+148 Legal implications of “stealing” a model 74 1y
+2 Back-Office to Front in a different city 4 1y
+5 BofA M&S Activism and Defense Analyst Superday NYC 10 1y
+3 CIBC CB NYC SA2026 5 1y
+3 You get a text from your MD mid PE interview - what do you do? 5 1y
0 Has the AmplifyME Summer Analyst Training Programme Helped You Break into Finance? 1 1y
0 Getting into Shape While in IB 2 1y
+13 Barclays SA 2026 Megathread 117 1y
0 Applying a year early 4 1y
+7 Truist Securities in 2025 8 1y
0 Firms that Have Rescinded Offers in 2025 0 1y
+13 Public REITs, Private REITs Cap Rate Calcaution 7 1y
+24 Banks that “favor their own” vs. banks that “prefer outsiders” 15 1y
+49 UBS isn’t all that bad… 17 1y
+21 BofA Palo Alto Tech M&A culture & exit? 14 1y
+10 Talking to an unfinished deal in an Interview 3 1y
+11 Best Industrials Sector Teams London 9 1y
+6 International Dreams 1 1y
0 Linked in coffee chat requests 1 1y
+28 Jefferies 2026 SA 120 1y
+12 Ares wealth management R1 12 1y
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+8 IB to Corporate Banking 4 1y
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0 JPM MMBSI Superday 2 1y
0 Macquarie Generalist M&A Team - London 2 1y
+18 PCA Resources / Recruiting Tips 6 1y
+9 Rothschild Long Internship September 2025 3 1y
0 RBC Culture/Work-life and Analyst Base Salary (NYC) 4 1y
+12 Clearwater International 10 1y
+11 Santander London M&A 13 1y
+11 Should you write you already have an offer on your CV? 5 1y
+46 UBS USA IB Exits 17 1y
0 Proctor 360 1 1y
+5 UBS REGLL London 8 1y
0 Full time and later recruitment 1 1y
+10 I keep forgetting my technicals for interviews and on the job 4 1y
+25 Thoughts on IU Kelley 2 1y
0 Bonus Clawback Questions 1 1y
+31 Real Deal Experience, No Brand Name — How to Break Out? 16 1y
+357 Sign-on bonus reverse discrimination? 116 1y
+145 Working at a dinky LMM IB firm is paradise 10 1y
0 Q 1 1y
+45 EB IB Recruiting Insights 29 1y
+12 Trying to Break into IB / M&A / PE / HF – Any Tips? 1 1y
+11 Best REGAL groups 23 1y
+5 GOT A CALL WITH DIRECTOR AT MORGAN STANLEY TMROW FOR SA26. HELP 11 1y
0 Levfin Capital Markets 1 1y
0 How does post-ib credit recruiting even work? 1 1y
+3 BofA LevFin Origination vs LevFin 2 1y
0 General Atlantic Summer Analyst Program 3 1y
+9 Morgan Stanley vs Barclays for Experienced Capital Markets Hire 1 1y
+49 Which banks get the most hate on WSO, and is it warranted? 24 1y
+6 Broke into a BB from Community College 1 1y
+31 Lincoln Valuations (VOG) vs. LMM IB – Am I Being Shortsighted? 8 1y
0 Seeking Advice: WM to IB 1 1y
+15 Lateral Considerations 2 1y
0 How Do I Get to U.S. Banking 2 1y
+9 No Internships, what now? 2 1y
+3 BNP Paribas Superday 2026 8 1y
+10 MM or Regional Boutique? 3 1y
+143 M&A - Bankers vs. Lawyers 58 1y
0 Lincoln International is creating a new private funds advisory arm 3 1y
+3 LevFin? Is this experience the same everywhere? 5 1y
0 What now - SA26 2 1y
+3 Rate CV, applying to SA26 IBD in London 6 1y
0 Just transferred to semi target, what are next steps? 1 1y
0 List of good Mid Cap / Mid market M&A firms in London 1 1y
+6 KippsDeSanto Investment Banking Case Interview 8 1y
+9 Investment Banking Intern guidance 4 1y
+6 Wanting to make the most of SA 2025 NYC experiences 3 1y
+3 Generation Investment Management London 5 1y
+10 Why do some students empty out their LinkedIn profiles after signing a SA internship? 3 1y
0 Best IB Groups In Canada? 1 1y
0 How to put a two-week notice in? 1 1y
+10 150% Bonus for London VP3 - How Good/Normal? 1 1y
+22 What do I do now? 5 1y
+15 Corp Dev VP comp 26 1y
0 Not graduating with full grades IB EU 1 1y
+1 Baird Updates (Post-WSJ Article) 2 1y
+18 2025 IB Lateral Market 7 1y
+17 Lazard Houston 13 1y
0 London IB– what to choose 1 1y
+7 Freshman Going into Sophomore – BNY & Bloomberg Programs, SIE Prep, IB vs PE vs Hedge Funds? What Should I Be Doing Now? 4 1y
+38 Thoughts on Consello Group? 21 1y
+52 IB path in the UK (London) for an undergrad at a top target? 17 1y
+15 Is Investment Banking Worth Your Health? How Long Can You Push It—and Has Anyone Turned to Stimulants? 3 1y
0 what are my odds? 1 1y
+6 Lateral Into RX IB - Should I Re-Recruit? 2 1y
+14 Northwestern MMSS or Columbia CC for IB recruiting? 4 1y
+86 The Future of Bulge Brackets 23 1y
0 AB Private Credit Investors ??? 3 1y
+15 Would a master from LBS/LSE allow me to break into IB in London? 7 1y
0 How to respond to recruiters? 1 1y
0 Too early to network to lateral? Incoming 2026 SA 1 1y
+16 How do Net Operating Losses (NOLs) affect a company’s 3 statements? 3 1y
+26 Which is more profitable? UBS SF vs In-N-Out SF 5 1y
0 DB barely hire any UG students for their American IBD practice 2 1y
+50 Positives About UBS IB for Juniors? 21 1y
+6 GS Healthcare 6 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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