+418 London MF REPE is paradise PE 32 7h
+369 latest on Shorenstein? RE 55 54m
+285 Who Killed Wall Street IB 76 1w
+253 A Message to Students Who Think this Job Will Fix Their Life IB 32 1d
+248 UBS preparing for a October Layoff Massacre IB 190 4d
+241 UBS Healthcare IB 50 1w
+238 Coverage Banking is Paradise IB 29 2w
+201 Worlds Worst MDs Competition (2026 Edition) IB 47 1d
+166 As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023) IB 23 3w
+160 Work and Suicide IB 49 4d
+153 Piper Sandler in talks to acquire PWP IB 67 1h
+146 Just One More Year IB 11 3d
+132 London Recruiting is Paradise IB 49 3d
+128 Interns without return offers, careers & perspective IB 11 1d
+116 UBS Appears to be Exploring Sale IB 19 9m
+98 Day at Macquarie IB 12 3w
+94 Girlfriend works in Big 4 Audit - Advice? OFF 21 3w
+91 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) HF 37 1w
+83 Paradise Is Paradise IB 6 1h
+83 Are all these UBS postings bullshit? IB 21 1d
+82 My Motivation Is At An All Time High IB 13 1w
+82 Shana tova - happy new year OFF 17 1w
+81 The Peanut Portco PE 8 10h
+81 Nadeem OUT At Blackstone - What Now? RE 78 19h
+79 Bringing Deals as a Vice President IB 25 9h
+79 UBS Group AG is coming under renewed US pressure over Credit Suisse’s handling of Nazi-Linked accounts OTH 8 3w
+73 I’m in Love With My Intern. OFF 25 1d
+71 I'm in love with my MD OFF 15 2d
+68 More diversity needed in the industry IB 14 1w
+67 BofA VP killed in random NYC stabbing OFF 37 3w
+65 Q&A: SM L/S Equity Analyst HF 35 3d
+63 Did My Team Set Me Up to Miss VP? IB 29 1w
+63 Goodbye JOB 27 1w
+62 Lost all ambition / don’t care at all anymore IB 29 1w
+61 How bad did I mess up IB 11 3w
+60 Are Canadians still get jobs in the US? IB 41 1w
+60 Is 7 years in banking enough to retire, or am I delusional? IB 31 1w
+59 Seeking External Perspectives PE 17 23h
+57 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? PE 34 1w
+54 Cornell University Chi Phi Fraternity BSCH 25 3h
+53 WSO Users Tier List OFF 15 3d
+53 I Think My Career Is Over - CRE Job Market Discussion RE 21 2w
+52 How much is enough? PE 27 2w
+51 Thoughts on Recent AI Sentiment from Frontier Labs? OFF 24 2d
+50 Getting the VP Promote at the "Wrong" Firm VC 15 3d
+49 NYC Wall Street Run Club IB 13 2w
+48 What Bank Will Make Women Instantly Fall In Love With Me? OFF 14 3w
+48 Do actual investment bankers despise IB TikTokers as much as I think they do? IB 28 1w
+48 Q&A: US Power Trader (Prop/Spec) TR 38 1w
+48 Bad at IB = … in PE? PE 28 3w
+48 EB (EVR/CVP/LAZ) vs MBB (Bain/BCG) IB 26 2w
+47 Getting People To Reply ? JOB 12 1w
+45 Analyst Shows Up in the Prada Sped Slipper — What Are You Doing? FASH 13 1w
+44 My grandma thinks I work at a Chase branch IB 5 1w
+44 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out HF 14 6h
+44 I don't know how homeless people survive OFF 8 2d
+44 PE partners keep telling me I’ll “get rich” if I’m patient. Am I being naive? PE 12 3w
+42 How bad is leaving after a few months IB 16 2w
+42 Harvard or IU Kelley BSCH 28 1w
+42 Misrepresented Houston IB IB 14 3w
+42 Does this mean I am not cut out for PE? PE 9 1w
+42 Dating after being nyc hf HF 23 1w
+40 UBS IB Balance Sheet Set to take a Hit IB 10 1w
+39 Attracted to non-banker, how to kill feelings? OFF 6 1w
+38 M vs BB CO 24 1d
+38 Q&A | Investment Banking Analyst, UBS | 2 years in investment banking IB 11 2d
+38 Drunk VP. How to manage? IB 18 1h
+37 Turning down major fund for boutique? PE 9 3w
+37 How closely do you model your biotech names ER 9 2w
+37 Comp Negotiation - L/S Equity at a Pod HF 20 3w
+36 Most technical groups? IB 18 3w
+36 If Investment Banks Were Divorced Dads IB 12 4d
+36 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? HF 13 1w
+36 9/11 After 25 Years OFF 11 1w
+36 World might be ending but… RE 8 2h
+35 Q&A | Incoming Associate, Bulge Bracket, Career switcher (tech sales/BD → MBA → BB TMT IB), return offer | (6 years in Tech/Accounting) IB 6 5d
+34 MM IB --> NYC IB? IB 17 1w
+34 ICADE vs RSM for Investment Banking in London BSCH 45 2h
+33 Lindsay Clansey OFF 13 3w
+33 Two MF Associate Offers, Same Comp: Private Credit or Secondaries? PE 13 3w
+33 The Difference Between a Good Business and a Good Acquisition PE 7 1w
+33 Life After IB: Off-Track Career Ideas, Questions & Musings JOB 4 2w
+32 Rejoining old firm - Guaranteed Promotion? PE 9 11h
+32 Is this actually what it is like working. CR 13 1w
+32 Anyone Actually Outsourcing Underwriting / Asset Management? RE 8 2w
+32 M&A is Paradise IB 1 3d
+31 Negotiating VP Sign-On Bonus (NOT Tied to Deferred Comp)? IB 25 1w
+31 Will they pay Directors $1mm+? IB 14 3d
+30 Leaving S&T after 4 months? Am I making a mistake? TR 5 5d
+30 JPM SMALL CAP or WF/JEF/RBC Coverage group IB 13 3w
+29 How do you guys actually make friends in NYC? OFF 18 1w
+29 Is there a market for this type of product? RE 4 3w
+29 How to ask for a raise? RE 7 24m
+29 How hard is it actually to execute a roll up? PE 7 3w
+29 Why is it called Oxbridge when Oxford is obviously the greater uni? BSCH 17 4h
+28 How do you think each of the major hedge fund structures will fare in the 2030+ super-AI era? HF 23 3d
+28 northwestern vs cornell for a hs senior who wants to work in a hedge fund one day BSCH 19 4d
+28 I am extremely underpaid and stuck what do I do? 6 yrs CRE, choppy resume, currently employed. RE 26 1d
+28 Going into RE Entrepreneurship before FT REPE experience. RE 9 1w
+28 Is there any issue with going straight into SSits/OpVal/DD investing as opposed to Rx IBD first? HF 8 3w

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101