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+13 Crazy/stupid to work through college right now? 4 5y
+24 Scheduled Call with MD - Offer or Rejection? 15 5y
+13 # of years from associate to VP, and counting them correctly? 4 5y
+15 How does an IB floor look like? 3 5y
+12 FT IBD Team Selection 4 5y
+14 How early should I join a zoom superday before my time? 7 5y
+9 Applying to Entry Level Programs with Full-Time Experience 2 5y
+13 EB Permanently Rescheduling on Me after Advancing Me to Next Round 1 5y
+3 Tobin and Co shares an elevator with my dad’s apartment 1 5y
+90 Q&A: Technology IB Analyst 39 5y
+9 How to stand out as an Undergrad going for internships 1 5y
+7 Reorg Research? 5 5y
+22 Freshman Internship 2020 - IB at Small Firm vs. Asset Management? 12 5y
+24 When to start networking UG? 11 5y
+8 What do analysts do for public markets deals 2 5y
+105 Q&A: Former no-name IB Analyst --> Data science/Artificial Intelligence position at large quantitative hedge fund 30 5y
+9 Macquarie London teams 2 5y
+9 Asking for Referrals? 2 5y
+14 Is DB that bad? 4 5y
+14 Advices on my M&A career 4 5y
+49 Placement/ Sell Day, what the hell is it like? 70 5y
+12 Gracewater Capital 1 5y
+3 Class Sizes 1 5y
+84 Q&A: VP healthcare IB tier 2 bank, London 58 5y
+15 PJT London - Oil & Gas Team 3 5y
+6 Boutique Investment Bank 1 5y
+3 Fixed Charge Cover Ratio 2 5y
+105 Incoming [insert position] on LinkedIn. 33 5y
+5 Is remote Work Negotiable? 3 5y
+26 Question on calculating Exit Year EBITDA in an LBO 7 5y
+38 Rothschilds (LDN) vs. Lazard (LDN) vs. Barclays (LDN) 17 5y
+14 MSFT TikTok deal - does the govt typically make money without Trump's finders fee in these deals? 5 5y
+10 How to project out future change in net working capital on DCF? 3 5y
+25 PJT vs. GS M&A London 7 5y
+9 Is it okay to be a job hopper? 2 5y
+34 Lateralling from a mid-market to a BB / EB 14 5y
+12 My contact seems super busy should I keep messaging? Introvert Struggle 1 5y
+20 Goodwill Question in LBO 7 5y
+9 What's the most impressive thing you've seen/heard someone do to land a FT/internship offer? 6 5y
+15 Citi/CS M&A/FSG vs. Lazard/Centerview 10 5y
+3 What is GS IBD Pensions Group? 1 5y
+21 Transferring from London BB to Sydney and back again? 10 5y
+3 Going Europe For Grad Job 4 5y
+7 Steps to becoming an investment banking analyst or associate 2 5y
+23 How do return offers after the internship is over work? 24 5y
+4 How would an employer find out about a closed but undisclosed account? 2 5y
+6 When is Recruiting season for the banks 5 5y
+22 Confusing Technical Question 6 5y
+27 Renege on FT return offer to work outside IB? 12 5y
+7 Relationship with VP - risky? 3 5y
+5 HF Exits 2 5y
+6 Goldman Sachs IBD Legal Interview? 1 5y
+4 Sharing connections with classmates? 3 5y
+15 Eng major, just did a summer in Consulting, want to switch to IB 3 5y
+35 CREDIT SUISSE SET TO MERGE TRADING, INVESTMENT BANK IN OVERHAUL 16 5y
+11 UBS San Francisco office 25 5y
+6 Any other college students here miss info sessions? 1 5y
+9 Accuracy of WSO Database 1 5y
+10 Return to office SF/Bay Area 2 5y
+6 What percentage of WSO users do you think actually end up with an internship at the end of the recruiting process? 0 5y
+50 Intern offer rates 151 5y
+11 Thoughts on UBS San Fran? 8 5y
+29 Analyst Stint at BB vs EB 12 5y
+6 Advice for a current undergraduate... 2 5y
+12 JPM and MS Spring Internship Cancelled 12 5y
+4 JP Morgan SA apps closed? 4 5y
+15 IB Cancelled Internship on Resume 12 5y
+12 Possible to change to another group upon getting the return offer? 3 5y
+3 Deleted Deleted Deleted Deleted 2 5y
+7 Investment Banks with Most/Least Momentum? 1 5y
0 Intern Return Rates for 2021 SAs 3 5y
+7 Greenhill vs Citi FIG 4 5y
+6 Location for investment Banking 1 5y
+9 Fall Unpaid Responses - push or drop? 3 5y
+12 Master of Finance or temporary Blue collar job? 2 5y
+6 I Submitted My Application Under 4 Emails 4 5y
+8 List of Investment Banks (MM & Boutiques) in New York 2 5y
+10 Moving to SF or WFH 3 5y
+6 Can I get some input on M&T Bank's IBD? 12 5y
+3 Advisory Internship for IB? 1 5y
+14 Lack of Energy WFH 11 5y
+8 Which is best bank for DCM? 1 5y
+18 2020 GS Scholars 15 5y
+9 MBA Associate Return Offer Rates (Non-COVID) 1 5y
+4 Bolstering a liberal arts degree 2 5y
+40 Indiana (Kelley) vs Boston College (Carroll) Undergrad 28 5y
+23 Evaluate My Chances for London and Paris IB, Need Some Advice!! 8 5y
+19 Market Value of Equity - NCI 2 5y
+9 Who else misses those 15 min coffee runs? 1 5y
+44 Entry level salaries low in London 13 5y
+20 Interview in 15min 1 5y
+7 When do you hear back about return offers for BB? 5 5y
+13 First year analyst work from office in September? 2 5y
+21 CADP to IB? 21 5y
+15 Do interviewers usually give feedback after interviews? 8 5y
+11 What's wrong with A2A 5 5y
+19 Networking with a MD? 8 5y
+148 Incoming Barclays FT 2020 187 5y
+11 Investment banking modeling 6 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • 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 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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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