+13 Energy/infra headhunters 16 4mo
+35 Investment Banking first or small Hedge Fund? 7 4mo
+284 Going A2A.. feel like a failure 80 4mo
0 Rothschild 1 4mo
+31 How is cash accounted for in equity value 25 4mo
+180 Drug Tests for incoming SA/FT analysts in midst of corona? 73 4mo
+106 How Difficult is Investment Banking? 99 4mo
+17 IB Technicals Prep Resources (SA) 5 4mo
+41 How important is the Suited test? 15 4mo
+33 Provident Healthcare Partners (Boston) 20 4mo
+18 Sovereign Advisory Groups 10 4mo
+14 Raymond James Healthcare Public Finance Superday 11 4mo
+26 2021 Morgan Stanley Revenue Early Insights Program Hirevue Questions 134 4mo
+35 NYU $$$ vs UW-Madison $ 22 4mo
+24 Reputation of Lehman, Credit Suisse? 10 4mo
+19 Bloomberg Internship Offer 6 4mo
+18 GLC Advisors Restructuring? 23 4mo
+6 IB Inquiry 2 4mo
+8 Gugg(Chic) vs Jeff (Chic) 13 4mo
+4 US News 2023 rankings top 25 4 4mo
+102 investment banking in Texas 118 4mo
+17 Moelis CHI Exit Opps 7 4mo
+30 pre MBA IB internship 17 4mo
0 Stout Chicago 2 4mo
+5 Delete 9 4mo
0 How Much Would You Pay For An Internship (Serious)? 11 4mo
+32 Investment Banking in Brazil 17 4mo
+14 Goldman FIG Financing Group and Real Estate Financing Group 4 4mo
+17 Impact of Dividends on Equity Value and Enterprise Value 4 4mo
+13 Wedbush NY IB 25 4mo
0 Chicago hours and expectations? 2 4mo
+31 Did I go off the Beaten Path too Early? Need Advice 10 4mo
+3 Whats the deal with Capstone Partners? 2 4mo
+6 Macquarie Levfin ? 5 4mo
+17 Convertible Bond Group 4 4mo
+4 Client Analyst at Goldman Sachs, good or bad? 4 4mo
+44 Can anyone give me some Insights on Santander Corporate & Investment Banking? 55 4mo
+27 Does BMO Capital Markets only focus on Capital Markets, or also Corporate Finance (Advisory) roles? - 2023 15 4mo
+95 Feels like every facet of my life has fallen apart this year 15 4mo
+19 Corporate Banking 13 4mo
+35 Withdrawal Of Return Offer - Not My Fault 27 4mo
0 Baird (WI) vs. Harris Williams (VA) or Keep Recruiting for NYC 1 4mo
+60 LevFin to Infrastructure: The Need to Build 30 4mo
0 RBC Soph LGBTQ+ Insight Program 32 4mo
+52 ASU vs UW-Madison Finance 27 4mo
+82 Making VP in 4 years? 56 4mo
+1,763 Investment Banking Analyst: 15 Things I Wish I Knew 179 4mo
+37 Thoughts on Global Platinum Securities? 42 4mo
+39 Masters in Financial Engineering Worth It? 31 4mo
+1 Does Gugg care if you apply multiple roles? 4 4mo
0 BroadOak Capital in Bethesda, Maryland 2 4mo
+13 Transportation / Infrastructure IB - Career Crossroad 5 4mo
+4 Torch Partners?? 7 4mo
+13 Project finance to infrastructure M&A 2 4mo
+9 MS GCM LevFin 16 4mo
+6 2025 summer internships tracker 4 4mo
+659 Hedge Fund is Paradise 47 5mo
+3 Oppenheimer London 6 5mo
+22 Province - Restructuring Reputation 11 5mo
+8 Progress Partners Boston 9 5mo
0 IB Incoming Analyst Salaries 2 5mo
+28 BMO Sponsor Finance insight? 11 5mo
+260 Are the hours really THAT bad? 462 5mo
+20 Lincoln Drug Test? 35 5mo
+1,709 What I Wish Every First Year Analyst Knew 172 5mo
+9 Boutique Internship to MM, EB or BB Full-time 2 5mo
+1 Lazard Minneapolis or Lazard Chicago? 3 5mo
+3 2025 Investment Banking Interviews?!? 3 5mo
+40 Long-Term Banking in Chicago: Lincoln or WB? 9 5mo
+346 Nepotism pisses me off 67 5mo
+3 Has anyone pivoted from IB -> Sales Strategy & Operations roles? 5 5mo
0 Excel Test - Any Online Resources for Practice? 2 5mo
+1,496 I Love Investment Banking 137 5mo
+10 Updated IB Tier listing 2023/2024 63 5mo
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? 1 5mo
+11 Former IB analyst at EVR/GS/PJT looking for advice on returning the industry or other career tips 1 5mo
+15 Best Cities Besides NY For IB? 13 5mo
+38 Penn State vs UW Madison for IB? 21 5mo
+36 Transfer from Emory to Target (Please read) 17 5mo
+9 Student Managed Fund or Search Fund internship? 1 5mo
+12 Lincoln International "Case Study" 13 5mo
+141 Growing/Rising and Shrinking/Falling Banks 51 5mo
+21 Reputation of Natixis in London/Europe 9 5mo
+24 Goldman Sachs Interview Process 9 5mo
+15 Alternatives to IB? 3 5mo
+37 Questions to ask during group placement networking calls 7 5mo
+9 Military Reserves + IB Timeline? 4 5mo
+6 Why Do Letters of Credit (LCs) Reduce Revolver Availability? 10 5mo
+232 10 years in banking, tech, and consulting 71 5mo
+135 Is Corporate Banking that much worse than IB? 82 5mo
+59 USC reputation in IB? 51 5mo
+9 While being in deal origination & sales => how to get Investment Banks to partner for advisory, structuring & deal finance? 1 5mo
+69 How to find what career path you like and if you're good at it. 45 5mo
0 2024 SA HOU to 2025 FT CHI 1 5mo
+41 Culture Issues AND Boring Work PLEASE Stay Away From This MM (actually LMM) Industry Boutique 24 5mo
+6 Sovereign advisory 3 5mo
+3 CIT Group 2 5mo
+194 Q&A: Senior Banker 129 5mo
+1,321 Life after Investment Banking 361 5mo
+25 Where does Gotham rank amongst cities for IB? 9 5mo

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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