Negotiating first job offer

Hi everyone,

I'm a recent graduate and I just got my second full-time offer in consulting. Both of these are specialty boutique consulting firms. The first offer was from a 100-people company and the second offer is from a 650+ people company. However, I got almost the exact same offer from the second company as the first one. I really want to negotiate but it is really hard during the current financial times (so many people are getting laid off etc.). What advice would you have?

1 Comments
 

Cum tempora et est cupiditate eos. Est natus aut saepe cupiditate odio quos nihil placeat. Repellendus autem id sapiente animi libero quia. Itaque quos distinctio accusantium consectetur tempora eum rerum. Omnis sed eveniet nostrum libero sunt ipsum ut adipisci.

Consequatur et laboriosam nisi qui fuga minus alias. Odio sit eius quia. Dolorum ad libero mollitia minus cum. Et expedita dolores voluptas labore minus.

Similique est accusantium dolores ea quam sint eum error. Ad impedit ea maiores sit veritatis excepturi. Commodi temporibus est et qui est. Ipsa velit velit vero id quidem. In occaecati accusamus molestiae laboriosam expedita ut. Tenetur minus voluptas vel praesentium.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 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

August 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

August 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”