+60 What Annoying Emails do you Get? 24 9y
+3 Gleacher Shacklock 1 9y
+30 Finance jobs that require international travel 21 9y
+8 Robinhood Beta Member on SA Resume? 5 9y
+20 What do you think are some good questions to ask current interns at an IB? 4 8y
+15 Resume Critique for FT IB Recruiting (Please!) 10 9y
+16 Check ib cover letter 13 7y
+17 What books are great to read for breaking into Wall Street? 51 9y
0 Elite Boutique/MM vs. Satellite BB? 8 6y
0 Switiching from Luxury industry to IB (Intership) possible? 2 6y
0 UBS Healthcare / Robert W Baird Healthcare 0 9y
+9 Is it too late for BB 2018 SA - Sophomore 5 9y
+11 Morgan Stanley made a verbal offer twice and then disappeared. WTF? 5 8y
+48 Background check for operations - How bad is this?? 22 9y
+26 Pre MBA Investment Banking 8 9y
0 LinkedIn follow ups 2 9y
+10 Has Anyone gotten answers for the RBC Capital Markets Diversity Scholarship 12 6y
0 What is Equity Syndication? 4 6y
0 Oxford MFE Recruitment 0 9y
+14 Fashion to IB: Advice for a London newbie? 6 6y
+23 Morgan Stanley Dilemma — early action or regular 11 8y
+14 Structured credit buy side interview 7 4y
+5 Rising Sophomore: Please Destroy my Resume 4 8y
+6 Back office intern JP Morgan instant message 3 9y
+35 Should you send the same cover letter to several banks? 7 6y
+10 Goldman Sachs SA 2018 US positions ? 2 9y
+7 Interview fail 2 9y
+34 IB interview at regional office - Opinion about the difficulty 14 9y
+10 Rip my CV apart. London, IBD. Summer Internship 6 6y
+15 Master in Finance in 2 years 3 6y
+24 Weird situation- Irrelevant experience at boutique Chinese Investment Bank? 5 9y
0 Average Salary Range for NY Banking 3 6y
0 Industry Related Awareness 0 9y
0 Canada (Toronto) Post-MBA Comp 1 6y
0 Switching industries and need advice! 0 6y
+10 What will I-Banking look like in 10-20 years? 8 6y
0 Need some clarification for aptitude tests 0 9y
0 Coprporate M&A Internship at Big4 3 9y
+12 Networking with analysts? Waste of time? 19 9y
0 SA 2018 Candidate Luncheon 1 6y
0 Resume critique - rising junior seeking 2018 BB IB 4 8y
0 ACA vs ACCA 1 8y
+27 Am I just being overly paranoid? 8 6y
+6 Final internship presentation 6 9y
0 Do bankers do ANY type of predictions about the market? 3 9y
+19 Stretching graduation to December for one more SA shot 9 6y
+14 Wakey Wakey, Rise and Shine, No More Sleep, ITS EXCEL TIME! 3 6y
0 Bloomberg terminal access favour 0 9y
+12 LONDON IBD FT CV Review - please rip my CV apart.. 17 6y
+89 Is Investment Banking Paid Slavery? 94 8y
+15 IPO discount to individual investors? 6 9y
0 Accretion Dilution exercise 1 9y
0 PIMCO Internship 0 9y
+8 HS Valedictorian included on resume? 18 8y
0 Boutique PE internship-worth it? 3 9y
+16 2018 London/Asia Pacific Summer Analyst Timeline 33 6y
+3 What is the structure of "Tell me about this deal you worked on?" 1 9y
+12 What are the moves? Rising sophomore 20 8y
+1 Subscription Finance Associate 2 4y
0 4 Barclays Executives Head to Court 1 6y
+23 Help! Cornell ILR vs Northwestern Econ 12 6y
+55 Youtube Vlogging as a Career over Investment Banking? 59 6y
+16 Best Credit Suisse Groups (NYC) 21 6y
0 Expected vs. Actual GPA 1 3y
0 Hello, new to WSO! 0 6y
+18 Am I going to be fired / should I leave before? Fuck up of colossal proportions 8 6y
+14 Canadian Applicant Converted GPA vs % Average - 3.35 GPA but 80% average 4 6y
+65 Are non-NYC offices easier to get traction? 45 6y
+20 American University for UG? 11 6y
0 Exit Opps Considerations for Secondaries Advisory? 3 5y
0 Advice on Choosing Where to Go for Exchange 0 6y
+15 LIBOR spread terms 3 6y
+10 Updating Resume (Major, GPA) after Emailing Analysts? 1 9y
+119 What do boutiques do when there are no live deals? 54 8y
+1 Where the hell is Brady4mvp? 4 9y
+146 J.P. Morgan HireVue Interview Questions: What to Expect 89 3y
+10 Raymond James Internship or Analyat Program 2 6y
+11 Help Needed for Accepting Offer 3 4y
+136 How much of what you learn in college is useful? 110 7y
0 Questions about disability 1 6y
0 Information phone interview failure what to do 1 6y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Capital Markets Syndicate 0 9y
+13 JP Morgan Full-Time Second Round / Superday? 42 8y
0 MS Global Capital Markets Internship vs MS Public Finance Internship 1 9y
+9 3.3 GPA, Engineer, Non-Target 4 9y
+25 IB Associate earn $200K, no competition 11 9y
0 Lazard Middle Market - NYC 1 6y
+16 Charlotte IB 2018 SA 5 6y
+9 GPA Question? 9 9y
+26 I have 2 friends in IB at the same BB - What can I ask of them? 30 9y
+12 What happens to enterprise value when a company sells its minority interest? 13 9y
+15 Do BBs in the UK even hire analysts from non-interns? 4 8y
0 Do bulge brackets schedule rejection phone calls? 4 9y
+11 How to keep your "story" short? 3 9y
+3 Alexa Capital LLP 0 6y
+39 DCF Question 6 9y
+5 Cover Letter, please provide any feedback you have 1 8y
0 WM client referrals on SA resume 1 9y
+20 Cold email question- appropriate responses? 10 9y
+74 Informational Phone Call 76 7y

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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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