+12 Need Guidance for SA - IB in NYC 0 6y
+13 Applying for multiple positions at JPM and GS 7 6y
+20 Advice after rescinded offer 2 6y
+14 Debt Covenants: FCCR & DSCR 3 6y
+23 Raymond James IBD Rep 30 6y
+4 Logging Intern Hours for Virtual IB Internship? 2 6y
+3 Ask for a raise or not? Just a thought. 3 6y
+54 Intern Hours During Virtual Internship? 53 6y
+10 Experience / clout vs. comp 1 6y
+5 RBC Super Day 4 6y
+9 Request: IMS data 1 6y
+14 Search Fund sans Finance Exp - How to externally validate LBO model? 3 6y
+28 it just doesn’t make sense 15 6y
+12 Investing in Real Estate as an Investment Banking Analyst 2 6y
+3 Final Year student- Goldman Sachs 2021 SA 2 6y
+9 How big does a deal have to be to be considered prestigious? 4 6y
+23 Taking a lesser job in COVID 5 6y
+6 Call with GS recruiting 11 6y
+30 CS FIG 2021 Interview 77 6y
+226 NEW YORK is OVERRATED 64 6y
+97 Best college major for IB at Ivy? 36 6y
+6 Cold emails considered spam? 1 6y
+9 20 min walk to work - London - is it ok ? 6 6y
+9 Anyone who would like to help a recent high school grad who is trying to intern at a boutique investment bank this fall 1 6y
+3 Goldman 2021 FT IB NYC not showing? 3 6y
+15 Switching Groups at Associate Level 1 6y
+20 How to be appreciative and stop comparing with others? 4 6y
+27 Are there really differences in BB culture? 16 6y
+41 How bad is IBD Associate Life at a BB? 22 6y
+8 not seeing investment banking on Goldman’s 2021 new analyst job post? 6 6y
+10 B of A Delay 10 6y
+3 Will most of the 2021 full-time recruiting take place internally? 1 6y
+22 Investment Banking analyst Scrub 15 6y
+467 I F***ING HATE NEW YORK 390 6y
+6 How Well do Diversity Programs feed into the firm? 1 6y
+27 Boutiques/MMs that pay street (@ analyst level)? 53 6y
+219 IB VS. COMP SCI 78 6y
+12 What role do industry coverage groups play in financings? 3 6y
+4 What bank is on the KKW / Coty Deal? 4 6y
+7 Insurance M&A - Financing and Capital Restrictions 1 6y
+18 Onsite summer program but unable to work onsite - virtual intern seeks help 5 6y
0 BAML LA 13 6y
+9 Impact of COVID on Investment Banking Associate recruting 3 6y
+3 Getting ghosted by HR? 3 6y
+68 Rising Junior Losing Hope and In Need of Advice 32 6y
+3 Villanova OCR Firms 1 6y
+29 When to resign during covid 7 6y
+9 Underwriting IPO 2 6y
+9 Thesis in AM --> Interview in IB 1 6y
+11 M&A or RX 6 6y
+63 Moelis NY in 2020? Top Groups? Exits? 31 6y
+33 Where are the following banks in their recruitment process? 20 6y
+24 CFA Level One In College 7 6y
+15 How do you deal with a "bad" analyst? 1 6y
+27 cost of equity question?? 8 6y
+9 Cellphones from your investment bank? 4 6y
+4 How are bonuses calculated? 4 6y
+14 IB vs. PE LBO model 1 6y
+55 I messed up... 27 6y
+20 IB INTERN-How To Get The Return Offer 5 6y
+42 How is Baird viewed in 2020? 31 6y
+22 FT 2020 : When can analysts expect to be in NYC, given Covid-19 situation? 28 6y
+18 IB vs. Consulting 1 6y
+20 Feeling lost in the Finance industry - Advice Appreciated! 2 6y
+26 GS Employees - How do you deal with compliance restrictions on brokerage accounts? 5 6y
+118 London vs New York Money wise 203 6y
+15 Why does the WSO community seem to have little interest in working for themselves? 5 6y
+3 Masters in Real Estate for REIB? 2 6y
+20 Cold Emailing MDs and Board members, Heads of Banks 52 6y
+15 Taking a gap year after uni after doing an internship in the summer of 3rd year 1 6y
+20 LatAm M&A Groups NYC 27 6y
+9 Transferring Office Locations Briefly for Fun 1 6y
+13 BAML Charlotte? 10 6y
+42 Why are you doing this? 22 6y
+27 Credit Suisse Pymetrics Test 29 6y
+26 vegetarian bankers 13 6y
+574 IB LIFE HACKS 146 6y
+22 Pursuing Olympics 2020 instead of IB job...How to stay relevant? 15 6y
+21 How to answer "Where are you at with other firms?" 10 6y
+18 IB --> Quant Fund 4 6y
+3 Role of IB in PPP 1 6y
+11 Reneging for a non IB job 4 6y
+3 Valuation Overview of Latin American Companies 1 6y
+15 Big 4 NPL Solutions 6 6y
+44 Toxic boss in M&A Boutique: get bonus and run or jump ship immediately? 17 6y
+12 Do Boutique investment banks Like Rothschild hire MBAs for assosciate position from American Business Schools? 1 6y
+11 Reneging on 2021 SA Offer 12 6y
+6 Sales and Trading, anything to learn? 1 6y
+10 Goldman fails Stress Test -- this in any way impact return offers? 9 6y
+53 Who’s the new Drexel Burnham? 32 6y
+17 Best role in Capital Markets 5 6y
+19 Gap Year B/C Corona OK? 11 6y
+26 Judgment? 6 6y
+3 Joint Venture filings - HELP! 1 6y
+12 Undergrad Choices: Dartmouth vs. Northwestern vs. Georgetown vs. USC vs. Emory 19 6y
+17 London FT 2020 15 6y
+157 Liberal in Investment Banking? 130 6y
+26 Are companies willing to sponsor you for a work permit- if you get the offer? 30 6y
+63 Post-MBA IBD associate compensation 129 6y
+209 End of elitism 112 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

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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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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