) 6 9mo
+160 Canada IB vs PE Comp Megathread 151 9mo
+17 Target, 3.1 GPA, Engineering, Need Help 10 9mo
+12 Aon Securities and ILS Structuring/Origination 11 9mo
+42 PLS Help: JPMorgan Corporate Finance Advisory Group 21 9mo
+3 HL power and utilities 1 9mo
+19 HSBC London Compensation 10 9mo
+3 Piper Sandler Healthcare - Chicago 1 9mo
+12 Going back to banking after corp dev/strategy? 3 9mo
+26 Harvard, Yale, Duke, UMich, & More Want to Meet You! 1 9mo
+17 Am I screwed after PIP? 16 9mo
+34 IBD Ranking NY vs. London 18 9mo
+9 Evercore London 10 9mo
+88 Canada IB Pay Increase? 121 9mo
+35 Michigan Boutiques 73 9mo
+21 Modeling Test - Big 4 Infra? 20 9mo
+10 Anyone heard of Crosstree Capital? (FL bank) 14 9mo
+3 Series Exams - Banks Requiring Them for Analysts 7 9mo
+8 Bloomberg: Credit Suisse topples UBS 1 9mo
+17 CIT Group Questions 36 9mo
+3 Return Offer Rate for Raymond James 2 9mo
+18 Very Underpaid… 29 9mo
+162 2 months in and I want to quit 31 9mo
+17 Stifel comp in London 25 9mo
+1 Chicago Regional/Boutique IB Shops 1 9mo
+111 Securitization - The hidden gem of IB? 84 9mo
+95 An MBA grad...desperate for advice 49 9mo
+14 Why is RBC nowhere in any league table this year? 22 9mo
+14 Is Ardea Partners the GS version of PWP? 3 9mo
+9 GS Chicago FT 24 12 9mo
+8 Oppenheimer & Co Analyst Program Details 11 9mo
+1,604 IB Analyst Disaster. 79 9mo
0 Computer Management & Information Systems 1 10mo
+28 Pros and Cons IB vs PM 5 10mo
+44 Analyst Budget Thread Follow Up--Actual Expenses For An Analyst & Associate In Chicago 4 10mo
+16 JMP Securities 16 10mo
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0 Canaccord Genuity Comp/Exit Ops for London Office 4 10mo
+10 Moelis Healthcare/Life Sciences 19 10mo
+2 What do you wish you would’ve done before IB? 1 10mo
+3 Analyst move MM to BB 3 10mo
+6 Hours in sustainable finance IB? 5 10mo
+4 JP Morgan Tech (NY) 6 10mo
+27 Best Banks/Groups in Toronto 21 10mo
+12 Saint Joe's to IB? 6 10mo
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+19 Are you guys afraid of being replaced by a robot? 10 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Perella Weinberg Partners New 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 01 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 24 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 19 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 97.7%
  • Moelis & Company 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.9%
  • Perella Weinberg Partners 18 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 16 97.7%
  • Moelis & Company 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (22) $375
  • Associates (93) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (69) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (206) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (149) $101
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