+66 Graduating Today 29 6y
+12 10 Things That Require Zero Talent 1 6y
0 Thankyou WSO 15 6y
0 Thanks SA Offer ! 7 6y
+20 Ohh Yeah!! I made it 13 6y
0 An Interesting Success Story 1 6y
+12 Middle Office IB role in Eastern Europe to a ... Gulfstream G650 1 6y
+17 What I learned 4 6y
+12 Managing the business of your family while being an Investment Banker. Is that possible? 1 6y
0 SA offer accepted! 5 6y
+33 Thanks WSO! +non-target break in story 20 6y
0 UG Junior Finance advice 5 6y
0 Is something bad going to happen to me if I won’t share knowledge? Or Why is sharing knowledge with others good thing to do? 0 6y
+30 Non Target & No Internships to Target with Multiple Offers 7 6y
+10 what is important to me 3 6y
+119 Use Thanksgiving to Set 2017 Goals 27 6y
0 From no job this summer to an internship at Hedge Fund now need help??? 0 6y
+16 An Old Hand: MS -> Army & 11 Years Later -> Back in finance 5 6y
+110 For Those of You Unable to Secure Investment Banking Internships - Keep Your Head Up 28 6y
+12 Incoming recession and early career 2 6y
+59 Consulting Full Time Offer After 1 Year of Searching 34 6y
+36 Drug Use in The Finance Industry 22 6y
+3 An ex-google data scientist studied successful-people-here’s what they have in common 3 6y
+9 Negative Talk 1 6y
+25 REPE Firms 41 6y
+23 Wasting you're lives? 11 6y
+12 Is your activity fulfilling your requirements? 1 6y
+13 What are some of the most ridiculous backgrounds that you have seen transition into a high finance/prestigious role? 1 7y
+3 How did you break into Wall Street from Non Target? 1 7y
+49 FINALLY! GOT IT- TOP MM FT OFFER- THANK YOU WSO 30 7y
+36 Are girls who are on birth control more or less attractive to you, holding all else equal? 12 7y
+6 Anyone have information on Aquilo Partners? Looking for comp/exit ops/lifestyle 1 7y
+3 Commercial banking for business school? 1 7y
+61 Q&A: Mid-career professional to top-bucket VP @ BB BO, thanks WSO! 10 7y
+29 Finally got into IB! thx 2 IBOasis 48 7y
0 Offer Accepted at UBS 2 7y
+49 How I landed my PE position in China, non-target, low gpa, no exp 34 7y
+72 No BB FT Offer to Buyside Research Associate 13 7y
+97 How to Pass the Series 7 Exam 106 7y
+15 Thank You (BB SA Offer) 1 7y
+24 The WSO Scholarship Has Been Awarded! 0 7y
+12 Chip On Your Shoulder 1 7y
+454 How I turned tragedy into triumph 57 7y
+135 Non-Target, 3.0 < GPA, non-finance major, to ER 42 8y
+15 Questioning the popularity of IB/PE/HF/Conuslting/law etc 1 8y
+215 Fake Frank Quattrone (IB PE) Q&A 112 8y
+6 Take it from a Baller 4 8y
+37 Networking Over WSO? Any Success Stories? 51 8y
+21 Got a job, lost some friends 7 8y
+3 How WSO helped me choose my Career Path - From being Aimlessly Lost, to a man of Iron Will. 2 8y
+21 In person 'cold networking' happened to me today 5 8y
+132 Can a Non Target land a IB SA? With hard work and persistence it definitely is 45 8y
+12 Skip I-Banking, Go Straight to Hedge Funds? 4 8y
+45 Are there any MILLIONAIREs here in this forum? 30 8y
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
+48 Thanks WSO - Valuable resource 7 9y
+53 PE cracked - Networked my way in via Facebook! 26 9y
+14 Extremely grateful for WSO 12 9y
0 Semi-Target with No Networking, No Extracurriculars, Terrible Grades to Top IB in Country 1 9y
+30 Finally a Gas Trader 9 9y
0 Thanks WSO! SA Offer 19 9y
+36 365 Days of Success Stories 7 9y
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
+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
+22 From the "Hood" to IBD 6 9y
+46 EB 26 9y
0 WSO Hall of Fame: Success Stories Forum 0 9y
+30 My Story: Enlisted military to PE from undergrad 10 9y
+90 From Hedge Fund to Corp Fin to M&A 25 10y
+103 Q&A - IB Coverage / M&A From Non-Target School to Tier 1 Bulge Bracket and M&A Boutique 44 10y
+18 Thanks - Role for op at a BB 16 10y
+27 Thanks WSO - SA in AM 15 10y
0 Thanks WSO - Finally landed a FO ER position 8 10y
+29 Thanks guys - General thank you to everyone 13 10y
+38 Thank you WSO - Interned this summer at a top BB 15 10y
+22 Thank You WSO - Just got offered a summer internship in S&T 23 10y
0 Just wanted to say thanks 0 10y
+35 Q&A: Non-target to target transfer; BB IB & buyside offers 11 10y
+8 5 worst career advices that I have received in my life 3 10y
+43 Sort of a Success Story 6 10y
+106 3 Tips for Non-Targets 39 10y
+21 my decent ballsy email that landed me a job 21 10y
0 New Forum: WSO Success Stories 8 10y
0 deleted----- 1 10y
0 What is your definition of "hard work"? 1 10y
+79 After all the hardwork, it paid off 33 10y
0 Non-target story of the integration of Love and Internships 2 11y
0 Training course for finance? 0 11y
+17 From Homeless and Parentless to Harvard 17 11y
0 Would Love Some Guidance 2 11y
+57 Non-target to BB M&A - Thank you! 22 11y
0 Role model? 1 11y
+42 Thanks WSO - Finally got an offer! 33 11y
+11 ion delete 6 11y
+34 GOT AN SA OFFER!!! THANK YOU WSO 32 11y
0 Brady4MVP Revival 8 11y
+28 Thanks WSO - IB Finally from Non-Target 37 11y

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

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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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