+7 Warburg Pincus 2025 FT Analyst Process PE 9 13h
+6 Unrelated Oxford degree for PE? PE 7 13h
+3 What salary can I expect at large LO as research associate? HF 11 13h
+9 Looking for Guidance in Breaking into Banking JOB 1 13h
+2 BAML M&A vs FIG IB 6 12h
+24 JP Morgan Investment Banking Analyst Diversified Toronto CA IB 79 13h
+13 What do we do once AI replaces most startup costs? VC 2 13h
0 What to do if you sense you're under-performing / first to go upon a layoff? IB 1 13h
0 BofA Palo Alto - overtime to interns? IB 2 13h
+19 Finding a startup to join VC 19 14h
+7 LP to placement agent? PE 11 14h
0 How hard to lateral after two years? TR 1 14h
0 GS Emerging Leaders Series JOB 3 14h
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist HF Data 15h
0 Preparing for Summer Internship HF 1 15h
+45 Punjabi Hip Hop hitting hard these days OFF 10 17h
0 Chevron Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Oil and Gas Data 17h
+10 Warwick or Edinburgh Mfin BSCH 6 18h
+4 Bulge Bracket Sales and Trading rankings TR 12 18h
+9 MSc Finance - UCL or Kings BSCH 11 18h
+17 Warwick or Durham: which should I pick? IB 11 19h
+17 FSG JPM?? IB 15 19h
+8 MS Layoff Wave Next Week IB 9 20h
+13 I have 3 offers. One from a Singapore based private equity firm’s office in my country, one from an Art Startup and one from a real strategy consulting firm JOB 5 20h
+9 How much money will I earn in the best case? JOB 1 20h
0 Asset managers going down hill… PE 1 20h
0 Pref equity shops PE 0 20h
+6 Private Credit Mentoring JOB 1 21h
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 19h
0 Chicago real estate IB groups? (Not CBRE/JLL) IB 2 21h
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 19h
0 Northern Trust - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 19h
0 UBS 2024 Lev Fin/LCM FT IB 0 21h
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+577 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx OFF 20 22h
+44 "Broccoli Haircut" in Investment Banking Inappropriate? FASH 7 22h
0 How many deals are you looking at per year PE 1 22h
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? PE 9 22h
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0 Just had an interview with GS, and JOB 1 23h
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+223 FINALLY LANDED A FUCKING OFFERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR SCSS 58 23h
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+10 Adderall Poll OFF 8 23h
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0 Wells Fargo IB Charlotte SA IB 1 1d
+34 Washu a target school now. BSCH 52 1d
+3 How Specific Do You Have To Be To Headhunters? JOB 7 1d
+3 CORE Industrial Partners PE 8 1d
+31 Should I lateral ASAP? PE 11 1d
+95 Updated LA Banking Scene (2024) IB 69 1d
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+4 SMBC Timeline IB 15 1d
+5 IR Offer PE 4 1d
+20 Wells Fargo 2025 SA IB 54 1d
+338 Rise48 - video response to Real Deal article RE 226 1d
0 TPG Real Estate - Culture, Comp, Hours, Etc...? RE 0 1d
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+76 BofA SA 2025 IB 423 1d
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+23 To my fellow Real Estate Bankers IB 10 1d
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+5 how many people enter IB without ever having been on WSO? OFF 12 1d
0 PPE vs. Econ IB 1 1d
+270 Goldman SA 2025 IB 1,059 1d
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0 JPM Infra finance advisory model test IB 1 1d
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+14 Renewable Energy Developer to Private Equity? PE 4 1d
0 HELP RECRUITING QUESTION JOB 2 1d
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+35 Urgent: Top-Tier Bank Rescinds 2024 IB Grad Offer - London - Advice Needed! JOB 23 1d
+3 Tips on Balancing an Off-Cycle Internship? IB 3 1d
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+13 Credit Pods HF 6 1d
0 Waterfall Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1d
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+3 Thoughts on 17Capital / NAV finance? CR 0 1d
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Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 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 (19) $385
  • Associates (88) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (67) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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