0 Do I Still Have a Shot - Analyst position 1 10y
+17 Do I have a chance at BB - Double majoring in IS and Finance 11 10y
0 Do I have a chance at BB - Lower ranked state public school 3 10y
0 ECM to Equity Research - Thoughts? 11 10y
0 ECM - Hedge FOF - Long-term commitment 11 10y
0 Early interviews - Full-time recruitment 20 10y
0 Early Interviews - SA position next summer? 5 10y
0 Dumb question - Does this mean that the school is a target? 3 10y
0 Duke Markets and Management Studies Certificate - Views? 10 10y
0 Elevation Partners - Still active? 2 10y
0 Energy Group - Contacted by a BB 3 10y
0 Engineering Major Needs Advice - Currently studying electrical engineering 2 10y
+32 Equity Research to PE - Have been working in sell-side ER for a large bank for almost a year 21 10y
0 Equity Research - No access to ER 8 10y
0 Equity research - Worked 2 years at a boutique CF house 0 10y
0 Equities Sales - Interning at Goldman 2 10y
0 Working in M&A at a place like Aon as your first job? 1 10y
+1 Running Routes Lower Manhattan, Roosevelt Park? 2 10y
0 Misdemeanor Assault Background Check Complications 4 10y
0 debt capital markets - M&A 2 10y
0 DealMaven - I'd really appreciate it 2 10y
0 Deal Flow - 1st year analyst 19 10y
+7 noncore Incoming BB Sponsors analyst -> MM PE chances 2 10y
0 Decisions, Decisions - Current sophmore 11 10y
0 Decision - Yay or Nay? 18 10y
+5 Damodaran - "Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice" 10 10y
0 Developer to Global Macro Fund Manager - Any advice would be appreciated 2 10y
0 Derivatives - Do iBankers need to understand derivatives? 9 10y
0 Dilemma - Got offered a position at my university's endowment fund 8 10y
0 Dilemma - Currently at a target school 6 10y
0 No answers 0 10y
0 Difference between GPA when submitted/GPA when interviews start - Interviewing with 2 BBs 7 10y
+31 Dear WSO - America is the best 6 10y
+21 Computer Science and Banking - Finance major with computer science major 37 10y
0 Compensation Question - Currently a freshman 12 10y
0 Class - What college courses in general best prepared you for IB? 1 10y
0 Citi LA - Any info about this group? 0 10y
0 Citigroup - Curious to learn more about the firm 2 10y
0 Citigroup - Why is everyone ranking this firm 4th or 5th? 9 10y
+17 Duke vs. Princeton 11 10y
0 Contract Cancel - Created a dilemma for myself 1 10y
+10 Corporate Financial Holdings - Interview with the following job description 3 10y
+33 Corporate Finance Qualification - Any insight? 10 10y
0 Breaking into Banking - 2010 Kelley School Grad 5 10y
0 Brickbreaker - What score do I need? 8 10y
+8 Brain Teasers - Math questions? 17 10y
0 B-School - Common to take a FP&A job? 2 10y
0 Busniness school in the future - What are your thoughts? 8 10y
0 Building relationships - Analyst at a top BB 4 10y
0 Capstone Financial - Atlanta, GA - Financial services training program? 5 10y
0 Capital Markets group - Idea of the spectrum of positions 0 10y
0 Capital Markets Group - Detailed summary 4 10y
0 Career Advice Needed - In my mid 20s trying to advance my career 2 10y
0 Career Dilemma - Began working in a MM group 3 10y
+13 Career Dilemma - Completed a guide 4 10y
0 Challenge - Calculate weighted average beta 4 10y
0 CIT - Significant asset sales or full acquisition 1 10y
+20 Take the [low] Offer? 15 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Easy way to do this? 3 10y
0 Bloomberg Question - Need to pull M&A deals 4 10y
0 Bonus - What to expect? 3 10y
0 Bonus Time - Been announced at a few banks 4 10y
0 Bonus Time - Lots of speculation 22 10y
0 Bonuses - Operations department? 2 10y
0 Books related with corporate loans - Big help to receive any manuals 2 10y
0 Books - Best books that display what it take? 6 10y
0 Boutique Banks - How does pay compare? 5 10y
+19 Bear Stearns Summer Analysts - Sold to another bank? 35 10y
+60 Basic Guide Ramping Up On A Company With Public Information Part One 29 10y
0 Bear Stearns Summer Analysts - Anyone hear anything? 38 10y
0 Blackstone - Straight from undergrad 6 10y
0 What to do on year gap? Then Military or MSF? 4 10y
+13 Suntrust AFES group 8 10y
0 Which undergrad for a hedge fund job? 0 10y
0 Blackberry - Many different models 13 10y
+21 Big 4 vs. Accounting at Big Bank - Big bank such as Goldman? 14 10y
0 Barclays Global Investors - Invited by BGI for interview 3 10y
+32 Barclays Capital - M&A advisory? 26 10y
0 Banking Experience - ibanking experience 1 10y
0 Bank-Sponsored Trading Games - Resume/Cover letter? 3 10y
0 Banking versus Trading - Option to do an internship in either 12 10y
0 Background Checks - Junior standing because of credits earned 3 10y
0 Background check question - Spring internship 3 10y
+28 Background check question - First offer 21 10y
0 Associate Signing Bonuses - Thoughts on signing bonuses? 13 10y
0 Associate Comp - Total compensation? 15 10y
0 Associate Bonuses - Thoughts on bonuses? 7 10y
0 Applying Online at BB from Target Schools - Student at an Ivy 2 10y
0 Applying Online at BB from Target Schools - Student at a non - HYP 1 10y
0 Looking for a roommate starting in June/July (female) 0 10y
0 Anybody knows about JPM - Got a job in HK 10 10y
+18 Advice Please - Not sure what the hell to do 9 10y
0 Am I screwed - I was interested in securities and ib 11 10y
0 Advice Please - Graduating this June from non-target 2 10y
0 Advice Please - Opportunity to join one of two groups 3 10y
0 A Day in the Life - profiles on various career pages 72 10y
0 ACC/SEC Kids in SF? - Where to watch college sports? 4 10y
0 Accounting Questions - Accounting related 6 10y
0 Accounting Questions - Couple of questions for interview 8 10y
+6 Accounting Questions - Three statement questions 2 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

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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