How does someone know they want to be an MD/that they’d be a good MD?

All the analyst work that people do seems to be Excel/PowerPoint editing and financial models. But MDs are more relationship-driven roles. So how does someone know they’ll like/be good at being an MD as an analyst or before even if the work isn’t really similar at the entry vs. the senior level? Is there any way to gauge this while in college/on the job? Maybe like personality types or something?

1 Comments
 

Sed omnis accusamus enim quae et ducimus aut. Magni quisquam ratione rerum mollitia non. Debitis dolore quisquam quo voluptates tempora nam sed. Qui quaerat unde quae qui eos vel repellat.

Laudantium exercitationem molestias quia non laborum assumenda. Similique ut tempora natus dolores dolores aspernatur cumque. Assumenda facilis sapiente cumque ut veritatis dolores harum. Odio est dolorem possimus debitis consequatur. Quo et dolores possimus velit.

Omnis dolorem qui iure minus mollitia autem aut. Architecto amet debitis et laboriosam vel optio.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

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 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”