0 Does Anyone Have Insights On BNP Paribas Real Estate? 1 5y
0 IB internships in Dubai? Thoughts / need a visa for that? 1 5y
+4 Raymond James FT 2021 12 5y
0 Raymond James Rep 2021? 1 5y
+30 Analysts, Push Back on Over-Staffing 6 5y
+29 Ex First Year Bankers, can I get your advice 22 5y
+48 Friends in IB are chilling hard, how can I get this? 19 5y
0 How many monitors for WFH? 20 5y
+20 IB as a feeder to MBA - is it worth it though? 12 5y
+6 Were bankers working yesterday? 6 5y
0 Career move into Credit at BB 1 5y
0 US Healthcare Insurance Primer/Resources? 2 5y
0 Can you break into IB with no finance background and only STEM? 1 5y
+18 Should I pursue IB if I already have a nest egg? 21 5y
+78 Why MSF or MFin? 74 5y
+6 How Do I Quit? 12 5y
0 Oppenheimer Fixed Income Sales and Trading Interview 1 5y
0 IBD internship during school year 12 5y
0 BB Asso Bonus 1 5y
+6 Should I email back right after finishing a deck or the next morning? 10 5y
0 SF Tech Lateral Recruiting 4 5y
+11 Is there off cycle in New York? 26 5y
+14 Lateral Question (Comp arrangement) 4 5y
0 MBA/IB Recruiting Feedback 4 5y
+49 Is corporate banking culture also really bad? 24 5y
0 Markets products 2 5y
+9 Non-target 3rd year student looking for advice 2 5y
+33 When do bonuses get paid out for BBs/EBs? 37 5y
+6 Top BBs overhiring? 12 5y
0 Citi Groups 1 5y
+7 Improving my skills and gaining knowledge 1 5y
0 Lev finance 1 5y
+19 What does career development look like as a MM IB Associate Post MBA? 9 5y
0 When Did You Check Out? 2 5y
0 Amazon Web Service (AWS) Salesperson vs. IB - Salary 1 5y
+15 Corp dev in SF/San Mateo/Redwood 19 5y
+10 HYP 4.0 CS Major -- Want to recruit EBs. Is BIWS guide enough with two finance internships? 10 5y
+7 How to start 1 5y
0 PFG Comp 1 5y
0 Modeling Conventions/Preferences 1 5y
+22 Is it much easier to get lower BB than GS/MS/JPM IB positions 11 5y
0 Return to Office 3 5y
0 lazard SF HC 4 5y
0 Anyone else get rich as fuck investing 2020? 10 5y
0 Berenberg London vs Frankfurt vs NYC 1 5y
0 How realistic is it to insist on lifestyle during on-cycle recruiting/HH meetings? 1 5y
0 compensation: centerview versus evercore 1 5y
+1 Been super unmotivated lately 1 5y
+56 M&A Models from Scratch 12 5y
+7 Goldman Sachs: The Internship From Hell - Video about woman sharing her experiences goes viral 5 5y
0 Health insurance for a career changer 4 5y
+12 Why does UBS still rank in BB status despite being low on league tables? 7 5y
0 Salaries at Centerview 1 5y
+4 Cutting Back on Typos 4 5y
+10 Is there forced bucketing? 5 5y
0 CS IBD Work/life Balance, protected weekends, etc? 3 5y
0 Worth doing a 2 yr master’s instead of 1 year to be eligible for summer internships? 1 5y
0 Gugg Industrials vs CS FIG 6 5y
+6 Macquarie Capital Investment Banking Culture in NYC New York 2 5y
+9 bottom bucket bonus amount? 8 5y
+6 Best groups in BAML to convert an MBA summer internship into FT offer 8 5y
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 Securitized Products? CLO’s? 1 5y
+5 Fixed Income Education in Bloomberg Terminal? 1 5y
0 How Competitive is Corporate Banking 3 5y
+5 Isn’t the problem no gratuity? 2 5y
0 Ducera Partners- 2021 Info? 2 5y
0 HSBC AC 9 5y
0 How healthy is Microsoft Teams (et al.) and the green/yellow/red status in IBD/M&A? 1 5y
0 Hireview Preview Questions Trick 1 5y
+57 JPM start date pushed back SA2020 35 5y
0 Boutique internships 4 5y
0 Make up for mistake 1 5y
+3 Lateral hiring interview questions 2 5y
+102 Cornell Dyson vs Berkeley vs Claremont Mckenna vs ND Mendoza vs USC Marshall vs Stern 36 5y
0 1st Year Securitization Banking Analyst Bonus 1 5y
0 how to calculate EBITDA when interest is embedded in a line item 11 5y
0 3 Statements - Cash / Non Cash Items 1 5y
0 PWP SF Tech 1 5y
0 Masters or Mid-level Job? 1 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
+12 How to deal with disastrous associates??? 4 5y
+4 Centerview - Still one of the leading players in C&R? 1 5y
+14 Is My Salary Competitive for NYC? 6 5y
+15 Is It Too Late for Senior Associates / Junior VPs to Go Buy-Side? 6 5y
+41 How are students selected for interviews in reality? 34 5y
0 Postpone Start Date 2 5y
+5 Full-Time MBA right out of undergrad? 29 5y
0 Evercore Hong Kong 4 5y
+16 IB in a MM boutique in Brazil looking for some guidance 4 5y
+1 Are final rounds of interviews (with Directors) more difficult? 2 5y
0 Transaction Advisory or Valuation? -- Breaking into M&A 1 5y
+16 Do women find Investment Bankers attractive? 14 5y
0 Breaking into IB in current climate 4 5y
+14 Big 4 audit vs small m&a boutique 3 5y
+1 Exit opportunities 1 5y
+15 Wall Street Prep vs CFI? 7 5y
0 Life revolves around finance 12 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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October 2026 Investment Banking

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