+95 London vs New York City 39 5y
+95 Enlisted, Special Ops Army to IB to PE 35 4y
+95 Wells Fargo Summer 2020 61 6y
+95 Ducera Interview, Assoc 59 4y
+95 Q&A: 1st Year Analyst at MM IB 28 5y
+95 UVA vs. Villanova (VSB) Investment Banking 64 8y
+95 Why do people care so much about their alma mater? 38 5y
+95 What can I do with a master in finance? 50 6y
+95 Top 3 Skills Needed for Investment Banking 55 4y
+95 Is it crazy to take an offer from Deutsche Bank 106 8y
+95 The Struggles of Credit Suisse 85 6y
+95 Why Everyone Hates Wall Street 33 9y
+95 Vacation as an Analyst? 42 10y
+95 Banking vs. The Buy-side: 10.5 considerations 13 6y
+95 Advice From an Advisor to Senior Wall Streeters 13 6y
+95 Over-Hyped 39 6y
+95 Banks with nice offices 104 6y
+95 Valuation of Metals and Mining Companies 40 1y
+95 Energy Industry Most Lucrative? 153 4y
+95 Bankers contributing to society? 76 15y
+95 How to Go From Back Office to Front Office 132 6y
+95 The Dreams of a BB Analyst 50 8y
+95 If I gave you an offer now, would you accept? 109 8y
+95 Changing Groups within same bank 154 19y
+94 How is it working with H1Bs? - NYC 33 5mo
+94 BofA vs Citi US 40 8mo
+94 Summer Internship Stats - UK Report 36 1y
+94 PCA is paradise 19 11mo
+94 Is UBS *really* as bad people say on here 43 1y
+94 Resignation stories 28 1y
+94 Forget the Buyside, Ima Stay in the Sell-Side Trenches and Keep it BUSSIN' on yall! BLAM BLAM BLAM 11 3y
+94 Terrible mistake staying in banking? 68 2y
+94 Motivation After a Bad Review 38 3y
+94 Can you really afford to miss one or two technicals? 60 3y
+94 Should I put my WSO rank on my resume? 23 3y
+94 How to Read a Legal Doc Like a Champ 5 4y
+94 Is there even a point in investment banking? 70 4y
+94 Q&A: 15 years as IB ANL/ASO, HF ANL/PM, Start-up Corp Finance Executive 32 4y
+94 Is IB actually legal? 60 5y
+94 How toxic is WSO? 31 6y
+94 BAML SA 2021: Is anyone participating in BAML GCIB Step Ahead Diversity and Inclusion Program? 262 6y
+94 Robinhood in IB 50 4y
+94 How to deal with a recession career-wise? A few lessons learned during the previous GFC 10 6y
+94 Alabama IB’s 82 6y
+94 What Almost Made You Quit? 42 7y
+94 Bank Map 2: Electric Boogaloo 25 6y
+94 Is Traditional Finance Dead? 51 5y
+94 Which firms have the best/worst compensation for summer analysts? 41 8y
+94 WSO 2017 Investment Banking Industry Reports Released. Salary, Bonus, Employee Satisfaction, Average Hours Worked and More... 24 8y
+94 If you could ask HR anything... 29 9y
+94 How is it possible to have a negative EV? 68 8y
+94 LOL @ NYC summer intern housing cockblocking everyone 46 6y
+94 Staying in Banking 59 8y
+94 Sorry, you weren't good enough 36 10y
+94 Another take on OCR recruiting (the ones that did everything right) 19 6y
+94 Just how expensive is NYC today? 66 6y
+94 Middlebury vs McCombs 60 11y
+94 Why everyone wants to get into Investment Banking? 99 4y
+94 Why are banking hours looked upon as so awful? 60 12y
+94 Wells Fargo Securities - Prestige, pay, and hours? 103 9y
+94 Jefferies' Reputation 119 4y
+94 Herman Cain is retarded 111 14y
+94 Silver banana to those who fill out this form on offers received and background! 59 15y
+94 Working in Hong Kong 119 6y
+94 What makes a great Analyst? 42 9y
+94 Is I-banking enough money...? 105 6y
+93 UBS IB Head Fires Former IB Head, Likely successor 11 5mo
+93 Major Media Move: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for ~$82.7B | Moelis/WF Advises NFLX ; Evercore/JPM/Allen Advises WBD 88 7mo
+93 I Think Ray Dalio Was Right 23 10mo
+93 The New 2+2(+2) 18 1y
+93 Recent pick-up in Greenhill deals? 41 11mo
+93 FIRE as an investment banker 39 1y
+93 William Blair Bonuses 2024 97 1y
+93 Associate F’ed Up The Model 22 1y
+93 Incompetence? Inexperience? 26 2y
+93 McKinsey vs. MM IB 30 2y
+93 New hire getting all attention 24 2y
+93 Banks in London no longer hire MBA? 71 2mo
+93 Am I clinically insane? 23 3y
+93 My Associates Hate Me 54 3y
+93 RX Rankings 2022 - Can we please get restructuring rankings for the benefit of students and incoming interns looking to lateral 54 3y
+93 Why are EB interviews so fking hard? 34 1y
+93 2021 Bonus / comp thread 189 3y
+93 GS Raising Base - Litquidity 128 5y
+93 Minneapolis/St. Paul Investment Banking 97 4y
+93 Future of Banking 47 6y
+93 Lateral Internally From S&T FT to IBD FT (BB): Tips, Story, and Advice 23 6y
+93 Those who recruited for FT IB 2020 Positions, how was it? 84 5y
+93 New associate is so fucking annoying - Help 19 4y
+93 In 2019, IB still sucks, but are you happy you did it? 41 4y
+93 Stuck in Corporate Banking - Fighting Complacency 25 6y
+93 How do you stay productive? 82 3y
+93 How To Pull Off An Internal Transfer 47 10mo
+93 So, I've failed, so far... 39 10y
+93 UBS Investment Bank Status Report 195 4y
+93 Stand Out as a Non-Target: Recruiting (Part 1 of 4) 41 9y
+93 Do A Lot of Bankers Waste Their Money? 65 6y
+93 Will The Blackberry Expire? 75 14y
+93 How Hard is Economics vs. Finance? 97 8y
+93 Brutal recruiting reality for Harvard's class of 2009 65 16y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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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