+13 Chicago Barbershop Recommendation? 7 6y
+13 Is it easy to get a job at UBS Investment bank in LA ?? 12 6y
+13 Morgan Stanley San Francisco 8 6y
+13 Is it crazy to turn down a full time IB offer after SA to stay longer in school (eg. doing Honours) 21 6y
+13 West Coast I-Banking: Lazard, Houlihan, BAML 8 6y
+13 College Freshman - Where to look for an internship? What companies hire? 5 6y
+13 Lazard Houston vs Citi Houston 5 6y
+13 Duke, Northwestern, Michigan, Virginia? Are these schools targets? 9 6y
+13 Northwestern University? 10 6y
+13 Non-target Texas school kids in current SA class 7 6y
+13 PJ Solomon - Houston 8 6y
+13 Houston Intern Housing Summer 2019 Thread 6 6y
+13 Greenhill Dallas? 6 6y
+13 Need help getting a full time job, undergrad from India graduating this December ! 2 6y
+13 Future of O&G IB in Houston 4 6y
+13 What to do - Studying abroad 2 6y
+13 Financial Sponsors groups 15 6y
+13 Summer Internship recruiting 6 6y
+13 Can we agree to something on WSO? 8 6y
+13 Jefferies vs. Harris Williams 14 6y
+13 Manhattan at night 11 6y
+13 Baird vs. Blair vs. BoAML vs. JP Morgan summer associate 7 6y
+13 Two Different Answers for Interview 3 6y
+13 CS Lacks Attention to Detail 10 6y
+13 Random Question About Lazard in London 2 6y
+13 GS NYC vs. GS SF TMT vs. MS NYC vs. JPM NYC vs. McKinsey 16 6y
+13 Best summer experience for an international student 3 6y
+13 Is your group hiring any first year analyst or 1st year laterals with 4 months exp? 9 6y
+13 Jefferies vs BAML 22 6y
+13 NYC Analyst training program - Summer 2014 17 6y
+13 Which of the following schools are recruited more heavily for IBD? 16 6y
+13 Bonuses at Regionals in NYC ( Piper Jaffray, FBR, Stifel Nicolaus) 10 6y
+13 Started internship in boutique Investment Bank (MBS/ABS). How to make the most of it? 2 6y
+13 Perella vs Centerview vs Greenhill 11 6y
+13 What happens to the intl students who don't win the H1B lottery? 9 6y
+13 Should I cold-email this guy? 10 6y
+13 Weighing up BB offer vs something quite different 3 6y
+13 Cornell Transfer Worth It? 18 6y
+13 Am I Stuck? Advice needed 3 6y
+13 Internal transfer from Hong Kong to NY in BB IBD 8 6y
+13 Corporate Treasury role at Bulge Bracket to IBD? 4 6y
+13 Best Team At Morgan Stanley? 7 6y
+13 BAML Healthcare in SF 44 6y
+13 In desperate need of Career advice. PLEASE!! 3 6y
+13 Boston U vs Northeastern U vs UIUC 6 6y
+13 Why are Investment Bank offices so spread apart in NYC? 9 6y
+13 Is this appropriate? 9 6y
+13 WUSTL, Vanderbilt, John Hopkins, Boston College, UT-Austin, or USC? Semi-Targets? 8 6y
+13 Houston Energy PE Exits to NYC 3 6y
+13 NYC Intern housing options--midtown near times square 18 6y
+13 Pushing back BB internship start date 8 6y
+13 Best Groups JPM London 2 6y
+13 Help! Off cycle internship: Piper Jaffray for muni IB (Los Angeles) or Scotiabank for ECM (NYC) 2 6y
+13 Question Regarding Non-Target 2019 SA Recruiting 4 6y
+13 FINDING THE MD (Needle in a haystack)? 23 6y
+13 Incoming IBD analyst, target 3.2, looking for lateral advice 1 6y
+13 FINRA fingerprinting abroad? 2 6y
+13 PJT SA vs Moelis LA vs EVR M&A 9 6y
+13 Houlihan Lokey - NY Office 22 6y
+13 Keynote Speaker Recommendations for Uni Club budgeting 2.5k 4 6y
+13 How to get back in IB after declining offer? 1 6y
+13 Am I really missing out by not being in IB? 3 6y
+13 Switched firms one month ago — Things not working out 4 6y
+13 Best way to play a career pivot to Banking? 1 6y
+13 Deutsche Bank 2019 Summer Analyst Megathread 9 6y
+13 Rising Junior Looking For Advice about Semester Internships 1 6y
+13 Military Enlisted to Investment Banking/Corporate Finance 2 6y
+13 The Value of a Lehigh Finance Degree 1 6y
+13 Buy-side advisory vs. sell-side advisory 2 6y
+13 Southerners in IB? 6 6y
+13 Internship Decision - Junior year - Local CB role vs Global better brand name non-banking role? 2 6y
+13 Am I underpaid? (Commercial Banking) 7 6y
+13 2019 housing advice 3 6y
+13 Moving to the U.S. and so looking for advice 3 6y
+13 To stay or not to stay 1 6y
+13 BB in NYC or BB in Atlanta 6 6y
+13 Bad to return to freshman internship (Boutique)? 3 6y
+13 BB/MM/EB vs MM Private Equity 4 6y
+13 Credit Suisse Sponsors London 2 6y
+13 Temp to Hire vs In Country Experience? 2 6y
+13 Corp Dev vs AM 3 6y
+13 UVA vs Warwick 6 6y
+13 Apartment Hunting New York 5 6y
+13 Placed in LatAm just because I speak Spanish? 3 6y
+13 Investment Management Internship to Investment Banking Full-time role? 3 6y
+13 Should I be worried because I am not in business school for IB? (econ major at semi target) 4 6y
+13 Lazard NYC M&A/RX - Protected Saturdays? 13 6y
+13 Energy IB in Houston Post MBA or Networking from Corp Fin 1 6y
+13 Sophomore PE vs IB Internship 2 6y
+13 Housing in NYC 2020 10 6y
+13 Full Time Analyst Chances for 2021 1 6y
+13 Training programs for FT analysts 4 6y
+13 Internship for Freshman Help! 2 6y
+13 Sending confidential information to other bank 7 6y
+13 Full-Time Analyst Recruiting 2021 Applications 4 6y
+13 Transfer Schools for Placement 7 6y
+13 What banks should I target? Need advice. 2 6y
+13 IBD at danger because of WFH 5 6y
+13 Late Start Date SA2020 NYC Housing - How is this going to work? 6 6y
+13 Virtual Internship - should interns still be in the city of their bank? 9 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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