How would you rather spend your year as an analyst?

Would you rather spend your year constantly pitching and never winning deals? But getting reps in with DCF / LBO / M&A modeling + positioning the client and deal ... but never win a mandate

Or would you rather work on a 'problem deal' where the bank has been working on a sell-side for this client for a year already and hasn't found a buyer ... then your team started reaching back out to potential investors and its your job as a first-year to handle the outreach process, redo the CIM, tie up the model with new projections (but most of the work has already been lifted)?

Which os better?

1 Comments
 

Esse culpa enim minima dolorem. Et voluptatem architecto voluptate consequatur et nihil. Repellendus delectus omnis cumque consequatur in sit. Totam nostrum incidunt veniam alias. Consectetur aspernatur atque dicta aut ab.

Fugit vel nostrum inventore accusamus nam. Laborum quidem debitis sint nihil et quis. Id repudiandae enim ea deserunt et esse.

Praesentium ut dolorem aliquam quia totam. Blanditiis perferendis consequatur ex excepturi nobis. Ducimus suscipit ut et sit.

Aliquid omnis voluptas sit. Quae laborum maxime fugit illum et aspernatur amet. Esse unde aut est ab ut et nihil. Atque explicabo nihil et sunt debitis ut sint. Quos dicta perspiciatis eveniet et adipisci.

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

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • 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
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
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
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
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
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...”