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
0 Rising Junior SA Chances 5 10y
0 Working in services industrie boring? 0 10y
+20 Mezzanine Debt 11 10y
0 I really need some help - Big Four Corporate Finance to new boutique 3 10y
+26 Starting young 17 10y
+3 Didnt get into major, now what? 6 10y
0 University Thomson One 3 10y
+20 Cornell ILR School... How Screwed Am I? 11 10y
0 Banking Coverage Groups and Entrepreneurship 2 10y
+3 Insights for Evercore private funds group 3 10y
+11 Is my networking strategy gonna potentially Black Ball me from firms? 6 10y
0 Summer internship final decision 0 10y
0 Intuitive Definition of IRR 7 10y
0 More prestigious: big law vs. small consulting/banking. 6 10y
0 Stern Majors Undergraduate 22 10y
+20 Didn't get any IBD offers. Should I try Commercial Banking or Private Banking? 9 10y
0 BB class sizes 2 10y
0 Is it too early to talk recruiting for 2017? 0 10y
+27 DCM at One Man Boutique? 14 10y
0 CPA --> IB Analyst 6 10y
0 Valuing/selling a single stand-alone restaurant - thoughts? 5 10y
0 IB associate after post-exp. MFin or IB analyst after pre-exp MFin? 10 10y
0 Travel Industry Coverage 3 10y
+15 How difficult is internal acceptance to UVA - McIntire? 11 10y
+13 UVA out-of-state vs. UNC in-state for undergrad business 9 10y
+15 Investment Banking Institute vs. Breaking into Wall Street 12 10y
0 GM Financial ABS internship to IB fixed income? 2 10y
0 2016 Background Check 3 10y
+13 Delaying Graduation to get an IB internship 12 10y
0 Summer Associate to FT transition rate 1 10y
+40 Observation on career happiness 24 10y
+18 IB vs S&T Summer Analyst Job Openings 7 10y
0 ASU or Bard College... to BB internship? 0 10y
0 FactSet hot keys on personal computer 0 10y
0 Viaticals - Life settlement 8 10y
0 Wachovia Sales and Trading - Received a platform offer 1 10y
+22 Volcker Rule - How does this affect them? 6 10y
0 What Do I Do? - Advice on how to get an ibanking analyst program 9 10y
0 What do I do? - Recently got rejected by a BB 10 10y
0 What are my options? - Seeking some advice 7 10y
0 What are my options? - Looking for guidance on how to break into IB 7 10y
+14 What do I do now? - Junior at semi-target with a 3.7 7 10y
+5 What shot do i have - Constructive criticism 13 10y
0 What now? - What else should I be doing? 7 10y
0 What Now - Unsuccessful in landing an analyst position 13 10y
0 What's next? - Current sophmore thinking about transferring 6 10y
0 What to make of this - First round interview at a hedge fund 3 10y
0 What to make of this? - Emailed HR contact 4 10y
0 Where do you guys look for jobs? - Monstertrak? 4 10y
0 Which internship? - Sophmore year at a semi-target 11 10y
0 Which Internship? - IB SA 9 10y
+15 Who am I? - Former head of Morgan Stanley Global Proprietary Group 48 10y
0 Which school is better? - Better placements? 35 10y
0 Which job should I take? - Two internship offers 3 10y
+47 Why Investment Banking? - No contribution to society 136 10y
0 Why - Analysts 6 10y
+7 WHY??? - So many financial regulatory agencies in the U.S. 6 10y
0 World Finance Job Conference - Anyone going in April? 7 10y
0 Working hours - Pursuing a MBA at one of the premier b-schools 10 10y
+30 Working for the Fed - Breaking into ib/s&t 30 10y
+35 How to keep skills in check? 40 10y
0 Sophomore Year Internship - Rankings? 8 10y
0 Spring Internships - Goldman 2 10y
0 Summer Analyst Recruiting - Is it decided before? 0 10y
+16 Summer Analyst Positions - Any chance of getting an IB internship? 4 10y
0 Summer Options - Prospective options 1 10y
0 Superday - What exactly is going on? 3 10y
0 Taking the CFA - Standing out in the job market 1 10y
0 Take buyside internship now or wait for IB? - Junior at semi-target 4 10y
0 Thanks - Semi/non-target and didn't have an internship with any banks 3 10y
+17 Thanks! - Attending a non-target in the middle of nowhere 12 10y
0 Technicals - Which company yields higher valuation? 13 10y
0 The DAK Group - Any experience with the group? 9 10y
+19 Thomas Weisel Partners - Prestige? 29 10y
0 Transition - Harder to break into typical M&A after a top MBA? 2 10y
0 Two questions - What do you make of that? 3 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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