+16 I made it.. You can make it too! 10 6y
+18 Non Target Advice 12 6y
+21 Non-Target with <3.0 GPA Lands MM Summer Analyst 35 6y
+21 Thank you WSO - Secured my first SA offer 6 6y
+21 Thanks to WSO for giving me the edge for this summer 17 6y
+21 From Marketing Intern to Front Office Role 1 6y
+22 Got my #1 firm! 29 6y
+24 Complete non-target state school, non-finance undergraduate, landed a long term internship 6 6y
+24 Non Target Freshman to Boutique, How I Did It 9 6y
+24 Confessions of a Former Pre-Med 1 6y
+25 Broke in from the Big Four 28 6y
+68 From No-Name College to Buy-Side Out of Undergrad 27 6y
+260 From College Drop Out to Corporate Banking 40 6y
0 Real Life Trolls 10 6y
+12 The Most Unbelievable True Story: From Warehouse Associate in January to FO S&T in March. Buckle In... 1 6y
+15 International Students and Internships 5 6y
+27 Complete non-target to Buyside Research Associate - Thanks! 10 6y
+31 Well deserved thank you to WSO! 21 6y
+60 From almost getting expelled in HS to IB FT. 23 6y
+201 UG PE Analyst - 2.9 GPA, no internship, non-target 41 6y
+206 A Story of Breaking out of BO/MO Hell 25 6y
0 wmu alumni 3 6y
+12 Landed a PE job thanks to WSO! 1 6y
+22 My success story: military to Big 4 14 6y
+31 Finally....Thanks WSO 22 6y
0 Equities Sales SA Offer, Hard Work Starts Here... 1 6y
+12 Average GPA to M&A at Boutique Investment Bank 3 6y
+12 Non-target in APAC 3 6y
+35 Success Story: Pre med graduate with no finance experience to I Banking m&a offer from networking 5 6y
+50 How I landed my dream job in M&A - Never give up on your dreams 21 6y
+63 Thank you WSO!! 8 6y
+68 Jump from research to banking, after bleeding during interview 57 6y
+146 How finance saved and gave me a life 56 6y
+149 Got into a target because of you guys! 2.6 GPA in high school! 25 6y
0 Sigh...another 'thank you' 6 6y
0 Proposal ideas 0 6y
+3 How does the B-Tight Cellulite Cream Work? 1 6y
+20 The Summer Intern to Full-time S&T Employee Transformation 22 6y
+25 Stay Strong Guys! 21 6y
+29 MM REPE SA offer! - Drop out, Career Changer, Sub 3.5 GPA 24 6y
+51 Thank you WSO! Got my FT Offer! ADVICE NEEDED 27 6y
+55 Thanks WSO / My Story 66 6y
+80 Non-target -> 3 Superday Rejections -> Dream FT AM Offer 13 6y
0 One year effort from Eastern EU to top MBA 2 6y
0 Landed BB SA Offer for Asia Pacific Office 8 6y
+18 A long story to motivate others 8 6y
+66 Graduating Today 29 6y
+73 My Story (A Thank You Card to Patrick and the Team) 20 6y
+153 I made it. So can you. Thanks WSO! 25 6y
+12 10 Things That Require Zero Talent 1 6y
0 Thankyou WSO 15 6y
0 Thanks SA Offer ! 7 6y
0 An Interesting Success Story 1 6y
+12 Middle Office IB role in Eastern Europe to a ... Gulfstream G650 1 6y
+12 Managing the business of your family while being an Investment Banker. Is that possible? 1 6y
+17 What I learned 4 6y
+20 Ohh Yeah!! I made it 13 6y
0 SA offer accepted! 5 6y
0 UG Junior Finance advice 5 6y
+10 what is important to me 3 6y
+30 Non Target & No Internships to Target with Multiple Offers 7 6y
+33 Thanks WSO! +non-target break in story 20 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
+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
+27 From College Dropout, to Top MM IB Internship Offer 1 7y
+23 Wasting you're lives? 11 7y
+12 Is your activity fulfilling your requirements? 1 7y
+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
+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
+49 How I landed my PE position in China, non-target, low gpa, no exp 34 8y
+61 Where Would You Be Without WSO? 18 8y
+72 No BB FT Offer to Buyside Research Associate 13 8y
+97 How to Pass the Series 7 Exam 106 8y
+15 Thank You (BB SA Offer) 1 8y
+24 The WSO Scholarship Has Been Awarded! 0 8y
+12 Chip On Your Shoulder 1 8y
+454 How I turned tragedy into triumph 57 8y
+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
+37 Networking Over WSO? Any Success Stories? 51 9y
+21 Got a job, lost some friends 7 9y
+21 In person 'cold networking' happened to me today 5 9y
+132 Can a Non Target land a IB SA? With hard work and persistence it definitely is 45 9y
+45 Are there any MILLIONAIREs here in this forum? 30 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

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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