+5,138 Dumbest thing you've said in an interview 516 4w
+3,982 A Must Read for Current Undergrads and Interns (Your first job doesn't matter) 95 2mo
+1,736 Would you ding a kid for having their pronouns on their LinkedIn 265 1y
+1,254 Occupy Wall Street 1,107 3mo
+1,107 Hooked up with the wrong person 172 9mo
+1,098 Girl on tinder threatening to send my messages to my firm / boss 342 3mo
+1,004 CT School Shooting 650 3y
+990 Just Turned 30; Here's Some Life Advice/Quotes 130 2y
+887 New Sparkle effect when you give a Banana 9 1y
+884 Google's Ideological Echo Chamber *Updated* 223 3y
+857 Getting married young is the best. 162 1y
+815 Chicago: The best all-around U.S. city 365 2y
+811 The PC diversity non-sense is getting out of hand 176 1y
+808 I'm an average joe making good money for family and enjoying a chill life. What am I missing out on by not pursuing prestige? 179 2y
+807 Does anyone here have super rich parents ($50m+) and what do they do 172 2mo
+804 What are your hot takes 325 2mo
+802 Ranking the Douchiest People You Will Meet On Wall Street by Where They Went To Undergrad 99 2y
+791 What were your 'milestone' purchases? 246 1y
+779 Net Worth and Goals by Age 287 2y
+777 Is DJT single-handedly throwing us into recession? 311 1y
+773 What is capitalism, when did it start, or is it natural? 522 1y
+761 "Alternative Facts" 205 4y
+752 H1B Visa Fee now $100k, No more internationals? 256 2mo
+750 Start-Up Culture is the Cringiest thing on Earth 92 3y
+750 LinkedIn is Getting Bad Again 154 3y
+748 Power Couples? 134 4y
+738 I (and WSO) Need Your Help 181 3y
+735 Make America Great Again! 205 1y
+722 Laziness and the Merits of Hard Work 123 7y
+719 You know you have "made it" when ______ 166 3y
+673 Why there isn't more diversity on the street 501 4y
+669 Do you believe in God? 845 3y
+649 Q&A: The Final Cut 155 2y
+646 Mental Disorder called Liberalism 210 6y
+631 Finance sucks compared to tech if youre smart 190 2y
+617 OFFICIAL prestige-caller 2018 prestige rankings 135 5mo
+614 MD never sleeps (growing suspicious) 37 5y
+613 Suck it up: 8 Steps to Getting through 100+ Hour Weeks as an IB Analyst 71 5y
+604 ICE Agent Murders US Civilian 331 3mo
+601 How much money have you saved? 362 1y
+600 Mexico ---> illegally entering US ---> VP @ GS 195 5y
+594 “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” 248 2y
+592 What is the best career advice you ever received, and from whom? 102 7y
+585 Why tech is overrated for MBAs (and why banking is underrated) 151 5y
+584 What do you wish you knew when you were younger? 105 3y
+584 Most uneducated/dumbest thing you have said in an interview? 93 3y
+580 I've been using WSO for 5+ years and I think the anti-diversity rhetoric has gotten so much worse 104 2y
+578 Women in Finance—What's Your Long Term Plan? 119 5y
+577 How have you helped your parents after you entered finance and are making $$$? 81 6y
+575 Ray Dalio: Capitalism Needs to Be Reformed 173 3y
+572 Would you pay for a girl’s vacation with you? 134 4y
+572 Burnout / Life Choices 106 6y
+564 Is UBS Abusing The H1-B Visa Program? 78 8mo
+564 Do You Envy The Rich Kids Who Got A Shot At Their Careers Through Their Parent's Influence? 132 3y
+561 I FUCKING LOVE THE GRIND 41 1y
+561 Coffee Is For Closers 138 3y
+553 We eat what we kill. 130 2y
+550 Is anyone else welcoming a recession? 150 3y
+546 Do you want your wife to work? 174 5y
+546 Will The Student Loans Bubble Pop? 415 3y
+541 Can we hear some underdog/grinders (stories) who made it to the top? 115 3y
+537 WSO Built by Ukraine 70 4y
+537 HELP: Sticky Situation with Boss 143 3y
+537 What is your marriage timeline? 223 5y
+534 "Too many people go into finance and law" -Elon Musk 171 1y
+527 Parents [including celebs and various hot shots] indicted in college admissions test scam 180 4y
+526 Guys, what's your opinion on dating female bankers? 130 5y
+523 Shut. The F*ck. Up. 136 1y
+522 What It Really Means to Be "Alpha" 356 3y
+519 Coronavirus - How long will this go on? 193 6y
+518 new guy making Zyn tea for the bullpen, among other things... rant 91 1y
+518 So what do you speculate happened to Jack Ma? 215 5y
+516 Mamdani elected 236 6mo
+511 Wilbur Ross "Take a Loan" Comments 199 6y
+510 Does the world just feel weird and wrong/different to anyone else recently? 190 4y
+510 What's the worst that can happen? 126 6y
+507 Pre-Pitch Senior Anxiety is Paradise 31 2y
+507 Wall Street Bro Caught on Camera Humping Fearless Girl Statue 145 9y
+505 This is what a student did to get me to forward on his resume 47 2y
+501 I literally just lost my internship to a blonde girl from Greenwich :( 124 3y
+497 Murder of Trayvon Martin 580 6y
+491 Shithole Scandal 166 6y
+487 Is America a Second-Tier Country? 158 8y
+485 So what is the end goal of COVID? 273 3y
+484 UBS = No Blacks Allowed? Out of 425 MDs in New York, only 2 MDs are black and 0 in Investment Banking (Linkedin Analysis) 95 1y
+472 WSJ article on males in college 295 4y
+471 You Did it Citi 145 3y
+471 500k Legal Green Card Holders and Students Banned from the US 118 6y
+467 Wall Street moving to Miami would be great 221 3y
+463 Forbes 30 under 30 needs to just stop 94 5y
+461 When are we going to be in bars/partying again? 182 6y
+461 To All the Hillary Supporters that are allowing themselves to be spoon Fed by Main Stream Media 202 9y
+460 VP shows me a series of HAWK TUAH memes in a Coffee Chat 45 1y
+459 Growing up sucks 141 2y
+456 What are your pettiest peeves? 245 6y
+455 IB is still a disgusting amount of money... 111 5y
+454 Ignoring coffee chat requests from target schools - unfair? 126 1y
+454 The power HR have is unbelievable 102 3y
+452 How I’m Navigating The Coronavirus Pandemic 99 5y
+451 Your First Job Doesn't Define You 39 1y

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
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