+23 Big 4 Valuations --> Corporate Devlopment / Finance (FP&A) 8 9y
+23 credit risk set up 5 8y
+23 Internal Transfer/Application - How soon is too soon? 5 9y
+23 Can they fire me at a company I started? 27 8y
+23 How limited is your career by your industry? 20 8y
+23 Career Change - Public Accounting Tax Manager to Corporate FP&A 3 5y
+23 BB Derivatives Reg Ops vs FLDP at Big Pharma 6 8y
+23 Corporate Development - worth the paycut / lateral salary move (london)? 4 6y
+23 Dell FDP vs. GE FMP (and upcoming interviews) 6 7y
+23 Amazon Corporate Development 36 9mo
+23 Corporate Development Interview Help 2 6y
+23 COVID WFH Hours 19 6y
+23 Choosing Strategic Finance vs. Incubator BizOps 3 4y
+23 M&A Integration: Career Path, Exits, Lifestyle? 7 1mo
+23 Need help deciding what to do with career. 9 3y
+23 Person Goal: Become an M&A Lawyer for Houston Dynamo 2 3y
+23 Interviewing for a 2 person team? 6 2y
+23 Corp Fin/Dev/Strat Compensation 2023/2024 20 2y
+23 Corp Dev: M7 vs. High Growth SaaS 5 1y
+23 Found myself becoming a staffer in Corp dev 2 1y
+23 Ranking the different Corporate Finance roles?? 14 1y
+23 Which is the most acquisitive sector? 12 3w
+22 Corporate Strategy Career Path 17 8y
+22 Advice on a FLDP/rotation program offer 7 11y
+22 Wells Fargo Financial Analyst Program- Commerical Banking 12 9y
+22 How Difficult is it to Switch Industries in CF? 5 11y
+22 Corporate Strategy Interview Prep Advice 19 8y
+22 Standard Chartered Bank's "Corporate & Institutional Clients and Corporate Finance" Internship 5 8y
+22 Middle Market Lending -BDC's/Specialty Finco's and MM Banks 6 9y
+22 Q&A : Actuary to Big4 Consulting to CorpDev, at age 30 4 8y
+22 FP&A or Treasury? 2 8y
+22 Corporate M&A - Key project management skills? 2 8y
+22 F100 Financial Analyst Role vs FDLP with manufacturing/industrial company 8 8y
+22 Corporate Banking Analyst with one year experience- What salary should I expect?? UK 5 6y
+22 Excel Modeling Interview Questions for a CF Analyst Position 3 7y
+22 CFA worth it? 10 7y
+22 Which career path to pick - Business Development or Corporate Finance? 2 6y
+22 First Lien on Total Assets 4 7y
+22 Companies doing the most exciting work in corp dev? 19 1y
+22 Corp Dev - Long term career devlopment 3 6y
+22 How to Improve FP&A Skills Amidst Furlough 7 6y
+22 Project Finance -> Exit Opportunities 10 1y
+22 Choosing between FLDP’s 11 5y
+22 Looking for Some Career Guidance 5 5y
+22 "Entry Level" Positions Piss Me Off 4 5y
+22 Evaluating Corporate Development Roles 2 4y
+22 Would Investor Relations be a Good Rotation? 7 4y
+22 Newbie 4 4y
+22 Considering posting on Linkedin about looking for a new role… 7 2y
+22 Compensation between different industries within Corporate Finance (FP&A/Controllership/Treasury/Corporate Development) 3 2y
+22 Corporate Banking or Strategy Consulting for Internship? 6 2y
+22 Evaluating a Corp Dev Opportunity 10 3mo
+22 The Most Underrated Skill in Corporate (That No One Mentions) 2 1mo
+21 harvardgrad08's The Other Road: Q&A Word Doc 3 13y
+21 F500 General Management Leadership Development Programs? 14 10y
+21 Some Simple Suggestions for Undergraduates! 1 12y
+21 GE Capital RMP Internship Program 26 8y
+21 JPMorgan FADP Summer Placement Ranking 5 9y
+21 Capital One - Business Analyst 32 9y
+21 Corporate Finance Internship Questions 2 11y
+21 Best rotation for internship 10 11y
+21 Path to a F500 Corporate finance/development career 5 11y
+21 Help with next step! 0 10y
+21 FP&A vs Banking Ops 7 6y
+21 Best way to prepare for second-round corp dev interview? 9 9y
+21 WSO Hall of Fame: Corporate Finance, Development and Strategy Forum 2 5y
+21 FLDP Program Recruiting Timeline? 18 9y
+21 Severance pay, Cap Structure, Cost of Capital - Should "Accrued Severance pay" be included in Debt? 7 9y
+21 MBA or CFA to get to FP&A 4 9y
+21 Corporate Strategy Overview 17 9y
+21 Where will all the COOs go? 2 9y
+21 JP Morgan to Vegas 8 6y
+21 Stepping Stone - Ideal role prior to Corp Dev/ Corp Strat? 6 6y
+21 Strategic Planning Interviews? 2 5y
+21 Development from Analyst to Senior/Associate 1 8y
+21 GE Oil & Gas FMP vs. Accenture Consulting Development Program 6 8y
+21 Exit Opportunities of internal strategy/finance vs lesser know consulting firm 5 8y
+21 Solar Power Project Finance Model - Suggestions and Review 1 8y
+21 Underwriting share issues 1 8y
+21 Exit opps for CD @ small software company 1 8y
+21 WACC for a new country 3 6y
+21 Cost of Equity - WACC Calculation 2 7y
+21 Fate of Corp Dev Teams after being acquired? 1 7y
+21 How much should company prestige/brand matter? 2 7y
+21 Contractor - Trying to get into a FTE role / looking for advice 1 7y
+21 Question on "De facto" Standard definition for Enterprise Value (in relation to non-operating assets) 1 7y
+21 English-speaking opportunities in Tokyo 1 6y
+21 ECM to Corp Dev. at a Tech Firm? 2 7y
+21 Need help explaining banking/equity raising fees to a company... 8 6y
+21 Microsoft FRP Analyst Salary? 7 4y
+21 M&A: post acquisition integration 7 6y
+21 Choosing weighted average cost of capital (wacc) 1 6y
+21 MBA Help? 2 6y
+21 path to CFO / CSO ? 1 6y
+21 What is a Business Strategy and Operations Manager?? 1 6y
+21 Finance Department Strutures 3 6y
+21 Goldman Sachs rescind my Summer Analyst offer. 19 4y
+21 Corp Dev to Finance transition - can anyone share their experiences? 1 6y
+21 Commercial banking vs Finance at large aerospace company 12 6y
+21 Corp strategy/dev groups that hire undergrad interns? 7 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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