+51 19 3w
+39 21 1w
+34 8 3d
+38 WSO Hall of Fame: Job Search Advice Forum 6 1y
+34 WSO Resume Review: get ready! 18 2y
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+17 Things to not bring up or ask during a cold networking call. 9 6m
+6 Going from MM (Baird/Blair) to EB/BB or PE 2 49m
+11 I regret quitting... (venting) 16 10m
+18 Financial Modeling Courses - Best Options & Discount 26 1h
+1 Grades after offer 1 1h
+13 HELP in making a career choice PLS 6 1h
+10 Texting for Networking acceptable? 7 2h
0 Can Dual Citizenship (US/Mexico) Cause Issues in Banking Career 0 2h
0 Switching Teams within AM Sales 1 2h
0 Sophomore Summer 2025 Internships 0 2h
+8 freshman advice to get into ibd at bb 6 2h
+10 DWS Group PACE Graduate Program 9 3h
0 Back office AM exit ops 0 5h
+14 RBC SA 2025--Let the Games Begin 15 5h
+4 Deducing Response to Thank You Email 4 5h
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+6 2025 FT Recruiting Schedule 3 7h
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+190 LONDON 2024 FT & OFF-CYCLE 1,082 8h
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0 Delivery Status Notification (Failure) to a preexisting email thread 3 9h
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+12 Is Dubai worth it? 7 1d
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+1 P72 Academy vs Citadel Associate Program vs Weiss 2025 SA 6 1d
0 Work culture in US vs EU 2 1d
+9 Easy Certifications & Preparation 1 1d
+10 College straight to PE/IB 3 1d
0 Question on employment letter 1 1d
+18 How is Dubai? 6 1d
0 Disability disclosure on applications. 2 1d
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+9 Tier 2 bank versus buyside analyst program 1 1d
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+12 Transitioning to Coverage 1 2d
+11 What to do next 4 2d
+9 When will I hear back from superday on Friday? 15 2d
+6 Is speaking very quickly during a HireVue, or missing only a few words at the end bad? 3 2d
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+11 Deleted 4 2d
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+9 Internship at a LMM boutique. What's next? 1 2d
+11 BB REGAL Interview Advice 9 2d
0 Help me plan my career? 1 2d
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+9 Student Seeking Advice 1 3d
+9 SA 25 looking bleak -- Is this a bad choice? 1 3d
0 What banks are still interviewing for SA 2025 in LA? 0 3d
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+1 Partner wants OUT of IB 2 3d
+9 bump 1 3d
0 Investment Banking Head Hunters - CHI and DFW 3 3d
+2 Workout Loan Group/ Special Assets (SGA) 2 3d
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+9 Breaking into IB next year 2 3d
+13 SA Internships for Senior Year 5 3d
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+8 Help to Choose!!! 4 3d
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+9 Questions about being a boomerang employee 1 3d
+6 AGC Partners 2023 - Culture / Comp improved? 3 3d
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+6 FT recruiting 4 4d
+8 Why do some people have coffee chats with me and don't respond to my thank you email? 7 4d
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+3 SA at JPM CIB Risk Management or BofA GCM Sales? 1 4d
+6 What is it with these terrible hiring practices? 9 4d
+13 Most Prestigious/Safest/Gentrified/Old Money Neighborhoods in NYC For Summer Internship? 13 4d
+12 Stanford Soph debating offers 8 4d
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+270 Offer rescinded what can I do now? 66 4d
+10 How to talk about the market? 2 4d
+9 Too late for me? 2 4d
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Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 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

March 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

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (85) $262
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (65) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (198) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (143) $101
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