0 High yield bonds vs syndicated loans 10 15y
+7 I had an interview on Monday. Is it too late to email a thank you note? 18 15y
+65 Why does everyone think banking is mindless? 51 15y
+27 WACC for a small business 12 14y
+94 Silver banana to those who fill out this form on offers received and background! 59 15y
0 Should weaker candidates apply to BBs' secondary offices for SA? 6 6y
0 How common is it at BB or at other top tier investment banks to get low (<20k) bonuses your first year? 1 15y
0 What could a sophomore with previous IB experience be asked? 2 15y
0 St. Charles superday 0 6y
0 Blackstone M&A London Summer Internship 4 6y
0 Do you think this is a wise choice? 19 6y
0 Late Full-Time Recruiting 3 15y
0 Citi London IBD to CMO or S&T possible? 5 6y
+2 Who Can I Apply To That Wont Look at My Transcripts? 4 5y
0 Morgan Stanley No. 1 but what about Bonus 9 4y
+16 Vault is sponsored by Houlihan Lokey? 17 15y
0 Morgan Stanley Hong Kong IBD SA Superday? 17 15y
+17 D+ on Transcript 9 15y
0 Am I swimming upstream? Should I float downriver? 0 15y
0 Goldman's Facebook Play 1 15y
0 last ditch effort to get finance-related internship 0 15y
+21 Transferring from NY to Asia (Advice wanted) 8 6y
0 sign on bonus 11 5y
0 Lazard London Groups (FIG, NR, P&E) 0 6y
+36 Top Groups at these BBs? 39 14y
0 Pre-knowledge for Training The Street Modeling course - Any help is appreciated 0 10y
0 Creative solution for dealing with foreclosed properties 6 6y
0 Cover letter format when given essay prompt 1 15y
+21 On-campus recruiting 8 15y
0 Does anyone else find WSO's new embedded ads distracting? 24 15y
0 I know I can't get into IB with this resume, so what kind of jobs can it get me that can lead to IB later? 29 15y
0 Non-Target Interviewing 10 15y
0 AnalystForum 4 15y
0 Question for FIG Bankers 7 14y
0 Citi, BofA Among Most Hated Companies of 2010 16 15y
0 BIWS Interview Guide (M&I) 10 8y
0 Chimpettes on the street 11 15y
+5 DVD Collection 9 15y
+1 Terminal Value 1 15y
0 Leveraged Finance : Sources of information 2 15y
+43 Preparing for the Buy-Side? 18 8y
0 Goldman Sachs HR Phone Number/Email? 1 15y
0 Questions about Networking 4 15y
+12 Why do people only do Banking for two years? 12 15y
+9 Financial Statement Question 10 15y
+10 Building my own training program 3 15y
0 valuing a company on a 100% basis vs. a minority stake 2 15y
+31 Travel on resume 22 6y
0 Yeah so... I have no finance experiences! Here's my resume - any help appreciated 10 3y
+34 Criminal attorney interested in IB 24 6y
+37 Is It Really The End of the World if You Don't Work in I-Banking or White Shoe Consulting? 30 6y
+13 Summer Internship Chances? 7 15y
0 Background check question - Spring internship 3 10y
0 Professional Commodity Training and Education 5 15y
+22 Internship dilemma : same group as gf? 28 15y
+17 Job Offer in London - Firm Won't Sponsor 20 6y
+36 Case Competition on Resume 29 8y
+14 Wall Street Jobs for High School Students. 12 15y
0 Online Application Marked as Inactive - BB online application 3 15y
0 Background Check Question- London IB 8 6y
+5 My friend in MO JPM Japan doesn't know the term "Bulge bracket"? 10 6y
0 ibanks drug policies 7 15y
0 quick network question 1 15y
0 how are hedge fund managers paid? cash, PIK? 1 15y
+148 All you freshman need to stfu and relax 93 15y
+6 Consumer, Healthcare and Gaming 3 4y
0 Couple of questions 4 15y
0 Don't Shoot Me...London Monkeys please read 10 6y
0 First Round Interviews 1 15y
+33 Flirty networker - what to do 28 4y
+13 Investment Banking in Copenhagen, Denmark 10 15y
0 Evercore Summer Analyst Deadline 2 6y
0 Using Last Semester's GPA 5 15y
+26 Breaking into China for someone who prob can't even break into US 15 6y
+27 Importance of knowing basics of options pricing for interviews/IB work 30 15y
+20 Chances for Charlotte IBD 10 6y
0 How many interviews? (First round on-campus) 18 6y
+10 Asia IB/PE Headhunters 9 6y
+3 Recomended Next Steps for Sophomore 0 15y
+13 Summer Internship recruiting 6 6y
+7 ER/ECM- Who follows the markets closet? 5 15y
0 Fashion advice for the new analyst 3 15y
+5 Work hours in Investment Banking 9 6y
+12 What's the difference between privately placed HY bonds and Mezzanine? 11 15y
0 MBA now or later (career-switcher) 9 15y
0 The future of America and the US dollar. 3 15y
+19 Big 4 Transaction Services 14 15y
+10 Need coupon code for BIWS Premium 10 2y
0 Need a laugh? 3 15y
+6 help me choose groups rothschild 19 10y
0 Beta for private company with no public comparble 6 15y
0 Accumulating Good Karma - Free Resume/CL Critique - Spread some holiday cheer 1 6y
0 Ideas for Finance/Economic Research 5 15y
+12 I have no finance background whatsoever (except econ) - how to prepare for interviews? 7 15y
+27 The Rainmakers of 2010 11 15y
0 Advice Needed - Senior at a target school 5 10y
0 Citi Corporate Bank vs IB 11 12y
0 Opinion requested - 4 year retail banking experience 1 10y
0 Opinion requested - Senior in college at a non-target 1 10y
+19 Following up - Junior at target 9 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

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%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

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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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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