0 Move graduate schemes 0 11y
0 Is the week that BBs dedicate to series 79 training enough? 9 11y
+2 Still Searching for IB JOB 4 11y
+7 2014 UBS Sophomore Symposium 79 11y
0 Careers in IB 2 11y
0 For Sale - Knopman Series 79 - Limited Rep. Investment Banking Exam Manual - 4th Edition 2 11y
0 2014 Oil & Gas Case Competition and Conference. 5 11y
+13 How Sale of PPE flow through the 3 statements? (with some twists) 4 11y
0 Summer Analyst/Associate Dings 4 11y
0 BAML Psycho 0 11y
+11 GCA Savvian versus Houlihan versus Moelis? 12 11y
0 Merchant Bank Salary & Bonus 2 11y
0 EBITDA and provisions 0 11y
0 Submit a question for upcoming "Best Practices for Technical Interviews" webinar 3 11y
0 Goldman Sachs vs Wolverine trading for technology? 4 11y
+17 Best research platform for M&A? 6 11y
0 Investment Banking Services? 7 11y
+41 Leave firm? Illegal / questionable business activity going on 53 11y
+14 Leveraged Loan Documentation / Negotiated Items 8 11y
0 Modelling reverse exponential growth 0 11y
+8 Top boutique (Lazard, Greenhill, Evercore,...) vs Top HF (Citadel, DE Shaw, Bridgewater,...) 9 11y
0 Investment banking - Private placement unit VS. Brokerage firm ?? 1 11y
0 2014 WSO Community Rankings for Investment Banks Coming Soon... 3 11y
0 Accepted BB IBD Offer - Off Second Semester Senior Year, what should I do?? 3 11y
0 Pillar Capital Advisors 0 11y
0 Operating leases and R&D question 5 11y
+13 Private Co model question 7 11y
+65 Need Life Advice - Dropping out of college/dropping IB search 26 11y
0 Great Article - Describing the Sales Process 0 11y
+10 Question on entry multiple and exit multiple 4 11y
+11 Need advice/input 3 11y
0 FLDP Rotation Decision Day - ALL ADVICE WELCOME 2 11y
+40 How to Spin Back Office Job to IB 37 11y
+8 Distressed debt buyback accounting 8 11y
0 Possible to step away and come back? 4 11y
+65 Current / Former Bankers: What's the one thing you wish prospective SA / FT analysts knew in the interview / hiring process? 34 11y
+96 Second Year IB Analyst Answering Questions 86 11y
+7 Best Intro Finance Book 13 11y
+5 Laidback or competitive 7 11y
0 Trends in TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) 4 11y
+19 How much "researching" should you do on the people you meet at a networking event/coffee chat? 6 11y
0 JP Morgan EMEA - Where to attach Cover Letter? 1 11y
+22 Student Advice - Continue trying to break in? 20 11y
0 Raymond James 2015 analyst positions 5 11y
0 Investment Management Goldman Sachs? 15 11y
+50 Interview With ThePillowPocket Founder Chad Riddersen, Pt. 1 32 11y
0 What would give a bigger bonus -- being happy or sad 4 11y
+13 Best Way to Leverage Experience as Paranormal Investigator? 4 11y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets Undergraduate Internship (Phone Call in 2 hours) 4 11y
+131 Why We Hired a Non-Target 1st Year - IB Analyst 45 11y
0 Thinking about Quitting current job to lateral to IB 9 11y
0 Sending email after information session 6 11y
0 IBD: Setting realistic expectations 4 11y
+17 Are Info Sessions at Targets Meaningless? 17 11y
0 IBD SA strength-based interview 3 11y
+33 Help: Working with MD 22 11y
0 Group specific investment banking applications 2 11y
0 URGENT: Need help with case challenge that's due tmrw evening! 3 11y
0 Can someone explain to me what this is? 1 11y
0 Capital Markets / Treasury Services 5 11y
+38 Do everyone with a 3.5 GPA + target school really all are guaranteed interviews? Are all recruiters on WSO FAT LIERS? 26 11y
0 LevFin vs Restructuring vs HY Credit Research for Distressed Debt HF 1 11y
0 Sum-of the parts DCF help! 1 11y
+15 An Oops for Goldman Sachs in Its Advice on Vista-Tibco Merger (Dealbook article) 7 11y
0 Misrepresented GPA during interview. 11 11y
0 Ideal timing for my jump to Investment Banking? 2 11y
+50 Q&A with WSO Founder, Patrick (Part 1) 32 11y
0 PowerPoint Shortcuts & Tricks 2 11y
0 Renewable Energy - Solar Deals - Help 0 11y
0 Need Help with Finance Overview - ASAP 0 11y
+12 lets praise the SKILLS investment banking has taught us 14 11y
0 Biotech rNPV approach question 1 11y
0 Someone explain this please? 2 11y
0 Morgan Stanley GCM (ECM, DCM, LevFin) Compensation 7 11y
0 SA Offer for Spring Start? 5 11y
+24 How to figure out if I-Banking is right for me 18 11y
+12 IB Phone Interview Summer Analyst Internship 8 11y
+27 BB Corporate Banking vs. Elite Boutique Investment Banking 14 11y
0 Where do I fit in this business? 2 11y
+12 international student, MSF program, no-targeting university how to break into I-B for summer inter 5 11y
0 Best Offer to Get Back into Banking 6 11y
0 Non-Controlling Interest Question - Calculation of EV 2 11y
0 Would you rather invest in a +NWC or -NWC firm? 2 11y
0 CFO Increasing Earnings Interview Question 2 11y
0 Any NYU Juniors want to do the Credit Suisse Case Competition? 0 11y
0 Resume verbage/wording? 3 11y
0 Public Finance M&A 4 11y
0 Final year undergraduate student, what should I expect from a finance forum hosted by my university? 0 11y
+9 How to put together a schedule for a case competition? 2 11y
+10 Does anyone who isn't a gross hippie like the band Phish? 13 11y
0 Is this website legit? 3 11y
0 FO Administrative tasks we love to hate 0 11y
0 Future on The Street 7 11y
0 Potential IB Career 0 11y
0 Senior with BB IBD Accepted Offer - Academic Question 11 11y
0 Is this a bad role post-MBA? 4 11y
0 Take DCM Role to get into banking? Move to Lev Fin? 0 11y
0 Analyst at Three Banks? 1 11y
+31 What do restructuring bankers do on the creditor side? 9 11y
+79 Cold Feet 34 11y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
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