+158 What was the best job you ever had? 66 3y
+158 So who all is leaving Shiti Bank? 95 4y
+158 Cracking jokes during an interview 62 6y
+158 Everything I wish I knew in Banking 80 5y
+158 How much do you put into your 401k? 78 8y
+158 Basic Overview of the Consumer Sector 40 5y
+157 EB Recruiting Lead to WSO Students: Help Us Decide Preference over In-Person vs Virtual Superdays 39 6mo
+157 Opinion: Do you hate your Invesment Banking job or love it? 61 3y
+157 Director wants to meet me for drinks but I am not fully vaccinated yet 103 4y
+157 Is Wall Street Mastermind legit? 65 3y
+157 Cold Emailing/LinkedIn Messaging 141 7y
+157 In Your Opinion, What Is The Best Way Of Becoming An Investment Banker? 213 8y
+157 Q&A: BB Operations MD 119 5y
+157 Liberal in Investment Banking? 130 5y
+157 $20K Bonuses at Goldman - We're now in the 99%!!! 150 3y
+156 Why hire MBA associates? 60 1mo
+156 Prepping for Hard EB Technicals 186 1w
+156 What happened to British banking? 41 1y
+156 Most Woke Canadian Bank? 65 1y
+156 I messed up. learn from my mistake 12 1y
+156 I Accepted an Offer at a MM Bank for Summer 2025, What do I do Now? 26 2y
+156 Guggenheim Prestige 59 1y
+156 What makes you like IB, aside from pay? 54 3y
+156 Anyone else feels dumb working in finance? 34 2y
+156 What IB exit ops have the best wlb? 79 4y
+156 Marriage? 59 5y
+156 Thoughts on Financial Technology Partners 87 5y
+156 How much money would you be willing to take out in student loans? 112 3y
+156 Pro's and Con's of each major city 161 6y
+156 "Are Markets Efficient?" asked the MD 90 16y
+155 UBS is Paradise 31 8mo
+155 How come lawyers don’t hate their lives as much as bankers do? 69 7mo
+155 Is the Jefferies / UBS hate warranted? 63 9mo
+155 Appropriate Hairstyle 38 4mo
+155 Clown Show at Cantor? 71 7mo
+155 Ross Freshman Wanting to Know Overall Paths in Business 36 2y
+155 Everyone is a tryhard but I don't want to be 49 2y
+155 Investment bankers are doing God's work 27 3y
+155 2020 Summer Analyst Program for Hong Kong/Singapore 700 4y
+155 Metaperception in Investment Banking 20 6y
+155 I love you guys. 23 6y
+155 How To Quit Your Job (And Still Win) 38 6y
+155 Most Prefteejus High School? 120 9y
+155 2012 IBD Bonus Tracking 141 6y
+155 Chicago versus New York 219 6y
+154 Why do people in this forum hate UBS ?? 33 3mo
+154 2026 Review of UBS Groups 59 1mo
+154 Global MM IB Seeking Experienced M&A Junior Banker 26 3mo
+154 Diversity on Wall Street (DOWS)??? 47 1y
+154 Non-targets at GS TMT 36 8mo
+154 Old habits die hard 42 6y
+154 Will "Rising EBs" ever become EBs? Do they even want to become EBs? 85 4y
+154 Incoming Freshman - Best Clubs for Investment Banking/PE at UPenn 51 4y
+154 Move To The USA To Break In? 122 6y
+153 Was it right Centerview settled lawsuit over analyst's need for eight hours of sleep? 46 3mo
+153 UBS IB Fall 2025 Layoff Updates 91 9mo
+153 Top Tech IBs? 67 1y
+153 "Died of Natural causes" - Are you kidding me? 57 2y
+153 Is my 7am-1am intern schedule normal?? How do ppl do this 74 2y
+153 Navigating Social Circles & Finance 44 3y
+153 HOT TAKE: Commercial banking is more crucial than IB 61 3y
+153 Even the layoff at Tech is so much better than Bank 30 3y
+153 Is anyone else unable to have fun? 45 3y
+153 Working at a non elite botique 50 3y
+153 PWP - 65% Return Rate??? 114 3y
+153 Truist Pay Raise? 202 3y
+153 I made it. So can you. Thanks WSO! 25 6y
+153 Q&A: London BB IBD to top 3 PE 130 9y
+152 UBS Loses 3 Co-head in Short Succession 32 8mo
+152 When should I tell work that I’m pregnant? 53 2y
+152 Do any of you feel like you've had an intellectual decline after starting college because of majoring in business? 71 3y
+152 Base Compensation Increase | IBD | London 379 11mo
+152 CMV: WFH Makes Banking so Much More Bearable 50 5y
+152 Citi SA 2021 683 3y
+152 EB/BB Class of 2021 Exits 154 4y
+152 Bad Habits 55 7y
+152 Views On Perella Weinberg? 180 7y
+152 Performance of Top Tier vs. Bottom Tier Analysts (Q&A in Comments) 33 7y
+151 Why is Lazard dying 63 7mo
+151 JPM Bans Analysts from On-Cycle Recruiting 43 1y
+151 What happens to useless VPs / Ds? 47 1y
+151 Burnt Out VP Exits 68 8mo
+151 Funniest banking sayings 40 2y
+151 Found out my MD lied to fuck me on Comp 45 2y
+151 Centerview $200K Retention Bonuses?! 85 2y
+151 Interview: Tell me a joke 81 5y
+151 Is a big 4 internship a complete joke? 47 4y
+151 Has IB Work/Life Balance Changed in 2019? 59 7y
+151 How do I survive Wall Street as a 1st generation college student? 15 6y
+151 How I plan to be an exceptional Summer Analyst next year 33 8y
+151 What happens after the golden ticket? BB IB -> MM/MF PE -> HBS-> PE/HF: then what? 94 7y
+151 1st Year Analyst - Thoughts on Quitting 97 14y
+151 Background check in IBD - is my buddy screwed?? 168 2y
+151 What's with the stigma against finance? 115 6y
+151 Analyst Layoffs 237 18y
+150 EDITED FINALIZED OFFICIAL 2026 UNBIASED PRESTIGE RANKINGS FINAL 94 3w
+150 Asian men aren’t DEI right? 53 4mo
+150 VP at an EB: Great Comp - Dead End Long Term 62 4mo
+150 Greenhill Analyst Death? 22 1y
+150 BofA Layoffs? 129 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.2%
  • 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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (68) $101
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