+10 If You Think You Sound Boring & Awkward on I-Banking Networking Calls - You Probably Do. Here Are 4 Tips to be Interesting & Sound Natural From a 30yr Veteran 9 2y
+4 why do people yawn in meetings 6 2y
+9 Credit Risk Transfers 0 2y
+13 Kendrick / Drake Beef 5 2y
+6 Ty J Young - Investments that never go down - how is this possible? 2 2y
+14 Motorsports / sports cars? 39 2y
+14 Stage Anxiety 17 2y
+36 Take Some Time to Smell the Roses… 1 2y
+11 massage gun suggestions? 34 2y
+2 Lion king chest tattoo in ib? 11 2y
0 Experiences in NYC for Bankers 1 2y
+30 How to deal with retarded clients 12 2y
+4 Why Patrick Bateman 17 2y
+6 Coffee shop worker made up lies about me and told the lies to my boss and other senior bankers 7 2y
+13 How to spend summer after college graduation? 1 2y
+22 Bio Hacking 10 2y
+6 What banks still have assigned private offices for Associates or VP and above, is this still a thing? What is the policy at your banks 0 2y
+14 Battling Allergies in NYC 8 2y
+580 I've been using WSO for 5+ years and I think the anti-diversity rhetoric has gotten so much worse 104 2y
+32 What do students think of the Israel/Palestine protests? 13 2y
+53 Best fish to eat? 48 2y
0 Getting overstimulated 1 2y
0 Do you feel like you talk a lot of trash while working in IB? 2 2y
+285 Reminder to say Thanks 15 2y
+28 Ideas for things to do with a free semester before starting ft? 11 2y
+21 MTA announces official start date for congestion pricing in New York City - June 30th 7 2y
+34 Martial Arts Injuries 33 2y
+4 2025 … 6 2y
+9 Blanks 0 2y
0 How much is too much? 4 2y
+100 Are you “less ambitious” for having long term goals outside of NYC 25 2y
+16 Underage intern, drinking? 9 2y
+11 Florida Living 6 2y
0 How to Balance School with Overall Wellbeing 1 2y
0 How To Inquire About Drug Test Policy Without Being Obvious? 13 2y
0 How Many Kills Did You Get In College? 8 2y
+17 Can someone justify why is million written mm or MM? 15 2y
+23 Secretive vs Universal Prestige? 8 2y
+9 Napping during IB? 10 2y
+5 You have $12, draft a team 1 2y
+11 Learning dutch fast? 8 2y
0 Sublet Boston 1 2y
+5 Asap 4 2y
+2 For those w/ work experience -- what is the minimum annual comp you'd be satisfied with making by age 35-40 (assume non-NYC/SF) 19 2y
0 Do capital markets teams get meal allowances? 4 2y
+50 Interviews Are So Fake 33 2y
+249 AAAAAAAAA 48 2y
+12 Winning - The Hindsight Insight We Actually Need 1 2y
+24 How do I become Sigma 15 2y
+71 Affair with my Associate… In Desperate Need for Advice 27 2y
+33 2024 UK Election - Tories finished? 21 2y
+315 What it means to fight for your life. To fight for your physical independence. To fight for mobility. 21 2y
+4 Young Person Looking for Relationship Advice 3 2y
+9 Physical Self Care Advice? 4 2y
0 . 0 2y
0 looking for 1 more roommate in LES / EV area 0 2y
+9 Breaking: Apple Unveils Official Dates for Highly-Anticipated 2024 Event! 0 2y
+3 Garden leave 1 2y
+13 I Actively Discriminate Against Target Students 9 2y
+57 What's going on at Columbia? 36 2y
+11 What would be the best UFC walkout song? 5 2y
+6 Non-Compete Ban 2 2y
+26 Moelis has the cutest Analysts? 4 2y
+9 Does this change my destiny? 8 2y
+11 I hate HireVue 6 2y
+21 Massive Pyramid scheme? 10 2y
+9 Anyone else get super de-motivated / dis-illusioned after trying to leave a job in tough market? 4 2y
+31 Being Christian in investment banking 10 2y
+2 Biden / Trump better for Wall Street (short term) 4 2y
0 24 Hour Markets? 1 2y
+9 Drunk in an interview 5 2y
+7 Moving from NYC to SF 6 2y
+13 Best laptop? 20 2y
+16 Active Listening is the Answer 2 2y
+29 Why do people listen to Jim Cramer Investing Advice? 13 2y
+14 Worst Networking Call? 6 2y
+27 Best NYC neighborhood to live if working in Midtown? 18 2y
+10 What are divorce rates in IB? 13 2y
+39 Must do/see's in the world while in early 20s 46 2y
+12 Do you /did you study finance in college? 18 2y
0 Investment Banking London | Savings 1 2y
+46 WSO Ranking On Resume??? 10 2y
+2 Randomly wearing $5 million of jewelry on the streets 5 2y
0 How much do we think Goldman partners make? 4 2y
0 Net worth by associate? 4 2y
0 2 Bed 2 Ba Toronto Summer Rent 2 2y
0 How to be the biggest alpha male in the room? 3 2y
+1 If You Didn’t do IB (or PE) What job would you want most next? 6 2y
0 Worst banks to work rankings? 1 2y
+3 Deleted 4 2y
+21 Be honest, how happy are you right now from a scale of 1 to 10? 22 2y
+20 Curious about diversity 8 2y
0 How to deal with Self doubt 1 2y
+1 Using LinkedIn properly 1 2y
+12 FCFF vs FCFE and Interest Expense - DCF Dilemma 5 2y
0 Kkkkkkkkkkhbbbbh 4 2y
+57 Corporate Machiavelli, Final Message 40 2y
+22 Sabotaging Peers to Get Ahead? 34 2y
+9 Retirement Planning 1 2y
+59 How to develop a thick skin? 23 2y

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 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 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 (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (71) $101
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