+95 56 5d
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+75 17 2w
+35 How do we get as sharp as possible? 14 7m
+23 Press Secretary had shortest stint EVER 8 1m
+3 Financial Modeling Courses - Best Options & Discount 4 6h
+24 Western Investment Bankers Deserve No-Minimum-Wage Nannies, and I Want Mine NOW 13 6h
+5,226 Dumbest thing you've said in an interview 522 20h
+48 What Bank Will Make Women Instantly Fall In Love With Me? 15 21h
+77 Uchicago is paradise 17 19h
+4 Slept through coffee chat this morning 6 17h
+14 PWP Piper deal terminated, ruined my chances with a girl 5 21h
+7 Deciding what Keyboard is the best 15 1d
0 Schools That Used To Be Targets But Are Now Semi-Targets? (or worse...) 1 1d
0 Beyond Hard Work: What Makes Someone Exceptional? 1 1d
+26 Alcoholism 7 1d
+2 Which IB Target School Has the Hottest Girls? 3 1d
0 NYC Roommate/Moving 1 1d
+105 Relationships Through Early 20's 37 1d
+3 Being able to DnD is God Mode 3 2d
+12 Visiting NYC 12 2d
+23 What do you think of tiktoker Jinginvests 9 2d
+16 Where to stay in Vienna for a special occasion, can you help with any recommendations? 13 2d
+13 What are we drinking these days? 16 2d
0 How far do you live from the office? 4 3d
+4,019 A Must Read for Current Undergrads and Interns (Your first job doesn't matter) 97 4d
+85 I’m in Love With My Intern. 29 4d
+15 Best way to kill time? 13 5d
+15 yes, I'm asking a personal finance question, we can all use some help 9 5d
+95 AI and white collar work 56 5d
+23 Anyone ever bought a business randomly, from a friend or from a website? 12 5d
+16 Unborn Child Has No Finance Experience - Already Behind? 5 5d
+47 I don't know how homeless people survive 9 5d
0 Analyst Y1 - Messed up In First Week 2 5d
+4 Addict Monkeys? 8 5d
+15 Upselling yourself when you’re unqualified 2 5d
0 Addicted to NYU girls 3 6d
+14 How Are Cornell 7 / GC Members Affecting Your Bank or Firm? 5 6d
+56 Should I pursue a long-term relationship with this girl for FU money? 63 6d
+38 Is it really that bad to quit a company after about 1 year 33 1w
+18 Q&A | Analyst 8 1w
+7 Having a chip on your shoulder being from a non-target is OK 6 1w
+86 Adjusting to Adulthood: Success Anxiety, Jealousy of Sucessful Classmates, and feeling stuck. 43 1w
+24 Where to Buy Rope? 9 1w
+75 I'm in love with my MD 17 1w
+3 WSO King Kong deal toys for 1,000+ bananas? 5 2w
+29 H-1B vs AI? 28 2w
+28 Steak Everyday 61 2w
+70 Oxbridge vs HYPSM 53 2w
+51 Thoughts on Recent AI Sentiment from Frontier Labs? 24 2w
+11 My dream is to work at GOLDMAN SACHS... 12 2w
+9 Live in NYC and Avoid NYC Tax? 10 2w
+16 Definitive Updated Wharton Club Rank 2026 6 2w
+54 WSO Users Tier List 15 2w
+538 What is your marriage timeline? 225 2w
0 Native New Yorkers who left/work in another state, how have you approached life and dating? 3 2w
0 How does the stress/hours of a startup compare with IB? 2 2w
+27 Books to read before you die 23 3w
+45 Any Coffee Guys Here? 66 3w
+58 Who is your favorite philosopher? 49 3w
+49 Weddings 21 3w
+17 At what salary can you start calling it “fi-NANCE” 5 3w
+527 Mamdani elected 236 3w
+29 How the Hell Do People Actually Get Into Private Golf Clubs? 28 3w
+28 are all career achievements really “empty” at the end of the day? 13 3w
0 The Yankees deal 2 3w
+4 Strategy to maximize PTOs and Sick Days w/o Raising Red Flags? 6 3w
+40 Attracted to non-banker, how to kill feelings? 6 3w
+14 Lobby art in banks 7 3w
+44 Your Finance Brother Tiktok 29 3w
0 Dallas Intern 2027 Roommate Thread 1 4w
+96 Rich GF/Future Wife - Becoming a sugar baby 55 4w
+80 Shana tova - happy new year 17 4w
+29 How do you guys actually make friends in NYC? 18 4w
+36 9/11 After 25 Years 11 4w
+9 Just wondering - if you sh*t yourself during an athletic competition - are you DQed 22 4w
0 Place Holder Title 0 4w
+18 evercore isnt opening today 14 1mo
+3 Del del del 1 1mo
+38 How did you quit smoking cold turkey? 23 1mo
+16 NYC apartment hunting rant: everyone and their mother and brother are touring 5 1mo
+20 Options for a Highschool splitter that wants to go into high finance 22 1mo
+22 What does WSO think of Peter Thiel? 23 1mo
+34 Your Thoughts on 2012 20 1mo
+9 Using your phone in a meeting 11 1mo
+4 Who were the most successful people you knew from college and what did they do? 9 1mo
+16 Hair Transplant 18 1mo
+130 Can we please ban discussions of Claude or AI on this website unless a user meets certain requirements? 62 1mo
+411 easy job suggestions for GF to start contributing? 103 1mo
+97 Girlfriend works in Big 4 Audit - Advice? 21 1mo
+13 What's up with Patrick's slop AI Linkedin posts? 3 1mo
+47 What are your Vices 43 1mo
+24 Why do Asians fake their names? 47 1mo
+33 Lindsay Clansey 13 1mo
+265 girl who rejected/ghosted me messaged asking for IBD job 74 1mo
+116 KISSED MY VP… HELP!!! 20 1mo
+34 Work laptop recommendations? 14 1mo
0 Claude Efficiencies 1 1mo
0 London Roommate/Housing Search 3 1mo
+408 HR Salaries... WTF 89 1mo
+9 GTA VI. How are we feeling? 8 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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