2014 WSO Rankings for Investment Banks: Interviews (Part 3 of 10)

Not all investment banking interviews are created equal. Some of them will leave you feeling like you conquered the world, but most others will have you shaking your head at that one brainteaser or technical question you missed.

After preparing for hours and hours, performing on the big super day stage is no easy task. To make it a little easier, we thought we'd give fair warning and rank the investment banks in the following ways:

1. Top 15 Investment Banks with the HARDEST INTERVIEWS.
2. Top 15 Investment Banks with the EASIEST INTERVIEWS.
3. Top 15 Banks with the BEST OVERALL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE. In other words, which banks didn't treat you like used dog food?

These firms are all ranked on a PERCENTILE basis across all 5,000+ companies in the WSO Company Database based on thousands of WSO member rankings. Feel free to share these interview rankings below on your site by copying the html code below the graphic. Stay tuned because next Tuesday we are going to be ranking the investment banks based on promotions and fairness!

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Part 1: 2014 WSO Rankings for Investment Banks: Release Schedule
Part 2: 2014 WSO Rankings for Investment Banks: Career

Comments (12)

8y 
MLE4444, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Was that the intended speech bubble on the "Best interview Experience" graphic? Also I see you included Gleacher in "Easiest Interviews". I believe the firm is defunct? Check your work, @"Wallstreetoasis.com"!

Signed, Your Associate

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Pesca-pescatarian, what's your opinion? Comment below:
MLE4444:

Was that the intended speech bubble on the "Best interview Experience" graphic? Also I see you included Gleacher in "Easiest Interviews". I believe the firm is defunct? Check your work, @WallStreetOasis.com!

Signed,
Your Associate

Lol.

Also, William Blair having the 11th hardest interview experience ... surprising/doubtful. Definitely not from my experience.

Maximum effort.
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8y 
gasperi, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Defunct companies are always the easiest ones to get into. You're all hired.

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8y 
MLE4444, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Well, the problem with Easiest / Hardest interview metric is that it isn't at all controlled for who actually gets the interviews, which is very relevant.

Take an example in which Rothschild and BAML have identical interview questions, but BAML invites 30% more candidates to interview. BAML invited more unqualified candidates and therefore responses might indicate that their interviews were "very hard".

Not blaming anyone and the data is still much appreciated, just pointing out a quirk in the methodology.

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Etaractic, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Strange to see Greenhill not being included in top 5-7. But boutiques being harder seems to be true to what i experienced.

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Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2023 Investment Banking

  • Lincoln International (▲01) 99.6%
  • Jefferies & Company (▽01) 99.1%
  • William Blair (▲12) 98.7%
  • Financial Technology Partners (▽01) 98.2%
  • Lazard Freres (+ +) 97.8%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2023 Investment Banking

  • William Blair (▲04) 99.5%
  • Lincoln International (▲12) 99.1%
  • Canaccord Genuity (▲18) 98.6%
  • Stephens Inc (▲12) 98.2%
  • Financial Technology Partners (▲05) 97.7%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2023 Investment Banking

  • Lincoln International (▲01) 99.5%
  • Financial Technology Partners (▲03) 99.1%
  • Jefferies & Company (▽02) 98.6%
  • Lazard Freres (▲15) 98.2%
  • UBS AG (▲19) 97.7%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2023 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (6) $592
  • Vice President (32) $396
  • Associates (147) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (11) $198
  • 1st Year Analyst (279) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (90) $170
  • Intern/Summer Associate (46) $166
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (205) $92