0 Background Check - I think I made a mistake 7 13y
+15 Goldman Will Begin Layoffs 13 13y
0 Career question 3 13y
0 Hello, freshman here directly from LSO 1 13y
0 What's the street using these days? 26 13y
0 Following up for Internship 10 13y
0 How Long to Answer Questions? 3 13y
0 Following up after submitting resume 1 13y
+20 Leveraged Finance - Associate Level Exit Options 10 13y
0 Broker doesn't like non IG :( 3 13y
0 Citi Corporate Banking SA Superday 0 13y
0 Promotion in Corporate Finance 8 13y
0 How often/possible to switch sectors? 5 13y
0 Thank you again? 5 13y
0 Resume Lines 1 13y
0 Contact or No? So confused... (HELP!) 5 13y
0 Need Advice For Which Internship to Pick 12 13y
0 Company Database Update & Other Updates 0 13y
+17 Email format when my name already exists in company 13 13y
0 How much does school brand help for MM, boutiques in southeast? 4 13y
0 Tech Training before internship 1 13y
+27 DJIA New Cycle Highs! Wait, What? My Theories on the Current Market 19 13y
+23 Drinking 34 13y
+22 Barclays Infrastructure Analyst Program - Back Office? Exit Opps? 4 13y
0 Potential Interview Question 1 13y
0 2.7 first semester GPA...How do you stay motivated? 5 13y
+60 How did IB affect your personality? 31 13y
+20 Come say hi to my business card holder 30 13y
0 Need advice about current internship 9 13y
+41 Tough Offer Choice 26 13y
+21 What kind of F'n BS is this shit? 14 13y
0 GS IBD-PSI Post-Superday Question 10 13y
0 Deloitte Mergers and Acquisitions Transaction Services 2 13y
+5 Veteran Networking 4 13y
0 Based on this company description what do you think a junior person would mainly be doing? 1 13y
0 Catholic Church's Orders 6 13y
+77 Is College as Useless as They Say ? 69 13y
0 minority interest?? 0 13y
0 does Employee benefit obligations affect cash flow statement? 1 13y
0 Advice Needed Regarding Work Visa 1 13y
+35 Bonus Bananas February 15, 2013 18 13y
+69 Smokin' Deal on Treehouse 40 13y
+32 networking into boutique investment banks 27 13y
0 Help Monkeys! 0 13y
0 Do boutiques hire fresh grads who haven't done an SA? 4 13y
0 Help/Tips for MMs and Boutiques? 1 13y
+77 Delaying graduation: good/bad idea? 107 13y
+26 Lord Vader Takes Silicon Valley 16 13y
0 2012 Wall Street Bonuses, Here's An App For That! 15 13y
0 Please help, resume review 4 13y
+19 MBA or not 9 13y
0 Follow up again or not? 1 13y
0 Corporate Finance Question: Equity/Call Option Debt/Option Portfolio 5 13y
0 WSO Guide 1 13y
+27 IBD FT Recruiting Timeline 57 13y
0 Future plans on your resume? 6 13y
0 Bullfit: Figuring out fit 0 13y
0 Rothschild vs Houlihan Lokey vs Deutsche Bank 13 13y
+2 Duetshe Bank basically only wants Japanese superhumans. 17 13y
+143 DOJ Rolls Over and Wets on Itself 78 13y
0 Question for Ex-Bankers who Still Frequent WSO... 1 13y
0 How Barry Rosenstein got his job - Graham &Doddsville interview 4 13y
0 Excel Formatting Question 4 13y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 02/02-02/08 0 13y
0 Is having an MBA automatically make you an Goldman Sachs Associate? 1 13y
0 Harris Williams Industry / Data Reports 2 13y
0 Types of I-Banking Careers 2 13y
0 Deutsche Bank IBD SA Interview 6 13y
+18 does being self-taught matters? 6 13y
0 Bloomberg vs. ThomsonOne Data 4 13y
+17 A fresh new credit risk analyst in BB's wholesale banking arm 6 13y
+14 Investment Banking, ROSENBAUM, PEARL Book Vs. Breaking into Wall Street 3 13y
0 3.4 math-econ double from UChicago-good enough? 7 13y
+18 Strong MM vs WF 9 13y
+28 Morgan Stanley OR Perella Weinberg... 46 13y
0 MIT endowment 0 13y
0 Second round interview on campus? 1 13y
+10 Network before interview? 6 13y
0 UBS Senior Banker Bonuses? 0 13y
+32 Dell LBO Model 7 13y
0 Bank Street Group SA Superday 0 13y
0 Goldman Sachs On Campus Sophomore IB Interview 8 13y
+42 Bad bonus season at BB - move to elite / MM? 30 13y
0 Why FV = Market Cap + Interest Bearing Debt - Cash and not FV = Market Cap + Interest Bearing Debt + Long Term Liabilities ... 5 13y
0 Connect For A Cause Launches Nationally 5 13y
0 Goldman and JP Morgan recruiting FO at Baruch 10 13y
+16 Is MBA or direct promote from analyst the only way to become an associate? 16 13y
0 Unlevered Free Cash - Conflicting Definitions From Interviewers 7 13y
0 How would you project the demand for oil over the next year 0 13y
0 Yay or Nay 11 13y
+47 Q about an M&A deal 25 13y
0 SA recruiting not working out for me. Where to go from here? 7 13y
0 Why Do Pref Shares Get Added in the EV Equation? 2 13y
0 Barclays ER or Citi IBD? 6 13y
0 Liquidation Preference Q - First-Out/Last-Out 0 13y
+17 Bypassing HR? (FT) 9 13y
+21 Quitting my job in 1 hr... 51 13y
+15 How to break into I banking as a freshman ? 10 13y
0 Operational risk management vs actuary 2 13y
0 DOJ Unsure About AB InBev Takeover Of Group Modelo 9 13y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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 (73) $101
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