+28 Morgan Stanley Operations Interview 30 7y
0 Past interviewer a way in? 3 14y
+15 No FT Offers In TX, Waiting To Hear Back From 2 Firms 16 6y
+1 Bad thank you letter? 10 14y
0 What do I do now? No summer position. 7 14y
+63 Accepted a job I don't want.. now what? 58 6y
0 High-Level Execs & the Job Hunt 0 14y
0 unsure what to do next 1 14y
+13 West Point graduate opportunities in finance? 12 14y
0 Networking question - new job opportunity 4 14y
0 Career Dilemma; Graduation Delayed, what to tell employer 5 14y
0 Applying to internships that are in "non traditional" financial centers? 4 6y
0 Help with Summer Internship Situation 6 6y
0 How Much Will Interviewers Ask Me About Old Job? 8 14y
0 Tricky Boutique Situation - Advice Needed 2 14y
+12 How Stress Can Be Good 3 14y
+2 GE Captial vs. Boutique IBD 12 14y
+26 Wharton or LSE undergrad for investment banking? 20 6y
+18 How long does a Background check take? 28 14y
+28 "Project Manager" 21 9y
0 Is Investment Compliance a good place to start? 7 6y
0 Interview questions for a 1-2yr experienced derivatives trader? 3 14y
+9 Career Paths 1 14y
+37 Interview Avoidance 33 14y
0 UF cancels Computer Science 16 6y
0 Junior with nothing for the summer still, how screwed am I 2 14y
0 Are inhouse days pointless? 8 14y
0 What kind of divisions should I apply to? 11 6y
0 How to Ask When an Offer Decision Will Be Made? 11 8y
+55 Anyone ever apply through the company's career page? 37 9y
0 new user- need direction! 1 6y
0 Unique Job Search- Low GPA=mediocre job? 1 6y
+185 High School Student Looking for Internship 257 5y
+17 Bad GPA, No Job, Grad School? 15 13y
+2 Cantor Fitzgerald's email format 4 6y
+2 Exec position at pro-marijuana college group? 11 14y
+13 What does "Pre-University" mean? 10 6y
+5 Deleted Thread 4 13y
+17 Deciding on which offer to take? 5 14y
0 Need some advice.. Grad School offer or Rogue Strategy in NYC 6 6y
+16 A different kind of cold e-mail 8 6y
+19 Career Advice Help! (which track lead to more opportunities) - Pursuing a degree in IB 9 6y
0 lack of references 4 10y
+41 New to WSO....So Hello guys :) 71 14y
+16 The suspense is killing me! How long should I expect to wait after a GS interview? 10 10y
+22 Goldman Sachs list of target schools 22 13y
0 What if your summer break starts much later, June 14? 5 14y
0 Summer Investment Banking Internship after Senior Year? 8 10y
+27 Looking for advice: grad school/MFE? 11 14y
0 Virtual Internships? 12 14y
0 Career Choice, What Do YOU Think? 2 14y
+14 Analyst, Valuation & Business Modelling at Big 4 CA firm 4 8y
0 Standard and Poor's 3 12y
0 What does this email mean? 16 14y
+13 Rekindle an old (broken?) relationship 6 14y
0 Where to include awards on resume? 8 6y
0 Deutsche Bank Global Lending Group 3 13y
0 Resume/Cover Letter Review - Recommendation? 2 10y
0 Time Killer 1 14y
+16 asset based lending 29 6y
0 Worried about interview 6 14y
0 Got fined for jumping turnstiles. Worried about BG check. 15 6y
+10 What happens if you get an offer after an internship? 8 14y
+4 Unpaid Internship Background Check 4 14y
0 First Southern Securities in Atlanta 3 14y
0 Graduating Dec. 2012 Hofstra Finance MBA 10 14y
+13 Progression 3 14y
0 Different jobs on Wall Street 2 14y
0 working abroad - salary, taxes, etc. 9 6y
0 High Yield Sales 0 14y
0 Are you supposed to take OT pay? 11 14y
0 Internship Question - Setting up a meeting 2 6y
+19 Clueless: What's Wrong? 13 14y
0 Deleted Thread 7 13y
+7 How to Ask for Salary 16 14y
0 Interview for PIMCO IT Team 0 14y
0 Sterne Agee, First Southern Securities, FIG Partners 5 12y
0 Follow up on a follow up 1 6y
+6 Appropriate to expand on something in Thank You Email? 10 14y
+6 Connect on LinkedIn after Employer rejects you (internship)? 5 10y
0 Summer Options for a Rising Senior 1 10y
0 Internship Ideas for me 8 14y
+12 Career Advice: P/E, CA/CFA, More school 5 14y
+10 Creating a Resume 8 3y
0 Wells Fargo Phone Banker 6 14y
0 Outlook on offer, PE 0 14y
0 Any hope of a 2012 grad finding a finance job this time of year? 19 6y
0 Internship: Small hedge fund vs Big 4 Accounting 7 14y
0 Real Estate related internship. Hurt my IB chances? 3 14y
0 Who Should I Follow Up With? 1 14y
0 business transformation internship state street global markets 6 10y
+21 Underage Fake ID and Background Check 37 7y
0 Merrill Lynch vs MS Internship 10 3y
0 Deffered to someone else 12 14y
0 Need some advice - Soon to be graduate from a top Canadian University 10 6y
0 How to offer to work for free? 6 14y
0 Is there any way into Banking for me now!? 11 14y
+72 Non-Target School Hopefuls Unite! 38 14y
0 Getting an internship or job 11 3y
0 Internship Advice - The same internship two summers in a row 8 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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