0 "Still reviewing feedback" meaning 1 2y
+6 What does it mean to think like an investor? Coming from consulting... 2 2y
+30 Dinner with an Investment Banker 13 2y
+17 Going to Work for My Dad, Who is a CFO 4 2y
0 Risk Analyst 1 2y
+6 Would You Take A $50K Annual Paycut To Guarantee A Promotion To VP? 1 2y
0 Singapore HF vs PE 2 2y
+10 Nontarget to Multiple BB/EB/HF Offers: How To Do It 4 2y
0 Seeking Advice: Big 4 vs VC 1 2y
+9 JPM Financial Sponsors Group 6 2y
+9 How To Transition From Commercial Real Estate Appraiser To Asset Management Or Investment Analyst? Seeking Advice And Insights! 3 2y
+7 Beginner need to check rules 3 2y
+3 How Many Investment Bankers Get Hired Per Year? 5 2y
0 "Benchmarking Feedback" meaning 1 2y
+22 How long was your lateral process ? 29 2y
+46 Its a birthday and I am done 33 2y
0 Which level investment banker should I reach out to when contacting people for coffee chats? 4 2y
+1 Can you afford to mess up in an interview? 3 2y
+9 Are EBs more collegial and analogous to a small liberal arts college or a small town than BB? 7 2y
0 Too late to join MF PE as an A2A IB Associate? 3 2y
0 P 1 2y
+3 Are European hedge fund and AM jobs more guarded by recruiters? 2 2y
0 IB Off-Cycles 2 2y
0 How to Prepare for Lateral Analyst Interviews 2 2y
+10 DB Achieve 2024 39 2y
0 Undergrad with a ton of prestigious internships and research in chemistry. Should I write my cover letter for advisory IB to be more generalist? 1 2y
+9 Career Advice 1 2y
+12 Start Date Concerns - Advice? 1 2y
+3 Founders Associate 3 2y
+29 Advice Needed - Improving the dynamics of my networking calls 6 2y
+11 Athabasca finance major? 3 2y
0 SMBC Credit Risk - Frankfurt 1 2y
+2 Distressed / Rx Sophomore Summer Opps 1 2y
+21 Staying in current bank for promo or jumping to buy-side now 2 2y
0 IB opportunities for international students 1 2y
0 Experience needed for commodity grad programmes 1 2y
0 Goldman Global Markets Recruiting SA 2025 3 2y
+4 Possible to get a GS internship without networking 4 2y
+9 Headhunter can’t take calls due to contract with my current employer 3 2y
+1 Non Target School 2 2y
+23 From South Korea to the US 8 2y
+15 Go to PE or Recruit for SA? 1 2y
0 Advice on Sophomore Summer Internship 1 2y
0 Is this hiring environment “normal”? 3 2y
+6 Backup Plans? 1 2y
+12 I’m only in this job because I like networking - thoughts on tech sales? 5 2y
+6 Where to network in NYC 1 2y
+15 180 Career Switch 8 2y
+33 Thinking about quitting IB to start travel streaming 14 2y
+5 Finance jobs in the Balkans 5 2y
0 Laid off, Career advice - HNW Wealth or Credit at Agency 4 2y
+11 Freshman Internship 11 2y
+3 How should you behave yourself during a superday lunch with the team? 4 2y
+230 Ask an ex-IB MD anything......... 172 2y
+30 Desperate for career advice in CRE/Credit Analyst career 6 2y
+27 VP Lateralling - What am I doing wrong? 5 2y
+6 Energy Major Internship 1 2y
+6 The best way to find relevant alumni for networking 1 2y
+8 Autoimmune Disease, Upwards GPA Trend 1 2y
+9 bouncing back after failed first round 1 2y
+10 Secondary advisory / PCA or IB? 3 2y
0 Offer from Blackstone Real Estate Asset Management -- Need Advice? 1 2y
+9 How To Transition From Commercial Real Estate Appraiser To Asset Management Or Investment Analyst? Seeking Advice And Insights! 1 2y
0 Interviewer was formatting Powerpoint Slides the whole interview (wearing reflective glasses) 1 2y
+3 FT 2024 IB 10 2y
+11 If my great Grandfather lived in Argentina can I put Latino? 5 2y
+9 Networking for Freshman Year Internship 4 2y
0 Seeking career mentorship 2 2y
0 How do investment banking referrals work if your resume is updated and if you have already applied 2 2y
+6 If I get sent an excel test from the corporate recruiting email address of a firm does it mean my resume is actually being considered for the role? 1 2y
+13 Is this an instant ding? 6 2y
+17 No response to cold-emails, any advice ? 12 2y
0 Name some no-name investment banks 3 2y
+1 Anybody else feel trapped 1 2y
+6 How to get a contact to "push" you forward? 2 2y
+30 Transitioning Out of IB from a Boutique Firm? 7 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Consumer & retail 1 2y
+4 Would it reflect negatively on you if during a phone interview, your neighbor starts hammering, throwing things around, and cursing loudly? 1 2y
+9 Consulting work ex in Germany -> Consulting in India? 2 2y
+9 State of the European PE recruting market - fully dried up? 3 2y
+35 Aircraft Finance & Leasing 39 2y
+7 Freshman internship to propel into IB 2 2y
+8 U of Toronto Master of Financial Economics (MFE) 8 2y
0 Interviewing with 2 groups at one bank ER 1 2y
+82 How bad is the lateral market in NY and, in general, are banks hiring at all right now? 24 2y
0 BNP Paribas Credit 1 2y
0 I think I lost my interview 1 2y
0 Decided to switch from a similar to the O.G WSO format, any suggestion/critique? 1 2y
+14 Please provide guidance/reality check summer internships 3 2y
0 For those of you who interned at a top bank last summer but didn’t get a return, how’s your full time recruiting looking? 2 2y
0 Listing Internships on Background Check 1 2y
+13 Need help with career trajectory ASAP - I'm desperate 6 2y
+23 Lincoln International Interview - Waiting Game? 8 2y
+3 Two offers - which to pick? 3 2y
0 How to lateral from a US-based M&A boutique to a Domestic IB in India 1 2y
+9 Keeping in touch with Network? 1 2y
+5 taking a cc accounting / finance class? 7 2y
0 response on digital interview with STANDARD CHARTERED ? 1 2y
+7 Del 10 2y
+10 Advice needed - BB to PWB (WM) 2 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 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 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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