+38 Moving to Midwest 11 6y
+39 Anybody else glad they sucked it up and picked Ops? 30 6y
+39 Syndicate Execution (MO) Role to CLO Trading, Worth The Hop? 2 6y
+40 WSO Conference 2013: Stay at Hotel Penn and Get a Discount 25 6y
+40 Will Probably Quit My Job Without An Offer - Thoughts? 21 6y
+41 Feeling stuck one year post MBA 13 6y
+42 Math or Economics Major 81 6y
+42 Municipal Finance Associate Position 39 6y
+42 Ask Me Anything - Current Prop Trader/Advice for people wanting to make it/Breaking in 19 6y
+42 D1 Sports That No One Cares About 25 6y
+42 How to Enter into M&A? 15 6y
+43 Fired from prestigious consulting firm - been unemployed for 6 months - HELP 26 6y
+43 Any Advice On New Jersey? 21 6y
+43 MSF placements General 33 6y
+44 Putting finance off for the military? 15 6y
+44 Transitioning Veteran Advice Please 13 6y
+45 JPM Group Placement 35 6y
+45 Is a high salary in New York really high? 29 6y
+48 UCLA vs UC Berkeley recruitment for IB 15 6y
+52 The Best Sandwich Board to Wear to Earn Interviews 32 6y
+54 STARTING SALARY FOR BIG 4 ACCOUNTING FIRMS 61 6y
+55 Moving from Boutique to BB 65 6y
+57 International Work Experience worth it? 42 6y
+61 Working Abroad - Regrets/Benefits 12 6y
+62 Can some people from non-target schools share their experiences? 30 6y
+63 Flying down to NY to network - but can only do it on the weekend 27 6y
+65 Does anybody else get depressed when you get a call for a job that pays way below what you are looking for? 22 6y
+67 List of Targets and Semi-Targets 87 6y
+67 Advice for a Banker Who Kind of Hates It 8 6y
+71 Small vs Large Firms: Is Bigger Always Better? 58 6y
+73 Breaking in Investment Banking as a Big 4 Auditor - Can I do it? 61 6y
+75 Finance in Philly 70 6y
+76 Quit An Internship Without Ruining Future Prospects 98 6y
+76 2015 FT Recruiting Mega Thread 186 6y
+82 The Same Story, Over and Over Again 65 6y
+87 Where to Live in New York City 183 6y
+88 Bain Capital Sankaty Advisors 136 6y
+92 I've been fired - what do I do? 138 6y
+97 Exploding offer - Hurt my chances? 150 6y
+122 Goldman Sachs Veterans Integration Program (VIP) 2017 82 6y
+123 Do You Need a Sophomore Summer Internship in College? 177 6y
+133 Company Email Addresses Guide 77 6y
+149 I Need You, WSO + Its Time To Move - Asia Job Search 41 6y
+154 Cities with the Best Cost of Living / Work Life Balance in Finance 151 6y
0 Giving Up IB........... for now.. Need advice in finding A JOB 20 6y
0 My Chances at Getting a Top-Tier Sophomore Internship in the Finance Industry 5 6y
0 Getting out of the Public Sector 1 6y
0 No experience, finance, and secondaries 1 6y
0 Location, location, location? 3 6y
0 FDIC Section 19 and internship eligibility? 1 6y
0 Sub-3.5 GPA for GSAM and GS Market risk 0 6y
0 What to apply for 11 6y
0 LevFin NYC 2 6y
0 Multiple Big 4 internships? 3 6y
0 Career Advice for the young and confused? 5 6y
0 Back office wallstreet vs. Big 4 Risk Advisory. 7 6y
0 In search of advice on entering IB 2 6y
0 Room available ASAP $1900 Union Square huge place (2kitchens 3bath) 1 6y
0 Canadian Jobs 7 6y
0 Take a semester off for recruiting VS. applying for MSF 2 6y
0 Looking for Advice - Graduated December 2012 from a non-target 0 6y
0 Second Request for Advice 7 6y
0 This fall: non-profit consulting group or AM (going for SA) 0 6y
0 Non-Target, BB internship (BO), look for spring co-op or continue w/ fall recruiting? 2 6y
0 To: ALL NYC MONKEYS 12 6y
0 Young calf can use some career advice from the old bulls. 3 6y
0 What's this job description? 1 6y
0 Can't tell if this for new grads or not...qualified? 3 6y
0 Abroad Fall Senior Yr and want to work in IB - Changed my mind 1 6y
0 Asking for your job back? 3 6y
0 Best places to start financial career? 4 6y
0 Moody's NYC Interview 0 6y
0 Please help me develop a plan to get a one of the mid-level finance roles that are popping up in my hometown. 1 6y
0 how about Valuation Risk Group in investment banking 0 6y
0 Working as technology analyst at a bank vs software engineer at technology firm 1 6y
0 Will I need an MBA to achieve my goal? 1 6y
0 Which course in NYU is best for getting investment banking internship/job? 3 6y
0 Lateral Move >> Is this appropriate if they have a job opening posted? 2 6y
0 Need Individual Advice & Resume Critique 4 6y
0 Need Advice... Back Office FT or keep looking in the spring? 12 6y
0 Need help choosing a Semi-Target school 15 6y
0 MBB Dubai vs BB Credit Risk NY for FT 6 6y
0 Got an offer out of the blue - would appreciate advice 7 6y
0 Need help choosing the lesser of two evils 12 6y
0 help ivey and fuqua duke review 0 6y
0 Need genuine advice here 8 6y
0 Consulting, and now what? Need career options... 8 6y
0 JPM Investment Bank Operations or Prop trading at Trillium or Chimera. 6 6y
0 Am I able for Investment Banking? 1 6y
0 Blue Collar to Blue Chip 6 6y
0 BofA Global Banking & Markets (GBAM) Veteran Program 0 6y
0 Need Some Advice - Graduated in December 2012 0 6y
0 UBS IBD Locations 4 6y
0 networking in wrong division of a company 2 6y
0 Job Offer Decisions 5 6y
0 Fired for disclosing my own salary to public 11 6y
0 List of schools I should apply to transfer to 11 6y
0 Offer issues 4 6y
0 Help needed with Big 4 Risk Advisory senior associate salaries in NYC 1 6y
0 How often do these kinds of jobs come up? 3 6y

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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

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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

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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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