+27 Do i tell my staffer I might have COVID? 6 6y
+27 Barclays Summer Analyst Perks 12 4y
+27 Canadian Schools for IB 17 3y
+27 Houlihan Capital??? 21 4y
+27 Public Finance IB Bonuses 17 6y
+27 Barclays firing? 24 11mo
+27 Anyone go from SWE to Banking? 10 2y
+27 No Offers - Summer Analyst 2019 Recruiting 15 8y
+27 What's good with Allen & Co? 17 3y
+27 Equity research transition to banking 12 7y
+27 SA Offer at DB and Haven't Heard from Other Places, What Now? 13 7y
+27 Best BB for IBD in APAC (HK/SG) 2016? 12 6y
+27 PWP M&A vs GS Consumer 25 5mo
+27 Citi Return Offers Go Out Today (Not Everyone Was Given FT ) 30 6y
+27 Does anyone hear back from UBS for 2019 IBD SA? 48 8y
+27 Lateraling Twice in 2 years? 2 8y
+27 JPM IB Bonuses 10 3y
+27 Juuls and SA/Analysts=Romeo and Juuliet? 19 7y
+27 Interview Series #1 - Banker Turned Real Estate Entrepreneur 5 4y
+27 Analyst Work Product Checklist: Give me your top 5-10 7 5y
+27 MS Menlo Park - Buyside opps 47 4y
+27 Deep-Dive into a industry vertical as Freshman? 11 1y
+27 UBS best Industrials on the Street? 22 5y
+27 Need advice on breaking into IB 7 5y
+27 realistic chances of breaking into investment banking without internships 24 5y
+27 Dropping Minor After SA Gig (FT Offer Received) 3 3y
+27 Which skills will take you the farthest? 10 2y
+27 Jefferies Bonuses 54 3y
+27 Priority Claims during Bankruptcy 9 2y
+27 SA at EB: Not getting any work? 29 5y
+27 Fed Up with Audit 8 2y
+27 Investment Banking Associate Mega-thread 9 7y
+27 Am I Too Good Looking To Be A Banker?? 43 7y
+27 Greenhill & Co. SA 2020 41 7y
+27 Baird Milwaukee 8 2y
+27 Rocket Internet - DOES ANYONE HAVE THE SCOOP? 31 6y
+27 Get Free Access to the the New WSO M&A Modeling Course ($197 value) if you... 4 6y
+27 How does becoming a good banker "happen?" 10 5mo
+27 Should i still try for the American dream? 5 4y
+27 Will there be another delay on in-office work w/ the Omicron variant? 46 4y
+27 H/S/W or Brown for IB? 12 6y
+27 Early Stage Co. Cash Flow Valuation - Does it make sense? 6 6y
+27 Berkeley Haas vs. UF for IB (M&A/TMT/RX) — Which Actually Places Better? 13 5mo
+27 Do People in High Positions Ever Read WSO? 16 6y
+27 Switching from Law to IB 8 10mo
+27 Chill Senior Year or Take More Finance and Accounting Classes? 21 7y
+27 Advice on Banking with ADHD? 13 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 Small bank in NYC vs Large bank in SF 15 3y
+27 How to be the Best Analyst 9 6y
+27 Thoughts on below average starting offer: non-target 7 7y
+27 Not getting paid OT at BB 30 4y
+27 Oxford vs Cambridge (vs LSE) - Undergrad 10 6y
+27 FT offer at no name boutique VS SA at Top MM 23 7y
+27 London IBD - hiring analyst(s) 0 6y
+27 DB vs WF 14 3y
+27 Essential TMT reading 4 6y
+27 Corona Virus Lay Offs - Investment Banking 15 6y
+27 Won $800k lottery — going into BB IB in July. Is it worth it anymore? Genuinely torn. 12 4mo
+27 Looking for Some Guidance on Next Move 7 6y
+27 GS Classic IB Summer Analyst Superday London 74 10mo
+27 TD Securities/Cowen SA 2025 (All Groups) 185 2y
+27 529 Plan 13 5y
+27 Advice on future routes 7 7y
+27 No deal and no pipeline - waste of time? 9 7y
+27 The most stupid/ridiculous question 19 7y
+27 What the fuck do I do? 11 4mo
+27 confused by fundraising use of proceeds 7 3y
+27 Debt Collector to IB? 9 2y
+27 Bankers are professional meat riders 3 3y
+27 Santander (existing vs CS) 24 3y
+27 Jefferies Bonus Clawback Policy - How it works 22 3mo
+27 MSF Brandeis vs Babson vs Rochester vs northeastern vs Baruch 17 5y
+27 Bocconi or ESCP MIM (as a French student) 19 10mo
+27 Breaking in from Top MSc Finance without any prior experience? 12 10mo
+27 Foros Group - any intel? 15 6y
+27 What do you think about the IBP Credential? 5 7y
+27 Lateralling as an Analyst in LDN 3 9mo
+27 How bad will layoffs be this cycle? 19 4y
+27 Calculating IRR of terminal value cash flow 10 6y
+27 2020 SA Recruiting for International Student 11 6y
+27 Credit Suisse Pymetrics Test 29 6y
+27 Breaking into IB from law 10 1y
+27 BlackArch FT 2021 101 6y
+27 US vs Canada IB 19 6y
+27 Cold Email vs. Cold Call vs. Linkedin -- Networking Strategies in 2020 2 6y
+27 Networking as a Freshman 9 7y
+27 Who pays the highest right now? 14 3mo
+27 What does the average career path for IB>PE look like? How hard is it to stay in and move up? 5 7y
+27 Resigning and getting immediately bought back after bonus? 7 4y
+27 Starting a Bulge Bracket Bank? 1 2y
+27 Do You Mention Other Full-Time Offers When Interviewing for Full-Time? 18 7y
+27 Notre Dame Mendoza vs IU Kelley for IB Placement (Undergrad) 8 4y
+27 CASH FLOW MODELING | Lev Fin | Help Needed 14 6y
+27 About Columbia GS 4 1y
+27 * INCOMING ANALYSTS 2020 THREAD * 6 6y
+27 FINRA SIE Exam Prep 0 7y
+27 Misdemeanor for IB jobs 30 6y
+27 GS IBD vs PJT Partners - Which SA Offer to take for 2026? 14 10mo

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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  • 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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