+15 Take the Promotion Money or Take the Dream School? 2 6y
+13 Talent poaching at upper levels 1 6y
+17 delete this post it is probably not actually true im sorry 10 6y
+3 Legitimacy of Headhunter Firms on LinkedIn 1 6y
+3 How is this lockdown/stay at home affecting FO Finance? 1 6y
+40 Can't meaningfully open up to people 12 6y
+11 How much does your starting salary predict your income 10 years later? 8 6y
+14 Movie/TV Recommendations for Investment Bankers 5 6y
+67 WFH or Working in the office? 34 6y
+59 Careers in Finance (other than IB) that make 6 figs 64 6y
+29 Random food questions 20 6y
+16 Compared to 08 6 6y
+3 CapIq Issues 1 6y
+10 Trump wants to stop Immigration, also all Visa processes stopped. 8 6y
+25 Breaking up with Asset Management Connection 5 6y
0 It’s not just me having trouble securing any finance internships? 1 6y
0 Is Yergin's The Quest worth the read? 1 6y
+45 Joe Biden: VP pick? 30 6y
+30 do I add my bosses son on Facebook? 13 6y
+1 ew 1 6y
+3 How to Resize Go To Window (F5) in Excel? 1 6y
0 Coronabond opinions? 0 6y
+40 What would you do? (not ibanking) 24 6y
+92 We coming out of this either jacked or obese 85 6y
+16 SF Rent and Neighborhoods for First Year 8 6y
+57 What to get after CFA Charter? 24 6y
+33 Consumer Behavior: Post-Great Lockdown 17 6y
+50 Do you hold off on sending weekend and night-time emails? 31 6y
+3 Best Free Movies - Pandemic Cabin Fever 1 6y
+37 It's OK to be Grieving 4 6y
+30 New Meds b/c of Coronavirus 14 6y
+177 What makes you think a person is smart after a 5-min chat? 63 6y
+89 Getting into a target school is extraordinarily hard 50 6y
+7 COVID's impact on Trump's reelection chances 3 6y
+29 Genuine question - What earphone do you guys use? 38 6y
+31 Starting IB in mid-20s 11 6y
+19 'Rona Flight Deals 14 6y
+18 Edited: Our firm owns PPE Supplier 5 6y
+3 Anyone have any Time Management Tips? 1 6y
+3 What exactly does getting "dinged" mean? 4 6y
+33 Value of LinkedIn Recommendations 15 6y
+6 what mobile / tablet apps do you guys use to track the market & trade? 2 6y
+9 Random Tax Question - Bonus Repayment 1 6y
+13 social media bot monetization automation software 2 6y
+9 Argus License Key? 1 6y
+3 What is your favorite excel model font? 3 6y
+141 Be honest, how does it feel to be super prestigious? 69 6y
+12 How well is the Fed managing this crisis? 4 6y
+3 Job Offer Rescinded- Now What? 2 6y
+16 Feeling Cute, Might Quit My Job to work for the SBA 4 6y
+19 Advice on WFH Setup 5 6y
+69 How to find a girl that is not just into me because I am an incoming summer analyst a Goldman Sachs 23 6y
+35 You need balance 7 6y
+22 A more effective way to find love 14 6y
+3 Thinking of Pulling the Trigger on WSO Mentor (Need experiences) 1 6y
+9 Internship shortened to 6 weeks and moved to fully virtual format 1 6y
+25 Feeling quite lost with career. Thinking about resetting 4 6y
+3 Should I do a pass/fail for a key course? 2 6y
+351 How should the U.S. retaliate against China? 119 6y
+141 How to Deal with the Biggest Weakness Question 195 6y
+24 Quarintine: Big Bootie 17 8 6y
+47 Is dating younger women more prestigious? 18 6y
+157 Avoid a Classic Mistake: Don’t Be a ‘Try Hard’ 24 6y
+3 Financial/Economic Covid19 Discussion 1 6y
+15 What recommendations do you have regarding the use of time during the quarentine? 7 6y
+42 No Lay-offs promises 25 6y
+11 Buy Low Sell High 7 6y
+6 Reasons behind the WSO monkey ranking 2 6y
+61 Trade Banking for Manual Work 29 6y
+15 How to deal with egos? 1 6y
+20 I want to give back to the community 7 6y
+128 Dave Ramsey 72 6y
+17 What do y'all surf/do during downtime? 10 6y
+14 Which Laptop Should I Request (Dell Inspiron 7000 or Lenovo Yoga C930)? 10 6y
+3 Useful/Interesting things you've done with VBA 2 6y
+65 Should the US Govt Bailout Industries? 21 6y
+39 2020 Election - Trump vs. Biden 16 6y
+511 Wilbur Ross "Take a Loan" Comments 199 6y
+6 Is prodigy finance going bust??? 1 6y
+16 UNTIL WHAT AGE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF WORKING FOR SOMEONE? 1 6y
+118 New grad dealing with money requests from family - How to handle 44 6y
+75 The movement to pay workers daily 22 6y
+102 Go Big or Go Home - 2017 Challenge 31 6y
+15 To Refi or Not to Refi 1 6y
+75 Lessons from a PE Case Study 56 6y
+25 What if every college student read through wso? 7 6y
+9 Machine Learning Classification/Prediction time 1 6y
+3 Best Excel online course? 3 6y
+22 Data Science and IT after Corona 11 6y
+32 how to monetize social media 12 6y
+43 100k-200k potential deaths? 32 6y
+29 How will our lives be different in 1 year due to Coronavirus? 18 6y
+3 Its Mildly Annoys Me When Colleagues Thank Me For My Work 1 6y
+6 Max % of liquid wealth to put down on house 1 6y
+150 Crazy stories that happened to you in the finance industry? 42 6y
+1 COVID bonus year - what’s the damage? 1 6y
+8 Your partner’s earning potential/ job security 1 6y
+12 Chances of being approved for CSR Credit Card as Incoming First Year IB Analyst? 6 6y
+53 At what unemployment level do we reopen businesses? 22 6y
+3 Buying a rowing boat for recreational usage, recommendations? 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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