0 Will the Investment Bank you work for make the list? Your vote could be the deciding one! 2 9y
+10 BB&T vs. PNC vs. SunTrust Capital Markets 2 9y
+45 Why do Investment Bankers like American Psycho So Much? 11 9y
+53 Top Groups for EBs 27 9y
0 Is there a tangible difference in compensation between the post-MBA-->Associate and the direct Analyst-->Associate route? 3 10y
+15 2015 Investment Banking Interview Prep Pack PLUS ...New updated version just released! 0 10y
0 Wallstreet Looking for Insecure Grads? 4 10y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 4/11-4/18 0 10y
0 Retired bankers lecturing the Wall Street culture 0 10y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 11/29 - 12/6 0 10y
+15 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up 11/08 - 11/15 0 10y
0 Verizon looks to buy stake in Verizon Wireless for 100 billion 7 10y
+28 Why do people in finance complain about the long hours? 24 10y
+14 Becoming an Industry Expert 17 10y
0 How quickly does it start? 1 10y
+118 Blackrock MD BY 31: Ask me Anything 37 10y
+96 How IBD Makes (or Loses) Money and Why that Matters to You 9 10y
+67 Microsoft To Acquire LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion 45 10y
+44 Q&A: Went from S&T to Cap Markets to M&A to MF PE 20 10y
+15 Big 4 RX vs lazard, rothschild, HL RX 7 10y
0 Junior summer at boutique IB - what else to do to catch up with BB interns 1 10y
0 When Does 2016 FT Recruiting Start? MM Banks? 0 10y
+15 218 reasons to vote for Obama 28 10y
+17 Liar's Poker film in the works 17 10y
0 Aon Securities 2 10y
0 Structured Commodity Finance Investment Banking 2 10y
+65 Messaging on LinkedIn 70 10y
+4 FT Analyst Training: What time of year? 5 10y
+7 Firepower Analysis - General&Interview question 4 10y
0 Is WSP/BIWS similar to what is produced on the job? 1 10y
+99 How many of the senior bankers on your team do you reckon will die alone 33 10y
+6 Why do you need valuation in recapitalization pitches? 4 10y
+93 So, I've failed, so far... 39 10y
+18 Drug testing AFTER initial pre-employment drug test 12 10y
+69 Reminder that banks don't really care about junior employees 32 10y
+66 How did you prepare for the investment banking lifestyle? 20 10y
0 Deal fee/group bonus pool breakdown 1 10y
+48 Which is better for Wall Street in the long term? 16 10y
+195 The Allure of Investment Banking 107 10y
0 Positions/Hierarchy in Middle Office 0 10y
+13 How often do people in IBD check their school emails? 9 10y
+15 McGill Desautels Faculty of Management = To which US Business School? 13 10y
0 Access to CapIQ to FactSet Bloomberg through School 3 10y
+17 Deciding between a few offers as a first year risk analyst 5 10y
+51 Less BB IB Full-time offers given out this summer? 35 10y
0 Is congressional staffer to BB IB a reasonable path? 4 10y
+144 Car lease recommendations - First Year Analyst 120 10y
0 Junior yr. transfer resume education section for SA recruitment - Optimal strategy 5 10y
0 Casting - Documentary - A Day in the Life of a Wall Street Banker 0 10y
0 Bank of America Global commercial Banking 0 10y
+3 Undergraduate Major at Non-Target School 4 10y
0 Wall Street Prep Account 0 10y
+63 WSJ article - Banker's Worst Nightmare 25 10y
+145 Harvard is a Joke 140 10y
+56 If I expect to be graduating into a recession, how should I adjust my career path starting out? 18 10y
+2 Pay for International Banks in NY: Nomura, Macquarie, BNP, Credit Agricole, Societe Generale, MUFG 4 10y
0 Change of Working Capital from a semi-annual to an annual model 2 10y
0 Hennion & Walsh Company Info?? 6 10y
0 Non-salary Compensation at Banks 1 10y
0 Transaction Services to Front End Investment Banking (M&A) 0 10y
0 Should I update my interviewer about unrelated internship? 2 10y
0 Pension on financial statements 0 10y
+24 Superday Etiquette 7 10y
0 IB Sophomore Internship and Involvement in a Deal: A Disadvantage for SA Recruiting? 2 10y
0 Recruitment advice for a rising junior from a target 1 10y
0 GPA vs Grades 9 10y
+304 Advice for New Analysts Seeking PE Exits 67 10y
+3 am i screwed? 14 10y
0 Transfering to USC 2 10y
+6 Excel Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) - Recommendation for Setup? 3 10y
0 Explaining Lay-off 1 10y
0 Risk management: exit opportunities? 0 10y
0 Does Anyone Else Hate Phone Interviews? 10 10y
0 Carco Background Check 0 10y
+26 DCF Modeling Question 6 10y
0 Hypothetical situation regarding a FT offer 0 10y
0 Special Sits -> MBA -> HF/AM? 5 10y
+18 Question about calculating IRR on a rolling basis 5 10y
+29 Recent Ivy Grad with a 3.9 GPA/missed OCR... screwed? 38 10y
+4 reputation of SIG? 3 10y
+185 How WSO has enhanced my IB/PE career 43 10y
+4 Is UC Berkeley a target school? 3 10y
+235 Full Time Recruiting 345 10y
0 Houlihan Lokey FAS vs. Houlihan Lokey IB 3 10y
0 Next Steps? Non-target with boutique internship looking for advice 5 10y
+19 What are the fastest ways to learn how to do DCFs, Merger Models, and Transaction and Public Comps in Excel in 3 Days? 4 10y
0 What to Study for IB 4 10y
0 Can Anyone Offer Advice On Career Options? 0 10y
+2 First year summer bonus? FT? 0 10y
0 Anyone joining Blackstone in June as a 1st Year? 0 10y
+2 What do your friends and family think? 1 10y
+25 Can I Get an Analyst Position at an Investment Bank? 31 10y
0 Bottom to mid bucket bonus 5 10y
0 The S79 Transfer Puzzle 0 10y
+118 Q&A: Non-Target + <2.7 gpa = EB IB Analyst 69 10y
+7 Why the acronym M&A? 4 10y
0 How to spot undervalued stocks beyond a low P/E ratio? 1 10y
+29 Networking for FT starts now? 23 10y
0 Current MM LBO Debt Mix/Rates/Terms 4 10y
+9 Working out at the office gym as an intern 6 10y

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%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 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 (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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