+331 What to expect during your IB summer internship and how to secure the full-time offer 21 11h
+189 Career Bankers, Was It Worth It? 67 5h
+157 Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls 40 1d
+144 MD Can’t Unplug 40 22h
+126 2nd casualty of BofA, 25 yo credit trader 39 15h
+64 BofA Assoc who died had sought to leave, citing long hours 16 23h
+64 Am I insane? (NEED ADVICE) 38 54m
+43 4 Mistakes I Made As An Investment Banking Intern That I I Wish I Could Go Back And Fix 7 4d
+43 Is banking more tolerable in Houston? 28 1d
+40 Deciding Between Duke And Berkeley (Haas) Undergrad 27 16h
+36 Another BofA trader died? This is insane... 24 21h
+33 How Much Parental Assistance Do People Actually Have? 10 2h
+27 How is Northwestern? 5 5h
+26 Three CRITICAL Mistakes That Will Cost You The Return Offer As A Summer Intern 6 4d
+25 Best WLB IB Groups 12 1d
+24 Is transferring after sophmore year worth it? 12 5h
+23 3 Tips I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Starting My Investment Banking Internship 4 6d
+23 RBC Reorganizes Investment Banking in a Play for More Deals 15 3d
+23 Two top ranked guys in my team (Top EB) quit without anything lined up due to a VP... 20 42m
+22 1 year plan 6 3d
+22 Private Credit or Corp Dev for IB/MBB (No undergrad degree) 9 18h
+22 100% Accurate College Tier List 15 10h
+21 Think I’m getting bottom bucket. How long will I last? 8 1d
+19 How much modeling do I need to know as an intern? 7 2d
+19 Columbia vs Penn (CAS) 6 10h
+17 B4 Audit -> IB London 5 4d
+17 How do in-bank coffee chats work during SA? 8 1d
+16 IB at "lower tier" Canadian bank vs Corporate Banking (CIB) at Citi/BofA/JPM? 10 5d
+15 What do people do after working at Centerview 7 4d
+14 Impending layoff, what to do? 3 3d
+14 Williams vs Rice for IB 21 7h
+14 I Fell Victim To Wheel Spinning As An IB Intern. Here Are 10 Efficiency Tips To Get Things Right The First Time During IB Internship 3 1d
+14 IB Toronto Salary Progression - 2024 5 6h
+14 Incoming SA in FiDi living in JC? 7 1h
+13 Does Transferring as a junior make sense? 11 2d
+13 Best pathway to IB 4 2d
+13 Best Mining Group in North America? Culture, deal flow, etc. 11 8h
+12 Considering an unorthodox exit from IB 1 6d
+12 Risking it after banking 2 3d
+12 Moelis NY Return Offer Rates 3 4d
+12 Truist Laptops? 5 4d
+12 Jefferies Exits 2024 19 1d
+12 Is Toronto MM to NYC Feasible? 9 3d
+12 Incoming PCA SA Looking for Summer Tips 1 2d
+11 UVa Graduate Interested in IB 4 4d
+11 How do you become a Sponsors MD anyway? 3 1d
+11 3 Ways To Prepare In The Month Before Your Investment Banking Internship 1 1d
+11 O1 Visa for Investment Banking 4 5h
+10 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) 20 4d
+10 VC vs. PWM vs. School Treasury for internship? 5 6d
+10 Litquidity comp report 204 2 4d
+10 uchicago, vanderbilt or barnard 3 3d
+10 can i play pickup basketball as an investment banker? 10 2d
+10 William Blair Perks 14 3h
+10 Sharing social media with other interns? 18 1d
+9 What should I ask for my comp at a start-up firm? 6 6d
+9 Public Finance SA 2025: Stats and Advice 1 6d
+9 DISCUSSION: Capital Gains Tax increase impact on Canadian High Finance and PE 0 4d
+9 Job Preparation - 1st year IBD Analyst 1 4d
+9 Operations to FO 1 4d
+9 Operations to FO 1 4d
+9 MM PC v MF PC fundamentals 1 3d
+9 Freshman Internship - Should I take this opportunity? 2 2d
+9 Public Finance IB Resource 6 2d
+9 Networking Questions 1 2d
+9 Investment banking for a novice 3 2d
+9 Thoughts on GPA - BBs, EBs? 1 2d
+9 PWP Placement Process? 5 9h
+9 Deleted 1 2d
+9 Deleted 0 2d
+9 ESADE Business School BBA vs UCL BA History, Politics and Economics 1 1d
+9 Too late for HSW? 1 1d
+9 Berkeley MFE outlooks 2024 2 1d
+9 LMM Exits – Long-term view 2 17h
+9 Unpaid Startup Internship vs Paid BMW Sales Internship 1 1d
+9 Advice for someone pivoting into Finance. UNSW vs USYD Master of Commerce (Extension) 2 15h
+9 Umich econ vs UChicago one year transfer 2 23h
+9 Do A2As get associate sign ons? 5 10h
+9 Where do I go? 2 12h
+9 JPM MMBSI Exits 6 12h
+8 Best Laptops for IB 15 4d
+8 Had an interview with GS, and after the interview, the portal status didn’t get updated. 33 5d
+8 GS Perks 6 3d
+8 Wells Fargo vs Guggenheim ? 12 9h
+8 Best HS courses to take for someone who wants to go into IB 7 9m
+7 Do investment banks let you graduate a year early before full-time? 7 6d
+7 Aspiring Investment Banking Interns - Ask These 4 Questions On Networking Calls If You Want To Be Invited To Interview 1 5d
+7 JP Morgan MMBSI 2025 SA Superday 13 15h
+7 RBC Mid Market Toronto 7 4d
+7 Freshman Summer Internship 3 3d
+7 How should I decide what kind of IBD work I want to do? (TMT, FIG, etc) 1 3d
+7 Barclays Top Groups 2024 6 1d
+7 Has anyone started a ratemyprofessors equivalent for MDs? 3 2d
+7 O1 Visa for Investment Banking 0 1d
+7 Do Headhunters Count No Return Offer Against You? 1 14h
+6 Best Sports focused M&A/PE Firms 10 1d
+6 Questions about accounting 3 4d
+6 Drexel’s Don Engel has died. His tales of Wall Street, women and wealth live on. 0 4d
+6 London IBD Perks 1 3d
+6 IB recruiting 1 3d

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 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
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