+27 How is the energy industry doing? 30 6y
+27 Shakeup in Houston 21 6y
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+27 Shorter Hours in IBD: Pros and Cons 10 6y
+27 Pitt vs. UW Madison vs. VTech 17 6y
+27 DB Houston. The Final Hours 3 6y
+27 Female with no intern experience and a recent transfer at a very nontarget school. Will being a female advantage me? 26 6y
+27 SMU or UTD 8 6y
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+27 Am I getting royally screwed? 6 6y
+27 Regional Private Equity Shops 18 6y
+27 I thought banking paid well?? 48 6y
+27 Guy uses Craiglist Dating for an Interview. Is the desperation really worth it in the end? 20 6y
+27 Middle-Market Bonus 30 6y
+27 Credit Analysis Training/Certification 31 6y
+27 My Sophomore Year Story 15 6y
+27 JP Morgan TMT 24 6y
+27 RBC NY vs. UBS NY 36 6y
+27 IBanking Target Schools - Official LinkedIn Version 16 6y
+27 IB Analyst Career: SF vs NYC 13 6y
+27 UCLA undergrad for Investment Banking/Finance Sector? 15 6y
+27 BB IBD SA in Frankfurt --> BB IBD SA / FT in NYC 5 6y
+27 Am I just being overly paranoid? 8 6y
+27 Lazard vs Guggenheim IBD 10 6y
+27 Piper Jaffray - NYC Office 12 6y
+27 MM Banks that recruit MBA Summer Associate 14 6y
+27 Pre-Admit Ross vs. Stern for Undergraduate-- About to be a freshman 10 6y
+27 Do I have a chance of getting a job in IB? 14 6y
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+27 Piper Jaffray NYC vs Chicago vs Minneapolis vs SF 15 6y
+27 Summer 2020 Advice 9 6y
+27 new laptop recommendations 17 6y
+27 Rutgers Business School vs Gabelli School of Business (Undergrad) 7 6y
+27 Did I Screw up my Moelis 2021 SA Interview 13 6y
+27 For those of you who worked at a BB that has a separate modeling group (M&A), do you feel like you gain less technical skills? 8 6y
+27 LBO: Net debt, excess cash, and Sources and Uses 12 6y
+27 How to stay motivated during Covid? (warning first world problems) 2 6y
+27 Public Finance IB Bonuses 17 6y
+27 Corporate M&A layoff... Pivoted back in the Valuation industry. Thoughts? 1 6y
+27 Immigration Halt Effect on International Students and H1B Workers 18 6y
+27 Entering from non finance background with an MBA 8 6y
+27 Corona Virus Lay Offs - Investment Banking 15 6y
+27 Which Would You Prefer 9 6y
+27 2021 Full Time Analyst Recruiting Advice 11 6y
+27 Better Work Life balance 14 6y
+27 Calculating IRR of terminal value cash flow 10 6y
+27 Credit Suisse Pymetrics Test 29 6y
+27 cost of equity question?? 8 6y
+27 Boutiques/MMs that pay street (@ analyst level)? 53 6y
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+27 Cold Email vs. Cold Call vs. Linkedin -- Networking Strategies in 2020 2 5y
+27 Misdemeanor for IB jobs 30 5y
+27 * INCOMING ANALYSTS 2020 THREAD * 6 5y
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+27 For those who have completed an BB IB Summer internship, was it a 'surprise' whether you converted/failed to convert? 10 5y
+27 Goldman Sachs/ Morgan Stanley vs the rest 7 5y
+27 Rising Jr—Gap Semester/Year and SA 2021? 18 5y
+27 BAML NY Total Intern/Analyst Class Size? 6 5y
+27 What to do after getting rejected? 7 5y
+27 The 400 Investment Banking Question Guide - Is the Advanced section necessary? 15 5y
+27 Investment banking culture in BBs/EBs in Singapore 2 5y
+27 JP Morgan 2021 SA - Apps Open? 39 5y
+27 Renege on FT return offer to work outside IB? 12 5y
+27 Accrued compensation goes up by $10 5 5y
+27 EBITDA - FCF? 8 5y
+27 Accelerating FT recruiting through HR? 11 5y
+27 Mental Illness, Background Checks, Interviews 7 5y
+27 Do i tell my staffer I might have COVID? 6 5y
+27 Citi Return Offers Go Out Today (Not Everyone Was Given FT ) 30 5y
+27 Get Free Access to the the New WSO M&A Modeling Course ($197 value) if you... 4 5y
+27 Do People in High Positions Ever Read WSO? 16 5y
+27 Advice on Banking with ADHD? 13 5y
+27 How to be the Best Analyst 9 5y
+27 Foros Group - any intel? 15 5y
+27 2020 SA Recruiting for International Student 11 5y
+27 BlackArch FT 2021 101 5y
+27 US vs Canada IB 19 5y
+27 UMich LSA Major w/ Ross MIB vs UT McCombs vs Indiana Kelley 12 5y
+27 Most Strategically Successful M&A deals of the last few years? 10 5y
+27 How does IFRS 16 affect valuation multiples? 9 5y
+27 DCM Salary 20 5y
+27 Accidentally sent a rude email to HR 8 5y
+27 Why Lazard? Here's my response. I'm not sure if it's correct, though. 8 5y
+27 Credit Suisse IBD Technology Group in SF 99 5y
+27 Follow-Up on BMO Layoffs: Can You Go Wrong with Technology IB? 17 5y
+27 IB recruitment and Coronavirus 26 5y
+27 EV/EQ Changes 5 5y
+27 Signing Bonuses for 2020 Summer Internship 52 5y
+27 Do I Have a Chance? (Recent Grad w/ No Internships) 11 5y
+27 Does anyone on WSO make 7 figures? 19 5y
+27 realistic chances of breaking into investment banking without internships 24 5y
+27 Need advice on breaking into IB 7 5y
+27 Restructuring Lawyer to Restructuring Banker 32 5y
+27 Examples of a "bad" group culture and sweatshop or just "standard" in banking? 5 5y
+27 For those who love finance 23 5y
+27 Fordham Gabelli Global Business Honors Program for Free 12 5y
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+27 DCF for distressed companies? 13 5y
+27 should I rsvp Lazard's houston sophomore women's event? 21 5y
+27 Lehman Cap Markets? 8 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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 No 97.1%

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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