0 Got the job, now what? - Got an offer at a Fortune 25 company BSCH 9 10y
0 Got the job, now what - Top hedge fund HF 1 10y
+10 Gotham Lacrosse - Recent grad at PE firm OFF 3 10y
0 Google - Stock price falling HF 1 10y
0 Google - Tech company OFF 17 10y
0 Google - Search algorithms OFF 20 10y
+26 Financial Modeling Practice IB 12 10y
+15 Best Excel Financial Modeling Prep IB 7 10y
0 Sharing Code Written on Own Time TR 3 10y
+19 Wall Street Prep Premium IB 22 10y
+13 Graduating this spring and just received job offer - Just received an offer AM 2 10y
0 Graduating this spring and just received job offer - Looking for advice AM 0 10y
+14 Graduate Degree - Banking IB 8 10y
+17 Grad School or Job - Unable to get a job in consulting BSCH 12 10y
0 Grad. school - Applying for 2010 banking JOB 2 10y
0 Grad School - Trader TR 2 10y
0 Greetings - Student from EU graduating in civil engineering NUI 1 10y
0 Greetings - 25 and economics graduate NUI 1 10y
0 Greetings - Working towards an engineering degree IB 10 10y
0 Great option for accounting courses - Reasonable price BSCH 0 10y
0 Great new book - Money Makers CO 2 10y
0 GS Finance - Anyone been through? JOB 2 10y
0 GS Finance - What to expect? IB 3 10y
+34 Group Selection - Terms of exit opps IB 26 10y
0 Group Selection - Best groups at ML IB 1 10y
+13 Groups - Change a setting? WSO 5 10y
+13 Private Equity 101 - Financial Modeling PE 7 10y
0 WSO Resume review vs MBA School Career Services IB 4 10y
0 Group placement - Experience? IB 0 10y
0 Sub 400 suits FASH 7 10y
+46 Observations from IB recruiting: Associate level IB 35 10y
0 Need advice for picking college IB 0 10y
0 Learning Powerpoint IB 1 10y
0 Just wanted to say thanks SCSS 0 10y
0 Risk Management Pay in 2016 IB 2 10y
+50 Interview Brainteaser for Special Situations PE 19 10y
+33 Buyside Recruiting prospects from top group at Mid-Tier BB IB 10 10y
+8 Guggenheim Partners - $130 billion Verizon Vodafone deal. IB 26 10y
+6 Guggenheim partners - Any other MM boutiques that are similar? JOB 9 10y
0 GS Superday: IB interviews - No reply yet IB 7 10y
0 GS Quantitative Strategies CPM FT - Elaborate on several questions? AM 5 10y
0 Has anyone heard of this firm? - Wondering what the firm is like IB 11 10y
+16 Harvard 2+2 - Rising junior in math/econ BSCH 7 10y
+7 Harvard 2+2 - Any advice is appreciated BSCH 6 10y
+19 Harris Williams & Co. - Top tier mid-market player? IB 7 10y
+10 Harris Williams case interview - Any advice? IB 14 10y
+6 Harris williams - M&A boot camp? IB 31 10y
0 Harris Williams - Full time recruiting? IB 3 10y
0 Harris Williams - Thoughts on this boutique? IB 2 10y
0 Happy New Year - Year of the sheep OFF 1 10y
0 Happy New Year - Party at my place OFF 8 10y
0 Happy New Year - Wishing you all the best OFF 7 10y
0 Happy New Year - Best of luck! OFF 4 10y
+26 Healthcare Consulting firms, best for healthcare strategy - Best brand and exit opps? CO 26 10y
+12 Healthcare Consulting - US? CO 23 10y
+5 Health Care - PM questions IB 5 10y
0 HEADHUNTERS THOSE MOFOS - Hard to find IB 4 10y
0 HC IBD at Oppenheimer - Any input or insight would be appreciated IB 12 10y
+42 HBS Round 1 - Submit an application? BSCH 78 10y
0 HBS Round 1 - Interview invite? BSCH 2 10y
0 HBS 2+2 - MBA application? BSCH 4 10y
0 Hedge Fund - Real estate investments on distressed commercial properties NUI 0 10y
0 Hedge Fund - Typical age and work experience? IB 31 10y
0 Hedge Fund - Total comp IB 5 10y
0 Health Insurance - Stick to the basics? IB 7 10y
0 Health Insurance - Training program? IB 1 10y
0 Healthcare IB - Senior analyst/associate position IB 0 10y
0 Freshman Resume - Work exp RES 5 10y
+21 Freshman Resume - Any insights RES 8 10y
+5 Free Resume Review - Corporate recruiter for over 25 years JOB 3 10y
0 Free On Line Equity Trader Webinar/ Get access to firm’s leverage based on your trading experience - Interested? TR 3 10y
0 Fund of Funds internship question - What kind of research? HF 3 10y
0 Fund of funds - Work activities and culture? NUI 1 10y
0 Fund of Funds - Compensation? PE 0 10y
0 FT Training - Poorly in training? IB 9 10y
0 FT training - How different is boutique training? IB 1 10y
0 FT Recruiting - Didn't get an offer IB 5 10y
0 FT recruiting - Firms who are still accepting resumes? IB 5 10y
0 FT Recruiting - Banks not recruiting? JOB 4 10y
0 FT Recruiting - Timing of hiring? JOB 8 10y
0 Game Theory - Designing the mechanisms IB 17 10y
+27 FX Trading - Interested in working in this field TR 41 10y
+8 FX - Markets always open? TR 14 10y
0 FX - Hours expected? TR 17 10y
0 General Question - 10 billion AUM? IB 2 10y
0 General Question - Consensus on details for resume RES 2 10y
0 General Question - Bonuses and salary? IB 3 10y
+48 Insight into the minds of WSO members OFF 22 10y
+20 Is this your formula for Success? OFF 13 10y
+10 Glencore - How true is this? TR 13 10y
0 Glencore - Junior commodities trader TR 3 10y
0 Getting the interview - Percent of people receiving offers? IB 3 10y
0 Getting started - Advice on equities, fixed income, or options TR 2 10y
0 Getting In Touch During Recruiting Process - Networking around past couple of months JOB 1 10y
0 Getting In Touch During Recruiting Process - How to get back? IB 1 10y
0 Credit Policy at a CRA OTH 0 10y
0 Excel - Why is it so widely used? IB 4 10y
0 EV Question - Shareholders IB 3 10y
+6 Evercore - Amount of analysts? IB 7 10y
+103 The Best Networking, Cold Calling and Cold Emailing Posts on WSO IB 27 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (74) $101