+36 Cold networking etiquette 17 12y
+36 BO to IB Analyst: about to make the jump. Requesting advice. 32 12y
+36 IBD FT Offer Decision: Jefferies vs Wells Fargo vs Piper Jaffray 24 12y
+36 CFA® Level 2 while working in IBD? 16 12y
+36 Wall Street bankers wear yoga pants to win deals 13 12y
+36 What is a "Balance Sheet Bank" 7 11y
+36 Follow-up to someone who did not respond 25 11y
+36 The right way to approach an informational interview 18 11y
+36 IB INTERVIEW ALERT: NEW 2014 Version of WSO Investment Banking Prep Pack Released! 16 11y
+36 Why does i expense show up on the IS but not the CFS? 14 10y
+36 Trying to break into Investment Banking at a late stage in my undergrad. 36 10y
+36 2014 WSO Rankings for Investment Banks: Compensation (Part 5 of 10) 13 10y
+36 Didn't Disclose My "Beer Incident" On Campus 19 10y
+36 General Paradigm of IB/Consulting as Pre-Requisite Experiences 13 10y
+36 Intern Conversion Rates 70 10y
+36 Is Morgan Stanley FDIC Insured? 29 9y
+36 Do people ever regret moving to PE? 19 9y
+36 Why is market cap / equity value useful? 16 9y
+36 Only 3 to 5 global banks will remain in a few years according to McKinsey 9 9y
+36 need help on Allen & Co. 76 9y
+36 Best Career Progression and Salary Outside of Banking - Junior with a 3.8 24 9y
+36 BB (JPM/MS) Best Groups for PE (MF) exit? 7 9y
+36 Wharton, 3.95+, no finance experience: job? 22 9y
+36 AI's Effect on Compliance 17 9y
+36 Series 7 Questions (not test questions) 50 9y
+36 Oil/Gas Corporate Experience to Investment Banking 24 9y
+36 UW Madison, Ridiculous Placement 53 9y
+36 Addressing people as "Mr." vs. "first name" 78 9y
+36 How difficult is it to break into IB if your degree is completely unrelated? 78 9y
+36 What is the dropout rate of IB analyst.. 57 9y
+36 What I Have Learned From Failed Deals 9 9y
+36 Managing an Intern: What are you looking for? 16 9y
+36 Leaving investment banking job after 2 months 20 9y
+36 Baruch or Binghamton for Undergrad 13 9y
+36 The Basics of Tech Banking? 35 8y
+36 Cold Call/Email Advice 6 8y
+36 KPMG Corporate Finance (Analyst) Phone Interview coming up 18 8y
+36 Accepting TWO offers (one SA and one FT) during same recruiting year? 38 8y
+36 Corporate Development Analyst Interview 9 8y
+36 J. P. Morgan Video Interview Overview 17 8y
+36 Purchase Price and Non Operating Assets 6 8y
+36 Case Competition on Resume 29 8y
+36 JPM Junior Analyst or Boutique? 5 8y
+36 Am I wasting my Ivy degree on CS? Do I make the switch to Wharton? - Advice Needed! 10 8y
+36 Lateral Networking LinkedIn Message 12 8y
+36 Which school should I attend to get into Investment Banking: UVA Mcintire or Brown? 26 8y
+36 This has to be sorted out. 22 8y
+36 Excel Print Setup Tips 10 8y
+36 Are Bank Pitchbooks Too Boring ??? Would Trendy 'Start-Up' Style Decks Work In This Industry ? 11 8y
+36 Credit Suisse 2018 Summer Analyst Recruiting 96 8y
+36 Bonus Discussion in 2 hours 17 8y
+36 WTF!? 25 8y
+36 Confusion on FCF - Adding back Int(1-t) 8 7y
+36 Breaking In to IB from Big4 6 7y
+36 Innovation in M&A 3 7y
+36 WSJ: Goldman, JP Morgan Hit Pause on Intern Recruiting Madness 12 7y
+36 Jefferies v.s Lazard MM 30 7y
+36 Negative Net Debt in an Acquisition 13 7y
+36 Tips for breaking into IB from non-finance (biochemistry) background? 20 7y
+36 Visiting B-Schools in the UK - What I Learned #2 (Birkbeck) 5 7y
+36 Honestly, how much better is a GS/MS than a lower tier BB? 13 7y
+36 What transaction experience to highlight on resume? Comm. Banking -> IB/MM credit fund/PE 12 7y
+36 Moelis, Evercore, Parella, Greenhill, Jefferies 19 7y
+36 Why did you decide to go into finance? 13 7y
+36 skills needed to prepare for SA BB vs. SA EB 6 6y
+36 If I go to a tiny place post-MBA (after being at a BB), can I recover? 10 6y
+36 Greenhill (Dealflow, Comp, Exit Opps, Culture) 12 6y
+36 Why this bank? Why "BANK NAME"? 8 6y
+36 UVA Echols vs. Cornell for finance/banking placement? 23 6y
+36 Waitlist after superday? 45 6y
+36 Q&A: JD/MBA to LMM Boutique M&A 13 6y
+36 At what point does banking/finance pay better than software engineering? 12 6y
+36 How to lateral from Credit Risk to IB 13 6y
+36 GPA drop after accepting SA offer and need to send an updated resume . Need your advice!!!! 10 6y
+36 Guggenheim vs Greenhill vs PWP 24 6y
+36 How to leverage offers 22 6y
+36 Physicist gone into finance...now regretting a bit 14 6y
+36 19 year-old Analyst 11 6y
+36 BIG Change: New WSO Technical and Behavioral Interview Guides 50 6y
+36 Canada Off-Cycle Recruitment 9 6y
+36 mountbatten institute 37 6y
+36 Non-targets! the most inspirational guy on Wall Street! 33 6y
+36 Elite Boutiques London / Europe 36 6y
+36 I Want to Move to Wall Street 18 6y
+36 BO to M&A and think I've failed; should I move back to BO? 6 6y
+36 Top MM IBs in Chicago? 43 6y
+36 Courtship in IB Recruiting? 9 6y
+36 Which MM/EBB recruit at UMich? 20 6y
+36 College Decisions IBD 26 6y
+36 Lazard MD's compensation vs KPMG Partner's compensation 30 6y
+36 Goldman Sachs is Anti-Ivy-League? 30 6y
+36 NYC IB Style Advice from ANT 26 6y
+36 Perception: HK/Singapore being at a lower tier than NY/London 19 6y
+36 Any other BB SA in IBD Realize This Is Not For Them? What Are Your Next Steps? 18 6y
+36 URGENT! Quitting without two weeks notice 33 6y
+36 Duke vs. UC Berkeley Regents 32 6y
+36 Kellogg vs. Fuqua vs. Tuck vs. Johnson 18 6y
+36 Living in NYC Suburbs as a BB IBD Assocaite 47 6y
+36 Q&A: Non-Target Former Investment Banking Associate now on Buyside 0 6y
+36 Financial Adviser to Boutique IB 3 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • 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 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 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 (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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