+14 Please Help: Different question about how to answer "what other banks are you talking to in interviews" 3 7y
+12 An alternative to trying to get into IB 4 7y
+12 Graduating one semester early, how should I look for academic year internships? 1 7y
+6 Career in Finance? 2 7y
+16 Disabilities Question 5 7y
+12 Is HF Right For Me? 1 7y
+61 IB chance VS Ops sure thing 26 7y
+13 Metals and Mining 21 7y
+19 Investment Banking Career Advice: Do I still have a shot at IB or am I done for? 6 7y
+27 The most stupid/ridiculous question 19 7y
+3 Baruch vs Fordham 1 7y
+141 Reconsidering banking after receiving offer... help? 54 7y
+18 Transition to Full-Time; how to stay motivated w/out returning to undergrad ever again? 6 7y
+9 Goldman VS. MS 1 7y
+15 Guggenheim Restructuring Since Millstein Acquisition? 1 7y
+17 Bulge bracket IB Analyst versus Equity Research at a AM Firm with 3 B AUM 3 7y
+14 Help getting into IB or FO 5 7y
+10 Morgan Stanley 2020 SA HK 8 7y
+12 Building a business network form day 1 1 7y
+27 No deal and no pipeline - waste of time? 9 7y
+12 Discount Rate on Synergies? 1 7y
+90 Q&A: I’m a 2nd-year Associate in Corporate Banking with an online MBA 34 7y
+175 Q&A: Corporate Banking Associate 52 7y
+14 Hoping to Join School's Investment Banking Club 4 7y
+10 VP referral strength 9 7y
+10 Do Analysts Work in Specific Sectors of Banking? 5 7y
+3 Best Public Finance Groups?? 1 7y
+13 Not Enough on Resume 1 7y
+12 Q&A Summer intern at EB that did not get a return offer 4 7y
+14 FIG Interviews for SA/FT recruiting 3 7y
+9 Segments of restructuring 1 7y
+16 Nepotism in IB 7 7y
+20 Transferring From Non-Target? 13 7y
+3 Need Interview Question Advice! 1 7y
+12 I have a grad offer for Amazon SDE, should i throw it away and go for IB? 2 7y
+15 Quiz Time o' the Week! Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE 1 7y
+5 Baruch vs Binghamton? 3 7y
+13 Best laptop for finance/banking 10 7y
+9 W&L vs. UVA 15 7y
+17 Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co (TPH) 2020 SA Recruiting Thread 10 7y
+10 How to identify acquisition target/benefits? 2 7y
+41 Still no IB offer ... what to do now? 16 7y
+73 Q&A: 1st Year Analyst Software M&A - From non-target knucklehead to front office M&A 17 7y
+3 If you don’t get promoted to Associate, and get fired, what to do? 1 7y
+19 Lateral this early? 5 7y
+12 Who else here has been the messenger boy/girl? 1 7y
+21 Guggenheim already recruiting for 2020 55 7y
+6 Do non-IB connections mean anything? 3 7y
+12 Making up for no first year internship 1 7y
+6 Farewell WeWork IPO, we hardly knew ye 3 7y
+12 Do you pay more for a company that leases its machinery or one that owns it? 2 7y
+26 Loan Capital Markets vs HY DCM? 8 7y
+92 What to make of a rejection call? 21 7y
+3 CS 2020 SA FIG Group Advice 1 7y
+18 2 potential career moves, which should I pick? 1 7y
+24 Would you take this job? 31 7y
+105 Toxic Women in IBD: Defense Strategies? 45 7y
+3 Walmart CF Internship to Investment Banking? 2 7y
+50 Is Banking Right For Me? 25 7y
+12 Goldman Sachs verbal offer/background check process 1 7y
+18 What “type” do the BB’s hire 7 7y
+3 HF Investing For Non-Accredited Investors 1 7y
+12 KPMG Corporate Finance to Investment Banking? 1 7y
+12 Lateral from Structured Products 1 7y
+3 If Converted vs. Net Share Settlement 1 7y
+15 Thoughts on BB&T Capital Markets? 7 7y
+34 BB&T Capital Markets in Richmond, VA. 23 7y
+4 Cold Call or Netowrk? 2 7y
+41 Am I too old/poor to get into investment banking? 14 7y
+3 Cost of Debt - Yield to Maturity 2 7y
+3 Top paying entry level jobs in Philadelphia? 1 7y
+53 Downside to not Double Majoring? (Target) 25 7y
+3 How much do non-IB connections help in recruiting? 1 7y
+22 Freshman Internship Help 15 7y
+12 Renege on internal job for better one? 1 7y
+10 Community College Junior Transfer to Berkeley odds of landing an IBD position 6 7y
+12 Transition from Buy side ER to IB 1 7y
+48 Q&A: Current Private Equity Associate and Former IB Analyst 9 7y
+3 PJT RSSG 2020 FT Process 2 7y
+3 Best IB analyst hacks? 2 7y
+31 Confused about IBD and PE Associate Salary 1 7y
+30 Summer 2020 Diversity Programs - any left? 1 7y
+5 PE Club on IB Resume 2 7y
+20 Undergrad for IB: Northwestern (Kellogg), IU Kelley, Notre Dame Mendoza, UVA (McIntire), UT Austin 9 7y
+3 Towercos Deals 1 7y
+32 Is It Good To Network With Professors 9 7y
+10 TMT Coverage Pitch book 1 7y
+3 jp Morgan winning undergraduate women asset&wealty management DC interns anyone? 1 7y
+3 NYU CAS ECON? 3 7y
+17 How can I learn a language whilst working ~80hours/week? 9 7y
+12 Restructuring IB Exit Opps 2 7y
+19 Notable Recent FIG Transactions 5 7y
+3 Wells Fargo Public Finance Interview Questions 1 7y
+3 Tech vs. Consumer 3 7y
+53 Q&A: Ratings Advisor (HY/IG Markets) in Asia 6 7y
+3 Credit Suisse Assessment/ Banking Hirevue 1 7y
+29 Cantor Fitzgerald- Comp & Culture 9 7y
+18 Thought Experiment 3 7y
+27 Chill Senior Year or Take More Finance and Accounting Classes? 21 7y
+3 CCBSI Superday Atlanta 1 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 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

November 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

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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