+4 Logging Intern Hours for Virtual IB Internship? 2 6y
+8 Deal Flow: Does it Really Matter? 2 6y
+3 Ask for a raise or not? Just a thought. 3 6y
+54 Intern Hours During Virtual Internship? 53 6y
+10 Experience / clout vs. comp 1 6y
+5 RBC Super Day 4 6y
+9 Request: IMS data 1 6y
+14 Search Fund sans Finance Exp - How to externally validate LBO model? 3 6y
+28 it just doesn’t make sense 15 6y
+12 Investing in Real Estate as an Investment Banking Analyst 2 6y
+3 Final Year student- Goldman Sachs 2021 SA 2 6y
+9 "Very good at technicals"? 1 6y
+9 How big does a deal have to be to be considered prestigious? 4 6y
+23 Taking a lesser job in COVID 5 6y
+4 Which EB/BBs are acceleerating? 3 6y
+16 What Applications Are Open Right NOW (Exhaustive SA 2021)? 1 6y
+11 If you don't convert a BB summer, but can apply to summers again next year, are you more or less competitive? 7 6y
+80 Montblanc / Hublot for Intern 33 6y
+6 Call with GS recruiting 11 6y
+30 CS FIG 2021 Interview 77 6y
+6 Credit analyst interview help 1 6y
+6 Credit Suisse 2021 FT- any updates? 1 6y
+5 US-only League Tables? 2 6y
+6 Cold emails considered spam? 1 6y
+6 GS application for nonmba masters 1 6y
+9 20 min walk to work - London - is it ok ? 6 6y
+9 Anyone who would like to help a recent high school grad who is trying to intern at a boutique investment bank this fall 1 6y
+3 Citi Freshman Discovery Program 2020 decisions 2 6y
+3 Goldman 2021 FT IB NYC not showing? 3 6y
+3 Goldman 2021 FT IB missing-NYC 1 6y
+15 Switching Groups at Associate Level 1 6y
+20 How to be appreciative and stop comparing with others? 4 6y
+27 Are there really differences in BB culture? 16 6y
+2 Amazon - investments role 2 6y
+12 Options and EV 1 6y
+14 Mine level modeling 6 6y
+3 How do you make the jump from Sell side to buy side? 1 6y
+41 How bad is IBD Associate Life at a BB? 22 6y
+8 not seeing investment banking on Goldman’s 2021 new analyst job post? 6 6y
+10 B of A Delay 10 6y
+5 Highest paying boutiques (excluding EBs) 4 6y
+3 Will most of the 2021 full-time recruiting take place internally? 1 6y
+4 Lazard Group Placement 2020 1 6y
+22 Investment Banking analyst Scrub 15 6y
+44 What are the top restructuring/distress debt advisory teams on the street for 2020 Summer Analyst recruiting? 26 6y
+467 I F***ING HATE NEW YORK 390 6y
+6 How Well do Diversity Programs feed into the firm? 1 6y
+27 Boutiques/MMs that pay street (@ analyst level)? 53 6y
+219 IB VS. COMP SCI 78 6y
+12 What role do industry coverage groups play in financings? 3 6y
+4 What bank is on the KKW / Coty Deal? 4 6y
+101 What is so bad about starting at the buyside? 30 6y
+7 Insurance M&A - Financing and Capital Restrictions 1 6y
+2 Hsbc, Mizuho and Greentech Capital Email formats?? 3 6y
+18 Onsite summer program but unable to work onsite - virtual intern seeks help 5 6y
+5 Why does IB recruit from top schools? 7 6y
+9 CF M&A @ BIG 4 vs M&A IB 0 6y
0 BAML LA 13 6y
+1 [deleteddddd] 1 6y
+9 Impact of COVID on Investment Banking Associate recruting 3 6y
+3 Getting ghosted by HR? 3 6y
+68 Rising Junior Losing Hope and In Need of Advice 32 6y
+3 Villanova OCR Firms 1 6y
+29 When to resign during covid 7 6y
+9 Underwriting IPO 2 6y
+9 Thesis in AM --> Interview in IB 1 6y
+10 Cash Free/Debt Free Basis 3 6y
+10 Signing Bonus and Rescinded Offers 6 6y
+11 M&A or RX 6 6y
+63 Moelis NY in 2020? Top Groups? Exits? 31 6y
+33 Where are the following banks in their recruitment process? 20 6y
+24 CFA Level One In College 7 6y
+12 IB H1 League Tables - US Banks Gaining Market Share 2 6y
+15 How do you deal with a "bad" analyst? 1 6y
+27 cost of equity question?? 8 6y
+9 Cellphones from your investment bank? 4 6y
+4 How are bonuses calculated? 4 6y
+14 IB vs. PE LBO model 1 6y
+10 How would a 50% equity and 50% debt purchase of a plants property or equipment fixed asset affect three financial statements? 3 6y
+10 BofA TMT SF Analyst Class Size 7 6y
+55 I messed up... 27 6y
+30 Associate Stub Bonus COVID 14 6y
+20 IB INTERN-How To Get The Return Offer 5 6y
+42 How is Baird viewed in 2020? 31 6y
+22 FT 2020 : When can analysts expect to be in NYC, given Covid-19 situation? 28 6y
+6 Career Advice - Engineer to High Finance 2 6y
+18 IB vs. Consulting 1 6y
+4 How much can senior partners at MBB make? 2 6y
+20 Feeling lost in the Finance industry - Advice Appreciated! 2 6y
+26 GS Employees - How do you deal with compliance restrictions on brokerage accounts? 5 6y
+118 London vs New York Money wise 203 6y
+15 Why does the WSO community seem to have little interest in working for themselves? 5 6y
+3 Masters in Real Estate for REIB? 2 6y
+20 Cold Emailing MDs and Board members, Heads of Banks 52 6y
+15 Taking a gap year after uni after doing an internship in the summer of 3rd year 1 6y
+20 LatAm M&A Groups NYC 27 6y
+9 Transferring Office Locations Briefly for Fun 1 6y
+15 Analysts Quitting Early 9 6y
+3 Is Goldman IB app the same as the new analyst posting? 2 6y
+9 Deferred tax assets and liabilities? 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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%

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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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