+77 Londoners - How would you feel about relocating to Paris/Frankfurt? 44 5y
+28 Harvard, Princeton, Wharton or Columbia 10 5y
+29 The Definitive Finance Interview Outfit Guide 18 5y
0 AI in Finance Conference? 1 5y
+22 Drinking from a straw in IB 23 5y
+21 At the start of my career, trying to deal with the cast of characters at my firm 1 5y
+15 Career killer: transferring to the US 11 5y
+19 protect wood table from water 9 5y
+10 What are some good headphones? 15 5y
+13 Where should I stay this summer? 26 5y
+42 Asian Century and Future of World Economy 20 5y
+19 GPA vs Class rank 7 5y
+10 Begging for some bananas and life advices 1 5y
+63 Bad Credit - Learn from my experience 70 5y
+94 Rank the top WSO members in order of... 118 5y
+7 How Common is Suicide in IB? 3 5y
+140 Another Terrorist Attack, Another Sad Day - Nice, France Bastille Day 56 5y
0 My 2021 finance diary, not healthy, but anyone else do the same?? 4 5y
+20 hardess in M&A wanna network 25 5y
+23 Old boss, who pushed me out, reaches out now that I am a client 18 5y
+45 What's the best way to fart discretely at work? 27 5y
0 GME Round 2 6 5y
+14 It's Shiesty Season! 6 5y
+37 Surf Thread 21 5y
0 . 1 5y
+3 @International's, What Do You Think About Global Heads of APAC, or LATAM Not Being From Those Regions? 2 5y
0 Overwhelmed by doubts 1 5y
+19 South Beach - What to Do? 15 5y
+5 What's your crystal setup like? 8 5y
+585 Why tech is overrated for MBAs (and why banking is underrated) 151 5y
+101 Life changes due to COVID, "Great Reset", new regime, etc. 26 5y
+204 I’ll never take WSO for granted again 43 5y
+21 Master in Finance choice: Frankfurt School vs. St. Gallen vs. WHU Otto Beisheim 13 5y
+125 What's your walkaway $ number? 78 5y
0 What do you enjoy the most? 6 5y
0 Living Alone or Roommate? 8 5y
+19 I just ordered so much Italian 15 5y
+19 GME sea shanty 6 5y
+18 What do you say about ex boss, who was a douche? 14 5y
+3 Living @ Home since COVID started 3 5y
0 Where to travel or vacation? 3 5y
+102 NFL Predictions Thread - Playoffs, Super Bowl, MVP, trash talk 57 5y
+8 Best place to buy an apartment in Miami if I want to be close to night life? 8 5y
+29 How to build a fortune, education vs actual doing ? 19 5y
0 Singapore Banking Telegram group 1 5y
+17 To repay in full or to wait... share your thoughts please! 5 5y
+16 Salvage An Embarrassing Attempt To Negotiate? 11 5y
0 Just Moved to Arizona, How Do You Deal With the Temp Swings 1 5y
+50 New Year ~ Health & Wellness Routine Edition 44 5y
0 Exchange 1 5y
+7 NY/CT - What's a reasonable amount to spend on rent? 10 5y
+211 This one aged well... 50 5y
+28 Is this the beginning of the end of American tech hegemony around the globe? 12 5y
+50 Civil War-Red Team Planner 14 5y
0 New Year ~ Health & Wellness Routine Edition 2 5y
+39 Where to put savings? ($170k) 21 5y
+42 Is Neink OK? 19 5y
+149 Catalonia 61 5y
+5 House Music: Swedish House Mafia 8 5y
+18 Automatic or Quartz? Considering TH Aquaracer. Please help! 5 5y
+26 How to learn more about Third-world entrepreneurship 18 5y
+71 Conspiracy Theories do Happen and Skepticism isn’t Evil 11 5y
+2 Wall Street should move some offices to Austin 8 5y
+7 Real Estate 2 5y
0 What did you get for Christmas? 1 5y
0 Summer Associate program in remote Brazilian village 1 5y
+163 Sweden's herd immunity strategy has failed 32 5y
+311 Let's Talk Russia 127 5y
+16 Shoreditch vs Elephant & Castle 6 5y
+2 Stinky taint!!! need help 11 5y
+19 Bougie Experiences Abroad? 27 5y
+14 Please help -- need to buy my parents a house? 2 5y
+39 Anyone know anyone whose done a Euro MBA making <60k USD yr? 23 5y
+12 "nobody watches the preseason" is a completely meaningless comment. 1 5y
0 Easiest area to break into in finance? 8 5y
+77 What are the biggest problems (serious or light, big or small) that you face in life? 61 5y
+21 Travel to Europe 26 5y
0 Bank of England - meet and engage forum 0 5y
+19 Did any Americans here got to B-School in the UK or Europe? 10 5y
0 Anyone playing COD Warzone? 0 5y
+131 DNC 2024 107 5y
+66 Via Negativa - Addition by Subtraction (not financial, philosophical) 6 5y
+16 Clout and am I too nice? 26 5y
+43 One of the classiest/bizarre suicides in recent memory 12 5y
0 Axia Trading firm 0 5y
+14 a little lost.. 7 5y
+96 The Best Summer Internship Tips on WSO 111 5y
+32 9 "Other" Reasons to Attend a Target/Top/Ivy League University 27 5y
+47 Interview with Credit Risk Associate (Part 2/2) 29 5y
+36 Monday @Mentions November 25, 2013 23 5y
+34 Bill Gates Makes Great Points Through Reddit 17 5y
+99 Quitting to Travel 🧳 61 5y
+150 WTF's going on with this board? 84 5y
+26 How to address when you rubbed someone the wrong way? 12 5y
0 Deutsche Bank's WFH tax advice to governments 5 5y
+69 Deciding to See a Therapist/Psychologist 30 5y
+35 How much do men know/care about consent? 43 5y
+107 Q&A: Non-Target, Non-Major, Low GPA - Reflections About Grad School and How it Helped Me Break onto the Street 43 5y
+31 Best Spots in NYC: Intern Edition 5 5y
0 Best islands with good cell service close to CT/EST time zone 0 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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