+3 LMM Chicago PE Comp PE 4 29m
+3 USC or Indiana University for MBA? BSCH 3 31m
+29 MM Equity Research--Concerned ER 17 4h
+40 Working With a Financial Planner OFF 11 3h
+10 Fordham or UCSB? BSCH 10 3h
+143 How are developers still building? RE 53 7h
+30 3 Reasons Why You Need A Virtual Assistant OFF 9 9h
+7 Best Intern Bars in Chicago OFF 8 11h
+2 Any PC Gamers Here? OFF 14 15h
+14 Worth Extending Graduation to Re-Recruit? JOB 10 18h
+1,329 Tides Equities? RE 774 19h
+3 Worst (struggling) Credit Funds? CR 1 19h
+21 First-Loss Managed Accounts HF 17 21h
+23 Best Books to Read for Amateurs in Finance and Consulting OFF 35 21h
+9 Weighing Options: MSF, MBA and Europe to US BSCH 2 21h
+18 Altas Partners PE 19 23h
0 Truist Chicago IB 0 22h
+33 Bridger Pennington PE 17 1d
0 How do I tell my friend to not accept his Northwestern Mutual Internship. MEME 3 1d
+12 What you learn in PE PE 8 1d
+74 Switching from Big 4 to Acquisitions: My Story RE 13 1d
+9 Career Path Advice JOB 1 1d
+16 Life Settlements/ Viaticals- What is the comp for PMs and analysts in funds that invest in life settlements/viaticals? HF 5 1d
+19 Do I choose Northwestern, Brown, or Dartmouth for Investment Banking? JOB 16 1d
+59 How is Northwestern? IB 27 1d
+34 Freaking out about BofA background check IB 34 1d
+16 WF IB (Charlotte) or JPM MMBSI (Chicago) IB 24 1d
+15 Argus Use with Data Center Operators RE 2 1d
+3 What's the point of joining an IB group that doesn't have a guaranteed chance of exiting to MF? IB 18 1d
+193 IB in Greater Washington DC IB 89 1d
+9 Is private credit worth it for an M7 MBA? BSCH 3 1d
0 Investment Banking Mexico IB 1 2d
+13 Investment Banking in Mexico - Any insight? IB 7 2d
+6 How to recruit for HF from IB Chicago? HF 2 2d
+4 Constellation Software in Canada ? PE 5 2d
+21 Delaying graduation by a semester IB 20 2d
+9 Looking for Advice on how to get a BB internship ER 1 2d
+15 Post Amazon Finance Internship next steps JOB 2 2d
+38 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA PE 26 2d
+14 Delaying graduation by a semester as a double major in order to be more prepped for IB recruiting? IB 14 3d
+310 Q&A: A Bored Financial Advisor WM 114 3d
+2 UK to US Career Move JOB 4 3d
+96 COLLEGE PRESTIGE TIER LIST - 2024 BSCH 60 3d
+279 EXCEL cheats megathread IB 99 3d
+24 Hedge fund recruiting from Undergrad- University of Michigan HF 14 4d
+112 College Rankings - Ease of Placement BSCH 65 4d
+1 DE Shaw Business and Strategic Development IB 4 4d
+17 Infrastructure, project finance NUI 4 4d
+2 Anyone familiar with Bain Capital Partnership Strategies? PE 4 4d
+220 Best place to raise a family in the U.S.? OFF 191 4d
+18 Barclays Tech? Thoughts? IB 29 4d
+15 Permira Growth (Menlo) - Tier 1 place? PE 14 4d
+528 Life in General Will Cost More Than You Think CO 151 4d
+16 Moving to Los Angeles? OFF 19 5d
+9 Morgan Stanley - Fixed Income Secured Lending - COO Group? IB 2 5d
+104 Private Equity shops with the best work/life balance PE 36 5d
+9 MBA to MSRE? RE 2 5d
+171 Let's talk cologne! FASH 154 5d
+12 What degree is better for MBB consulting: Business or Industrial engineering? CO 4 5d
+6 Email Help JOB 5 5d
+42 Theory: Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson are Michael Jackson's real parents OFF 17 5d
+9 Doing almost nothing in my internship…should I be worried? IB 2 5d
0 Realistic PE Exits from Chicago MM Bank PE 4 5d
0 Cleveland research company ER 2 5d
+4 Sweatiest Industrials Groups | Chicago IB 10 6d
+6 How to recruit for HF from IB Chicago? HF 1 6d
+180 Thanks to IB long hours, I officially have angina IB 47 6d
+14 PE Secondaries- Excel Case Study PE 16 6d
0 Anyone Heard of EC M&A? Thoughts on Culture, Deal Flow, Etc.? IB 1 6d
+76 Getting into the game... (finding a commodities trading internship/job) TR 33 1w
+24 Missed SA 2019 recruiting - delay graduation for SA 2020? IB 17 1w
0 Offer from Prestigious Bank JOB 1 1w
+11 Recruiting in Chicago vs NYC JOB 9 1w
+3 2024 Private Equity Event PE 0 1w
+17 Towerbrook Associate Interview PE 8 1w
+89 Arctos Sports Partners / Sports Private Equity PE 20 1w
+22 Training The Street Turbo Macros IB 53 1w
+43 Does forex trading really work? TR 22 1w
+14 Adventis or Wall Street Prep? WM 7 1w
+3 Why the M&A sector in mainland China is not as big as it should (is all concentrated in Hong Kong? IB 2 1w
+11 Varde Partners - Anyone familiar? CR 4 1w
+10 Capstone Partners - Boston Office interview process IB 3 1w
0 Thoughts on Wind Point Partners in Chicago PE 7 1w
+6 Toronto IB GPA IB 8 1w
0 private equity b-school PE 1 1w
+7 Baird Chicago 2024 thoughts IB 8 1w
+34 Who pays for coffee/lunch/drinks when two professionals meet up? JOB 20 1w
+4 Pitch Deck Services OFF 2 1w
+438 The Banker's Guide to Watches FASH 307 1w
0 Jeff 2024 outlook culture etc IB 1 1w
+11 SIE Exam? Commercial Banking transition!! RE 6 1w
0 BofA Chicago Industrials 2024 thoughts IB 1 1w
+8 Macro RV HFs HF 12 1w
0 HPS Core Senior Lending Team CR 1 1w
+22 Am I an idiot for going to Northwestern ISP over UChicago to eventually go to private equity? JOB 6 1w
+30 Lender Claiming To Finance 90% Of Hotel Acquisition? RE 24 1w
+23 Morgan Stanley Office Attire IB 29 1w
+28 Market Risk at Commercial Bank VS Ops Risk at MM TR 7 1w
+9 Offer comparison: Mastercard Advisors vs. McMaster-Carr JOB 2 1w
+3 Chicago EBs (PWP/Moelis/Evercore) Thoughts? IB 5 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.9%
  • Perella Weinberg Partners New 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 24 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 16 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • William Blair 03 97.7%
  • Lazard Freres 06 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.9%
  • Perella Weinberg Partners 18 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 06 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 06 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (23) $378
  • Associates (95) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • 2nd Year Analyst (69) $168
  • Intern/Summer Associate (34) $167
  • 1st Year Analyst (213) $160
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (155) $101