+40 Cold email mistake 11 7y
+40 Is NASA a waste of money? 34 5y
+40 Financial Addictions 26 7y
+40 What's the best job you know someone got straight out of undergrad? 23 7y
+40 how to be alpha? 24 7y
+40 BK or NYC?? 15 6y
+40 Side Hustles? / Part-Time Jobs? 37 1y
+40 Slipping MD drugs 21 6y
+40 WSO Caption Contest - Oct 31st... Collect Silver Bananas And Win A Free WSO T-Shirt 11 6y
+40 Are there any Engineers here? 39 6y
+40 Working Way Too Hard 23 6y
+40 Trying to Choose a NYC Neighborhood - Advice? 10 6y
+40 AME (Everything) Pro Wrestler Edition 8 4y
+40 Can't meaningfully open up to people 12 6y
+40 Coursera: opinions 27 6y
+40 Buying or renting out of college 31 5y
+40 Elon Musk set to resume manufacturing against the order of local government officials 12 6y
+40 Legality of Impersonating 23 3y
+40 CFA Level 1: Feeling Insecure/Burnout 9 6y
+40 How to "Focus" while working out? 29 5y
+40 Leaving Home 6 5y
+40 Best NYC Neighborhoods for Recent Graduates 21 5y
+40 Do you know of people who started off in top firms but turned out to have a mediocre career? 19 5y
+40 Thoughts about Notre Dame? 22 5y
+40 New Years Try Hards 16 5y
+40 Anyone else scared to deploy capital into the markets in their personal portfolio? 42 5y
+40 How much credit do you have on your cards total? 59 5y
+40 Finding a job with no passion. 25 5y
+40 Is Zoom Overvalued? 24 5y
+40 What's the deal with LA? 14 5y
+40 Quality Furniture 25 2y
+40 How Many of You Wish That You Learned How To Code? 52 4y
+40 Has anyone else who's really attractive never been approached by a girl 54 4y
+40 UFC 268 & 269 - who ya got? 15 4y
+40 Was LOST the best network TV show in history, and will we ever get anything as great or as epic again? 32 4y
+40 Q&A: Director / Management at Tech Startup and Media Unicorn 7 4y
+40 Elon Musk is Kim Kardashian for men 9 4y
+40 Went to a Korean BBQ now I know why Asians are so skinny 32 3y
+40 Nicest place to live in the US? 78 3y
+40 Getting into Stand Up Comedy 23 3y
+40 Taking a girl back after first date 20 3y
+40 Is living in NYC worth the cost for somebody who doesn't like nightlife? 17 3y
+40 SBF vs Elizabeth Holmes 21 3y
+40 Pls read. Academically dismissed bc of mental health freshman year. Do I still have a chance 26 3y
+40 Thoughts on Brics and US Dollar? 34 3y
+40 What are your most ridiculous breakup stories? 26 3y
+40 All-In Podcast - Opinions? 33 3y
+40 28 y/o with a 23k net-worth, how fked am I? 24 3y
+40 Investment Banks as NBA Players 23 4mo
+40 Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard 15 2y
+40 Michael Burry, of 'Big Short' fame, just bet $1.6 billion on a stock market crash 16 2y
+40 Buying a bank? 12 2y
+40 Overdoing the partying on the weekends? 15 2y
+40 Any Coffee Guys Here? 57 2y
+40 Are some Monopolies more Beneficial for Consumers? 21 2y
+40 What banks have the most italian girls? 11 1y
+40 Spring Week Baddies 27 2y
+40 BAN Bronzbomba from WSO 5 2y
+40 Recommendations for literature, readings, or media 37 2y
+40 Losing Excitement For Summer Role 50 3mo
+40 Ash Wednesday in IB 14 1y
+40 I can’t TAKE IT ANYMORE 9 1y
+40 What’s your number? $1M? $5M? $25M? 30 1mo
+40 Are there like real MDs on here at all lol 26 2w
+39 Living outside Manhattan - is it doable? 27 16y
+39 Money Never Sleeps: Wall Street 2 47 16y
+39 College loans are "good debt"? 43 8y
+39 Elizabeth Warren: America Without a Middle Class 7 14y
+39 Tiger Woods: Too Big to Fail? 24 16y
+39 Finance Theories - Practical? Useless? 14 3y
+39 Why all the disgust with ZeroHedge & Tyler Durden? 40 10y
+39 New Orleans: Veni, Vidi, Victimized 16 12y
+39 Till Death Do Us Part... and beyond 15 15y
+39 Amazing - Little Kids Fighting 54 4y
+39 Have you thought about doing anything other than finance? 60 10y
+39 When Does Your Salary Make You Wealthy? 48 6y
+39 The Affluent Get Thrifty 22 15y
+39 Footing the Bill for Dates 94 6y
+39 Deficit Cutting Bill Passes House 31 14y
+39 What would you do? Ridiculously tough decision 31 6y
+39 The King Is Dead 43 14y
+39 Apple Posts a BEASTLY Quarter 11 14y
+39 A Discussion On Dividends 24 9y
+39 Why does Cornell get so much hate on here? 37 5y
+39 Apple has decided what to do with all its cash, conference call tomorrow. 51 14y
+39 India is sneezing, will the gold market catch cold? 9 14y
+39 GET MOTIVATED!!! MOVE FORWARD!!! 24 13y
+39 The Midas Petition 46 14y
+39 IlliniProgrammer's Kid Brother Wrote a Book 32 14y
+39 When do you need an office? 20 14y
+39 Remember the Primary Markets? 7 14y
+39 How does someone in banking look younger? 35 13y
+39 Kevin Rose: Always a Bridesmaid 19 13y
+39 Mastering the 100-hour work week - for females 31 6y
+39 Day 8: Any MMA Fighters among WSO Monkeys? 35 4y
+39 The Frieds Interview: PART ONE 10 13y
+39 Valuation Primer - Option Pricing Models 28 6y
+39 Bonus Bananas September 21, 2012 14 13y
+39 WSO has ruined my concept of regular hours! 14 13y
+39 The Power of the Kitty 30 13y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (44) $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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