+47 Best place to take a phone interview or networking call while at work in NYC? 43 6y
0 Breaking Into IB -- Non-Target, L3 CFA Candidate, Corp Finance 0 9y
0 Credit Suisse SF Office? 38 6y
0 How exactly is winter analyst recruitment structured? 15 9y
0 Hello WSO, new member of the community 0 6y
0 First Phone Screen all Technical Questions? 1 9y
0 Bonus structure 1 9y
0 Anyone heard back from Wells Fargo about the Full-Time Securities Analyst position for 2017? 19 9y
0 CFA® Exam 1 9y
+35 Morgan Stanley's advice to summer analysts 2 9y
+13 Investment Banking Online Numerical Tests 20 7y
+24 IB with Best TMT group in London 18 6y
+141 A 200k Dollar Decision 147 9y
0 Are RX clients happy? 1 9y
+27 Oil and Gas Investment Banking 47 9y
0 Multiple Class shares / tracking stocks 3 9y
0 KeyBank Capital Markets 3 9y
+10 Revolver and WACC (Cost of Debt) 1 9y
0 HF to PE? 0 9y
0 Tips for a current College/University student. 0 6y
+42 How to Read Financial News 26 5y
0 Investment Banking in Africa as an In-Experienced American 0 6y
+8 Technical question 5 9y
0 EB Full Time Recruiting 3 9y
+11 PJT Partners? 5 9y
0 Harris Williams TMT SF - Thoughts? Exit Ops? 2 9y
+21 Credit Suisse v. BAML v. Barclays 13 9y
0 Analyst FT Transition 0 9y
0 Is there difference between M&A and IBD at Goldman? 1 9y
0 1-Yr of Experience Looking to Apply to 2017 Analyst Programs? 3 9y
0 Accounting Techinals 2 9y
+4 Evercore Junior Diversity Scholarship 15 9y
0 The Transfer Dilemma -- Postponing Graduation 0 9y
+13 Better use of time - retaking CFA or networking for a lateral move 6 6y
0 Audit - Consulting - B4 CF 3 9y
0 Barclays promotion track 0 9y
+20 Actual Networking Numbers 15 9y
0 Leveraged Finance/Bank Debt back to buyside equity research 0 9y
0 Exit opportunities for ECM and DCM-focused analyst positions? 0 9y
0 Summer Analyst Intern 3 9y
+15 MBA v. Summer Analyst 10 9y
0 Formulas? Any insight is appreciated. 2 9y
+14 Advice for 20-year-old student at HEC Paris looking to break into Investment Banking 5 6y
0 Current SA: is a fall internship worth it? 6 9y
+55 Applying to full time analyst position after graduating. 80 4y
0 BAML Commercial Banking 50M-2B 2 9y
+8 Medical Marijuana Stocks? 4 9y
+7 Guggenheim Superday FT IB 2017 36 9y
+26 The Night Of Theories 40 6y
0 For the Money 2 6y
+22 Low grades in accounting! Hurt IB chances? 23 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey Dallas Info? 9 6y
+201 What Perks Do You Guys Get in your IBD Jobs? 78 9y
+139 The one thing you wish you knew? 90 4y
+19 Tech Groups in SF 18 9y
0 Raymond James SA 1 9y
+18 Knopman Series 79 / 63 Materials 7 9y
0 Commerzbank New York 7 6y
0 going into sophomore year, advice? 2 9y
0 401K Question - Moved to new firm - Need WSO's help 0 9y
+65 Structuring and Flow in an M&A Model 12 4y
0 Can someone assist with CapIQ screen? 0 9y
+36 Do people ever regret moving to PE? 19 9y
0 Wholesale Banking vs. Investment Banking 0 9y
+17 Best group on the sell side to switch into distressed debt space 7 6y
0 Career Advice Needed: Commerzbank S&T vs. CME Market Risk 4 11mo
+16 Ibanking.com Reviews / Return on Investment? 11 8y
+17 Elite Boutique Interview. How to prepare? 2 9y
0 No outside recruiting 5 9y
0 Boutique Firm Transcript 6 8y
+11 Informational call worse than informational interview 1 9y
+1 Wells Fargo Securities Analyst Program Senior 4 6y
+32 studying abroad junior year 51 9y
+26 How do you get into IB from a semi-target? 35 6y
0 Withdraw Application 6 6y
0 Is this a good combo or overkill? 0 9y
+16 Call with Top BB IBD Global Head 9 9y
0 Relocation to NY: TV / Internet question 2 6y
+14 Getting into an Investment Bank in India. 5 6y
0 Different GPAs on transcript 4 9y
0 HR Reached Out to Me? 8 9y
0 How much Director at Deutsche Bank make ? 1 6y
+2 Complete the sentence: Alpha is to Investments as [Blank] is to Corporate Finance 2 9y
0 IB Training Courses 0 9y
0 Graduate IB Analyst Opportunities 0 9y
0 No name Boutique vs European MSc in Finance 0 6y
0 Calculating EV....Mkt Cap in WACC calc....? 5 9y
+57 Q&A: Extreme Non Target to IBD 21 7y
+1 Citi Early ID Program Feedback 2 9y
0 Raymond James Analyst Accepted 1 9y
0 Typical Investment Banking resume for Summer Analyst application 1 9y
0 IB Compensation in Houston/Dallas 3 6y
0 Phone Informational Interview 1 9y
0 What do bb investment banks and the big 3 consulting firms do when a hire doesn't get an H-1B? 1 9y
+11 Allen & Co - 2016 23 9y
0 To cold email or not to cold email 7 6y
0 Handicapping IB Odds - Canadian Student 2 6y
+8 Phone Interview for Wells Fargo Summer Analyst Diversity Forum 24 8y
+1 Peakstone Group 2 6y
0 Academic Background Check - Latin Honors 2 9y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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