+370 Return Rates For Interns Are Falling? IB 149 1w
+313 Investment Banks Ranked By Your Divorced Blue Collared Uncle IB 28 4d
+271 Work life balance = highly overrated IB 74 1w
+253 Downfall of Qatalyst IB 52 5d
+233 UBS in Shambles as Proposed $100k H1B Fee Looms IB 40 4h
+222 girl who rejected/ghosted me messaged asking for IBD job OFF 67 7m
+216 Evercore > Goldman and I don’t think it’s particularly close anymore IB 83 2w
+211 Santander IB? IB 10 2w
+177 Think Twice before Recruiting for HOUSTON IB!! IB 73 5d
+175 UBS IB 26Q2 a Disaster! Advisory Revenue Down 23%, Capital MarketsDown 5% IB 25 2w
+172 UBS Exits 2026 IB 46 31m
+160 Article: Why UBS's Asian M&A bankers are thriving and UBS's American M&A bankers are not IB 18 1w
+158 We need to do something about the debt, now. OFF 66 3h
+152 What’s “the path” now? PE 58 1d
+140 Rumors Search firm Looking for new UBS IB US Leadership IB 30 1d
+136 UBS Americas IB: The Kids’ Table of Wall Street IB 18 2w
+130 I am a drunk MD AMA IB 40 2w
+111 Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? PE 34 3d
+107 KISSED MY VP… HELP!!! OFF 17 1w
+105 No return so what are the options left JOB 54 2d
+89 How much of success in this career is just luck HF 21 3d
+86 Lincoln International Return Offers IB 43 2w
+85 UBS Offer Day IB 36 1w
+82 London IB BB is a challenge IB 41 2w
+80 Congrats on the ROs. I Still Don’t Know Which One You Were IB 8 1w
+78 Article: UBS Quietly Hollowing Out Its Onshore Workforce and Rebuilding the Bank in India IB 17 48m
+78 PE Bro Accepted to GSB/HBS/Wharton - Q&A PE 79 5d
+78 Consumer PE is dying/dead? PE 17 1w
+77 What does RX Consulting Ops Turnaround Work Actually Look Like? CO 19 2w
+76 One year since I didn't get a return - advice JOB 8 1w
+75 Q&A | Asset Management, Investing & the Stuff They Don’t Teach You in School AM 17 1h
+75 I hate Wells Fargo IB 20 1w
+73 Long Game: Development vs Asset Management RE 24 1w
+71 Future of Multifamily RE 31 5d
+70 Best response to “How are you?” OFF 35 1w
+70 No return offer - feeling like a failure is an understatement IB 26 1w
+70 Secondaries Career Outlook: Comp, Exits & Long-Term Upside? PE 34 1d
+66 Talking about deal experience in an interview RE 10 2d
+65 Wolf of Wall Street vs. Reality: Anyone else feel scammed by the movies? IB 20 3w
+64 VP Lifestyle at Top BB Coverage Groups IB 40 2w
+60 MF Tech PE 2026 PE 26 1d
+57 What's an Undergrad to Do? RE 21 1d
+57 An Outsider’s View of RX Banking Out of College IB 6 2w
+56 Development Fees > Sponsor Equity Contribution RE 13 2h
+56 Why is BofA not getting the respect it deserves? IB 30 1h
+56 Who tf are getting into these MBB firms as FT Associates/Analysts? CO 36 5d
+56 Don’t go into finance unless you really like markets / deals / investing PE 11 1w
+54 so confused about 28 SA timeline IB 27 3w
+52 Biotech Funds - 2Q 2026 HF 13 20h
+52 I wish I went to an Ivy OFF 25 3w
+51 3rd Year IB Analyst, Top Bucket, Still No PE Offer. What Would You Do? PE 25 1d
+51 WF Return offers IB 33 1w
+51 Evaluating SM TMT HFs HF 28 6d
+51 What Is Your Backup Plan? RE 21 2w
+50 How cooked am I as an incoming WF IB SA 2027? IB 17 2w
+50 SharePoint makes IB hours HELL IB 15 2w
+50 Where are free agents signing? RE 33 6d
+49 Q&A - Equity Research ER 22 3w
+48 Why would anyone do PE in long term in 2026? PE 13 4d
+48 Did not get a return offer due to headcount, but happy to move on. IB 8 1w
+47 PPE vs Economics Path into IB in London IB 11 1d
+46 FT 2027 Application Megathread IB 115 7h
+46 PE to PortCo Chief of Staff PE 19 2w
+46 Laughable Job Posting RE 20 2w
+46 What should we be buying? RE 32 1w
+45 Shit on my cold email CO 20 2w
+44 momentum of Rx groups IB 16 2w
+43 How tall are you? OFF 39 1w
+42 Advice to Job Seekers: Don't Sleep on Asset Management RE 13 7h
+41 I don’t think investment banking is the way for me anymore IB 33 3d
+41 Should I go back into a junior IBD role for comp? IB 19 1w
+41 2026 Investment Banking Return Offer Climate IB 25 2w
+41 Lateraling at senior associate / VP level PE 15 3w
+40 RO / Rerecruit / Bet on Myself PE 10 1w
+40 IB RO Discussion IB 8 1w
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+40 Fired during interview IB 8 2w
+39 EpsteinBooks Dispute: Child Molestation Optimization Process OFF 6 2w
+38 What's the Difference - Opportunistic PC vs Opportunistic HF CR 14 3d
+38 No RO and Dark Thoughts IB 11 1w
+38 AvalonBay Equity Residential Merger discussion RE 22 4d
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+37 If my GPA is 3.97 can I put 4.0 on resume IB 13 7h
+36 Breaking into Healthcare IB IB 10 11h
+36 VP / Director IB level Resume Bullets RES 4 3w
+36 [WSO MODS] Please Delete This BS Host Books Spam! IB 3 2w
+35 No Swag in New York: Rant FASH 9 3d
+35 What are your Vices OFF 33 3d
+35 Capital Restricted Developer RE 7 2w
+34 MFPE Analyst Program vs MMHF Acad HF 24 3d
+34 Future of Real Estate RE 9 2w
+34 Wall Street’s premier CoC clan OFF 8 2w
+34 Q&A | Associate, CVC | +5 years in Real Assets PE and VC VC 6 2d
+33 Q&A | Quant Trading, T1/T2 OMM | First-Year On the Desk TR 6 2d
+33 Del IB 20 6d
+33 Not Getting a Return Feels Like Everything Was Taken From You JOB 15 1w
+33 Committing to CD&R? PE 19 2w
+32 Case studies in banking interviews? IB 4 6d
+32 GS - Low Bonus IB 23 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101