Off Topic Forum

Start Discussion
Recently Active New Topics Trending
Global Countries
+12 DELETED RANDOM POST 12 6y
+37 N/A… 20 3y
+30 Intern Commute Time 10 mins walk vs. 45 mins transit (NYC) 13 6y
+16 What to do when you are ill in an interview? 7 6y
+22 Where can I buy dip? 28 6y
+14 First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus in London 9 6y
+16 2020 SA Summer Housing 7 6y
+11 How do you maintain a growth mindset? 7 6y
+28 Expats in Germany 31 3y
+54 Gym in the Morning or Night? 48 4y
+23 Who are some C-Level guys under 40 of notable companies? 13 6y
+28 Boiler Rooms and Chop Shops 8 6y
+3 SVA 2020 Summer Housing Roommate Request 1 6y
+46 What social programs/agencys would you cut or abolish? 21 4y
+30 Incoming SA in Tinder Bio? 7 6y
+173 Inheritance, descendants and trust fund squandering 84 4y
+44 Bernie Sanders for the Republican Party 13 6y
+45 DEGENERATE OPTION TRADING 27 5y
+47 Is dating younger women more prestigious? 18 6y
+12 Investing in Funds for Friends & Family 1 6y
+3 WSO software bug - edit comment 1 6y
+288 Luckiest break you've ever gotten? 84 6y
+6 CFA LEVEL 1 DUBAI - STUDY GROUP 1 6y
+9 2020 FT Roommates 1 6y
+170 Is Anonymous posting ruining WSO? 53 6y
+22 What will be the last car offered with a manual transmission? 14 6y
+20 Hair/Beard in IB at Analyst/SA Level 5 6y
+46 CFA® Level 2 June 2020, Wiley or Schweser? 25 6y
+42 Community service in NYC? 18 6y
+11 How to Start Seeing the Big Picture 2 6y
+88 Mitt Romney Chooses Country & Conscience Over Party, Votes to Convict Trump 22 6y
+14 2020 Democratic Primary - Iowa 4 6y
+40 Can we talk about how amusingly sleazy-sounding WSO interview prep ads are? 9 6y
+3 Post-Banking Vacation Inspiration 1 3y
+3 Bloomberg 3rd in national poll at 14%. Announces he’ll double his ad spending 1 6y
+26 What if you have to serve in military in the middle of your college years? 17 6y
+9 Career Change Outside of Finance 1 6y
+3 Netlify Deployment Issue. 1 6y
+63 NYC --> Texas or LA? 35 4y
+5 Lord Abbett rep? 3 4y
+44 Age/Cost Prohibitive Hobbies 33 6y
+74 Live at home or get an apartment after undergrad? 30 6y
+26 Have any of you moved from NYC/SF/CHI to a lower-cost of living city? 10 4y
+39 suicidal feelings /vs/ adulthood ownership 9 6y
+27 Investment banking in London.. 8 6y
+3 NYC drug tests 1 6y
+37 What do you do to keep yourself busy on weekends? 28 6y
+3 Analyzing streaming companies 1 6y
+3 Any Vietnamese in IB (Germany?) 4 6y
+16 Is Jim Cramer's stupid voice/accent authentic? 9 4y
+89 Need a Different Car 44 4y
+127 If you were to buy a franchise, which one would it be? 100 1y
+9 BO/MO Quant Internships 2021 7 6y
+28 Took CFA L1 in Dec 19; Didn't Get Scores Due to Disciplinary Action; Looking for Advice 11 6y
+12 buying/opening outside businesses 1 6y
+15 Is Banking becoming too casual? 15 6y
+162 What’s The Weirdest Brag That You’ve Heard? 60 5y
+35 Wuhan Virus now at 58% mortality rate in China (170 dead vs 124 cured). We're fucked. 38 6y
+158 What makes you happy? 75 6y
+18 Productivity Hacks are BS 9 4y
+36 Not Posting Comments Correctly 17 4y
+27 How to focus at work/give it your all? 6 4y
+22 CFA L2 - take it now or wait 5 6y
+27 What age did you start going gray? 19 6y
+47 Q&A: [Strategy Consultant / Worked in Industry / IB Associate Intern] 10 6y
+87 high prestige low salary jobs 82 4y
+62 UK Firms urged to crack down on office sports chats 26 6y
+144 Low Prestige High Salary jobs 125 3y
+91 Getting into a target school is extraordinarily hard 50 6y
+15 Given Name vs. Preferred Name in Corporate Email 2 6y
+193 Owning a Gym - Good Business Idea? 80 6y
+48 Kobe Dead 18 6y
+8 Do Type A people look like they are working harder than others? 1 6y
+18 Thoughts, reviews on whiskey box memberships 1 6y
+76 What is the coolest finance club I could start at my university? 36 3y
+5 Efficiency at work for a first year analyst 1 6y
+5 What does your personal real estate portfolio look like? 2 6y
+118 Big words are for amateurs 42 4y
+209 GS Only Taking IPOs if Board Has "Diverse" Member 70 4y
+33 Feeling unsure of career path forward 11 6y
+572 Would you pay for a girl’s vacation with you? 132 4y
+21 Drunk LinkedIn Connecting 26 6y
+6 CoronaVirus spreading in/out of China 1 6y
+115 Google Your Search Is Over (Part 2) 24 6y
+3 Is this resume baller? Wharton MBA -> McKinsey -> Songwriter for BTS 1 6y
+76 Best Way to Quit Juul 39 6y
+13 Hong Kong Protest 18 6y
+250 Wuhan Corona Virus 119 4y
+27 300Hours: How to create your ideal CFA study plan. 3 6y
+213 Increase Obesity to Own the Libs 69 4y
+46 BALD 41 6y
+21 Assumptions on Cash Flow 1 6y
+91 Bachelor Trip Ideas? (US Only) 74 2y
+6 Dislike academic finance classes 2 6y
+89 Google: Your Search Is Over (Part 1) 15 6y
+45 Thoughts on Boston, anyone lived there before? 19 3mo
+41 Lost in finance 9 4y
+171 Buttigieg- 21st century Christian leader or hoax? 85 6y
+117 How do you get more comfortable spending your money? 40 4y
+3 Anyone going to Davos? 2 6y

Trending Content

View all

Career Resources

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%
View IB Report

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%
View IB Report

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%
View IB Report

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
View IB Report
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...”

Read more

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever		 99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon		 99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62		 99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking		 99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17		 98.9
6
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory		 98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman		 98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar		 98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker		 98.9
10
numi's picture
numi		 98.8
View all
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...”

Read more