+19 Thermonuclear hot take: the league tables don't mean as much as they used to 1 3y
+23 Stay or Go? 13 3y
+115 How do you guys get called out on mistakes? Opinion needed 28 3y
+418 Has finance culture become less “bougie”? 134 3y
+49 Major Changes to WSO Mentors Service 6 3y
+10 NYC Best place to table / party 7 3y
+4 Do I Have It Good? 1 3y
+6 Advice: Lev.FIn Vs M&A BNP CIB 2 3y
+3 What are your thoughts on Kepler Cheuvreux? 2 3y
+25 Investing at 17 is Paradise 1 3y
+27 What do you say to your boss to try and break him out of Analysis Paralysis? 5 3y
+56 $500k IBD role vs $50k part-time job 20 3y
+91 Analyst brought his wife to networking chat? 31 3y
+10 HL RX European Offices 5 3y
0 Serious question… how tf do you pass screen at BBs 14 3y
+21 How can I get into high finance with a consulting background? 8 3y
+419 How I stay Healthy in Investment Banking 45 3y
+12 secondaries vs energies IB 2 3y
+7 Centerview Partners London 2023 Full Time 2 3y
+23 Off-Cycle IBD 2020 22 3y
+9 Centerview London 8 3y
+26 Paris or London - which is more profitable? 25 3y
+9 What Career to Pursue - Role, Division, and Companies 4 3y
+17 I feel like life is nice, and I'm optimistic about the future 3 3y
+32 Morgan Stanley, Budapest? 17 3y
+3 Insight on Morgan Stanley DCM? 1 3y
+9 IB vs consulting 1 3y
+53 Q&A: Personal Trainer to IB 19 3y
+43 Most luxurious office you've seen? 48 3y
+16 Rent in London 16 3y
+3 $$ Would anyone be able to send me their PPT Courses? $$ 1 3y
+86 Dating within your firm 36 3y
+1 NR/Energy knowledge 1 3y
+55 Why can't I break into Investment Banking? Failed all my interviews! 30 3y
0 Working In Canada is Paradise 8 4y
+66 …Dad asking for money 23 4y
+503 Panda Express Is Paradise 39 4y
+9 Why I’ll never be nice to a recruiter again 2 4y
+4 Need Help Deciding on Offers 2 4y
+3 Big 4 Corporate Finance salary 1 4y
+28 Graduating with Latin honors? 48 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
+9 Panda Express is Paradise 1 4y
+4 Charlotte Country Clubs 2 4y
0 JPMorgan Total Package (Salary + Bonus + Benefits) PARIS 1 4y
+15 MM VP Hours 22 4y
+158 What was the best job you ever had? 66 4y
+9 Need Advice: I won't take FT offer because I am delaying graduation 1 4y
+4 Ideas for making true wealth 7 4y
+18 Living in Canary Wharf - is it so terrible? 7 4y
+12 Should i stay in IB or go back to strategy consulting 2 4y
+35 Signs that you won't get a return offer 15 4y
+23 Advice Needed 5 4y
+17 Top Masters in Europe for breaking into IB 3 4y
+22 Corp Banking - Portfolio Mgmt at Top Group or Corp Banking Front Office at BB? 7 4y
+9 Exit ops for Structuring roles 1 4y
+7 Corporate Banking Analyst salary - Europe 5 4y
+4 Wharton is Paradise 5 4y
+28 Bank of America is Paradise 10 4y
+197 What is that Analyst skill set everyone is talking about exactly? 37 4y
+6 Career change? 1 4y
+9 Where do MDs/Directors/VPs live ? (NYC) 8 4y
+43 Do analysts crush on interns? 17 4y
+63 Most fuckboy thing you've ever done at work? 20 4y
+13 How do so many young people in their 20s in New York and Paris afford $100,000 outfits? 10 4y
+9 Fear of Failure is Slowing Me Down 1 4y
+10 Negative working capital due to deferred revenues 5 4y
+4 Spring Week in London 9 4y
0 rejection but still future potential 5 4y
0 Morgan Stanley: 580 layoffs may come from NYC 19 4y
0 Are these shoes acceptable for the office? 12 4y
+22 RBC vs Citi Investment Banking 17 4y
0 Off-Cycle Boston 7 4y
+87 IB in Continental Europe: Paris to Vienna to Moscow 34 4y
+322 HEY you OCR little f*cks 105 4y
+3 RSM vs ESCP 4 4y
+50 Just missed out again...regretting my analyst experience 17 4y
+11 CS 2022 SA - Ongoing Review 6 4y
+18 Need to decide on M&A offer (EMEA) 13 4y
+13 Investment Banking UK - Unusual background 5 4y
0 1st year Analyst - any teams do this? 0 4y
0 Is an MBA or MSc in Finance from EUROPE enough to get into IB or Consulting? Not top school. 2 4y
+21 IB LONDON - full time recruiting or off-cycle? 7 4y
+40 Top groups at UBS London - need help choosing a group 87 4y
+9 What do I tell my employer about next summer? 3 4y
+39 First Year Analyst Budget (HC at SF BB) 26 4y
+303 Breaking into Private Equity from Banking 142 4y
+159 Investment Banking in Los Angeles 235 4y
+117 So what's December like for you FO guys? It's interesting in BO . . . 33 4y
+38 shirts 67 4y
+47 UT Austin Business Honors vs. NYU Stern (Urgent- not lying about that) 15 4y
0 CS Singapore IBD 11 4y
+786 My Issues with Diversity Recruiting in Finance 205 4y
+54 Why Military backgrounds are so poorly valued in Europe? 23 4y
+88 Suspended from Target - Need Advice Please 106 4y
+13 Modeling course - WSO/WSP/BIWS/FMVA Advice? 7 4y
+16 Groups with the best culture at Piper? 7 4y
+326 Investment Banking Rankings 2020 190 4y
+1 Good bosses in Finance? 5 4y
+81 Anyone get Gifts from firms for holidays? 103 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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