0 Do I have a chance - Small private school in Northwest JOB 5 10y
0 Does my resume suck - Job hunting RES 8 10y
+4 Does my resume suck - Room for community service and interests RES 6 10y
0 ECM to Equity Research - Thoughts? IB 11 10y
0 ECM - Hedge FOF - Long-term commitment IB 11 10y
0 Early MBA from 2nd Tier School - Less work experience JOB 4 10y
0 Early interviews - Full-time recruitment IB 20 10y
0 Early Interviews - SA position next summer? IB 5 10y
0 Dumb Question - Interest expense? IB 4 10y
0 Dumb question - Does this mean that the school is a target? IB 3 10y
0 Dumb Question - ex-consultant vs ex-banker? PE 10 10y
0 Duke Markets and Management Studies Certificate - Views? IB 10 10y
0 Elevation Partners - Still active? IB 2 10y
+2 Electronic market making - Shedding light on the electronic market? TR 1 10y
0 Econometrics - Not a requirement? JOB 11 10y
0 Econ Double Major - Consulting purposes CO 1 10y
0 Econ Double Major - Current Bioengineer JOB 1 10y
0 Energy Rodeo - First year event OFF 6 10y
0 Energy Group - Contacted by a BB IB 3 10y
+3 Email structure - Rothschild? IB 0 10y
0 Emailing Alumni - Subject line? JOB 5 10y
0 Email Etiquette - Should I send an email to interviewer TR 1 10y
0 Engineers - Best majors to become at analyst? JOB 10 10y
0 Engineering Major Needs Advice - Currently studying electrical engineering IB 2 10y
0 Energy Trading - Interview tomorrow with a boutique TR 4 10y
0 Energy Rodeo 2012 - Anyone going? IB 5 10y
+10 Energy Rodeo 2012 - College senior TR 16 10y
0 Equity Strategy - Anyone work at this desk before? ER 2 10y
+32 Equity Research to PE - Have been working in sell-side ER for a large bank for almost a year IB 21 10y
0 Equity Research - No access to ER IB 8 10y
0 Equity Research - Typical comp and hours? PE 13 10y
0 Equity research - Worked 2 years at a boutique CF house IB 0 10y
0 Equity derivatives - Can I buy an option? TR 17 10y
0 Equities Sales - Interning at Goldman IB 2 10y
0 Equities Sales - Exit options? TR 2 10y
0 ER Resume - Trying to land an internship at a firm RES 0 10y
+14 Declining a Return Offer IB 22 10y
0 Career path and development CF 3 10y
0 Working in M&A at a place like Aon as your first job? IB 1 10y
+13 How to be a good ER intern at a large bank in NY ER 6 10y
0 Spanos Barber Jesse PE 2 10y
0 Factset Research Systems: Is it possible to transition from sales here to another sales role within a Bulge Bracket? JOB 0 10y
0 Better Choice: Economics or Finance? HF 1 10y
0 Quantitative finance questions JOB 0 10y
+7 Special Situations Group TR 16 10y
+1 Running Routes Lower Manhattan, Roosevelt Park? IB 2 10y
+19 What happens to those that don't make it further than IB associates? IB 11 10y
0 WSO Happy Hour: Wed, 4/27, 7:30pm @ 5th and Mad (formerly known as Galway Hooker) 0 10y
0 Minority interest in valuation CF 1 10y
0 Playing it dumb to thrive -office politics OTH 1 10y
0 Misdemeanor Assault Background Check Complications IB 4 10y
0 HF Investment Pitch - Business Models Part 1 0 10y
+23 International Development work at MBB CO 13 10y
+5 In back office, where to go from here? TR 6 10y
0 debt capital markets - M&A IB 2 10y
0 DealMaven - I'd really appreciate it IB 2 10y
0 DealMaven - Sign up for subscription IB 5 10y
0 Deal Flow - 1st year analyst IB 19 10y
+7 noncore Incoming BB Sponsors analyst -> MM PE chances IB 2 10y
+12 Value/Fundamental Hedge Fund Internship Resume - Please Critique WSO! RES 11 10y
+5 Deloitte BTA - Any pros to this program? CO 7 10y
+5 Deloitte BTA - Need input from BTAs CO 5 10y
0 Decisions decisions - Investment analyst at local boutique OFF 0 10y
0 Decisions, Decisions - Current sophmore IB 11 10y
0 Decisions, Decisions - Finished econ degree from Penn State JOB 6 10y
0 Decision - Yay or Nay? IB 18 10y
0 Deciding Between Offers - Regarding prestige AM 3 10y
+9 Deciding Between Offers - Offer for an analyst position JOB 4 10y
0 Deciding Between Offers - Peoples opinion on offer JOB 6 10y
0 Deciding between offers - Two offers to decide between JOB 12 10y
0 How can I break into Sell-Side? ER 5 10y
+5 Damodaran - "Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice" IB 10 10y
+6 Damodaran - How do you rate him? IB 5 10y
0 Dahlman Rose - Anyone heard of this firm? IB 4 10y
0 Currency Wars - Don't really understand the underlying mechanics/economics OFF 2 10y
0 Developer to Global Macro Fund Manager - Any advice would be appreciated IB 2 10y
0 Deutsche Bank Atlanta - Info on the Atlanta branch? IB 8 10y
0 Deutsche Bank - Applying to S&T program TR 6 10y
0 D.E. Shaw - Anyone know starting pay? IB 3 10y
+17 Derivatives Operations to Trading - Seeking clarification OTH 6 10y
0 Derivatives - Is it a good internship if a job says sales and marketing derivatives IB 3 10y
0 Derivatives - Do iBankers need to understand derivatives? IB 9 10y
+20 Dilemma - Second year undergrad HF 16 10y
0 Dilemma - Got offered a position at my university's endowment fund IB 8 10y
0 Dilemma - Currently at a target school IB 6 10y
0 No answers IB 0 10y
0 Difference between GPA when submitted/GPA when interviews start - Interviewing with 2 BBs IB 7 10y
0 Difference between GPA when submitted/GPA when interviews start - I put down a 3.4 on my resume JOB 5 10y
0 Did I make a mistake - Received an offer for S&T TR 8 10y
+12 Did I get dinged - Haven't received any offer JOB 11 10y
+18 Developing an edge in global macro trading - Please shed some light TR 5 10y
+31 Dear WSO - America is the best IB 6 10y
0 Reinvention Capital Advisors IB 0 10y
0 Cold email question - Partner at a firm JOB 7 10y
+6 Cold-email question - Contact info IB 7 10y
+15 Cold Emailing - Buy side of real estate RE 7 10y
+12 Cold Emailing - Would it be better to say JOB 5 10y
0 Cold emailing - Why I want to work at the company JOB 7 10y
0 Cold Calling / E-mailing - No HR contact JOB 3 10y
0 Cold Calling / E-mailing - Phone number or email address for clients? JOB 1 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