+149 I Need You, WSO + Its Time To Move - Asia Job Search 41 6y
+133 Company Email Addresses Guide 77 6y
+123 Do You Need a Sophomore Summer Internship in College? 177 6y
+122 Goldman Sachs Veterans Integration Program (VIP) 2017 82 6y
+97 Exploding offer - Hurt my chances? 150 6y
+92 I've been fired - what do I do? 138 6y
+88 Bain Capital Sankaty Advisors 136 6y
+87 Where to Live in New York City 183 6y
+82 The Same Story, Over and Over Again 65 6y
+76 2015 FT Recruiting Mega Thread 186 6y
+76 Quit An Internship Without Ruining Future Prospects 98 6y
+75 Finance in Philly 70 6y
+73 Breaking in Investment Banking as a Big 4 Auditor - Can I do it? 61 6y
+71 Small vs Large Firms: Is Bigger Always Better? 58 6y
+67 Advice for a Banker Who Kind of Hates It 8 6y
+67 List of Targets and Semi-Targets 87 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
+63 Flying down to NY to network - but can only do it on the weekend 27 6y
+62 Can some people from non-target schools share their experiences? 30 6y
+61 Working Abroad - Regrets/Benefits 12 6y
+57 International Work Experience worth it? 42 6y
+55 Moving from Boutique to BB 65 6y
+54 STARTING SALARY FOR BIG 4 ACCOUNTING FIRMS 61 6y
+52 The Best Sandwich Board to Wear to Earn Interviews 32 6y
+48 UCLA vs UC Berkeley recruitment for IB 15 6y
+45 Is a high salary in New York really high? 29 6y
+45 JPM Group Placement 35 6y
+44 Transitioning Veteran Advice Please 13 6y
+44 Putting finance off for the military? 15 6y
+43 MSF placements General 33 6y
+43 Any Advice On New Jersey? 21 6y
+43 Fired from prestigious consulting firm - been unemployed for 6 months - HELP 26 6y
+42 How to Enter into M&A? 15 6y
+42 D1 Sports That No One Cares About 25 6y
+42 Ask Me Anything - Current Prop Trader/Advice for people wanting to make it/Breaking in 19 6y
+42 Municipal Finance Associate Position 39 6y
+42 Math or Economics Major 81 6y
+41 Feeling stuck one year post MBA 13 6y
+40 Will Probably Quit My Job Without An Offer - Thoughts? 21 6y
+40 WSO Conference 2013: Stay at Hotel Penn and Get a Discount 25 6y
+39 Syndicate Execution (MO) Role to CLO Trading, Worth The Hop? 2 6y
+39 Anybody else glad they sucked it up and picked Ops? 30 6y
+38 Moving to Midwest 11 6y
+38 Moving to Dallas 51 6y
+38 How can I switch into finance from oil & gas (or any other industry)? 36 6y
+37 Has anyone had an offer rescinded due to a background check company reporting a sealed/expunged record? 20 6y
+37 Software Engineer to MSF to ??? advice 7 6y
+37 To what extent did I fuck up? 32 6y
+37 How to break into Finance from Pre-Med 26 6y
+36 When to follow up with a recruiter after a superday? 28 6y
+36 Summer London internship visa process for US citizens 7 6y
+36 Wall Street Mentors Presents: Scott Morris on the Interviewing Process at Goldman Sachs 13 6y
+36 Boutique Banks in New York/New Jersey Area 77 6y
+36 Advice needed ASAP for Interview with BB Private Bank Analyst Program 15 6y
+35 NYC Networking Day Trip: Thoughts? 12 6y
+35 Two Great SA Offers - Need Help Choosing (IB vs ER) 33 6y
+34 References before Coffee Interview? 11 6y
+34 Don't know where to go 19 6y
+33 How Did You Successfully Find a Job in New York? 2 6y
+33 Investment Banking Recruiting and Feeling Hopeless 16 6y
+33 "Your background is too wild" 8 6y
+33 High School Internship in IB or HF (please give feedback on my credentials) 27 6y
+33 Take apart my post-college plan. 18 6y
+33 MOOC's to stand out for Job 16 6y
+33 Credit Risk Management BB - Got an offer Associate level.... But offer might be too low - 75K 21 6y
+33 Laid off Analyst still looking for Work - Any advice ? 12 6y
+32 Bankers Missing Calls? 9 6y
+32 How can an Idaho student get a job at a big investment bank or hedge fund? 6 6y
+32 Goldman Sachs Finance Division 38 6y
+31 Career in Finance - but also lots of time to travel 12 6y
+31 Relocation from NYC to London 3 6y
+31 Meeting with head of campus recruiting 12 6y
+31 Pre-MBA (CFA 3 Cand.) Long-Only Analyst to Hedge Fund? NYC/CT 14 6y
+31 Where to go from here? - Currently first semester freshman at St. Bonaventure University 10 6y
+31 Fund Accounting 8 6y
+31 I'm a big old softy 18 6y
+30 Internship for Freshman? 10 6y
+30 Recent grad ->> New York for finance. No job lined up 6 6y
+30 Going to Boston/Philly/aka any other City from New York 8 6y
+29 A Very Successful Trader -> What to do with job search ? 30 6y
+29 Prop Firm Trading or Hedge Fund Trading With No Degree? 15 6y
+29 Accept JPM Ops, or continue summer internship search? 16 6y
+29 Is there such a thing as too many internships? 19 6y
+28 AM -> credit rating agency (am I being stupid?) 11 6y
+28 Good Questions to Ask Over A Cold Call? 12 6y
+28 Any advice for recent grad from a not-so-top-flight institution? 26 6y
+27 How to schedule coffee chats during SA 6 6y
+27 Renege Back Office at BB for Economic Consulting at Boutique? 7 6y
+27 Big List of Quant Employers 13 6y
+27 Corp. Dev. vs. MM IB? 11 6y
+27 help this poor recent college grad please (begging you guys) 20 6y
+27 interview with a head trader 32 6y
+27 Switching jobs after short time at entry level (consulting to IB) 28 6y
+27 Possible Internship @ ANY bank in NYC? 21 6y
+27 How much to survive? 14 6y
+27 College Major Change - Engineering to Financial Analyst - Need Advice 19 6y
+26 Corp Dev (Entry Level) 11 6y
+26 Any help would be appreciated! 3 6y
+26 Honest feedback for rising senior (pragmatic FT job hunt) 8 6y
+26 Dinner Interview Advice 15 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • 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 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • Associates (56) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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