+475 latest on Shorenstein? RE 63 48m
+466 London MF REPE is paradise PE 41 5h
+301 Who Killed Wall Street IB 79 17h
+253 A Message to Students Who Think this Job Will Fix Their Life IB 32 4d
+249 UBS preparing for a October Layoff Massacre IB 190 1w
+241 UBS Healthcare IB 50 2w
+240 Coverage Banking is Paradise IB 30 8h
+224 Just One More Year IB 18 1m
+202 Worlds Worst MDs Competition (2026 Edition) IB 48 2d
+180 Piper Sandler in talks to acquire PWP IB 75 13h
+166 As Lehman people reconvene at UBS, Barclays needs to hire (2023) IB 23 4w
+160 Work and Suicide IB 49 1w
+132 London Recruiting is Paradise IB 49 6d
+128 Interns without return offers, careers & perspective IB 11 4d
+124 UBS Appears to be Exploring Sale IB 19 3d
+97 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) HF 38 2d
+97 Girlfriend works in Big 4 Audit - Advice? OFF 21 3w
+90 Paradise Is Paradise IB 8 16h
+90 Bringing Deals as a Vice President IB 26 2d
+87 The Peanut Portco PE 8 4d
+83 Are all these UBS postings bullshit? IB 21 4d
+83 Nadeem OUT At Blackstone - What Now? RE 78 4d
+82 My Motivation Is At An All Time High IB 13 2w
+82 Shana tova - happy new year OFF 17 2w
+79 Drunk VP. How to manage? IB 27 1d
+77 Q&A: SM L/S Equity Analyst HF 36 2d
+76 Secondaries vs Buyout - Updated Perspectives PE 32 3h
+75 I’m in Love With My Intern. OFF 28 7h
+74 I'm in love with my MD OFF 17 1d
+68 More diversity needed in the industry IB 14 2w
+63 Did My Team Set Me Up to Miss VP? IB 29 2w
+63 Goodbye JOB 27 1w
+62 Lost all ambition / don’t care at all anymore IB 29 2w
+62 Are Canadians still get jobs in the US? IB 41 2w
+60 Cornell University Chi Phi Fraternity BSCH 27 2d
+60 Is 7 years in banking enough to retire, or am I delusional? IB 31 1w
+59 Seeking External Perspectives PE 17 4d
+57 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? PE 34 1w
+55 What happens if you flame out of HF? HF 15 48m
+53 WSO Users Tier List OFF 15 6d
+53 How much is enough? PE 28 1d
+51 Thoughts on Recent AI Sentiment from Frontier Labs? OFF 24 5d
+49 NYC Wall Street Run Club IB 13 3w
+48 Do actual investment bankers despise IB TikTokers as much as I think they do? IB 28 1w
+48 EB (EVR/CVP/LAZ) vs MBB (Bain/BCG) IB 26 2w
+48 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out HF 15 19h
+47 Getting People To Reply ? JOB 12 1w
+46 World might be ending but… RE 13 2d
+45 I don't know how homeless people survive OFF 8 6d
+44 My grandma thinks I work at a Chase branch IB 5 1w
+44 PE partners keep telling me I’ll “get rich” if I’m patient. Am I being naive? PE 12 3w
+42 M vs BB CO 25 14h
+42 Harvard or IU Kelley BSCH 28 1w
+42 Does this mean I am not cut out for PE? PE 9 2w
+40 Oncycle Rumblings PE 36 1d
+40 UBS IB Balance Sheet Set to take a Hit IB 10 1w
+40 How closely do you model your biotech names ER 9 2w
+39 Attracted to non-banker, how to kill feelings? OFF 6 1w
+39 How do I take my foot off the gas? (AN1) IB 4 2d
+38 Lazard US Views 2026/2027 IB 13 1d
+38 Q&A | Investment Banking Analyst, UBS | 2 years in investment banking IB 11 5d
+37 Turning down major fund for boutique? PE 9 4w
+36 Most technical groups? IB 18 3w
+36 9/11 After 25 Years OFF 11 2w
+36 If Investment Banks Were Divorced Dads IB 12 1w
+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 1w
+35 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? HF 13 2w
+34 ICADE vs RSM for Investment Banking in London BSCH 45 3d
+34 MM IB --> NYC IB? IB 17 2w
+33 Lindsay Clansey OFF 13 3w
+33 Life After IB: Off-Track Career Ideas, Questions & Musings JOB 4 3w
+33 The Difference Between a Good Business and a Good Acquisition PE 7 1w
+32 Is this actually what it is like working. CR 13 1w
+32 Rejoining old firm - Guaranteed Promotion? PE 9 3d
+32 Anyone Actually Outsourcing Underwriting / Asset Management? RE 8 2w
+32 M&A is Paradise IB 1 6d
+31 Will they pay Directors $1mm+? IB 14 6d
+31 Negotiating VP Sign-On Bonus (NOT Tied to Deferred Comp)? IB 25 1w
+30 Master in Finance - Exchange program options BSCH 8 3m
+30 How to ask for a raise? RE 9 2d
+30 Leaving S&T after 4 months? Am I making a mistake? TR 5 1w
+29 Is there a market for this type of product? RE 4 3w
+29 How do you guys actually make friends in NYC? OFF 18 2w
+29 H-1B vs AI? OFF 28 2d
+29 When giving reference to a sexist - would you care? HF 6 1h
+28 How to convince a math/physics degree can translate to commercial analysis? RE 12 4d
+28 Is there any issue with going straight into SSits/OpVal/DD investing as opposed to Rx IBD first? HF 8 3w
+28 Going into RE Entrepreneurship before FT REPE experience. RE 9 1w
+28 To the veterans: What was institutional dev actually like during the last bull run? RE 9 2w
+28 I am extremely underpaid and stuck what do I do? 6 yrs CRE, choppy resume, currently employed. RE 27 9h
+28 How do you think each of the major hedge fund structures will fare in the 2030+ super-AI era? HF 23 6d
+28 northwestern vs cornell for a hs senior who wants to work in a hedge fund one day BSCH 19 1w
+28 Why is it called Oxbridge when Oxford is obviously the greater uni? BSCH 20 2d
+27 HR is starting to worry me, do I throw a hail mary during an upcoming chat with an MD? JOB 5 2h
+27 What is the role of an analyst at your firm? IB 8 2w
+27 Should I escape the matrix IB 6 1w
+27 Best Groups at UBS NY IB 10 5d
+27 are all career achievements really “empty” at the end of the day? OFF 13 1w
+27 Middle-aged breaking into HF? HF 7 3d
+26 Lawyer moving into Banking IB 24 2w

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 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 (57) $264
  • 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