+27 Accrued compensation goes up by $10 5 5y
+23 What can 2021 SAs expect in terms of FT conversion ? 8 5y
+4 CADP jpmorgan SA 2020 1 5y
+17 Does WFH improve your work/life balance? (Analysts) 4 5y
+73 Return offer pity party 44 5y
+12 Is MSFin worth it? Where to go? 1 5y
+31 Would you take your 'Dream Group' at a worse bank? 7 5y
+18 What exactly does refinancing debt mean? 5 5y
+14 Distressed Debt Buyback Journal Entry 3 5y
+1 PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY LEADERSHIP STYLE SURVEY IF YOU WORK WITH BANKS IN U.S.! 1 5y
+15 Effect of DTA on free cash flow? 4 5y
+47 20-year-old losing hair - any impact on IB FT offer issues and PE Recruiting? 34 5y
+15 For those who work in financial/operational structuring, why did you want to work in this space and what are you long term goa 1 5y
+6 HSBC postpones FT start date ... again? 1 5y
+374 10 Friendly Reminders While Networking for SA Programs (from a BB Analyst Perspective) 88 5y
+16 London IBD looking to move to US/Dubai 3 5y
+12 What time should I call? 9 5y
+11 2.88 GPA.. do I have a chance? 3 5y
+3 Does the WSO networking guide even exist anymore? 2 5y
+21 best bank account 5 5y
+13 Need Advice - Angry VP 3 5y
+4 How do you value the optionality of a potential project? 1 5y
+18 Return offer rate expectation for Houston offices - EVR/PJT/LAZ 10 5y
+25 In your opinion how does Healthcare Banking look in the future after post-Coronavirus? 11 5y
+9 Jp morgan hirevue advice 3 5y
+12 Current Canada to US Recruiting Prospects? 1 5y
+15 Shareholder Loans vs. Normal Sponsor Equity in LBOs 1 5y
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+39 JPM vs MS vs CS vs Evercore 27 5y
+13 Gs account 5 5y
+9 William Blair Chicago vs Harris Williams Boston vs Lincoln International Chicago 13 5y
+52 What to do when you get a return offer? 12 5y
+18 (Seeking Advice) IBD SA London offers: Citi vs. Rothschild vs. Nomura? 14 5y
+20 What exactly are the direct-hire groups for Evercore? 10 5y
+9 Difference between CDD / FDD findings 1 5y
+3 How to ask for more time on offer? 3 5y
+15 ECM Questions 2 5y
+12 Do I hate banking or is it my industry I'm covering 1 5y
+15 Is cash received before revenue recognition taxed? 1 5y
+13 Easy SA IBD in New York 4 5y
+25 In what sense is enterprise value the value of a firm 9 5y
+46 [serious] why do (mostly) bofa employees insist on calling it baml? 33 5y
+15 RX interview - Unconventional background, how to make the most of this? 1 5y
+35 Big4 or Boutique M&A 16 5y
+3 What means Fixed cost absorption 2 5y
+8 How to quit after first year 5 5y
+14 IBD SA--> PE SA --> IBD FT 4 5y
+12 How to Successfully Navigate Internal Mobility into Bigger City After Getting Offer Following Internship 2 5y
+6 Remote series exam 3 5y
+3 How to name drop multiple names? 2 5y
+17 2 months to sign offer 4 5y
+4 What is a M&A Advisory? 3 5y
+21 Easy banks to get into? 18 5y
+15 Advice for translating deal/trade comp valuation across countries 1 5y
+3 Working with Restructuring Advisors (A&M, THM, AlixPartners) in London 4 5y
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+12 Brown, Gibbons, & Lang - Thoughts? 3 5y
+23 Investment Banking in Japan : how open is it to the foreigners? 6 5y
+4 Combined Enterprise Value in M&A 2 5y
+6 Have Not Gotten Bonus Numbers Yet 5 5y
+11 Outsource my work. 10 5y
+9 Networking prior to sell day 2 5y
+9 Bottom border with space between cells? 3 5y
+33 High, How Are You? 8 5y
+17 Lateralling during Covid 3 5y
+3 PJT Strategic Advisory -- Boston 4 5y
+12 Professionalism and Maintaining Good Relationship - feel Free to Proviee Svice 1 5y
+43 Information on Blackstone Tactical Opportunities 40 5y
+13 Graduation or post-pone for another shot at summer intern spots 5 5y
+22 Urgent!! MTS Health Partners Interview Questions 3 5y
+6 IB Exit: how long do I need to wait before I can buy shares? 2 5y
+3 Two boutiques cancelled their programs on me 2 5y
+39 Best Dress Shoes in the Office 30 5y
+15 Private Equity Interviews and Consulting Case Studies 1 5y
+4 Brazilian intern transfer to NY Office 1 5y
+36 Tom Ford shows to an IB Interview? 16 5y
+24 Scheduled Call with MD - Offer or Rejection? 15 5y
+13 # of years from associate to VP, and counting them correctly? 4 5y
+15 How does an IB floor look like? 3 5y
+12 FT IBD Team Selection 4 5y
+14 How early should I join a zoom superday before my time? 7 5y
+9 Applying to Entry Level Programs with Full-Time Experience 2 5y
+3 Tobin and Co shares an elevator with my dad’s apartment 1 5y
+9 How to stand out as an Undergrad going for internships 1 5y
+7 Reorg Research? 5 5y
+105 Q&A: Former no-name IB Analyst --> Data science/Artificial Intelligence position at large quantitative hedge fund 30 5y
+9 Macquarie London teams 2 5y
+14 Advices on my M&A career 4 5y
+49 Placement/ Sell Day, what the hell is it like? 70 5y
+3 Class Sizes 1 5y
+84 Q&A: VP healthcare IB tier 2 bank, London 58 5y
+15 PJT London - Oil & Gas Team 3 5y
+3 Fixed Charge Cover Ratio 2 5y
+5 Is remote Work Negotiable? 3 5y
+26 Question on calculating Exit Year EBITDA in an LBO 7 5y
+14 MSFT TikTok deal - does the govt typically make money without Trump's finders fee in these deals? 5 5y
+10 How to project out future change in net working capital on DCF? 3 5y
+25 PJT vs. GS M&A London 7 5y
+9 Is it okay to be a job hopper? 2 5y
+34 Lateralling from a mid-market to a BB / EB 14 5y

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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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • 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 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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