+66 Which Offer to Take - Bad Dept. at Goldman, or Good Dept. at Jefferies? 33 8y
+66 Q&A: Semi-Target/3.5GPA -> Mid-Tier BB IB SA (Advice/Ask Me Anything) 34 6y
+66 Is Negative Working Capital a Bad Thing? 32 8y
+66 Infrastructure Investment Banking 71 4y
+66 UCLA (42k/year) vs Rutgers (Almost Full Ride) Advice 32 3y
+66 Making it to the top 38 9y
+66 What a retard 52 6y
+66 Mutton chops and tonsure in IB? 11 1y
+66 Synthetic CDOs - Interesting article 45 5y
+66 What kind of tools / apps do you wish existed in the industry? 27 6y
+66 Anti Aging / Staying Healthy 32 4y
+66 How intellectually challenging is investment banking? 34 13y
+66 Engineering Vs Finance for Ibanking 60 6y
+66 Should Bankers Be Paid in Bonds? 42 13y
+66 Compensation | Associates that left for Corp. Dev 50 1y
+66 Tax benefit of debt 51 9y
+66 The Street Before Christmas 2012 20 12y
+66 Why do people not stay in IB if VP has good lifestlye + great comp? 35 1y
+66 Return offer rates 168 2y
+66 Clubbing in NYC - How often do you guys go out 38 6y
+66 MM Investment Banking Outlook 19 7y
+66 Anyone attending/graduated from Richard Ivey? 84 6y
+66 Deal Count vs Deal Size 21 2y
+66 Will AGI wipe out IB jobs in 2 years? 24 1y
+66 How bad was your first IB interview? 63 5y
+66 GS/Laz/EVR 51 12y
+66 Disclose mental illness to HR? 36 7y
+66 CS to spin off IB into "CS First Boston" and cut 5% of staff globally 45 3y
+66 $500K Inheritance and Banking 80 5y
+66 Winter / off-cycle internships? 125 4y
+66 Only male on my team 37 5y
+66 Why is gs laying off so much 36 3y
+66 Peptides For Investment Bankers 21 5mo
+66 Top Groups at Evercore M&A 81 3y
+65 Which banks are still interviewing for first rounds? (BB/EB's) 67 9y
+65 Leaving An Unpaid Internship 34 9y
+65 LevFin hours? Do you like the work? 96 17y
+65 How is everybody on WSO top bucket 24 4y
+65 To all you MO and BO guys at a BB 57 2y
+65 Switching from Private Banking to Investment Banking 55 9y
+65 Resources for lateral recruiting? 18 4mo
+65 Facts about banking (lessons for the morons on WSO) 74 6y
+65 Log 5: Sorry for Being Late 17 6y
+65 Lying About SA Return Offer. What Do I Do? 25 8y
+65 List of banks who laid off workers/had low return offer rates in 2020 54 5y
+65 Q&A: Front-end Banker India 28 4y
+65 Will my BB fire me if I go on sick leave for 2 months? [London] 12 1y
+65 Have you guys ever seen an analyst get fired? 46 4y
+65 The American Dream - CLOs baby 10 1y
+65 I need some karma so will give out SB's 48 15y
+65 From a Corp Dev guy what value do bankers actually add? 29 3y
+65 Simple EV question 23 9y
+65 How do I deal with baptism by fire? 18 8y
+65 Would you marry a girl who has done nude photography? 86 15y
+65 Best associate opp — GS or CVP? 15 2y
+65 Ross PT to Investment Banking 26 6y
+65 IB/Finance in Denmark? 39 2y
+65 Why bother being good? 34 8y
+65 Wolf of Wall Street vs. Reality: Anyone else feel scammed by the movies? 20 2mo
+65 Bad to turn down staffings? 17 3y
+65 Offer decision: GS or GOOG SA 91 6y
+65 Piper Jaffray - Which office? Where is it headed? Culture/Pay 69 6y
+65 What makes you ding someone on networking call 27 1y
+65 Would it be dumb to turn down Princeton for Dartmouth? 32 6y
+65 Banking to Law? 18 6y
+65 Blue collar kid heading to target... Why do most wannabe IB students wash out during college? 10 8y
+65 Can I survive in IB without taking caffeine (and general health tips to stay in shape)? 32 11mo
+65 When to Leave Office as Intern 8 3mo
+65 How much do MDs in IB make at various bank sizes? (MM, BB, EB, etc.) 48 2y
+65 More Interesting/Complex Alternatives to IB 29 5mo
+65 Best Practices for Finding Lateral Opportunities 19 1y
+65 UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for more than $3bn 49 3y
+65 Have an outstanding offer but am waiting for another. 78 14y
+65 SA Smoke Break? 32 1y
+65 Thoughts on AI and the future of the job market? 21 3y
+65 Senior Associates SUCK 16 4y
+65 RX Rankings 2023 29 2y
+65 Mobility and Switching Groups 52 9y
+65 Help - An2 Layoff - Game Plan? 28 2y
+65 how is an actuarial science degree viewed? 62 8y
+65 3 Months in and entire Junior Team Quit Rant 46 4y
+65 Why are bankers uniquely incapable of pushing back against clients? 41 1y
+65 Best Industry's to Cover 37 8y
+65 Ibanking hours? 143 9y
+65 Michael Lewis Vanity Fair piece: "Goldman's Geek Tragedy" 31 13y
+65 Are non-NYC offices easier to get traction? 45 6y
+65 No Bonuses (Lower Bucket) at Goldman 26 3y
+65 ****European MSc 2025 Ranking**** 50 4mo
+65 Investment Banking as a long term career? 54 6y
+65 BB Analyst Impacted By Layoffs - Looking for Insight 21 2y
+65 How do you prep for the super hard EB interviews (EVR, MOE, CVP, Qatalyst, etc) 33 6mo
+65 Career decisions: walking away from FT M&A 25 6y
+65 Why do we use CAPM for cost of equity? 24 3y
+65 LA Banks with the Chillest Hours and Bad Deal Flow (lateral from NYC) 26 5y
+65 Wells Fargo Best and Worst Groups? 75 12mo
+65 The Official 2014 Summer Internship Feedback Thread 41 12y
+65 Current / Former Bankers: What's the one thing you wish prospective SA / FT analysts knew in the interview / hiring process? 34 11y
+65 Need Life Advice - Dropping out of college/dropping IB search 26 11y
+65 Is she into it? 30 3y
+65 Corporate Development - Any real life info? 56 9y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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