0 Renting vs Owning an Apartment in Major Cities? 1 5y
0 International recruiting 3 5y
0 Wonderlic test anyone? 1 5y
+8 Accepted an FT offer but hated the SA 5 5y
+12 Searching for Guidance Ahead of Junior Year Recruitment 2 5y
+10 Help with Networking 2 5y
+3 diversity sophomore recruiting 1 5y
+3 Investment Banking Career Fairs 1 5y
+12 Hedge fund job for uncommun profile 1 5y
+9 Can someone do CapIq screening of IB boutiques in NYC? 2 5y
+12 Interview Question: Why do you want to leave your current job? 0 5y
0 Seeking someone to present my trade ideas to for one Skype session a week 0 5y
0 Not having relevant banking experience for graduate schemes 2 5y
+23 How to go from Data Science to Investment Banking? 9 5y
+18 Cold emailing in the UK? 10 5y
+8 Can I get a job in Investment Banking or Consulting at Colorado College 6 5y
+18 Banking as a career and a side hustle at the same time? 3 5y
0 Are Banks Hiring Still!? 3 5y
0 WSP Excel Course and Financial Model on Resume (Back Office) 1 5y
0 Junior Summer Recruiting for Sophomore SA 1 5y
+15 Is there a rough non-target recruiting timeline? 3 5y
+12 Any advice? 1 5y
+13 When is it appropriate to follow up on a first round interview? 3 5y
0 Is it acceptable to network at two different offices wtihin the same company? 1 5y
0 RE/IB Advice 3 5y
0 Bad Idea? Pride Programs While Closeted 1 5y
0 [need phrasing help] How to look for guarantees around work life balance in interviews 2 5y
0 Where is London job market headed? 7 5y
0 Where did the WSO networking guide go? 1 5y
0 JP Morgan Chase MMBSI phone interview 0 5y
+26 Is a good boss worth 30% under market pay? 8 5y
+4 Networking Advice: Send "Happy Holidays" email to networking contacts & Alumni?? 3 5y
+13 IB to The Fed? 2 5y
0 Investment bankers: coffee or drinks? 4 5y
0 Ideal path 0 5y
0 Follow up? 2 5y
+10 Boutique vs. Structured Internship 1 5y
+10 Recruiting while working in IB 4 5y
0 Sr. FP&A Analyst - What Are My Opts? 0 5y
0 ASVAB Tutor and ASVAB Tutoring in Los Angeles 0 5y
0 Summer Internship Options 0 5y
+5 2022 SA Recruitment Timeline Thread 5 5y
0 Still looking for SA 2021? 4 5y
0 Is There Value In Delaying Graduation To Take Advantage Of Recruiting Cycles? 0 5y
+31 Gift for the bosses after promotion 1 5y
+15 This time of the year or should I be worried about not hearing back from recruiters 0 5y
0 Should you tell your manager if you are applying for another job? 5 5y
+3 Question Solved 3 5y
+3 How to network in a pandemic? 1 5y
0 Need some quick advice choosing internship offer plz 0 5y
0 Advice on how to lateral? 0 5y
0 Jefferies FT 1st Year Entry Level 2021 4 5y
+3 How to choose your job 0 5y
+26 Does business analytics or data science play an important role in banks now? 8 4y
+12 completely bamboozled on which career to jump into 0 5y
+18 Had a networking phone chat with this VP and since then she never opened my email 10 5y
0 How to update contacts during recruiting 1 5y
0 Haven't Heard Back From GS Superday 4 5y
0 How do consulting/IB firms view expired GMAT scores? 0 5y
+15 Switching from Law (India) to Finance 0 5y
0 Internship offer advice 0 5y
0 Big 4 audit vs small boutique investment bank (for IB) 7 5y
0 How To Leave A Job? 2 5y
+11 Networking 101 7 5y
+13 Where to go from here? 1 5y
+18 Being more conversational in interviews 5 5y
+3 Target universities in Czechia 1 5y
0 (2022) FT Recruiting Advice for Non-Target 13 5y
0 IB Analyst to Part Time Finance Gig 0 5y
+13 Will 2022 FT recruitment have more spots? 6 5y
+4 Firms still recruiting for FT 2021 7 5y
+11 Lets say you go to a non target and get a job locally. Can you network your way to get a job on wall street. 4 5y
0 2021 Investment Banking Full Time Timeline 1 5y
+1 Not-Even-Kind-Of-Target 1 5y
0 Portfolio Valuation 0 5y
+3 Investment banking interview tips 0 5y
+29 Too early to network? 31 5y
0 Please Help me weigh this offer (IR/RE vs WM) (long) 0 5y
+20 British Student, US MBA - Chances of securing a job in the US? 4 5y
+9 thoughts on full-time/lateral recruiting into IB (from credit)? 0 5y
+12 Too late to break in? 2 5y
0 Missed this past recruiting season. Where do I go from here? 3 5y
0 Reneging on internship offer 0 5y
+4 Decision Advice 5 5y
0 Have I been networking wrong? 0 5y
0 What is good networking? 4 5y
+1 How many people should I ask 4 5y
+1 TCW Internship 2 5y
+16 Need serious career/internship advice, summer between Jr, Sr year: Help!! 2 5y
+9 Need career advice/two internship offers 1 5y
0 Hirevue Fail 0 5y
+5 Any Finance related Jobs I can do before college? 7 5y
+2 Cold emailing for summer intern as a high-schooler 1 5y
0 Sophomore Summer: Take F20 Corp Strat Offer? 1 5y
0 Confused with my future (European pathway) 16 5y
+12 Done 3 3y
0 What minor should I go for as a Business Major for banking etc? 3 5y
+3 Looking for fintech 0 5y
0 Should you network around your desk / greater organization before starting as an SA? 4 5y
+3 Can Alumni not in recruiting still help? 0 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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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

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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October 2026 Investment Banking

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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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