+67 Networking Saved My Career (ex bank teller & big4 auditor) 18 2y
+67 How are there so many terrible MDs who somehow survive for 4+ years doing basically nothing? 18 1y
+67 What firms are overrated? 56 1y
+67 Starting at PJT This Summer — How to Be a Top Intern? 36 1y
+67 Chillest Groups and Banks 40 11mo
+67 UK Summer Recruiting How to Approach 29 8mo
+67 Trying to restart after IB burnout and ADHD overload. Has anyone actually managed this? 19 3mo
+67 Uchicago Alums Suck 45 7mo
+67 Offered a move to London but my girlfriend can’t come 32 1w
+67 top club vs rowing at ivy? 17 3mo
+66 Associate technical skills... 43 19y
+66 Anyone attending/graduated from Richard Ivey? 84 6y
+66 are the LACs targets? 61 8y
+66 Infrastructure Investment Banking 71 4y
+66 $500K Inheritance and Banking 80 5y
+66 Tax benefit of debt 51 9y
+66 What to do with my life? - Senior at SEC school 63 9y
+66 What a retard 52 6y
+66 Synthetic CDOs - Interesting article 45 5y
+66 A day in my life as a Hedge Fund Equity Research Analyst 17 10y
+66 Clubbing in NYC - How often do you guys go out 38 6y
+66 How To Kill a Bank - The Final Chapter 48 10y
+66 Engineering Vs Finance for Ibanking 60 6y
+66 Worst mistake you have seen on a resume or have made yourself? 187 8y
+66 Bonus Bananas Apr 1, 2011 43 15y
+66 T14 Law School chick to IBD? Help a sista out! What are my chances? Possibilities? 49 6y
+66 Why don't MDs go to PE? 38 5y
+66 Is Negative Working Capital a Bad Thing? 32 8y
+66 Should Bankers Be Paid in Bonds? 42 13y
+66 Winter / off-cycle internships? 125 4y
+66 The Street Before Christmas 2012 20 12y
+66 How intellectually challenging is investment banking? 34 13y
+66 2013 Bonus Season 98 4y
+66 GS/Laz/EVR 51 11y
+66 My FT Recruiting Process 32 6y
+66 "If you're 25+ you won't be able to become an IB analyst unless you get into a top MBA and break in as an IB Associate" - True? 65 4y
+66 Disclose mental illness to HR? 36 7y
+66 Q&A: Leveraged Finance Lawyer here 25 10y
+66 How did you prepare for the investment banking lifestyle? 20 10y
+66 Middle Market IB out of college 22 9y
+66 Best Koru result? 43 8y
+66 Making it to the top 38 8y
+66 Is age a problem in Investment Banking recruiting? 27 8y
+66 Summer Analyst Drug Test 29 4y
+66 Morgan Stanley Early Insight Programs 2018 106 7y
+66 Q&A: Middle Market IB Analyst 34 8y
+66 What kind of tools / apps do you wish existed in the industry? 27 5y
+66 MM Investment Banking Outlook 19 7y
+66 Does anyone do IB to stay in IB? 32 5y
+66 Feeling incompetent because I can't code? 21 4y
+66 Citi 2020 Sophomore Leadership Program 170 5y
+66 HSBC SA 2020 126 6y
+66 What is paid for an aquisition - EV or Equity Value? 26 4y
+66 Top Groups at Evercore M&A 81 3y
+66 Q&A: Experienced Investment Banking & Private Equity professional in Nigeria 12 5y
+66 Wall Street vs SF: Where would you rather start? 43 4y
+66 Q&A: Semi-Target/3.5GPA -> Mid-Tier BB IB SA (Advice/Ask Me Anything) 34 6y
+66 Q&A: Non-Target Hardess - beat all odds, made it to IB and PE 36 5y
+66 How bad was your first IB interview? 63 5y
+66 Truist / STRH 88 3y
+66 Only male on my team 37 5y
+66 Fired for the second time in less than a year. Feeling lost. 26 1y
+66 Paradise At Last 6 4y
+66 MBA exits - IB or Tech? 33 4y
+66 Anti Aging / Staying Healthy 32 3y
+66 …Dad asking for money 23 4y
+66 Quitting after 2 months for Youtube? 29 3y
+66 CS to spin off IB into "CS First Boston" and cut 5% of staff globally 45 3y
+66 dbAchieve 2023 256 3y
+66 Why is gs laying off so much 36 3y
+66 UCLA (42k/year) vs Rutgers (Almost Full Ride) Advice 32 3y
+66 Compensation | Associates that left for Corp. Dev 50 1y
+66 Return offer rates 168 2y
+66 Deal Count vs Deal Size 21 2y
+66 Low tier BB vs Low tier EB 46 2y
+66 GS should remain the top choice for all undergrads interested in finance 29 10mo
+66 Do bankers actually make good entrepreneurs 16 2y
+66 How much did you save as an associate? (2024 edition) 50 1y
+66 Houston Apartment (and Budget) Suggestions 22 1y
+66 Mutton chops and tonsure in IB? 11 1y
+66 Will AGI wipe out IB jobs in 2 years? 24 1y
+66 Why do people not stay in IB if VP has good lifestlye + great comp? 35 1y
+66 Any other ASOs out there not getting the VP promote due to lack of deal reps? 23 11mo
+66 Going into finance/consulting just to pay for plastic surgery? 56 5mo
+66 Peptides For Investment Bankers 21 3mo
+66 The good and bad with Wells Fargo 32 1mo
+66 How are hours rn for SA (interns) 35 4w
+66 2026 VAULT PRESTIGE RANKINGS 36 3d
+65 Securitization Banking 81 9y
+65 Corporate Development - Any real life info? 56 9y
+65 Daily "Downtime" 119 19y
+65 LevFin hours? Do you like the work? 96 17y
+65 Facts about banking (lessons for the morons on WSO) 74 6y
+65 Switching from Private Banking to Investment Banking 55 9y
+65 What is wrong with you people? 44 15y
+65 Rejected...Again. I'm done 37 15y
+65 how is an actuarial science degree viewed? 62 8y
+65 Ibanking hours? 143 9y
+65 Why does everyone think banking is mindless? 51 15y
+65 I need some karma so will give out SB's 48 15y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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