+17 EB FIG teams? 15 1y
+17 Is 6 months of M&A Experience worth it? 6 1y
+17 Which Path Is More Prestigious??? 14 3mo
+17 How Much Do Differences Between Top Banking Groups Actually Affect Exits? 5 3mo
+17 Preparing for Summer 2028 Internship Recruiting 5 3mo
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+17 EB FT recruiting? 5 3mo
+17 Benefits of a Middle Market Bank - Sophmore at a target 13 6y
+17 Analyst Training Housing 41 6y
+17 Ranking Investment Banks in Canada 17 6y
+17 Confused - Freshman/non-target liberal arts, most importantly international 10 6y
+17 Ethical Situation 12 6y
+17 Getting jipped? 16 6y
+17 Thank You WSO - SA spot with a great boutique 9 6y
+17 Banker Preschool in Manhattan 14 6y
+17 Does your firm provide free meals or a meal expense account? 29 6y
+17 How to explain boutique SA position? 8 6y
+17 Goldman Sachs New Analyst Program 14 6y
+17 Will top Investment Banks still employ me? 10 6y
+17 3.3 GPA: Am I screwed? 25 6y
+17 Worried about how much I owe in taxes after summer gig 8 6y
+17 Wells Fargo IBD/Capital Markets, UBS DCM, or TAP Advisors? 6 6y
+17 Independent M&A advisor 8 6y
+17 From top IBD back to the midwest 9 6y
+17 Deutsche Bank - Top Groups 39 6y
+17 UC Santa Barbara vs UC San Diego for Investment Banking 13 6y
+17 [Citi/BAML] NYC vs. [MS/GS] HK for SA 6 6y
+17 How much should offer rate factor into SA decision? 7 6y
+17 Nomura Hong Kong IBD Superday 11 6y
+17 McCombs for NY offices 9 6y
+17 East versus West Coast Difficulty 7 6y
+17 Life at Tier 3 Investment Banks (HSBC, Nomura, BNP Paribas) New York Office? 7 6y
+17 Boston Questrom vs Carnegie Mellon Tepper vs UCSB (UNDERGRAD) 6 6y
+17 NYC BB associate signing bonuses class of 2017 (and negotiation) 9 6y
+17 Pay Student Debt vs. Saving 6 6y
+17 Need Advice - Prospective 2018 SA Intern Overwhelmed 9 6y
+17 Union Square Advisors Recruitment Process 31 6y
+17 Junior Year SA: JPAM v. Wells IB 11 6y
+17 Lateral to EB NY for FT 3 6y
+17 Is this role considered back office? 5 6y
+17 Super day in 1 week in NYC 9 6y
+17 Help moving to New York 3 6y
+17 Guggenheim NYC: updated reputation, culture, exits 22 6y
+17 Chicago Banking - Long Term 3 6y
+17 Recruitment: Applying to Internships in Europe as an American 2 6y
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+17 Options outside NYC IB 3 6y
+17 Deutsche Hiring?! 4 6y
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+17 How to Proceed During Recruiting Season 5 6y
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+17 Which banks are still recruiting for 2020 IB SA? 6 6y
+17 Where do people live in Boston? 7 6y
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+17 IBD Industrials Senior Analyst Interview prep 10 6y
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+17 5 Interviews, 4 months, 3 Groups, and a partridge in a pear tree. What's going on here? 1 6y
+17 Secured 2020SA position...what now? 10 6y
+17 2020 Diversity events 4 6y
+17 Bloomberg financial research analyst or boutique regional IB in the south? 3 6y
+17 Emory (50k) vs Baruch (7k) 4 6y
+17 Cornell CAS (Econ) vs Fordham Gabelli for Breaking into IB 3 6y
+16 Am I a looser? why can't I even pass the screening process? 12 5y
+16 Houlihan Lokey Exit Opps 16 14y
+16 Background Check HELP URGENT!! 4 2y
+16 Senior Reputation 4 4y
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+16 Top EBs in London 17 2y
+16 Tips to hop off the prestige wagon? 5 6y
+16 SMBC CIB SA 2026: a thread 93 8mo
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+16 Exit opps for syndicated finance / loan syndications? 10 2y
+16 Small IB Tech M&A advisory or Big Econ Consulting Shop. 2 5y
+16 Leaving after 7 months? 1 8y
+16 what can I do? 3 8y
+16 PWC Corporate Finance Interview 10 8y
+16 Will STRH look at T20 - 25 PT MBA for IB? 2 8y
+16 HK IBD 8 8mo
+16 SA 26 Drug Tests 2 8mo
+16 Share Buybacks - Technical Question 1 4y
+16 Those of you who secured internships freshman year, can you please share your experience 17 3y
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+16 Army to IB 10 5y
+16 Restructuring/Bankruptcy Question 2 6y
+16 nvmmm 7 6y
+16 Oil & Gas league tables 1 2y
+16 Bag for Work (Incoming Analyst) 27 5y
+16 I'm sorry, but how the **** is Paul Taubman doing this 16 2y
+16 How bad will bonuses be? 17 2y
+16 Finding Investors 4 6y
+16 Is my Cold Messaging on Linkedin to MD/VP's bad? It's for SA26 should i include it in the message? Please give me your opinions and how i can work towards enhancing it. (success rate it 0%) 15 1y
+16 Alantra - IB Team in NYC 7 1y
+16 Interviewing with a Beta 11 6y
+16 Other positions in finance besides IB 7 6y
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+16 Good books to read (finance or non finance related) 23 5y
+16 Typically newbie asking typical newbie things 5 6y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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