+260 Are the hours really THAT bad? IB 462 5mo
+20 Lincoln Drug Test? IB 35 5mo
+1,721 What I Wish Every First Year Analyst Knew IB 172 5mo
0 JLL Consulting Team NY/Chicago RE 0 5mo
+103 Rich Kid Dilemma OFF 91 5mo
+27 Dwight Capital RE 25 5mo
+9 Boutique Internship to MM, EB or BB Full-time IB 2 5mo
+9 Would you rather… JOB 2 5mo
+35 LMM PE Hiring PE 10 5mo
+7 do you have to have full address on resume? RES 3 5mo
+1 Lazard Minneapolis or Lazard Chicago? IB 3 5mo
+41 securitized products internship prep? JOB 24 5mo
+20 MSF Degrees in the United States BSCH 19 6mo
+8 Is a$24k Scholarship at Bauer worth considering over UT Austin's McCombs? BSCH 20 6mo
+3 2025 Investment Banking Interviews?!? IB 3 6mo
+40 Long-Term Banking in Chicago: Lincoln or WB? IB 9 6mo
+16 UChicago vs. Carnegie Mellon vs. Emory vs. Johns Hopkins BSCH 6 6mo
+22 is anyone familiar with the 2-hour job search method? JOB 5 6mo
+10 Feeling depressed working 4 years with no exit (Asia) OFF 4 6mo
+346 Nepotism pisses me off IB 67 6mo
+3 Has anyone pivoted from IB -> Sales Strategy & Operations roles? IB 5 6mo
+36 Investor Relations, PE PE 16 6mo
+23 Private Equity Associate to Portfolio Company Exec PE 7 6mo
+98 Global Real Estate Companies RE 45 6mo
0 Excel Test - Any Online Resources for Practice? IB 2 6mo
0 MultiAsset vs Equities vs Fixed Income AM 3 6mo
+25 Dave Portnoy earns $1M on the Michigan win OFF 2 6mo
+1,500 I Love Investment Banking IB 137 6mo
+1,035 Girl on tinder threatening to send my messages to my firm / boss OFF 336 6mo
+10 Updated IB Tier listing 2023/2024 IB 63 6mo
0 I have 1.5 years in FDD and really want to lateral to IB as an analyst this year. Is networking the best way? Do I have to get an MBA? IB 1 6mo
+3 Applying multiple locations/groups? JOB 1 6mo
+11 Former IB analyst at EVR/GS/PJT looking for advice on returning the industry or other career tips IB 1 6mo
+287 A Day in Life of My Sell-side Days ER 88 6mo
+34 Fordham Vs. Baruch BSCH 25 6mo
+39 Johns Hopkins & Georgetown Masters in Real Estate RE 26 6mo
+15 Best Cities Besides NY For IB? IB 13 6mo
+38 Penn State vs UW Madison for IB? IB 21 6mo
+9 Opinions on Cornell CAS Opportunities and Advice? BSCH 1 6mo
+39 Transfer from Emory to Target (Please read) IB 17 6mo
+9 Optiver SPX Floor Analyst vs Bulge Bracket (Citi, Barc, DB, UBS) S&T TR 4 6mo
+41 How modeling intensive is FoF / Co-invest / Secondary positions? PE 21 6mo
+9 Student Managed Fund or Search Fund internship? IB 1 6mo
0 College tier list US for IB BSCH 3 6mo
+12 Lincoln International "Case Study" IB 13 6mo
+141 Growing/Rising and Shrinking/Falling Banks IB 51 6mo
+31 DC REPE Firms RE 7 6mo
+553 We eat what we kill. OFF 130 6mo
+21 Reputation of Natixis in London/Europe IB 9 6mo
+25 Is Cornell still a Target? BSCH 17 6mo
+24 Goldman Sachs Interview Process IB 9 6mo
+15 Alternatives to IB? IB 3 6mo
+37 Questions to ask during group placement networking calls IB 7 6mo
+8 UT MSF vs UVA MS Commerce BSCH 6 6mo
+9 Undergraduate Freshman at non-target considering transfer to target (Georgetown, NYU, UMich) BSCH 4 6mo
+28 HF Analysts: How many positions do you cover/research at a time? HF 6 6mo
+27 Starting your own Management Consulting Firm CO 41 6mo
+7 NYU Stern BPE/BTE vs Columbia GS/CC transfer BSCH 1 6mo
+9 Military Reserves + IB Timeline? IB 4 6mo
+6 Why Do Letters of Credit (LCs) Reduce Revolver Availability? IB 10 6mo
+16 Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst -> MM Direct Lending? CR 8 6mo
+12 M7 MBA Chances BSCH 1 6mo
0 What to expect in a gatekeeper interview? JOB 2 6mo
+50 Physical Commodities Trading 2022 Graduate Program Megathread TR 44 6mo
+2 DB/UBS NY (placement tbd) vs. Lincoln M&A Chicago | IB SA JOB 6 6mo
+6 B-School Program Based on PE VP / Search Fund Goal BSCH 3 6mo
+17 Breaking into IB from York University (Not Schulich) BSCH 9 6mo
0 Should you reapply to (undergrad) universities you were rejected from as a HS senior? BSCH 3 6mo
+232 10 years in banking, tech, and consulting IB 71 6mo
+51 RE Model case study completed - PGIM multifamily RE 21 6mo
+136 Is Corporate Banking that much worse than IB? IB 82 6mo
+6 New Job - Questions to ask HR RE 3 6mo
+59 USC reputation in IB? IB 51 6mo
+22 How screwed am I JOB 5 6mo
+19 Private Credit Comp Check PE 18 6mo
+9 While being in deal origination & sales => how to get Investment Banks to partner for advisory, structuring & deal finance? IB 1 6mo
0 OHIO STATE MSF VS ARIZONA STATE MSF VS UT DALLAS MSF BSCH 4 6mo
+87 Buying a house as an Analyst? OFF 45 6mo
+69 How to find what career path you like and if you're good at it. IB 45 6mo
0 2024 SA HOU to 2025 FT CHI IB 1 6mo
+8 Class A Office Building Debt Service Reserves? RE 3 6mo
+11 MBA programs BSCH 3 6mo
+35 Silver Point Recruiting? HF 36 6mo
0 HF internships? + Jobs out of undergrad? JOB 3 6mo
+41 Culture Issues AND Boring Work PLEASE Stay Away From This MM (actually LMM) Industry Boutique IB 24 6mo
+39 Former lawyers in finance OFF 18 6mo
+6 Sovereign advisory IB 3 6mo
+4 College Prestige Rankings BSCH 13 6mo
+26 Help With McK Mock Question CO 8 6mo
+3 CIT Group IB 2 6mo
+194 Q&A: Senior Banker IB 129 6mo
+81 Is it okay to be happy? OFF 34 6mo
+28 I want to work in sovereign advisory JOB 30 6mo
+16 Need advice on what to do next in my career. Second tier masters or an MBA (SMU Cox) after Bocconi and UIUC? BSCH 7 6mo
+112 How to get over envy/jealousy? OFF 52 6mo
+34 Hines RE 32 6mo
+57 Evergreen Funds/Permanent Equity PE 17 6mo
+13 CDX.HY Question TR 3 6mo
+20 Vanderbilt MSF Profile Evaluation- Chances of being Accepted... BSCH 11 6mo
+1 Best Major BSCH 4 6mo

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 97.2%

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