+4 Put the wrong firm name in a thank you email 8 8mo
0 Should I attach my resume in cold outreach emails? 3 8mo
0 Sophomore SA26 Internship List 2 8mo
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0 Morgan Stanley SF IBD Healthcare Group 4 8mo
+9 NEED HELP: FI Research or Valuation Internship 1 8mo
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+11 Introduction 1 8mo
+213 Official Investment Club Tier List — GLOBAL EDITION 56 8mo
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0 Bankers ... what cold emails have stood out 4 8mo
+4 JPM Insights Program – IB NYC (Nov. 24) 2 8mo
+12 MM Investment Banking vs. Large Corporate Banking – Summer Offer Decision 5 8mo
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0 Citi EID 2026 1 8mo
0 TD Cowen Tech IB 2 8mo
+24 VP exits: F500 IR or Corp Dev 13 8mo
0 Lazard RX Modelling Test - London 4 8mo
+3 Morgan Stanley GCM Early Insights 2025 5 8mo
+3 Citi NYC A2A rates? 1 8mo
+9 Non-Target Grad (6 Months Out), Started Advisory Firm... What Are My Chances? 1 8mo
0 JPM MMBSI vs Baird PF 3 8mo
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+18 How have you successfully studied? (methods) 1 8mo
+12 Piper Sandler London 18 8mo
+9 FT Recruiting Advice 2 8mo
+278 Lehman Brothers, going down? 477 8mo
0 Which firms sponsor hire OPT student for IB SA 2027 or SA 2026 1 8mo
+2 Decided to move Past Interview Questions to Discord Server 3 8mo
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+1 Moelis LDP 2026 4 8mo
+3 Full time investment banking recruiting technicals 1 8mo
0 AM SA => IB FT 2 8mo
+3 How important is sophomore summer internship for SA 27 recruiting? 1 8mo
+7 Thoughts on Using SEC as a Connection? 7 8mo
+6 Are energy bankers tired of this question? 1 8mo
0 MS Summer Analyst Group Placement 2 8mo
+15 Cold email asking for a coffee chat but directed to HR??? THOUGHTS? 3 8mo
+39 Barclays Screws You Over One Last Time on the Way Out 9 8mo
0 HTX IB Citi Early ID Program 2 8mo
0 Any insights/info on Bourne Partners in Charlotte, NC? 2 8mo
+3 Stacked Resume but Lateral Market Dead? 4 8mo
+6 WF TMT SF 3 8mo
0 GS Dallas Real Estate IB 1 8mo
+3 Networking Emails During the Thanksgiving Week 2 8mo
+3 Societe Generale - What is the Model Test for M&A Team? 2 8mo
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0 Harris Williams Tech? 1 8mo
+260 Why Lina Khan Might Actually Be the Best Thing That Happens to Young Bankers 64 8mo
+4 A1/A2 RIFs 3 8mo
+9 Entering Sell-Side from Buy Side Experience 1 8mo
+32 Senior Year - What to do? 5 8mo
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0 Question : Can non-alum analysts/associates/VP/MD refer you? 3 8mo
+1 Summer baker job or finance club where I didn’t really do anything on resume? 4 8mo
+9 Analyst said they'd refer me to others, but ghosted 3 8mo
0 BofA Groups 1 8mo
+33 SF Nightlife Recs 18 8mo
+12 Need guidance on breaking into IB from a non traditional path 1 8mo
0 Best Investment Banking Paths to TMT Investing 1 8mo
+22 Barclays Discovery Diversity Program 2021 211 8mo
+50 Why do you Hate O&G so much??? 31 8mo
+10 Santander Sophomore 2026 Summer Investment Banking Internship 23 8mo
+18 Got Corporate Banking Offer at Top 10 Bank — Still Want to do IB. What’s the Best Path? 11 8mo
+303 UBS Review of Groups in the US 81 8mo
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0 CB Relationship Management / Coverage 2 8mo
+5 Goldman Sachs Off Cycle Internship 4 8mo
+157 EB Recruiting Lead to WSO Students: Help Us Decide Preference over In-Person vs Virtual Superdays 39 8mo
+7 Coffee Chats 4 8mo
+9 PubFin IB Internship- How is it structured? 1 8mo
+21 Help/Advice on making an M&A pitch for a boutique corporate finance firm 3 8mo
+309 The Truth About PWP 133 8mo
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+6 PC Vanilla DL to Distressed / Rx IB 1 8mo
0 Summer Analyst 2027 Discord 2 8mo
+20 WF NYC TMT Culture ? 1 8mo
+9 Houston 2025 Update 0 8mo
+20 Canadian GPAs (3.8 vs 3.9) 17 8mo
+38 Quitting 2Y EB IB for Peace Corps: Is this Insane? What are Job Prospects After? 14 8mo
0 BMO - Leveraged Lending 1 8mo
+6 Cold emailing someone again a month later after no response to initial cold email + follow ups? 2 8mo
+44 Quitting as a 2nd Year without Anything Lined Up 7 8mo
+12 Which Offer: Strategy Consulting vs RX EB 7 8mo
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0 IB Summer 2028 Application Opening Dates 2 8mo
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+22 Interested in Lev Fin - How to prep? 3 8mo
+30 William Blair WLB, Culture and Comp 23 8mo
+6 Alvarez & Marsal Valuation 14 8mo
0 New Movie about IBD 0 8mo
+23 Best staffing model? 13 8mo
+17 Are the stereotypes about bankers vs traders true? 7 8mo
+15 Taking W vs GPA 5 8mo
+9 Partners Group Analyst Program 5 8mo
+11 Follow Up after Rejections? 6 8mo
+11 WF comp 6 8mo
+8 networking emails/week 7 8mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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