+113 The Prestige Race 103 5y
+5 PE firms that hire consultants 10 5y
0 Equity Research or IB? 1 5y
+16 Headhunters who have closed deals 13 5y
+16 M&A at BofA or RX at HL - London? 8 5y
+3 Looking for a financial modeling coach 1 5y
+13 Big4 Corporate Finance Vs Investment banking 6 5y
0 6 Month Notice Period For Analyst - Is it Enforceable? 7 5y
+46 Stanford vs Duke (full ride merit scholarship) for undergrad 35 5y
+20 SF/Bay Area IB Interns clock overtime hours? 21 5y
+2 Investment Banking at Standard Chartered 4 5y
+9 Taxable Income using Book and Tax Depreciation 1 5y
+2 Moelis LA Falling Off? 3 5y
+10 London Analyst 1 - Half of the team gone - is this normal? 11 5y
+41 Ranking of Banks to impress women 13 5y
+29 Levered DCF - existing cash treatment 23 5y
+32 SF Bankers / Tech / PE - Which bars do you hang out at? 28 5y
+11 RSM Financial Consulting Business Valuations Internship 4 5y
0 Absurd Bonuses This Year 1 5y
0 Where can I find information on banks' non-performing loans/assets? 7 5y
0 Exit Opps For Deloitte M&A RX Consultant 1 5y
+46 What are the best Investment Banks in Paris? I know London is the mecca of IB's, but I'm interested in living in Paris. 24 5y
+3 Spring Week Assessments 2 5y
0 Military non SF/SEAL vs SF/SEAL 1 5y
+3 Hire View Questions JP Morgan 2022 1 5y
+17 Offer Letter - Is there any problem? 8 5y
+15 EB IB SA -> MBB FT Worth It? 9 5y
+16 Incel vibes only 21 5y
+13 HL RX Case Study Modeling Question 4 5y
+16 Q&A: Non-Target -> Multiple EB/BB Offers 34 5y
+21 MS Analyst & Associate Base raise - rumours? 10 5y
+14 Future of RBC Technology Group (NYC) 16 5y
+4 Levfi Loans 3 5y
+10 Nice offices in LA 11 5y
+15 Crafting M&A Presentations 3 5y
0 GP Bullhound London - Opinion 4 5y
+64 Spring Week - Ask me anything (Q&A) 19 5y
+23 Is PWP in SF the worst EB office? (bad experience) 35 5y
+4 When to post new job on LinkedIn after reneging? 7 5y
+9 PWP SF SA 2022 MEGATHREAD 10 5y
+7 Electric skateboard for commuting 9 5y
+18 Rx, Special Situations Recruiting Advice 10 5y
+8 LA IB - Best way to commute without a car during SA 15 5y
+27 Suited Assessments Tips - Logical Reasoning 3 5y
+2 Prager & Co. 1 5y
+15 Lending money to parents for investment - advice needed 14 5y
+9 Leveraged Finance Technical Interview Questions 11 5y
+24 Lehman Brothers vs. JPMorgan 21 5y
+15 Q&A: Non-Target -> Multiple BB/EB Offers 19 5y
+12 Los Angeles Investment Banking Information and Recruiting 6 5y
+7 enelux Investment Banks: Reputation, Transactions, Compensation .. 7 5y
+7 Living in SF and commuting to PA/Menlo? 14 5y
+6 Modelling for IPO 1 5y
+155 2020 Summer Analyst Program for Hong Kong/Singapore 700 5y
+211 IB in Los Angeles - banks, groups, culture? 96 5y
+6 San Francisco FT Housing Summer 2021 6 5y
+11 Are industry specific boutiques/banks more appealing nowadays than before? 2 5y
0 Royal Marines (R) / Banking 1 5y
+9 What banks in Denver have the best deal flow? 1 5y
+10 How does PIPE validate valuation in De-SPAC? 4 5y
+56 European IBs & Commercial Banks 28 5y
+50 Sweatiest Banks in LA 48 5y
+7 Corp Dev Offer? 9 5y
+10 Acc. and Finance help (technicals) 3 5y
+12 Can investment banks lowball analyst's salary? 7 5y
+71 Sweatiest banking in SF 122 5y
+10 BarrenJoey 10 5y
+11 Acquisition Question 3 5y
0 Columbia OCR/Recruiting Culture 2 5y
0 Piper Sandler SF Consumer Retail or Tech Team 3 5y
0 HSBC Leveraged & Acquisition Finance 2 5y
0 Raymond James London 1 5y
+26 *URGENT* Relocating to London in a post-COVID, post-Brexit world 13 5y
+18 What are my chances at securing an IB summer analyst position at BBs based on my stats and extracurriculars from my non-target? 8 5y
+40 New WSO Course: VBA Macros in Excel 3 5y
+26 UBS TMT SF/NY 19 5y
+3 Bringing/Using adjustable standing desk converter for SA 3 5y
+10 SF FT Housing 2021 8 5y
+7 Piper SF vs Mizuho SF 9 5y
0 How to go from Analyst to MD 1 5y
+9 Rising Sophomore in Need of Guidance 4 5y
+5 Citi tech 16 5y
0 Channel? devil wear prada? House? Dryer? 1 5y
+11 Publicly available good looking slides 9 5y
+40 International Students - Sponsoring Banks SA 2021 Cycle 39 5y
+12 JP Morgan Chase Superday Interview 3 5y
+3 Manny Khosbin Real Estate - is this guy real? 4 5y
+23 Average Preparedness of Applicants/Interviewees 21 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Salt Lake City Investment Banking 2 5y
+21 HC Banks 36 5y
+12 Cargill -Trade and capital market(TCM) associate 1 5y
0 Lateral Full-Time Hire Group Selection? 4 5y
+6 Offer Review Suggestions 1 5y
+15 Goldman Sachs Background Check- Taking 8+ Weeks? 10 5y
+9 How is Investment Banking Different from Traditional Business Operations? 1 5y
+9 Ranking investment research brokers 1 5y
+7 DCM/Capital Markets vs Corporate Banking (CIB) 5 5y
0 Ft Partners comp 2 5y
0 Associating with Sponsor, Lead Generation 1 5y
+2 Opinion about DC Advisory 3 5y

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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