Monday @Mentions March 2, 2015

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming events:

My Experience with Equity Research -- 330pm ET, 3/2/15
Webinar: Healthcare Careers and Market Trends -- 6pm ET, 3/4/15

Post of the Week:

Quitting time - views on how to leave your job by @"SSits". 8 SB's and counting; easily one of the best posts of the year so far.

Q&A of the Week:

Ask Me Anything: First-Year at MBB by @"NoName". THANK YOU for answering so many questions! Great Q&A.

Discussion Topic of the Week:

Corporate Jargon That You Hate, posted by @"anonguytoibd". 66 comments and counting. You guys are clever....there are some hilarious ones in here.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @"snatch" in the post "The decline of NYC finance". Lol Brady's posts have spawned more comments of the week than anyone else, by a long shot.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 7 days:

1. @"CPAExtraordinaire" 216, 2. @"wareagle4230" 72, and 3. @"SSits" with 66

See where you rank here.

New WSO Certified Users:

I wanted to take the space here to thank and congratulate the new Certified Users from the past week. Welcome to the club. Some of these are new members, but all have confirmed that they work in the indicated industry at the level selected on their profile. All Certified Users have a yellow star next to their usernames when posting in the forums, so you all know which sources you can trust the most. As WSO Certified Users, they get i) 3 months free to the WSO Job Board ($45 Value), ii) access to the private Certified User chat room to network with other professionals (priceless) and iii) a free ticket to attend the 2014 WSO Annual Conference in New York on June 28 ($200 Value!). Without further ado:

Investment Banking
@analyst-therapist - Mergers and Acquisitions - 1st Year Associate

Private Equity
@Cruncher - Other - 2nd Year Analyst

Sales & Trading
@Stalagmite - Fixed Income - 2nd Year Associate

Hedge Fund
@baburator - Other - Business School

Consulting
@dim Sum cook - Director

Real Estate
@larryc11 - Residential - 1st Year Analyst

Other
@CantSlowDown - Business School

Are you a working professional and you're interested in joining the WSO Certified User club? E-mail [email protected] and [email protected] your username and send a link to your LinkedIn profile.

Comments

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”