0 Difference between Finra registered and non-registered 0 11y
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0 Help me come up with a plan 1 11y
+55 HSW MBA w/ Banking&PE Experience Considering Banking Again 18 11y
+16 Cupcakes after Intern Initiation 15 11y
+13 Technical question about buy-side/sell-side 2 11y
+19 MBB Consulting -> BB M&A - good/bad idea? 7 11y
+10 Calling in Citi employees - What is 'Execution 2.0'? 8 11y
+28 I-Banking Interview Last Minute Advice 34 11y
0 Undergrad Senior: Consulting to Finance 0 11y
+37 NorthSider's Semi-Regular, Curated Linkwrap - November 2014 5 11y
0 Sophomore summer - need help spinning market research internship 0 11y
0 Non-Target Undergrad in need of assistance 3 11y
0 Control Premiums and Minority Discounts Using Multiples 0 11y
0 Using non-IB offers in IB interviews/recruiting 2 11y
0 Lack of accounting knowledge 3 11y
0 Receiving offer contingent on speaking with current supervisor 2 11y
+11 financial modeling project 6 11y
+16 Scoopbooks vs WSO IB Interview Guide 5 11y
0 Decent MM for FT 8 11y
0 Private Capital Raises 4 11y
0 Roommate Needed - Financial District - Luxury Apartment 0 11y
+10 Undergrad starting business orgranization and getting close with Wharton Dean 4 11y
0 Opinion on Top Fortune 50 Internship for Banking 10 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Deciding Between Investment Banking, Sales & Trading and Capital Markets + Q&A 0 11y
+54 Why would you ever choose FIG? 13 11y
+6 Boutique Offer - Urgent 17 11y
+7 Managing Director messing with me via email? 5 11y
0 Applying for IB jobs while interning this summer 4 11y
0 Monday @Mentions June 8, 2015 0 11y
0 Moving from S&T to GCM? 1 11y
+8 Are you allowed to listen to music whilst working in the office? 19 11y
0 Severe injury few weeks before starting FT 2 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Career Switching - From Engineering to Banking + Q&A 0 11y
+12 Economics vs Industrial Engineering 9 11y
0 Deal execution dynamics 0 11y
0 Middle to front office lateral 0 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​How to be Top Ranked in Big 4 Audit + Q&A 1 11y
0 Incoming SA 4 11y
+1 Who to E-mail 1 11y
0 What does this guy do? (GS FIG) 13 11y
+22 How many hours per week do you spend at the office? Vote in the new poll 24 11y
+14 Hypothetical ethical situation 6 11y
0 Background Check (Scam Solicitation Website) 2 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Private Equity Recruiting Best Practices + Q&A 0 11y
0 Bank or Not to Bank - Help deciding offers 4 11y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (5/30-6/5) 0 11y
+47 Two career paths: One becoming head of banking / CEO of a BB or elite boutique or PE partner? 28 11y
+7 Boosting a resume 3 11y
+15 10 Commandments of a Wall Street Intern. 9 11y
0 PA Trading Restrictions in IBD 5 11y
+26 Wharton LSM (life science & management) pre-frosh, not sure whether to drop life science part? 14 11y
+16 Does Goldman + other IBs check your CREDIT SCORE? 30 11y
+19 No Internship VS. Bad Internship. Suggestions? 6 11y
+31 Why is CAPM used to estimate Cost of Equity when Beta only measures systematic risk? 12 11y
0 Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street 1 11y
0 Trouble with HR? (Pay) 2 11y
+16 LBO Question: EBITDA Multiple Expansion 4 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Investment Banking Internship Survival + Q&A 0 11y
0 Study/take GMAT and Series 7 at the same time? 2 11y
+26 Any Other Sites Like WSO? 38 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​A beginner's guide to perfecting your pitch (elevator and investor) + Q&A 0 11y
0 Finance and Investment Postgraduate student - struggling to find research participants 0 11y
0 Private Investment Banks versus Publicly Traded Investment Banks 0 11y
0 How to identify recently bankrupt companies? 2 11y
+90 Chance to Break 7 Figures? 89 11y
0 5% USD Term Deposit - How to find depositors? 4 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Mid Market PE & M&A in Toronto/Canada + Q&A 0 11y
+8 'Brutally honest' cover letter leads to job 10 11y
0 Goldman Sachs (+ other bulge bracket banks) Analyst programs 2 11y
+23 Quitting to get something better 5 11y
+46 Question re health effects of investment banking 68 11y
+8 Truth about boutiques that don't underwrite, Advisory-only boutiques 2 11y
+21 Quick Technical Question! 9 11y
+6 On the importance of accounting 1 11y
0 Morgan Stanley background check 5 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - ​Healthcare Careers and Market Trends (PE & HF) + Q&A 0 11y
+36 IB INTERVIEW ALERT: NEW 2014 Version of WSO Investment Banking Prep Pack Released! 16 11y
+12 What do you really do in Investment Banking? 3 11y
0 Switching from IBD Coverage Group to LevFin 3 11y
+20 Non-Alumni Networking 28 11y
0 EBITDA and other expenses question ? 3 11y
0 Webinar Rewind - My Experience with Equity Research + Q&A 0 11y
0 New Recruiting Timeline? 1 11y
0 Leaving wharton dual degree program to save GPA? 4 11y
0 Question from on I-bank to another 1 11y
+15 Decisions, Decisions: Consumer Products - Treasury Analyst or IBD M&A Analyst? 17 11y
0 New Info about Hovde 0 11y
0 Product Groups (LevFin, DCM, ECM) Post-MBA 3 11y
0 Technical Question - ROA 3 11y
+18 Capital Markets SA to M&A FT? 7 11y
0 Spanish vs. Computer Science minor 4 11y
0 Making the jump from a non-target and middle market to BB 6 11y
0 Goldman Sachs Background Check: asking for 5-yr employment history 1 11y
+11 Duke vs Cornell vs Brown, future in IB 14 11y
0 Networking with previous contacts. Need a job in IB 6 11y
0 Purchase Price Allocation: equity purchase price options 4 11y
+17 Columbia vs Dartmouth vs Cornell for I-Banking, which is the best for my goals 11 11y
0 Morgan Stanley M&A product group: list of deals? 4 11y
+26 Medicine or Banking? Currently at Wharton in Econ with minor finance 17 11y

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  • 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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