0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 Should I email back right after finishing a deck or the next morning? 10 5y
+3 ING PHONE INTERVIEW 11 4y
+18 Should I pursue IB if I already have a nest egg? 21 5y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Citi Groups 1 5y
0 IB Boutique Internship 4 5y
+7 Improving my skills and gaining knowledge 1 5y
0 Lev finance 1 5y
+22 MS/JPM Coverage Group vs EVR/Moelis - London 31 5y
0 Amazon Web Service (AWS) Salesperson vs. IB - Salary 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Risk Management Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 5y
+13 Music Industry Finance? 15 4y
+7 How to start 1 5y
0 PFG Comp 1 5y
+6 How Do I Quit? 12 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Modeling Conventions/Preferences 1 5y
0 MBA/IB Recruiting Feedback 4 5y
0 IBD internship during school year 12 5y
0 SF Tech Lateral Recruiting 4 5y
0 Return to Office 3 5y
+79 POC joining a Frat 65 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Grade Finance Data 5y
0 Berenberg London vs Frankfurt vs NYC 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance Data 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 compensation: centerview versus evercore 1 5y
0 How realistic is it to insist on lifestyle during on-cycle recruiting/HH meetings? 1 5y
+4 Should I take the CFA? 8 5y
+1 Been super unmotivated lately 1 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+420 Rich girlfriend ($500M) 88 1y
+7 FAANG CS vs. IBD 14 5y
+149 First year analyst, still feel incompetent and like I haven’t learned anything 56 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 What is the end of year review like? 3 5y
0 Salaries at Centerview 1 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 Is my Evercore Offer Worth it? 21 5y
0 Anyone heard of Thinkequity? 3 2y
0 Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Review - Accounting Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 5y
+12 Why does UBS still rank in BB status despite being low on league tables? 7 5y
+4 Cutting Back on Typos 4 5y
+7 Goldman Sachs: The Internship From Hell - Video about woman sharing her experiences goes viral 5 5y
0 Anyone else get rich as fuck investing 2020? 10 5y
0 Worth doing a 2 yr master’s instead of 1 year to be eligible for summer internships? 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 SA 2021 updates? 9 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+14 Grid lines or no Grid lines? 14 5y
+3 Macquarie (NY) in 2021? 3 5y
+9 bottom bucket bonus amount? 8 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+10 HYP 4.0 CS Major -- Want to recruit EBs. Is BIWS guide enough with two finance internships? 10 5y
+10 Is there forced bucketing? 5 5y
0 Health insurance for a career changer 4 5y
+19 What does career development look like as a MM IB Associate Post MBA? 9 5y
+14 Lateral Question (Comp arrangement) 4 5y
+18 How long for BBs to up base comp to $95k? 18 3y
0 Do video interviews such as Sonru use AI to judge candidates? 1 5y
+2 Why don't firms use 23 and me for Diversity 7 5y
+6 Top BBs overhiring? 12 5y
+12 Rosenbaum vs. Pignataro 9 5y
+5 Fixed Income Education in Bloomberg Terminal? 1 5y
0 Piper Sandler - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Isn’t the problem no gratuity? 2 5y
0 How healthy is Microsoft Teams (et al.) and the green/yellow/red status in IBD/M&A? 1 5y
+13 Can you write a blog talking about companies in your coverage area? 4 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 When Did You Check Out? 2 5y
0 Evercore PCA Spring 2021 intern 4 5y
0 Credit Agricole - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Make up for mistake 1 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How Competitive is Corporate Banking 3 5y
0 lazard SF HC 4 5y
0 1st Year Securitization Banking Analyst Bonus 1 5y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+15 SA WFH Setup? 7 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 PWP SF Tech 1 5y
0 Masters or Mid-level Job? 1 5y
0 CS IBD Work/life Balance, protected weekends, etc? 3 5y
0 Gugg Industrials vs CS FIG 6 5y
0 Does Centerview Accelerate 1 5y
+19 What Are The Most Common Fallacies You See Perpetuated by Junior Level IB Analysts on WSO? 1 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
+4 Centerview - Still one of the leading players in C&R? 1 5y
+12 How to deal with disastrous associates??? 4 5y
0 Evercore Hong Kong 4 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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