+13 Elite Boutiques - Advising on BB M&A deals? 6 11y
0 Making the NDA process more efficient? 3 11y
0 IB Summer Analyst Position 0 11y
0 Series 79 Results 2 11y
0 Transaction Log 2 11y
+14 Good Idea or Bad Idea?: Setting up Scottrade Account One Month Before IB Stint 8 11y
0 Reiterating Interest In Thank You Email? 3 11y
0 Opinions on Specialist Boutiques 1 11y
0 Do you think anyone has ever offered a MD a % 7 11y
0 Barclays Group Allocation NUMBERS 4 11y
+13 Fallen off the whole IB track -- not sure how to get back on 19 11y
0 3.1 overall gpa but a 3.8 major gpa, should I only put major gpa? 6 11y
0 Is banking the end all, be all? 8 11y
0 Payback analysis question 0 11y
+13 JP Morgan Investor Services 3 11y
0 needs to be deleted 5 11y
0 C.E.D. 8 11y
+2 Doing an internship in Dubai 6 11y
0 Finance Tax division for Sophomore INternship 1 11y
+57 Law to MBA to Banking - Comp Worth it? 49 11y
0 Do I stand a chance 7 11y
0 Your CV needs good Typography 0 11y
+36 The right way to approach an informational interview 18 11y
0 Deferred Tax Asset question 3 11y
0 Experienced Interviews vs Entry Level/ SA Interviews 0 11y
0 Lateral Banking Options ? 0 11y
0 Summer 2015 IB Recruiting Status 2 11y
0 In Need of Advice- IB Restructuring 5 11y
0 BAML, UBS SA Recruiting Status. 49 11y
+94 Middlebury vs McCombs 60 11y
0 WSO Weekly Wrap-Up (2/21-2/27) 0 11y
+12 A lost Junior needs help 1 11y
0 Business Development with PE contacts... 0 11y
+13 What's harder? FT vs. Lateral 3 11y
0 RBS Stamford Cutting 1000 Jobs 0 11y
0 Lazard NY, Moelis NY, BAML Sponsors, BAML M&A 18 11y
+14 Vacation for Summer Analyst in IB at BB 22 11y
0 Looking to fund start up projects 3 11y
+17 Different ways to calculate FCF? 5 11y
+13 Micro Boutique Investment Banking Shop Vs. Big 4 Audit 14 11y
0 Thesis student in need of data-- experiences of investment bankers 0 11y
0 Summer Internship before MBA? 1 11y
0 SA vs FT Dilemma 9 11y
0 Should I leave my current position for a Valuation firm? 15 11y
+3 SA Atlanta 2 11y
+40 Accelerated Full Time Recruiting 32 11y
+52 Any WSO guys at Lehman Bros / Bear Stearns in 2008? 27 11y
0 When do you find out your group IBD? 0 11y
+275 Young Money? Perception vs Reality on Wall Street 79 11y
+12 GS Financing vs. DB IBD 11 11y
0 MM and Boutiques with Best BB Potential 2 11y
+8 ISSUE WITH CRIMINAL CHARGE 4 11y
0 JP Morgan Chase Credit Analyst Program 4 11y
0 Lateral from Real Estate Investment Management to REIB 0 11y
0 Job Expectations vs Reality - What Next? 9 11y
+49 Does buy-side have the automatic promotion as in sell-side? 52 11y
+7 Networking and job performance in IB 1 11y
+17 How is deal work split between co-advisors? 6 11y
0 How to best position oneself for a product group? 2 11y
+14 BNP vs. Top boutique 17 11y
0 Summer Analyst Work Pace 4 11y
0 JPM IBD vs Apollo PE 13 11y
0 Is this normal for banks? 1 11y
0 U of M econ 4 11y
0 Wells Fargo Food & Agriculture Analyst Position 0 11y
0 Commercial Bank: borrowing rate 4 11y
0 Target School for Undergrad, Borderline Non-Target/Semitarget for Grad School: Approaches? 1 11y
0 Is BIWS excel course necessary? 1 11y
0 Investment banking to big oil 3 11y
+18 Accepting SA--Changing Major 5 11y
+16 Accepted my offer today--Thanks WSO! 11 11y
+18 Is it weird to desire to work at middle office? 15 11y
0 Follow up or wait it out? 0 11y
+53 100 Lessons Learned 15 11y
0 Getting Top Groups Without A Sell Day 8 11y
+3 Is there anything you'd like to add? 3 11y
0 Question about interview and follow-up 2 11y
0 GCA Savvian vs. Wells Fargo SA Position 1 11y
0 GCA Savvian vs. Wells Fargo 0 11y
0 InvestAmerica Capital Advisors 1 11y
0 Basic ratio questions? 3 11y
0 Advice needed - small/local bank or more prestigious non-local bank? - and MBA admissions implications? 4 11y
0 Worth it to email HR after 1 week silence post Superday? 5 11y
0 A few lbo questions 1 11y
+16 Deal Lingo: Advisor to the Board = Fairness Opinion? 10 11y
+5 Applying to an online lateral posting 7 11y
0 cornell ilr vs cornell hotel 13 11y
0 Taking Online Classes while being a full-time analyst 1 11y
0 Macquarie IB/Merchant Banking Overlap? 11 11y
0 UBS Young Successor Program 1 11y
0 Goldman Sachs Global Atlantic Financial Group??? 5 11y
0 Healthcare Public Finance vs. Healthcare IB 2 11y
0 New bee: Investment Banking client prezo 1 11y
0 Justified P/E- forward ROE for sustaintable growth? What if payout is 0? 1 11y
0 What to do from here 4 11y
0 Clients View; From the Perspective of Corporate Development/Planning Officer 4 11y
0 SA BB Intern Seeking Roommate 1 11y
0 Infrastructure and Mega Project Groups/Experience Info 0 11y
+26 Got a BB offer but can I do Investment Banking? (Experienced Professionals please help) 19 11y
0 JP Morgan Summer Internship 0 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

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  • 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
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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