+3 An ex-google data scientist studied successful-people-here’s what they have in common 3 6y
+80 Non-target -> 3 Superday Rejections -> Dream FT AM Offer 13 6y
+324 My journey from no-name boutique to PE MF 60 3y
+48 Thanks WSO - Valuable resource 7 9y
+128 1st Big Boy Paycheck - Keep your heads up! 23 4y
+128 My Story: Extreme non-target to top BB 22 6y
+101 Bumps along the way, but finally moving in the right direction... 36 6y
+21 From Marketing Intern to Front Office Role 1 6y
+206 A Story of Breaking out of BO/MO Hell 25 6y
+15 Thank You (BB SA Offer) 1 7y
+24 The WSO Scholarship Has Been Awarded! 0 7y
+12 Chip On Your Shoulder 1 7y
+66 Graduating Today 29 6y
+72 No BB FT Offer to Buyside Research Associate 13 7y
+68 From No-Name College to Buy-Side Out of Undergrad 27 6y
+36 Are girls who are on birth control more or less attractive to you, holding all else equal? 12 7y
+15 Questioning the popularity of IB/PE/HF/Conuslting/law etc 1 8y
+250 How I went from 10 rejections to one dream internship this year. 35 5y
+222 From 100 Plus Rejections, To Accepting A Great Offer 33 1y
+240 From <2 GPA, to Bulge Bracket and Hedge Fund 35 3y
+454 How I turned tragedy into triumph 57 7y
+135 Non-Target, 3.0 < GPA, non-finance major, to ER 42 8y
+9 What song(s) went through your head as you received notice of your offer? 1 6y
+280 Off The Beaten Path: Commercial Banking to Private Equity (The Non-Traditional Route) 56 2y
+260 From College Drop Out to Corporate Banking 40 6y
+190 The Road Less Traveled 21 6y
+215 Fake Frank Quattrone (IB PE) Q&A 112 8y
+50 How I landed my dream job in M&A - Never give up on your dreams 21 6y
+17 What I learned 4 6y
+135 Q&A: From a Semi-Target Lower GPA to a Hedge Fund and Bulge Bracket 21 2y
+45 The Beauty of A Small Shop - First Full-Time Offer 5 3y
+6 Take it from a Baller 4 8y
+63 Thank you WSO!! 8 6y
+25 REPE Firms 41 6y
+21 Got a job, lost some friends 7 8y
+192 A Story of Persistence: If I Can Make It, You Can Too 38 2y
+37 Networking Over WSO? Any Success Stories? 51 8y
+160 The Unconventional path to IB/PE (Q&A) 22 5y
+108 Finally cut it 29 6y
+12 Skip I-Banking, Go Straight to Hedge Funds? 4 8y
+3 How WSO helped me choose my Career Path - From being Aimlessly Lost, to a man of Iron Will. 2 8y
+14 Congrats to "My Name is Goldstein" 7 6y
+45 Are there any MILLIONAIREs here in this forum? 30 8y
+39 Hard Work Does Pay Off 6 6y
+76 Made it to a Bulge Bracket Bank 17 6y
+49 Guys, We Finally Made It 48 3y
0 Offer Accepted at UBS 2 7y
0 How likely my firm will find out I'm networking for a different position? 0 9y
0 Big 10 school > Corporate Finance (Fortune 200) > Big 4 Consulting > Hedge Fund (In process) 1 9y
+167 Quit the Rat Race and Attempting a Comeback, Here's my Advice 51 6y
+12 10 Things That Require Zero Talent 1 6y
0 Please correct my Sentance 2 9y
0 Non-Target to S&T SA at desk and bank that I wanted. THANK YOU 0 9y
0 Semi-Target with No Networking, No Extracurriculars, Terrible Grades to Top IB in Country 1 9y
+246 Some more truth about BB Ops and how I got out 69 3y
+36 I did it ma! Hired at a Physical Commodity Merchant. Hyped. 0 9y
0 First day at work, already dislike it? Any advice? 2 9y
+36 365 Days of Success Stories 7 9y
+1,060 Never, ever, ever, give up. 128 8mo
+249 Stay positive 48 3y
+207 Don't. Stop. Hustlin'. 49 3y
+237 Non-Target to Bain/BCG Intern 32 3y
+24 Confessions of a Former Pre-Med 1 6y
+119 Use Thanksgiving to Set 2017 Goals 27 6y
+12 Non-target in APAC 3 6y
+96 From Depression to Community College to Target School & Beyond 29 5y
+61 From Non-Target to Threesome 23 5y
+24 Non Target Freshman to Boutique, How I Did It 9 6y
+813 From Homeless to Front Office 161 1y
+164 Why do people celebrate mediocrity? 161 4y
0 WSO Hall of Fame: Success Stories Forum 0 9y
+90 From Hedge Fund to Corp Fin to M&A 25 10y
0 From no job this summer to an internship at Hedge Fund now need help??? 0 6y
+373 What investment banking is in simple words and my story 149 3y
+45 Strange Success Story: from Philosophy Major to the Buy Side in 4 years 12 6y
+12 Landed a PE job thanks to WSO! 1 6y
0 Just wanted to say thanks 0 10y
+35 Q&A: Non-target to target transfer; BB IB & buyside offers 11 10y
+60 From almost getting expelled in HS to IB FT. 23 6y
+43 Sort of a Success Story 6 10y
+106 3 Tips for Non-Targets 39 10y
+12 Middle Office IB role in Eastern Europe to a ... Gulfstream G650 1 6y
+8 5 worst career advices that I have received in my life 3 10y
+201 UG PE Analyst - 2.9 GPA, no internship, non-target 41 6y
+103 Q&A - IB Coverage / M&A From Non-Target School to Tier 1 Bulge Bracket and M&A Boutique 44 10y
+59 Non-Targeted Southern School with No Connections, 2016 Capital Markets Analyst 13 6y
+261 How I got into Banking 111 6y
+46 EB 26 9y
+50 Story of sub 2.5 gpa breaking into MC 27 3y
0 Proposal ideas 0 6y
+28 My Crazy Success Story! 17 3y
+146 How finance saved and gave me a life 56 6y
0 deleted----- 1 10y
+10 what is important to me 3 6y
+30 Finally a Gas Trader 9 9y
0 What is your definition of "hard work"? 1 10y
+6 Keep your spouse clueless: Road to Happiness 16 6y
0 Non-target story of the integration of Love and Internships 2 11y
0 Training course for finance? 0 11y
+15 State School-->GS NYC Summer Analyst-->Medical School 7 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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