+50 Largest IPO in History - Thoughts? 12 6y
+50 Is Banking Right For Me? 25 6y
+50 Mid-Ranked Analyst at Top BB vs Top-Ranked Analyst at Mid BB - London 12 6y
+50 Would you hire an alcoholic? 42 6y
+50 I-Banking in Cali 27 4y
+50 How screwed am I?? 19 6y
+50 Minority in London and IB in general 22 6y
+50 Work ethic or intelligence what is more important for a career in finance ? 15 6y
+50 Rothschild NY vs other MM banks 35 6y
+50 BB vs EB total compensation 17 6y
+50 How will Public Finance be hit by COVID19? 14 6y
+50 HSBC Postpones FT start date 35 6y
+50 Evercore 2021 SA RX Superday 87 3y
+50 Guaranteed FT Offers Will Lead to High Turnover and a Ripe Lateral Analyst Market in 2021-2022 27 6y
+50 Upcoming firms to replace/become EBs? 29 5y
+50 Restructuring Associate Interview 22 6y
+50 MOELIS LA SA 2021 47 4y
+50 Q&A: 3rd Year PE Associate (entering MBA) 11 5y
+50 Does Preftige Matter Anymore?: Blackstone to Bypass Scramble for Investment-Bank Talent in Bid to Diversify Hiring 26 5y
+50 Evercore Private Funds Group (PFG)? 51 2y
+50 Ye 32 3y
+50 Can you get blacklisted during recruiting for this? 17 3y
+50 What Happened with SA 2021? 50 4y
+50 What is the Houston IB landscape right now? 27 5y
+50 IB FOMO 34 5y
+50 Beat go off?!? 33 3y
+50 Has my ex-GF moved on 37 5y
+50 Sweatiest Banks in LA 48 4y
+50 Why do people treat internship offers like D1 scholarships on LinkedIn? 34 4y
+50 UBS cringe 20 5y
+50 Incoming FT analyst complacency - what to do? 24 5y
+50 What Is The Actual Acceptance Rate for IB? 54 1y
+50 Barclays 2021 Summer Internship Update 147 4y
+50 Has banking gotten any better since that Goldman post blew up? 33 5y
+50 How do I make my finance club fun? 18 3y
+50 Advice for London 2022 Applications Cycle - A Couple of Observations 18 4y
+50 FT Partners Culture/Fit 25 4y
+50 A2A vs Buyside - Should I stay in banking? 20 4y
+50 Extremely weird co-workers? Stories please 38 4y
+50 Lifestyle Change from Associate to VP 15 4y
+50 Jersey to NYC commute 94 4y
+50 Best banks & groups in London 80 3y
+50 FTP vs Gugg? 15 4y
+50 Buy or Sell: VP is the most useless position in banking 15 4y
+50 Which is more prestigious, EVR or CVP? 27 4y
+50 MD net worth 42 4y
+50 Just missed out again...regretting my analyst experience 17 4y
+50 Saying no to banking to follow a passion? 13 3y
+50 What's going on in Citi Houston?? 29 3y
+50 How to be a top bucket analyst? 30 11mo
+50 Is CS a BB anymore? 25 3y
+50 How unapologetic is Investment Banking? 28 3y
+50 Maintaining perspective as a 1st year analyst 9 3y
+50 Why are London salaries low compared to US salaries? 35 3y
+50 I have a problem with a work colleague. What would you do? 28 3y
+50 Houston IB climate (work and living culture) 33 2y
+50 Bad Experience Working with Goldman 21 3y
+50 International Students in Banking 44 4mo
+50 An1 2023 Bonus 94 2y
+50 GS COO of M&A Leaves for PWP 14 3y
+50 Not succeeding as an analyst 17 3y
+50 Which groups should you avoid at all costs? 50 2y
+50 Search Fund are Paradise 6 2y
+50 What the hell is going on in Barclays?! 29 4mo
+50 Citi Layoffs 64 2y
+50 When will strong deal flow come back? 29 2y
+50 Evercore SA 2025 266 2y
+50 Tips I Wish Someone Gave Me When I was Starting My Analyst Stint 4 2y
+50 Lateral offer with title demotion 15 1y
+50 Investment Banking 2025 Rankings 19 1y
+50 Wiz Acquisition 30 1y
+50 Toronto Banks Tier List 61 3mo
+50 When is it time to “throw in the towel” and get an MBA? 14 1y
+50 Building your own luck as a non-target to get into banking in NYC 2 1y
+50 Positives About UBS IB for Juniors? 21 1y
+50 How is Tidal Doing? 14 5mo
+50 Quitting after 2 years without anything lined up 23 6mo
+50 Goldman Sachs to Homeless (How can this be?) 20 10mo
+50 FT recruiting given unlikely return 13 7mo
+50 Does WLB Exist Anywhere in IB? 23 9mo
+50 Why do you Hate O&G so much??? 31 7mo
+50 Citi Toronto Summer 2026 40 4mo
+50 Is associate all that? 15 4mo
+50 Chicago IB Overview 20 3mo
+50 Yale vs. Stanford Undergrad for IB=>buyside 57 2mo
+49 Unlevered Beta? 23 8y
+49 Comp Analysis - Questions ? 46 9y
+49 Criminal Record HELP 78 10y
+49 What are your reasons for going into banking? 77 9y
+49 How To Kill a Bank (Part 1 of 3) 27 4y
+49 To cut or not to cut? 13 14y
+49 GPA cut off for PE 58 8y
+49 A bank is about to fall according to "WikiLeaks" 75 15y
+49 BAML M&A v. Citi M&A v. Evercore 44 8y
+49 How long before this kid is on WSO? 90 15y
+49 Jamie Dimon 40 15y
+49 Why don't we drill our own oil? 39 3y
+49 NEW - WSO Recommended Reading 49 15y
+49 Where to find recent deals 131 8y
+49 New Networking Tool (But Don't Be Creepy) 41 12y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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