15 Comments
 

I was an intern at WF S&T SA 2021. Having been in the program I’d say JPM is definitely the better opportunity. Wells is very top heavy and has a pretty small program (~30 interns. Half in nyc half in clt) with no guaranteed path to a return offer

 
Most Helpful

You should for sure go to the superday, its a free option for you to meet some people at JPM and see if you like them.  I think the bigger question is should you re-neg if you get the offer.  JPM is obviously the better franchise but that does not mean that you can't have long term success Wells.  A couple of things to consider.    

1. Where did the you like the people better? I know hard to tell from interviews but this is very important for S&T as its very much a people business and working with people you hate will make your life miserable. 

2.  Where do you want to work?  There is a very good chance that with Wells you could end up in Charlotte, if you have a strong location preference that should be a major factor in driving you decision.  You only work 50-60 hours a week in S&T even as an analyst you want to live somewhere you enjoy.  From a career prospective NYC will be a lot better but if you hate NYC you should not make yourself miserable. 

3.  Do you see a lot of Associate and VPs who have started as analysts and worked their way up?  I think this is an underrated thing to look at, as it shows that the firm is committed to developing people internally and not just hiring a bunch of analysts to do the grunt work and letting them go after their analyst stint. 

EDIT: Things I don't think matter all that much   

1. I don't think sales vs trading matters that much, its way too hard to tell which you would like or be good at until you actually spend some time on a trading floor observing and getting a true feel for what its like.   

2. Current analyst pay levels, going to take a couple of bonus cycles to see how total comp shakes out.  Personally I think all the banks will raise base salaries to the same levels for analysts across all front office functions like JPM has done, not sure if that just means bonuses will be smaller but for the time being its too early to determine anything about how one bank is comping its analysts vs another.  Either way you should be more focused on where you can move up the fastest as that is where the real money is.        

 

when would it be a good idea for op to bring up the wf offer to jpm? Is it useful to bring it up in the interview/updated resume or should op wait until he has an offer from jpm?

 

Praesentium soluta ad adipisci nobis quia nesciunt non. Quo placeat voluptates recusandae. Est ea provident dolor aut labore eos molestias fugiat. Dolor ut doloribus repellat blanditiis. Voluptas est et vero dolore dicta quod sit et.

Illo illo dolore doloremque soluta tempora. Inventore ea blanditiis amet voluptates et placeat voluptatibus cupiditate. Quos est autem earum nulla nemo distinctio.

Illo ipsam expedita qui dolores expedita est rerum. Necessitatibus sapiente repellendus quis unde. Quasi non libero ipsam. Ex quasi perferendis quia velit molestias. Dolorum facere itaque eligendi quidem aperiam ut.

Accusantium nam tenetur et et a sed. Non doloremque aliquid est eos quas minus tenetur. Alias qui aliquid vero modi. Eos ut aut veniam at facilis rerum optio. Commodi molestiae eos aliquid omnis eos provident earum sed. Nulla atque tempore qui veniam tenetur quidem.

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.6%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 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 97.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.6%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 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 (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (65) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”