+3 How long did it take you to get comfortable with modeling? 1 3y
+3 Insights on Allianz Gl London? 1 3y
+38 Opinion: WSO is hilarious 23 3y
+21 Best groups at JPM London ? 44 3y
+6 Best Bank for a Media Tech M&A 14 3y
+27 Prestige Rankings: Fund Bolt-on Names 15 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Capstone Advisory Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+9 Landscape of IB in Austin? 12 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+5 Best Brokerage? 4 3y
+6 JPM dodges bad Buyout loans 4 3y
+16 Tech Start-Up M&A Analyst Laid-Off 6 3y
+15 NYC Housing - FT Analyst 19 3y
+6 Implications of Tidal Partners on CVP SF and NYC? 3 3y
0 JPM FIG in 2022 2 3y
+10 PWP Interview Process 12 3y
+13 JPM Layoffs 4 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Information Technology (IT) Data 3y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+9 What % of seniors do you hate working for? 1 3y
+45 What time do you guys usually leave the office? 59 1y
+8 EV/EBITDA question 7 3y
+60 How did banks recruit in 2000? 17 3y
+1 Can people from Ireland in investment banking in London share their stories 3 3y
+24 Financial Planning vs IB- my career choice... 9 3y
+3 BNPP lay-offs US & EMEA 1 3y
0 How long to hear back after interview? 6 3y
+9 I’m scared I won’t convert 11 3y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 How do high interest rates & inflation affect M&A? 1 3y
0 Risk Exits? 1 3y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+1 Loans and Acquisitions Finance 4 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+9 New IBD Associate Salaries in Europe (Italy/Paris) 2 2y
0 What are some comps for Solomon Partners? 7 3y
+6 Boutique Landscape - 2022 2 3y
+9 Pivoting from DCM to M&A internships (APAC) 1 3y
+7 Possible to do Ib in the US from the Uk? 13 3y
+11 Raymond James Chicago Office? 3 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 TD Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Differences between 10k, 10Q, S-4, S-8, Where to find Debt Schedule? 1 3y
+24 Lateral regrets 30 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Breakwater Trading - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 Last Ditch Effort 35 3y
+4 Gleacher Shacklock 4 3y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+32 They say mo money mo problems, bring on the problems 10 2y
+43 Moving to the city of your S/O - How much would you give up? 34 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+30 New on the desk and already depressed about the job 3 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+52 IB at age 40 from Credit Risk 51 1y
+2 Wells Fargo CRE vs IB 2 3y
+3 Cowen Bonuses 2022 5 3y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+42 Bad PSAT Score 7 3y
+278 Why do we even model? It’s pointless 65 10mo
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+34 Word on who’s on the FTX bankruptcy? 36 3y
0 MF IR or MM M&A 1 3y
0 ER to IB associate 1 3y
+2 History books 1700-present 12 3y
0 London - GS SA IBD offers 1 3y
0 Whole interview quite well except one question 1 3y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Capital Markets Data 3y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Drexel Hamilton - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Drexel Hamilton - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Is everyone back to the office 5 days a week? 17 3y
+9 How can I break into the industry? 4 3y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
+12 How does Big 4 M&A advisory differ from the same job at an IB? Exit ops, culture, comp etc.. 13 3y
+17 Value of NYC banking versus Midwest regional banking 6 3y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Cascadia Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Overtime as a summer intern a low hours group? 1 3y
+21 Advice for late senior student 42 3y
0 PNC 2023 C&IB Capital Markets DP 1 3y
+22 The art of the lateral? 24 3y
+10 How do we go from the hottest year in decades to this lmao? 3 3y
+26 Pay for First Time PE Fund 24 3y
+2 Truist Update 11 3y
+3 Bank Sports Leagues in LA 1 3y
+3 S&T 1 3y
+32 Truist layoff 55 3y
+1 Zoom superday? 9 3y
+11 Trying to land Soph internship IB at boutique firm. Can you guys judge my email template. What should I add, edit or change? 4 3y
0 Netherlands Investment banking boutique 1 3y
+94 Should I put my WSO rank on my resume? 23 3y
+3 Undergrad Case Competitions 1 3y
+5 Corporate Banking MD Hours 3 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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