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+10 Need guidance on breaking into IB from a non traditional path 2 6mo
+7 Making friends 8 6mo
0 Securitization: Master Trust vs Standalone and VFN 1 6mo
+12 Evercore IB DA or Ares PC PM 8 6mo
+1 Does Group Matter in Networking? 2 6mo
+21 Lincoln VOG vs. DADCO IB 11 6mo
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+8 Sending Emails Thanksgiving week 5 6mo
+107 What are the good groups at UBS in 2025? 46 7mo
+28 HL/PJT RX vs Apollo/Ares/BX (Direct Lending) – London 8 7mo
+10 BARUCH OR RUTGERS NB 10 7mo
+3 Moelis LDP 2026 1 7mo
+8 Wells Fargo FSG 6 7mo
+26 Superday -> Offer timeline 20 7mo
+4 Put the wrong firm name in a thank you email 8 7mo
0 Should I attach my resume in cold outreach emails? 3 7mo
0 Sophomore SA26 Internship List 2 7mo
0 Lateral Market 1 7mo
0 Morgan Stanley SF IBD Healthcare Group 4 7mo
+9 NEED HELP: FI Research or Valuation Internship 1 7mo
0 Stephens advice and groups 1 7mo
+11 Introduction 1 7mo
+209 Official Investment Club Tier List — GLOBAL EDITION 56 7mo
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+12 MM Investment Banking vs. Large Corporate Banking – Summer Offer Decision 5 7mo
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+24 VP exits: F500 IR or Corp Dev 13 7mo
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+3 Morgan Stanley GCM Early Insights 2025 5 7mo
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0 JPM MMBSI vs Baird PF 3 7mo
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+12 Piper Sandler London 18 7mo
+9 FT Recruiting Advice 2 7mo
+278 Lehman Brothers, going down? 477 7mo
0 Which firms sponsor hire OPT student for IB SA 2027 or SA 2026 1 7mo
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+3 Full time investment banking recruiting technicals 1 7mo
0 AM SA => IB FT 2 7mo
+3 How important is sophomore summer internship for SA 27 recruiting? 1 7mo
+7 Thoughts on Using SEC as a Connection? 7 7mo
+6 Are energy bankers tired of this question? 1 7mo
0 MS Summer Analyst Group Placement 2 7mo
+15 Cold email asking for a coffee chat but directed to HR??? THOUGHTS? 3 7mo
+39 Barclays Screws You Over One Last Time on the Way Out 9 7mo
0 HTX IB Citi Early ID Program 2 7mo
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+3 Stacked Resume but Lateral Market Dead? 4 7mo
+6 WF TMT SF 3 7mo
0 GS Dallas Real Estate IB 1 7mo
+3 Networking Emails During the Thanksgiving Week 2 7mo
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0 Harris Williams Tech? 1 7mo
+260 Why Lina Khan Might Actually Be the Best Thing That Happens to Young Bankers 64 7mo
+4 A1/A2 RIFs 3 7mo
+9 Entering Sell-Side from Buy Side Experience 1 7mo
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+1 Summer baker job or finance club where I didn’t really do anything on resume? 4 7mo
+9 Analyst said they'd refer me to others, but ghosted 3 7mo
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+33 SF Nightlife Recs 18 7mo
+12 Need guidance on breaking into IB from a non traditional path 1 7mo
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+22 Barclays Discovery Diversity Program 2021 211 7mo
+50 Why do you Hate O&G so much??? 31 7mo
+10 Santander Sophomore 2026 Summer Investment Banking Internship 23 7mo
+18 Got Corporate Banking Offer at Top 10 Bank — Still Want to do IB. What’s the Best Path? 11 7mo
+303 UBS Review of Groups in the US 81 7mo
+7 Thoughts on Piper Sandler Houston? 6 7mo
0 CB Relationship Management / Coverage 2 7mo
+5 Goldman Sachs Off Cycle Internship 4 7mo
+157 EB Recruiting Lead to WSO Students: Help Us Decide Preference over In-Person vs Virtual Superdays 39 7mo
+7 Coffee Chats 4 7mo
+9 PubFin IB Internship- How is it structured? 1 7mo
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+309 The Truth About PWP 133 7mo
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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 98.3%
  • 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 98.8%
  • 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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