+441 Female bankers doing brand deals on TikTok IB 121 1h
+144 UBS rolling out Enhanced Clean Desk Policy, bans deal toys IB 16 4d
+113 Starting FT in a city 3 hours away, dad has progressing Parkinson's. Looking for advice. IB 8 2d
+111 Ken Griffin HF 63 5h
+102 Can we please ban discussions of Claude or AI on this website unless a user meets certain requirements? OFF 44 26m
+74 JULY 2026 CHICAGO BANK RANKINGS IB 30 25m
+67 Restructuring is paradise (a completely unbiased account) IB 6 4d
+67 Firm not transferring me to NYC PE 31 3h
+56 What are you actually using AI for in PE? PE 21 6h
+51 Laid off from MM PE - Seeking Help PE 19 28m
+39 Thoughts on navy nuclear program JOB 10 4h
+38 Handling frustration IB 5 5d
+38 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? PE 13 4h
+37 Not Treated Well by Other Interns IB 20 2d
+37 Commodities trader comp progression? TR 23 2h
+34 Taking days off as an intern IB 17 18h
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? PE 11 5d
+28 Thoughts on Intrepid - Houlihan Merger IB 10 3d
+27 IB TikTok Influencers (wehave2wizards) IB 9 3d
+27 Lying about GPA JOB 15 2h
+25 Incoming freshman at a semi-target, what would you tell your younger self? IB 8 2d
+24 How to include deal experience on resume? RES 2 3d
+24 ER outlook ER 5 1d
+24 Hotel Recruiters RE 7 2h
+23 How do I leverage this connection into a guaranteed to offer? IB 17 2d
+22 Pres Made 1B Off Pump and Dumps OFF 14 1h
+22 Is it too early for me to work at a pension fund? RE 4 2d
+20 Burn Out in PE - What Comes Next? PE 3 6d
+18 SA 2028 MEGATHREAD IB 6 1d
+18 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests PE 4 6h
+17 Breaking into Real Estate Development? RE 6 27m
+17 How Much Do Differences Between Top Banking Groups Actually Affect Exits? IB 5 4d
+17 Workout / Distressed Credit Risk Analyst - What to expect/exits? CR 3 1d
+17 University for 17yo Intl. Student Breaking Into Quant/HF/S&T TR 7 5h
+17 Still recruiting SA'27 IB 11 17h
+17 IB Recruiting in Singapore for European Citizens IB 10 20s
+16 CRE Appraisal Exit RE 12 5d
+16 Profile Evaluation: MSc Finance targeting ESSEC/ESCP and similar (non-traditional background) BSCH 6 14h
+16 Best MSc route for London IB with my profile: RSM F&I value play vs LSE/LBS/Bocconi? BSCH 6 12h
+16 Help a Rising Sophomore at Non-Target IB 5 22m
+15 FT Recruiting Networking Cooked IB 2 6d
+15 Community college to IB. Looking for the most effective path forward. IB 2 4d
+15 Apollo Credit in Europe CR 2 4d
+15 Can a Bio major break into finance roles? IB 9 2d
+15 Should I stay in IB? JOB 3 1d
+14 Question about investment banking interviews and calculating present value. IB 8 2d
+13 How to break into Biotech/therapeutics HFs HF 4 4d
+13 How do you actually build your football fields — CapIQ, template, or from scratch? ER 5 3d
+12 Community college transfer targeting MM IB — would love input IB 1 6d
+12 Best way to stay in touch with FT contacts during SA IB 1 5d
+12 Industrial engineering major at a non-target. Path to IB? IB 1 5d
+12 Trafigura / Glencore / Vitol / Gunvor / Mercuria Commercial Graduate Programs — Comp, Progression, and Trader Seat Odds TR 2 4d
+12 Feeling lost about how to recruit for VC VC 5 1d
+12 How to Aura max in the office? OFF 9 4h
+12 how many good years do you need to have enough saved? OFF 4 5h
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+12 First year of Bachelor at RSM and need advice BSCH 2 5h
+12 Notorious Backchanneling Recruiters & Employers PE 4 20m
+11 Working for Endowment? AM 6 46m
+11 Coolest IB exits you've heard of? OFF 8 1d
+11 Incoming junior transfer at target, is IB possible? IB 5 1d
+11 Best IB Group Overall? IB 8 40m
+10 Advice for incoming freshman at Canadian semi target IB 2 2d
+10 Which masters after Equity Research ER 2 3d
+10 Taking SIE going into college JOB 10 12h
+10 Girlfriend staying with me during training? IB 6 4h
+10 D TR 2 1d
+10 Not blowing up HH relationship after changing mind IB 2 1d
+10 Politics on my CV? CO 2 3h
+9 As an intern, how do you tell/guess who’s in the top bucket? IB 5 6d
+9 Question about HH 2028 PE 2 6d
+9 PCA FT Interview Difficulty / Questions IB 6 4d
+9 Dental Club OTH 1 5d
+9 My Experience Using The Whizzinator Cleaning Solution For Several Months OTH 1 4d
+9 P72 Academy -TLDR Worth it? HF 4 2h
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+9 July 2026 Comprehensive SEC School Tier List IB 1 5d
+9 Transition from Structured Finance (CMBS / RMBS) to Real Estate (Owner / Operator / REPE) RE 1 4d
+9 Landing HF Summer Analyst Interviews HF 2 2d
+9 Navigating relationships with HQ team at a regional office — how to build those connections without being annoying? IB 1 3d
+9 UChicago or Duke ? BSCH 4 1d
+9 DEI at BBs vs EBs IB 9 32m
+9 Asking for higher drawdown / VAR asks TR 1 3d
+9 Accepted to Villanova MSF and Miami Herbert MSF – Looking for Advice BSCH 1 2d
+9 Commercial Banking Analyst -> LevFin IB 2 4h
+9 Realistic path to Capital Solutions/Spec Sits Groups from LevFin at a BB? PE 2 1d
+9 Full time IB recruiting IB 1 1d
+9 Nontraditional Background Trying to Break Into Finance — What Am I Missing? JOB 1 1d
+9 Couldn't find a good place to practice quant interview questions, so I built one JOB 1 22h
+9 Quant to Systematic Credit Pivot – cracking the recruiter network? CR 1 20h
+9 Why Market Research Matters More Than Ever for Individual Investors TR 0 13h
+9 How to improve at trade pitches TR 1 6h
+9 Port M&A , PE View PE 1 6h
+9 This job just ain’t for me. What now? PE 0 2h
+9 LSE vs Imperial MSc (Accounting Dept. vs Business School) BSCH 0 48m
+8 Odds of Landing an IB role with STEM Designation in NY JOB 4 2d
+8 BMO Mining - how’s it these days ? IB 7 2d
+8 No RO for Buyside Internship IB 6 2d
+7 What to do in CLT OFF 5 50m
+7 Can we talk about WSO's search function WSO 4 2d

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101