0 What a Good Bank Looks Like 26 14y
0 Networking when already with a bank 2 14y
+15 Financial vs Strategic Buyers Premium 3 6y
0 MS Menlo Superday 2012 17 6y
0 Barclays and Citi interview 3 14y
+3 Help me answer this technical-ish question 3 14y
+37 Are JPM exit opps really that good? 27 14y
+8 Evercore vs Greenhill vs Lazard 14 14y
+65 Offer decision: GS or GOOG SA 91 6y
0 How is the default probability based on the cost of the CDS contracts calculated? 3 14y
0 Houlihan Lokey Interview 9 14y
+45 Wells Fargo: A Bank Here to Stay? 20 14y
0 Any point in helping Headhunters? 9 14y
0 Unresponsive HR 5 14y
0 McQueen? 3 14y
+15 Associate offer Barcap v UBS v Citi Help 12 14y
+10 Bank of America Sophomore Internship 40 14y
+3 Following up with MD after sending resume 2 14y
+31 "So tell me what the markets are up to right now?" - How do I answer this correctly? 28 6y
0 How to find out whether they got laid off 1 14y
0 NYSE work-study internship any good? 0 14y
+37 Facebook Chooses Morgan Stanley 32 14y
+6 Facebook and Google interview dresscode? 7 14y
0 Baml 1 6y
+6 Deutsche Bank First Year Analyst 6 14y
0 1 - Referencing people 6 10y
0 How much preference is given to alumni? 4 14y
+8 energy blogs? 17 14y
+23 Lunch Interview - Familiar with interview process? 48 10y
0 BX M&A/RR Summer Recruiting 5 14y
0 The future? 7 14y
0 Regional IB vs GWM vs Finance Freshman Summer 4 6y
0 SA recruiting 6 14y
0 Cushman & Wakefield 10 9y
+13 Come join WSO Chat 6 14y
+14 $250k associate (A2) comp - street? 14 4y
0 I Have No Idea What To Do (please help) (internship related) 7 14y
0 Accounting Question - Using debt with interest? 5 10y
+12 Overheard someone else's interview and it made me realize something. 6 14y
+27 Completing my MAC and CPA --> now what 9 14y
0 IBD Questions 9 14y
+3 offers help quick 8 10y
+13 Baird vs. Blair vs. BoAML vs. JP Morgan summer associate 7 6y
+6 When do you get a secretary? 11 4y
+1 Why do you love your job as an investment banker? (not lifestyle or salary) 3 14y
+18 CFA® - How would a level 1 CFA® look for junior SA? 19 14y
0 3 hour long superday? 4 14y
0 Interview for Macquarie Infrastructure and Real asset. Any suggestion? 5 5y
0 Showing initiative 0 14y
+41 Lazard CF/ Barcap IBD/ Citi IBD 24 6y
0 Can I set up a bed next to my office? 4 14y
+23 Summer in Los Angeles - what to do for a car? 27 6y
0 Havent heard back from Goldman IBD in 3 days or so, does that mean I am out? 5 14y
0 UBS President's Summer Internship - Any advice/details is much appreciated 4 10y
+7 Is OCR a big trap? 16 14y
+42 $ 50,000 Party: Who is going ? 37 14y
0 Looking to Buy : Training Materials (AMT etc.) 8 14y
+45 Whens the best time to apply? 70 8y
0 E-mail question - networking 16 6y
+20 NYC - Rent, Bitches, Spending 15 6y
0 KPMG vs Towers Watson 4 6y
0 Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley Rivalry 27 8y
0 Big5 for exit ops 3 6y
+23 Bob Diamond Has The Home Phone Numbers Of 100,000 Kids Who Will Gladly Take Your Job For Half The Pay…Something To Keep In Mind 5 14y
+1 Paulson straight out of undergrad? 4 7y
0 JP Morgan internship, switch from summer to spring 1 6y
0 Too early to reach out before SA? 1 14y
+10 Elite Boutique post-grad 6-month internship Asia/Europe 4 6y
0 Multiple Superdays for one firm? 1 14y
0 GS IB - long phone interview - short in-person interview? 3 14y
+19 Citi M&A Group? 21 9y
0 Low Cost Areas in NYC? 26 6y
0 NY Summer Associate 1 3y
0 Possible to recruit on exchange? 2 6y
0 Deutsche Bank First Round/Super Day 6 6y
0 do u tell ur network when u get a job? 3 14y
0 Morgan Stanley Chicago Office 35 6y
0 BAML Bonuses 6 14y
0 Insane bonuses 29 14y
0 Gorman to Bonus Whiners: STFU or GTFO 24 14y
0 1 - Recruiting or superdays? 9 10y
0 Help!!! Application question that stumped me?? 9 14y
0 Asking for Leave of Absence for SA stint 15 6y
0 Has anyone heard back from BX M&A Advisory (1st round telephone) Interview? 4 14y
+62 How To Become Extroverted 47 14y
+26 Finance spark 28 9y
+13 Your biggest challenge? Interview question... 3 9y
0 Non-target and older student. 6 14y
+10 Got Dinged. How do I maintain contact with my interviewer? 10 14y
0 Fashion M&A 18 14y
+21 Lucite at the bar 23 14y
+8 Wells Fargo Investment Banking NYC 12 6y
0 SB here: running Parallels - how to disable "control+option" dropping excel 2 14y
+8 Canadian League Tables by Industry Group 8 6y
+67 Getting into Goldman Sachs 104 3y
0 BofA Slashing Pay 4 6y
+17 How Small Would You Go? 4 14y
0 Where Can I get a list of Public Software Product Cos. In USA? 2 14y
+6 How long after a superday? 13 14y
0 Am I being 'waitlisted' for a SA offer ?? 5 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 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

November 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%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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