0 Hello WSO! F500 Corporate Finance Guy trying to break into Investment Banking! 9 6y
0 Netowrking with someone within a bank not IBD - Worth it? 3 6y
+9 Rather than bonus numbers, about weather numbers? 35 6y
+3 William Blair - Charlotte 1 6y
0 JPM Oil & Gas 2 6y
+26 Non-Target, 3.91 GPA, Could Not turn Interview into SA Offer, Now Try to Fight for FT, Need your Advices/Help 25 6y
+12 Third Year, Semi-Target, 3.25 GPA: Couldn't Land SA IB internship, what to do to best prepare for FT IB recruiting? 2 6y
+78 Where should I go for undergrad for the best shot at making it to the street? 78 6y
0 Investment Bank In the LA area 21 6y
+12 Applying as unprepared Sophomore: potential downsides? 1 6y
+12 Would you work for Deutsche Bank ? 1 6y
+12 Midstream Valuation 2 6y
0 Macabacus Lite 2 6y
+8 IN COLLEGE 1 6y
+7 TAMU bankers out there? 10 6y
+6 Houston JEFF/JPM/Simmons 1 6y
+15 How is UNC/Emory/Texas MBA for IB associate recruiting 8 6y
+14 Better Pre MBA Experience. ? 4 6y
+56 2014-2019 U.S. Energy M&A League Table 23 6y
+120 An Overview of Technology Media and Telecom (TMT) - Part 2 of 2 32 6y
0 RBC vs Macquarie in Houston 7 6y
+30 Where do y'all see IB, HF, and PE in 5 and 10 years? 17 6y
0 Macquarie Houston Energy - New Management 2 6y
+4 Southeastern Investment Banking Salaries 1 6y
0 ALPFA Convention-2014 2-5 August 0 6y
0 Simmons & Co. Superday FT interview help 3 6y
0 Rising Senior, Looking for help on FT recruiting after 3 boutique IB internships....is it possible? 1 6y
+10 A&D Houston - TPH vs Citi vs RBC 17 6y
+12 M7 vs. Top 10 vs. UT/RICE 2 6y
+25 J.P. Morgan and now UBS? What exactly is the state of investment banking... 1 6y
+16 Best M7 Schools for Oil & Gas IB in Houston 12 6y
0 MY TWO-THREE YEAR CAREER PLAN!! CONSTRUCTIVELY CRITICISE PLEASE 3 6y
0 Am I being unrealistic or naive? 1 6y
+18 No Idea what I'm doing 8 6y
0 Difference A&D / IB 11 6y
+19 secured property 9 6y
+3 Citi Corporate Banking vs TD Securities IB? 1 6y
+27 Shakeup in Houston 21 6y
0 Blackhill Partners 1 6y
0 Non-Traditional questions! 9 6y
0 Boutique VS. Bulge Bracket in Houston 2 6y
0 DB Oil & Gas - Houston 4 6y
+6 Guggenheim O&G Houston Office 1 6y
0 Targeting Internship Search 2 6y
+3 Deloitte Corporate Finance FT Superday 4 6y
+13 Need help getting a full time job, undergrad from India graduating this December ! 2 6y
0 Simmons & Co. Houston IBD Summer Analyst 1st Round 3 6y
+4 Tudor Pickering Holt & Co (TPH) 1st Rounds? 7 6y
0 Morgan Stanley IBD Houston, TX Summer Analyst Timeline 3 6y
+4 BAML Charlotte Office 3 6y
+3 Guggenheim Houston? 1 6y
+3 Calling HR about Travel Logistics 2 6y
+10 TD Securities US Reputation? 3 6y
+10 Moelis LA vs. Evercore/Citi Houston vs. Barclays/CS NY vs. RBC 4 6y
+49 18 Months - Need Some Direction 25 6y
+12 Siraj Raval AI paper plagiarizer, wanted to be an IBanker 1 6y
+21 Thoughts about getting a Master's Degree and re-recruiting 2 6y
0 WF Industrials vs. Energy & Power (Charlotte) 3 6y
+3 JP Morgan CIB Risk Summer Analyst (Texas) 1 6y
0 MSF then work then MBA then IB? 4 6y
+11 Opps. in Texas 4 6y
0 Looking for input on a finance advising internship 0 6y
0 help needed in ugrad school choice 10 6y
0 Searching for a Houston summer roommate 1 6y
0 Exit Opps in Dallas 0 6y
0 McCombs MBA vs. M7 MBA 6 6y
+182 What do sophomores usually do for internships? 260 6y
0 Test scores 1 6y
+3 Intern Housing in Charlotte 1 6y
+4 Wells Fargo Atlanta IB 5 6y
0 Wells Fargo IBD Coverage/Product Groups & Locations 1 6y
+5 Wells Fargo Securities Associate Lifestyle 8 6y
0 Dallas IBD 6 6y
+1 Wells Fargo Securities Analyst Program Senior 4 6y
0 Houlihan Lokey Dallas Info? 9 6y
0 Wells Fargo FIG IB phone screen 4 6y
0 Need Networking Advice!! 1 6y
+19 Calling all Energy guys 7 6y
+3 COVID-19 Summer IB Outlook Now 1 6y
0 Suntust Robinson Humphrey Energy Group 0 6y
0 How can I get a finance internship? 0 6y
0 Former BoA female banker settles 'bro's club' bias lawsuit 0 6y
0 Houston IB Citi vs Evercore vs Barclays 1 6y
+18 Military Service and Investment Banking 6 6y
+9 Houston IB - Working From Home 1 6y
+18 Lazard Houston Deal Flow and MM vs Freres 8 6y
0 Do any of you regret not going into computer programming/engineering? 3 6y
+12 Wells Fargo Sophomore Diversity Summit 2016 22 6y
+11 Questions about the investment banking industry 2 6y
+34 Justine Tobin calls her finished deals "Tombstones;" and other recents from the only person qualified to succeed Jamie Dimon.... 6 6y
+24 COVID-19 Effect on Houston O+G Internships and Hiring 10 6y
+18 What to major/school for Investment Banking? 4 6y
+11 2 internships No Offer 3 6y
0 Post-Undergrad Hourly Compensation at Smaller IB 0 6y
0 William and Mary or Virginia Tech's Seed program? 1 6y
0 Applying to Junior/Senior Internships as a Sophomore? 6 6y
+8 Top Dallas Investment Banks 16 6y
+7 Charlotte Summer Roommate 7 6y
+41 EMBA recruiting 19 6y
+3 Corporate Banking - Houston 3 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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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