0 Breaking into Finance from Big 4 2 6y
0 BS vs BA in statistics? Will it make a difference? 2 6y
+16 Grad Student At Target 4 6y
0 LinkedIN Recruiters 5 14y
0 I go to a Target and there is only 1 BB recruiting LOL 16 14y
0 e-mailing recruiters 1 14y
+25 DCM vs Credit Risk 8 14y
0 Leave Big 4 for Treasury position - Advice needed 4 6y
0 Even Bother with Ibanking/S&T at BB Full-Time? 2 14y
0 Career Changing Advice - Highly finance and mathematics focused 21 6y
+2 When is desperation called for - Holding it for something marginally better? 4 10y
0 When is desperation called for - Nothing else on offer 2 10y
0 Career Change At 25, What To Do To Maximize Chances 4 14y
0 Resume Question - Graduated in 2009 and played hockey 3 6y
+3 Deleted 4 13y
+145 Tell Me About Yourself Sample Interview Answer 107 3y
0 2nd year consultant resume - experienced hire/lateral 1 11y
+16 Month Long Vacation Career Options 13 6y
+19 At what point in your life did you get interested in finance? 22 14y
0 Continue a summer boutique internship or attain a new one-senior 3 14y
0 How can a broker to find international clients 3 6y
0 What is the right path? 3 14y
0 MBB - Previous Application dinged, need advice 5 6y
0 Custom resumes for each position? 1 14y
0 Most lucrative financial sales sector 5 14y
+57 Do A-levels/High School grades matter? 76 6y
+22 Middle Office Trade Support Operations 26 6y
0 Should i pursue a second bachelor's degree in UK? 5 12y
+17 Is he going to help me? 11 14y
0 Internships in New York for Non Americans 1 6y
0 Competitive Standing for Boutique/Middle Market Resume Ranking 11 6y
+13 The Same Resume Styles 6 14y
0 Late Bloomer Decisions- Graduating Undergrad at 27 5 14y
+8 Brainteasers in Sales? 2 14y
0 Buenos Aires, Argentina 2 6y
0 Consulting or Intl Org. 1 6y
0 when do banks interview, and when is the last round? 3 13y
0 Undergrad newbie with questions about internships 1 6y
0 Landing a job in London being Portuguese 12 6y
0 Online applications for Graduate Programs 3 14y
0 Does your SA record stick with you? 2 14y
0 How did you spend your CFA gap year? 7 14y
+19 Explaining Low GPA during Interviews 19 10y
+30 Move from USA to London/Europe 16 6y
0 deleted 2 13y
0 Help by Partner 30 3y
+13 "Recruiting season" for recent graduates 4 6y
+21 Struggling with brain teasers 25 8y
0 Another Undergrad Degree? 11 6y
0 Interview Friday - Prep Questions 5 14y
0 Looking to make a switch from being an FA to either IB/PE 5 6y
0 freshman grade situation 9 10y
+11 Trying to lock up an internship 3 14y
0 Are rejections ok? 1 6y
0 OCR for alumni 5 14y
+40 Does passing all 3 CFA® exams matter if I don’t have the work experience? 29 5y
0 Citi BBPM 4 13y
0 some interview notes 1 6y
+47 Why Debt over Equit? 47 5y
0 Non-target: How many contacts do you need at a bank to best position for interview? 4 14y
+19 Investment Banking Brazil 57 6y
0 Interview Math Test 9 8y
+62 You have no chance in high finance when... 30 11y
0 How often is it appropriate to cold-email / drop resume to generic email? 2 14y
+10 Whats a good cold email when looking for FT jobs? 4 14y
0 Pricing & Analytic Analyst vs Financial Analyst 0 14y
0 Breakdown of WallStreetOasis - HS/UGrad/Working/Unemployed? 1 14y
+13 help me out...asap!! 6 14y
0 Merchant Cash Advance Underwriter 0 14y
+152 For those in IBD: Dumbest things you've seen in a resume? 147 9y
+16 Rejected but told to keep in touch? 6 14y
0 Networking ninja 5 14y
0 Two-Part Question 1 6y
0 Headhunter in Southeast (Specifically Orlando, FL) 0 14y
+4 Will my new name conflict with the background check 11 14y
+10 Is it bad if you take a while to accept an offer? 4 14y
0 Post-Grad Networking Outside Smaller Finance Hubs: Seattle, San Diego, Dallas 1 6y
+57 Does This Frustrate Anyone? 44 14y
0 What is the line between "not enough finance" / "finance nerd"? 2 14y
0 Advice for a Senior Undergrad 3 14y
0 Name of firm on resume 8 14y
0 Should i follow up or should i wait? 2 14y
0 Career Advice - Currently a BComm graduate with a major in Int. Business 5 10y
+10 GPA - Why list only one decimal place? 21 10y
0 Big 4/Wall Street Internships for college student - Sophmore this coming fall 3 6y
0 Thank-you email after HF interview 8 14y
+7 London as foreigner 9 6y
+7 Chardan Capital Markets: internship or FT position? 10 5y
0 Help with Transitioning from USAF Contracting to Finance Career... 5 14y
+37 Are proprietary trading firms on Wall St legit? 43 13y
+12 How does this kind of discrepancy look on résumé? 18 9y
0 What are my chances - Going to second stage? 7 6y
0 Need Solid Advice on Possible Internship 3 14y
0 Want to be a fund manager 2 14y
0 Good Starting Salary 15 14y
0 JOB MARKET PREDICTIONS??? 6 14y
+4 ER Admin Assistant 2 14y
0 Job Question 4 14y
0 Cold email question - Cold emailed an MD/ED in IB 8 10y
0 Bulge Bracket Investment Bank in an Emerging Country vs Big 4 in a Developed Country? 6 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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