+102 Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls IB 30 4h
+62 Career Bankers, Was It Worth It? IB 35 1h
+51 Do you regret going into public markets investing? HF 29 1m
+48 What to expect during your IB summer internship and how to secure the full-time offer IB 1 6h
+45 4 Mistakes I Made As An Investment Banking Intern That I I Wish I Could Go Back And Fix IB 7 7h
+45 BBs With The Hottest Girls OFF 21 10h
+38 Deciding Between Duke And Berkeley (Haas) Undergrad IB 24 8h
+36 Current CRE Phase RE 17 20h
+27 I want a puppy - talk me out of it OFF 23 5h
+25 3 Tips I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Starting My Investment Banking Internship IB 4 2d
+25 Sr Asso / VP Unemployment Check-in PE 7 1h
+24 URGENT - a list of Halal/Islamic real estate funds and investment companies for potential applications RE 8 18h
+24 Capital Formation RE 6 6h
+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 7h
+22 FT recruiting after return offer JOB 8 3h
+22 Three CRITICAL Mistakes That Will Cost You The Return Offer As A Summer Intern IB 6 5h
+22 Hiring Analyst/Associate - Advice RE 4 6h
+21 Princeton vs Stanford BSCH 18 20h
+20 Vista Lateral Associate PE 12 11h
+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 9h
+19 UK Development RE 3 19h
+19 PART 2: Increasing RE Industry's Cash Compensation, Collectively RE 1 1d
+18 HELP! VC Internship + Cambridge masters or IB again at worse bank? VC 1 2d
+18 any breaking in advice? JOB 17 2d
+18 1 year plan IB 6 4h
+17 landing a first ib internship with only wealth management experience JOB 2 2d
+17 Erasmus University Rotterdam vs Copenhagen Business School BSCH 3 8h
+17 IVP and Insight Recruiting VC 8 5h
+17 B4 Audit -> IB London IB 5 21h
+17 Equinox Membership worth it? OFF 5 8h
+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 4h
+16 REPOST, SOMEONE PLS HELP… CO 3 11h
+16 RBC Reorganizes Investment Banking in a Play for More Deals IB 12 1d
+15 Help! Should I borrow $30k from Prodigy Finance? BSCH 16 17h
+15 The 3 Life Skills Investment Bankers Have That You Should Be Jealous Of JOB 1 19h
+14 Boss says one thing and does another PE 7 15h
+14 Feeling lost, do I have no choice but give up? JOB 3 3h
+13 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 15 18s
+13 Are most people doing comp sheets wrong? HF 3 1d
+13 Public company LBO PE 4 11h
+13 Western Ivey or Waterloo Finance + CS BSCH 2 17h
+13 Why are so many people here interested in Biotech? HF 17 34s
+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) IB 20 15h
+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 3h
+12 Moelis NY Return Offer Rates IB 3 20h
+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 11h
+12 Truist Laptops? IB 5 7h
+12 How much does fit actually matter to you? PE 4 4h
+12 Interesting Opportunities in Affordable 2024 (485-X??) RE 2 7h
+12 Dug a hole for myself. Help needed BSCH 3 4h
+12 Is fundamental L/S equity a dying strategy? HF 4 2h
+12 Operations to FO CF 1 6h
+11 Real Estate Tokenization RE 13 19h
+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 13h
+11 Vest Tier List FASH 4 52s
+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 1d
+10 3 Reasons Investment Banking Is A Better First Job Than Consulting JOB 1 1d
+10 Litquidity comp report 204 IB 2 17h
+10 How good are analysts at Franklin Templeton AM 7 5h
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+9 Advance Program Vs Rotational Program at PricewaterhouseCoopers PE 1 2d
+9 Exit Opportunities as an Accountant in Tax OTH 1 2d
+9 What should I ask for my comp at a start-up firm? IB 6 2d
+9 MASTERS, UNIVERSITIES, CONSULTING, ADVICE REQUEST. CF 0 2d
+9 Breaking into Quant work as math PhD. What are my options? TR 2 2d
+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 6h
+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 17h
+9 Capitalize Latin Honors or No? RES 1 16h
+9 DISCUSSION: Capital Gains Tax increase impact on Canadian High Finance and PE IB 0 16h
+9 Getting a Freshman Summer Internship This Late? JOB 2 4m
+9 Does a 4 year gap ruin my chance at high finance? JOB 2 12h
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. UCLA MFE BSCH 1 10h
+9 Power Trader Progression TR 1 9h
+9 When Should I Follow Up Again (if at all) ? JOB 2 8h

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