+9 Pull of Different Referrals 2 6y
+3 CS and UBS IBD SA - Rolling? 1 3y
+6 Balancing Relationships with IB Work 0 6y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+19 Barclays return offer rate? 26 5y
+349 Nepotism pisses me off 61 2y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+109 GS Cross Markets vs RBC 51 2y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Global Markets Data 6y
+64 Retirement Planning for IB Analysts 11 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 6y
+6 Is there a European equivalent of FINRA SIE 0 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+32 GS OFFER RETURN RATE 37 5y
+3 Joint Lead Manager - No Books? 4 6y
+49 How can I become a Finance professor? 16 6y
+94 How toxic is WSO? 31 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Restructuring Data 6y
+16 superdayed but no confirmation of offer 5 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 6y
0 National Bank Financial Group - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+13 Asking for referrals upfront 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+9 JPM Pymetrics? 7 5y
+24 Columbia EMBA? 17 6y
+3 Citi IBD - How Long do You Have to Accept a Full Time Offer? 1 6y
+27 Get Free Access to the the New WSO M&A Modeling Course ($197 value) if you... 4 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
+38 Deferred MBA Program 27 4y
0 Citibank (Hong Kong) - Review - Project Finance Data 6y
0 Citibank (Hong Kong) - Salary & Bonus - Project Finance Data 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
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0 Natixis - Review - Generalist Data 6y
+12 Small Boutique Salaries & Experience? 9 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 William Blair - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+14 Are GS Hirevues actually selective? 12 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+12 Non-Energy/O&G IB in Texas? 5 5y
+16 Dealing with Grade Inflation 4 6y
+9 GS FT 2021 Hirevues? anyone hear back? 7 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 6y
+24 Delete1112 28 6y
+18 What are you allowed to do with an offer letter? 4 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Valuation Data 6y
+6 Treasury Payment Solutions - Good? 2 6y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+15 #COVIDbanking: Culture/Communication Innovations? 0 6y
+4 JPM Corporate Banking Hirevue 2 6y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+15 LBO Technical Question - Sources and Uses 0 6y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist Data 6y
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+15 Verbal Offers And Reneging BB 0 6y
+12 Stephens FT Full Time Phone Screen 67 5y
+24 No live deal experience on internship - what do I even write on my Resume? 7 6y
+15 Bluffing spoiled my chances at a BB 0 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+13 GS Growth - Interview 2 6y
+12 What does "on hold" really mean? 4 6y
+37 Penn State Reputation 15 4y
+6 Email to Nomura Greentech? 2 2y
+15 IBD: Accounting interview 3 6y
0 Mufson Howe Hunter - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Thirteen Period Accounting Year 1 6y
0 UniCredit - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+45 JPM FIG vs Mid Tier BB FIG 24 2y
+32 1st Year Analyst - Houston 6 6y
+6 Cash vs stock dividend for TSR 0 6y
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0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Westlake Securities - Review - Generalist Data 6y
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0 Westlake Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
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0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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