+144 Jokes in an interview 48 6y
+144 How do you deal with "bad" associate? 38 6y
+144 Breaking into IBD 126 8y
+144 GS 2018 Superday 170 8y
+144 WSO Hall of Fame: Investment Banking Forum 0 7y
+144 Car lease recommendations - First Year Analyst 120 10y
+144 How Citadel lures top talent away from NYC 124 6y
+144 Career progression (into IB) without internships/previous work experience. 182 3y
+143 EB analyst perception vs BB 27 1mo
+143 2026 Q1: GS, JPM, MS, EVR Shine, UBS Falls as M&A Roars back 38 2mo
+143 WF SA Intern Compensation Change 68 3mo
+143 What is up with EVC mass hiring international analysts ? 19 5mo
+143 Tech Bankers ... How Technical Are You? 45 4mo
+143 UBS MD Known for Verbally Abusing Juniors. HR/Staffer Looked Away 71 8mo
+143 Loser MD Pens Essay: "I'm an MD in a bank. My juniors hate me and think I'm rich" 42 8mo
+143 How to NOT seem DEI 63 10mo
+143 London Analyst 1 Comp - 2024 162 1mo
+143 If Tik Tok is forced to sell, what banks do you think would be involved in the deal? 67 1y
+143 JPM M&A vs Top EB (CVP/EVR/PJT) 56 3y
+143 Extreme introvert - sick of "networking" 34 3y
+143 Goldman CEO Vows Better practice to Jr Analyst 75 5y
+143 Convince GF to pursue different career? 31 3y
+143 M&A - Bankers vs. Lawyers 58 1y
+143 Apologies for the rant 43 5y
+143 Q&A: Barclays IB to MM Private Equity 51 6y
+143 Opportunity Cost of IB 75 7y
+143 Moelis LA -- Business as Usual 86 6y
+143 2015 Analyst Salary Bump Megathread 284 10y
+143 High School Senior: IU Kelley or Duke 104 6y
+143 DOJ Rolls Over and Wets on Itself 78 13y
+143 Plz help me choose between offers 124 6y
+143 Best CFA® Level 1 Prep Material 230 7y
+143 UBS, still a good place to work? 181 6y
+142 Top 30 schools by IB analyst headcount 88 3w
+142 Stanford or UVA full-ride (undergrad) for IB/Buyside? 59 1mo
+142 WSO TOP GROUPS OFFICIAL 11 3mo
+142 Being Bottom Bucket is Paradise 17 1y
+142 Thoughts about IQ Exams as a pre-requisite to applying for IB Internships? 70 2y
+142 IB isn't that bad, and the pay is good...let's chill with the complaining 38 2y
+142 Chillest Banks? 74 1y
+142 Zurich is Paradise 84 9mo
+142 Next next bulge bracket? 55 2y
+142 New IB Rankings 17 3y
+142 What I learned from being a Summer Analyst at an EB 26 4y
+142 Client/MD saw/heard me taking a poop 30 5y
+142 KOBE BEAN BRYANT 37 6y
+142 Reneging a BB offer 52 1y
+142 Why does every 2nd IBanker want to transition to PE? 48 6y
+142 If I don't get a banking offer, what's the next best thing? 74 6y
+142 JPMorgan has a color-coded spreadsheet for bankers who work too much 39 6y
+142 Your "Target Schools" lists are outdated and off-base 106 5y
+141 Associate Exits | Where are you now? Any advice? 63 1y
+141 New UBS culture is trash 75 1y
+141 Insane Competition 132 2y
+141 Growing/Rising and Shrinking/Falling Banks 51 2y
+141 what the f*** is up with these shite investment banking analyst wages? 41 3y
+141 Q&A: State School > BB M&A > TMT Investing > Corp Dev 43 5y
+141 How’s working in Hong Kong? 81 3y
+141 Why we hired a Non-Target 1st year Analyst 48 5y
+141 Young and making substantial money...doesn’t feel real? 87 3y
+141 Houlihan Lokey reputation (2020) 90 2y
+141 Which bank has the worst hours on the street? 125 4y
+141 What do you tell people you work as? 67 6y
+141 Reconsidering banking after receiving offer... help? 54 6y
+141 Do "no-name" boutiques really open doors to MMs and BBs? 63 8y
+141 Biggest Office Pet Peeves 83 4y
+141 How to Ace the Goldman Sachs Interview 67 6y
+141 A 200k Dollar Decision 147 9y
+141 Elite Boutique Investment Banks 139 3y
+140 Is Stern or Ross a more prestigious undergrad? 65 1mo
+140 Happy to join your community! 24 2mo
+140 BofA Bonuses 155 1mo
+140 Citi / BofA / UBS / LAZ ? 40 1y
+140 BofA VPs - What's Your Plan? 82 9mo
+140 M&A is so fu*ckin hard 34 2y
+140 IB rankings by placement per headhunters - actual data 47 2y
+140 VP giving fake deadlines!! 50 3y
+140 Most likely going to be ranked bottom bucket, even though doing well 38 3y
+140 How do you explain to girls what you do? (Investment banking job) 81 4y
+140 2018 Full-Time IB Recruiting *DECISIONS* Timeline Megathread Page 160 8y
+140 Day in the Life--Middle Office (Risk) 43 5y
+140 IBD vs. S&T: Which is better? 256 9y
+140 SEO 180 4y
+139 Sysco Drops $29bn on Jetro… and UBS somehow still misses the call 21 1mo
+139 Beckies Going Home at 10pm for “Mental Health” 37 3mo
+139 Is WF Paradise? (Serious) 47 3mo
+139 How are Jefferies killing it all of a sudden? 41 1y
+139 Going to UT Austin is Paradise 21 1mo
+139 Any investment banking to corporate strategy bros out there? 52 1y
+139 WSO Cheat Sheets are Paradise 26 2y
+139 No time for dating 35 12mo
+139 Associate is planning on quitting, team doesn't know 33 3y
+139 Mom has Leukemia, Dad recently diagnosed with Stage 3 skin cancer 28 3y
+139 Investment banking is a career only for people who do not want to have a life long partner and/or children. It is for people who only want to work and make money. Agree or disagree? 73 3y
+139 The Truth about "Hours" at the Analyst Level 23 6y
+139 What makes someone a POOR Summer Analyst 46 8y
+139 Why is Goldman Sachs the best firm? 44 3y
+139 The Whole Lyrics to HEY YA! =) 85 9y
+139 Is there any part of the financial industry that is growing? 97 3y
+139 Worst/most ridiculous things one can do on LinkedIn 88 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • 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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