+10 Incoming Analysts - Any Update on WFH Equipment? 15 6y
+241 Another Investment Banking reflection 40 6y
+176 BAML SA 2020 guide fellow BB interns 102 6y
+3 Lev Fin teams in Commercial Banks 1 6y
+24 Required Cover Letter? 3 6y
+13 Usage of Power Pivot/Query/... 1 6y
+11 International Students in London 12 6y
+18 Strong Telecom Players? 6 6y
+27 Cold Email vs. Cold Call vs. Linkedin -- Networking Strategies in 2020 2 6y
+13 Negative interest rates on cash - EqV/EV 2 6y
+8 Do Wells and BAML in Charlotte pay the same as BBs in NYC? 5 6y
+30 PWP and GHL Updated Info 1 6y
+16 Might Graduate in Winter 2022 - BB Return Offer Screwed? 5 6y
+47 Freshman Internship - Hoping to land an internship with a financial firm 92 6y
+4 How do you budget your analyst salary? 3 6y
+20 When do you have time? 11 6y
+10 How do outside PE firms and lateral hiring processes know who the best analysts are? 9 6y
+6 Private Equity - Equity Issuance (Minority Investment) instead of raising debt for acquisitions 1 6y
+37 Future of IB- race to the middle market? 8 6y
+15 Statistics in Corporate Finance - Recommended Resources? 2 6y
+15 DCF Valuation before an potential LBO 1 6y
+4 Looking for a MOOC about Fixed Income 1 6y
+9 Question about Goldman Sachs Spring Week - does not exist 4 6y
+37 IB -> Corporate / Commercial Banking or Private Lending 14 6y
+18 SMU Cox School of Business vs Notre Dame Economics 5 6y
+9 Resume with 2 experiences same company 2 6y
+4 Weekend Virtual Interview 1 6y
+12 Female sophomore at Target School... low GPA 18 6y
+12 Wedding mid Summer Internship 2 6y
+4 RX interview questionsss 1 6y
+12 Non-Primary BB Lev Fin Desks 1 6y
+6 Terminally ill clients 3 6y
+18 Vault Rankings?? 6 6y
+7 IBD Salaries in SF/LA/Chi/TX 4 6y
+6 Wells Fargo Junior Leader Conference 2 6y
+3 Is it true MS no longer sponsor (IBD) 3 6y
+3 Overview Of Investment Banking In Italy 2 6y
+20 Asking for extension on 2021 IBD SA offer 6 6y
+9 Piper Sandler Analyst Start Date 1 6y
+8 PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers Internship Offer Response Timing 5 6y
+4 New Analyst WFH 3 6y
+9 Corona and Virtual Internship 5 6y
+9 Forecasting Change in Net Working Capital 2 6y
+30 Investment Banking Phone Interview with Goldman Sachs MD 9 6y
+15 Listing extenuating circumstances in job application? 1 6y
+35 EB vs BB - long term and exits 12 6y
+6 which divisions at GS focus on data analytics 1 6y
+12 2nd Year Analyst Bonus 3 6y
+42 "Incoming SA" Doinkers 11 6y
+15 Living my life on WSO 1 6y
+12 Road to PE 1 6y
+9 Post Interview Questions 1 6y
+11 3rd Year Investment Banking Analyst 5 6y
+42 What does the "bulge" in "bulge bracket" mean? 21 6y
+4 Harris Williams Sophomore SA 2021 1 6y
+15 CS FIG 1 6y
+3 Harris Williams Soph SA 2021 1 6y
+9 Training on how to compute change in cash (cash flow statement) 1 6y
+45 Q&A: Community College --> Semi-Target --> Big 4 Audit --> Boutique IB M&A (Ask Me Anything) 16 6y
+13 Projecting Debt on 3FS 1 6y
+4 summer intern pay and taxes 2 6y
+22 SA 2021 Housing? 10 6y
+3 Personal Account Dealings 1 6y
+15 Agency CMBS Question - Interpreting Pricing Summaries and Term Sheets 1 6y
+6 IB interviews in regional office (Europe) 1 6y
+26 Investment Banks with a sustainable/green focus? 12 6y
+4 Thinking about cash vs. book tax rate 3 6y
+12 Need Guidance for SA - IB in NYC 0 6y
+13 Applying for multiple positions at JPM and GS 7 6y
+20 Advice after rescinded offer 2 6y
+14 Debt Covenants: FCCR & DSCR 3 6y
+23 Raymond James IBD Rep 30 6y
+4 Logging Intern Hours for Virtual IB Internship? 2 6y
+3 Ask for a raise or not? Just a thought. 3 6y
+54 Intern Hours During Virtual Internship? 53 6y
+10 Experience / clout vs. comp 1 6y
+5 RBC Super Day 4 6y
+9 Request: IMS data 1 6y
+14 Search Fund sans Finance Exp - How to externally validate LBO model? 3 6y
+28 it just doesn’t make sense 15 6y
+12 Investing in Real Estate as an Investment Banking Analyst 2 6y
+3 Final Year student- Goldman Sachs 2021 SA 2 6y
+9 How big does a deal have to be to be considered prestigious? 4 6y
+23 Taking a lesser job in COVID 5 6y
+16 What Applications Are Open Right NOW (Exhaustive SA 2021)? 1 6y
+80 Montblanc / Hublot for Intern 33 6y
+6 Call with GS recruiting 11 6y
+30 CS FIG 2021 Interview 77 6y
+6 Cold emails considered spam? 1 6y
+6 GS application for nonmba masters 1 6y
+9 20 min walk to work - London - is it ok ? 6 6y
+9 Anyone who would like to help a recent high school grad who is trying to intern at a boutique investment bank this fall 1 6y
+3 Goldman 2021 FT IB NYC not showing? 3 6y
+3 Goldman 2021 FT IB missing-NYC 1 6y
+15 Switching Groups at Associate Level 1 6y
+20 How to be appreciative and stop comparing with others? 4 6y
+27 Are there really differences in BB culture? 16 6y
+41 How bad is IBD Associate Life at a BB? 22 6y
+8 not seeing investment banking on Goldman’s 2021 new analyst job post? 6 6y
+10 B of A Delay 10 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • 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 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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