0 Financial Modeling Knowledge Necessary? 0 13y
0 M&I vs WSO Guides 4 13y
0 Equity research, Corporate advisory or Equity desk 0 13y
0 at what point do you stop contacting HR after interview? 3 13y
0 Applying through a company's website 9 13y
+6 Cold Emails 4 13y
0 Using IBD Acronym in a cover letter? 9 13y
0 Credit Suisse SA Private Funds Group 5 13y
0 am I the backup candidate? 4 13y
+11 Bank of America Global Risk Management Internship 19 13y
0 Is this "Portfolio Managment" Job posting Front Office or MO 0 13y
0 Is Working For A Discount Broker A Resume Killer?? 2 13y
0 Gleacher & Co. email format 3 13y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Markets Analyst 0 13y
0 BofA Operations Management Analyst Program (OMAP) Internship 1 13y
0 Consulting to Private Equity - Cover Letter 2 13y
0 What to do during gap year? 3 13y
0 GS HS GPA Check. Made a mistake. Help! 2 13y
0 Put on resume or not? 3 13y
0 Help with first-round? 2 13y
+16 Buy Side Analyst Switching Firms 5 13y
0 Breaking into finance/banking from government work and polisci background 1 13y
+57 Negotiating Offer before, during, and after interview (Follow up) 22 13y
0 How to maneuver? 1 13y
0 Interview Monday. Hear Back Tuesday. Thank you e-mail? 2 13y
0 You are about to start an internship and you are also applying for a job that starts in May, do you list the internship? 4 13y
+53 Philosophy 31 13y
0 2 Weeks Left in LA: Crunch Time 3 13y
0 deleted 2 13y
0 when do banks interview, and when is the last round? 3 13y
0 Take intro stat for ugrad SA? 4 13y
0 BB Commerical Banking, Boutique MM IB, or Boutique MM PE??? 5 13y
0 PE Cold Emailing 6 13y
+25 Please tear my resume apart 10 13y
0 Should I put 3.1 GPA (Master's) on Resume? 0 13y
0 Calling Upper Level Employee from BB 4 13y
0 Evaluation of Candidacy 3 13y
0 S&T question "make me a market on the area of the US in square miles, 500k wide" 5 13y
0 Series 7 and 63 about to expire 3 13y
+11 Vault Guide or WSO Guide 9 13y
0 Differences between being a SA and a FT Analyst thats just starting? 4 13y
0 Interview Spring Wk / Women inside Industry / JP Morgan, tips? advices? - Help 0 13y
+31 Are the breaking into wallstreet guides too detailed? 16 13y
+20 International Students and OPT 21 13y
0 No 11 13y
+18 Internships - Best Substitute/Alternative ??? 3 13y
0 Division Comparison Question 2 13y
+42 FBI background check 63 13y
+22 List of Core Books for Quant Engineer/Analyst. 15 13y
0 Conversation with MD & Analyst 11 13y
0 accounting interns/ jobs 5 13y
0 Internship During Spring Despite Full Time Job when Graduate 1 13y
0 Want to become an Equity Research Analsyt 6 13y
0 Macquarie Capital Post Superday Interview? 5 13y
0 Did anyone ever get a job they weren't expecting to get? 4 13y
0 Just got my non-IB "bonus." 43 13y
0 interview Q: HY debt v bank debt, which one would company prefer if 2 13y
+10 How do you discuss the company's recent deals in an interview? 9 13y
0 answered thx! 3 13y
+59 Misdemeanor Crime... Please Help, Need Advice 50 13y
+3 Equity Research - A Project during the interview 4 13y
0 ACA Qualified- looking to move into investment banking or asset management 1 13y
0 Corporate Engineer Looking for Something New 3 13y
0 Question about Call 1 13y
0 What is "Go-In" Margin 0 13y
+17 25yo Basement-Dwelling Loser: Too Late for Finance? 5 13y
0 First round interview question 1 13y
0 Working for good HFs with bad PR 6 13y
+22 Non-target school advice 8 13y
0 Rothschild Summer Internship (UK) 7 13y
+21 Which classes should I take within Cornell Economics? 12 13y
0 Regretful Non-Finance Grad Seeks Entry Level Finance Employment 3 13y
0 Give up Real Estate Analyst role for Business Analyst role? 8 13y
0 Cold Calling 4 13y
+43 Quit or be fired? 29 13y
0 BlackRock Superday 2012 4 13y
0 Help last minute change of heart pre-med out 1 13y
0 Is it inappropriate to write an all bullet point cover letter? 3 13y
0 Final round Corp Dev Interview with HR?!?!? HELP!!! 3 13y
0 Bland Resume 6 13y
+20 What are my chances for internship at top firm? 21 13y
0 Easy Road or Growth Company 9 13y
0 Energy Rodeo -BP & P66 confirmed 4 13y
0 How should I email a previous employer to pass my resume to HR? 1 13y
+19 MIT major for HF + IB 6 13y
0 rounding up a 2.9 GPA 11 13y
0 Elixio social networking site 8 13y
0 *deleted* 6 13y
+9 Applying to diversity programs as a white male? 8 13y
0 BIG-4/CPA in Asset Management Needs To Jump Shit 6 13y
+10 300k by 30 12 13y
+7 Best PM ever received on WSO asking for help 7 13y
0 Would this experience be helpful in my CV 1 13y
0 Deleted Thread 3 13y
0 Applying to firms . Tis the season. 2 13y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • 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 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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