If you're lucky enough to get onto the bottom rung of the investment banking ladder through the analyst program of a major bank, you'll have to decide very quickly whether you want to stay in banking, or seek an exit opportunity on the buy side. Is it really worth making the switch?

A recent podcast featuring finance influencer High Yield Harry has unveiled figures for compensation in both banking and private equity/private credit, looking at pay for top quartile workers, and breaking down average weekly working hours. In banking, while hourly pay rises the longer that you're in the role, your working hours stay high all the way to VP, were top performers earn half a million dollars per year. READ MORE