0 Exit Opps Considerations for Secondaries Advisory? 3 5y
+23 Piper Sandler Return Offers 30 5y
0 Trading versus IBD 0 5y
+2 Resources to learn about TMT? 3 5y
+38 No offer after 2 super days 29 5y
+3 Leveraging offers for better SA? 0 5y
+1 Advice for an Interview 1 5y
+20 Headhunters: Pinpoint Partners 12 5y
+6 GS GIR - Portfolio Strategy? 6 5y
+7 FSG SF vs NYC 5 5y
+8 Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking 2021 Sophomore Summer Analyst Program 19 5y
+23 Technical question - IPO pricing, please help 9 5y
+140 Day in the Life--Middle Office (Risk) 43 5y
0 For those involved in Summer Associate recruiting 5 5y
+15 BB DCM vs. Tier 4 MM M&A vs. FT Partners 10 5y
0 UBS AG - Review - Power Data 5y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 equity sales 0 5y
+8 Resources to get into IB 6 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Sales and Trading Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 JPM RE IB 0 5y
+27 Top IBD Groups / Firms 2020 (Exits) 52 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 NYSE to move to Texas? 3 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+20 How do you deal with sleep? 14 5y
0 CohnReznick Capital - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 What questions would you ask a mentor ? 1 5y
0 Stories of People Breaking Into IB From Non-Banking/Consulting Roles Pre-MBA? 0 5y
+95 Q&A: 1st Year Analyst at MM IB 28 5y
0 Bank of America Quantitative Analytics Summer 2021 November Superday 11 5y
0 Work stress solutions? 0 5y
+10 Keeping a girlfriend during Summer Investment Banking internship? 8 5y
+4 What is the total cost of getting an apartment in NYC? 2 5y
+24 Will IB comp ever return to prior heights? 13 5y
0 How to tell someone you want to work for them 1 5y
+25 Exaggerated Bullet Points on my resume-Worried about reference check now 11 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 When cold-emailing companies for sophomore internships, which level of person should I be emailing? 2 5y
+1 SA Advice 2 5y
0 Mizuho's best groups? 1 5y
+15 Talking about an unforeseen event that happened before an interview during an interview - A big no no? 0 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Internship title change 4 5y
0 IB Group Placement Summer 2021 1 5y
+38 Ever witnessed the wrong person getting the wrong job? 39 5y
+25 Opinions on Rothschild London? 35 5y
+27 Credit Suisse IBD Technology Group in SF 99 5y
+1 BlackArch Partners comp/hours/culture 3 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Are analysts commodities? 2 5y
+12 Incentrum Group - NYC Merchant Bank 22 5y
0 What are common PE industry exits for Financial Sponsors bankers? 2 5y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Review - Structured Products Data 5y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 Miller Buckfire - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
0 FT Partners (NYC) vs. Raymond James Tech & Services (Boston) in 2020? 16 5y
+4 Is this a rejection? 7 5y
+7 Studying for CFA®: Learning Ecosystem vs. Prep Provider 2 5y
0 When to follow up with HR 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Tips for a student 3 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Technology Data 5y
0 Citic Securities - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+11 Bank Drug Test 5 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+29 Interview w/ Baseball Pro turned Real Estate Acquisitions Analyst 9 5y
+15 Should I take the SA BO offer or continue FT recruitment? 4 5y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+55 The Best IBD SA OCR, Interviews and FT Offer Conversion Posts on WSO 6 5y
0 Lateral to FT in NYC after summer at BB international office? 0 5y
0 IB Experience Helpful for Raising Funding? 7 5y
0 Barclays - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+10 JPM, UBS, or PIMCO? 18 5y
+10 Consumer and Retail? 2 5y
+18 USC Placement 6 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Selling 2000+ investment banking emails for $30, (view only link) 0 5y
0 Provident Healthcare Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Goldman Sachs IBD Knowledge Management Team 3 5y
0 Following up 1 5y
0 SA 21 Return Rate 1 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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