+31 NYU Stern vs Carnegie Mellon vs Emory vs Washington U vs Swarthmore 21 10y
+31 DB first round, very technical 25 10y
+31 Banks who recruit late 22 10y
+31 Do MBA IB associates jump to PE after 2 years? 29 10y
+31 Dear WSO - America is the best 6 10y
+31 LBO Model Question - Confirmation of validity? 17 10y
+31 Fulltime recruiting: How many slots are there? Associates and Analysts 35 10y
+31 Win a Copy of Jared Dillian's New Book 7 9y
+31 Terminal Value Calculation in a DCF for a private company 26 9y
+31 Projecting out drugs that are in FDA approval process 12 9y
+31 CPA in Banking 31 9y
+31 Negotiating for a 3rd year position - unique situation 10 9y
+31 LBO sources and uses 5 9y
+31 Centerview Partners: interview info 69 9y
+31 ——— 5 9y
+31 VP lifestyle 15 9y
+31 How to prepare for crazy interview questions 22 9y
+31 PNC Investment Banking 82 9y
+31 Resume Help (Professional in IB Industry) 4 9y
+31 Level of complexity in TMT group or pure Tech IBD? 6 9y
+31 T6 to IB? 32 9y
+31 How to utilize $100k cash 8 9y
+31 Adding people on LinkedIn after interviews 47 8y
+31 Is it necessary for owners or founders to give up shares in an IPO? 20 8y
+31 How to deal with consistent rejections? 38 8y
+31 IBD Offer Decision Advice 5 8y
+31 Which IB Firm has the Quantiest bankers? 16 8y
+31 Tier 3 IB (Nomura/BNP/HSBC) vs PE (10B+) SA offers help! 9 8y
+31 credit risk summer analyst - morgan stanley interview 42 8y
+31 Rounding GPA from 3.676 to a 3.7? 19 8y
+31 Dazed & Confused Recent Grad Looking for Advice - IB Internship, Non-Target, Low GPA, Declined Return Offer, No Other FT Offers 5 8y
+31 Best and worst work-life balance in IB? 74 8y
+31 Any opportunity left now for investment banking full time analyst? 26 8y
+31 Banking vs. Consulting Lifestyle? 34 8y
+31 Haven't heard back about interview 9 8y
+31 What's up with UBS LA? 131 8y
+31 Has Anybody Read Any of these Books? 22 8y
+31 JPM PF SA Offer vs Sandler O Neill SA Offer 19 8y
+31 Need advice with no-name boutique offer 8 8y
+31 M&A Case Study Factors to Consider 38 8y
+31 Good place to work Goldman. 59 8y
+31 Recruiting Dilemma - Sophomore Interns 4 8y
+31 MBA with no Banking Experience 19 8y
+31 JPMC Internal Movement (Chase to JPM) 5 8y
+31 2 internships at once??? 10 8y
+31 2019 IBD Non-Diversity 1st Round/Superday Updates 27 8y
+31 Have banks ever canceled full time offers due to economy turning bad? 34 8y
+31 What do you guys thing about women in finance? 23 8y
+31 Is Group or Bank More Important for Exit Opps? 17 7y
+31 Undergraduate Education: Macaulay Baruch vs. Duke 10 7y
+31 Dire need of some help 8 7y
+31 Best TMT groups on the Street? 17 7y
+31 Assume Inventory decreased by $10. How will it affect three statements? 6 7y
+31 All nighters lead to brain damage? 23 7y
+31 Need help picking a college major 8 7y
+31 2.01 HS GPA, Non Target College, Middle Market Investment Banker - Q&A 4 7y
+31 How do you characterize investment banking around unsophisticated/trashy family? 7 7y
+31 What was your approach preparing for technicals? Could use some guidance. 5 7y
+31 Industry/coverage groups or Products groups (m&a) 11 7y
+31 ATTENTION: College Students Trying to Give Advice to people 5-10 years older them 2 7y
+31 Biotech/Life Sciences Vertical in IB: Day to day 9 7y
+31 Q&A tomorrow on the WSO IG with @UnicornBanker 12 7y
+31 No finance background 6 7y
+31 Asking for Signing Bonus Early 11 7y
+31 Freelance advisory work using work email? 11 7y
+31 Analyst Weekends 26 7y
+31 Best Methods for Maintaining Mental Sharpness? 16 7y
+31 Investment Banking breakthrough. 34 7y
+31 WSO Logo Animation - We Need Help 2 7y
+31 Banks where Analysts are really the bottom of the totem pole 24 7y
+31 LMM Boutique Exit Opps w/ no return offer 11 7y
+31 Who has more fun? 15 6y
+31 m&a scratch pad interview question? 10 6y
+31 Confused about IBD and PE Associate Salary 1 6y
+31 Reneging EB for Top Tier BB 14 6y
+31 Does the major you do matter to BB banks? 19 6y
+31 Pitchbook vs. CapIQ 10 6y
+31 Biotech IB - Which banks are best? 11 6y
+31 Bulge Brackets chasing MM fees 8 6y
+31 BEST LinkedIn Experiences 15 6y
+31 Post IBD: Energy Project Financing 29 6y
+31 Okay to Network right now? 12 6y
+31 Deloitte Extends FT offers to interns 18 6y
+31 Full time offers to SA thoughts 8 6y
+31 Troubled 17 year old. Which path should I take? 7 6y
+31 Dinner 26 6y
+31 LDN BB IB: Italians all over the place? 11 6y
+31 ”Teenager IB summer programs?“ 11 6y
+31 Transfer Pricing: The real story 21 6y
+31 "So tell me what the markets are up to right now?" - How do I answer this correctly? 28 6y
+31 Reconciliation Departments: Worth the Experience? 15 6y
+31 Too Many Americans & US Graduates in Hong Kong 25 6y
+31 Singapore - SA offer 15 6y
+31 ASIA 2015 IBD SA Recruiting 353 6y
+31 Anyone Heard of CRCC Asia? 14 6y
+31 Moving between firms as a graduate 15 6y
+31 Choosing post-banking career path & how you made that decision (PE, Distressed, L/S, etc.) 10 6y
+31 London 2017 IBD SA Offers - Nomura vs UBS 32 6y
+31 London banking future after brexit 6 6y
+31 Family Business vs Corporate World (tech, investment banking, consulting) 17 6y

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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