+55 Am I Soft? PE 14 3y
+55 Cleantech Venture Capital VC 21 3y
+55 Transfer into UChicago vs Georgetown vs Ross vs Stern PE 33 3y
+55 Private Equity/ Private Investment Divisions - Minneapolis-St.Paul? PE 24 3y
+55 How do you keep up reading? OFF 38 3y
+55 **UPDATED (08/24/21) Top Groups on Wall Street** IB 42 3y
+55 MS Layoff? IB 88 3y
+55 LMM IB Analyst Offer or Top MSF? IB 31 3y
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+55 Pros and Cons of the Industrials Group? IB 38 3y
+55 Can a very rich mentor get me a 2023 summer internship in IB? IB 22 3y
+55 Actual work and down time of consulting vs IBD CO 15 3y
+55 Best Tech PE Firms (2022-2023) PE 33 3y
+55 The Bank of Bryant Park is Paradise IB 19 3y
+55 Stifel Canada Paying $0 for Bonuses This Year IB 34 3y
+55 Lateral to McDonalds? OFF 9 3y
+55 Wharton ED vs Stanford REA for PE placement PE 60 3y
+55 Deleted OFF 28 3y
+55 I want to go all-in on a Stock, seeking Advice INV 60 3y
+55 Texas Business Outlook (Austin, Dallas, Houston) PE 11 3y
+55 Black History Month OFF 46 3y
+55 Tishman Speyer/Brookfield Comp RE 29 3y
+55 Will I flounder at a hedge fund? HF 31 3y
+55 Worth Transfering to T-10 Target from Hopkins IB 28 3y
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+55 Why Equity Research? ER 28 3y
+55 Thoughts on Barclays- culture, comp, and exit opportunities IB 109 3y
+55 PE Interview - Case Study Help (Urgent) PE 30 3y
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+55 Compensation Structure at Quant VS Fundamental Money Managers HF 24 3y
+55 Networking Is Paradise JOB 17 3y
+55 Goldie's Brief Foray Into Steroids OFF 22 3y
+55 Growing More Senior IB 10 3y
+55 New Grad in Development, Not Loving It RE 23 4y
+55 PE Analyst Program Experiences PE 37 4y
+55 Why can't I break into Investment Banking? Failed all my interviews! IB 30 4y
+55 Any late bloomers on here? What did you realize as you get older? OFF 20 4y
+55 What Are Your Favorite Movies? OFF 119 4y
+55 Vacation Days given to analyst, true vacation? IB 163 4y
+55 Happiness for WSO OFF 37 4y
+55 Alternative careers - Good alternatives to banking? OFF 112 4y
+55 Applying to full time analyst position after graduating. IB 80 4y
+55 Jumping Ship 6 Months into the Job TR 49 4y
+55 Understanding Markets and Economies HF 56 4y
+55 Deal of the Era RE 20 4y
+55 Finance is better than tech at withstanding AI OFF 20 4y
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+55 If you could re-do undergrad, which school would you pick now? BSCH 106 4y
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+55 Should I ruin my 4.0? BSCH 31 4y
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+55 Prudential Capital PE 59 4y
+55 How's life as a college freshman? OFF 37 4y
+55 I'm not happy. Please help. BSCH 33 4y
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+55 Corporate Banking to VC/PE? VC 16 4y
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+55 Venture Capital and Growth Equity: Pipeline and Industry in general VC 24 4y
+55 Funniest breakup stories? OFF 20 4y
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+55 Dress Shirt Collar Type FASH 106 4y
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+55 Investment Banking in Miami IB 55 4y
+55 It's so easy to get into HYPSM OFF 82 4y
+55 Highest Paying ESG Careers in Finance? OFF 46 4y
+55 Girlfriend in person on West Coast (not SF/LA). I’m virtual (East Coast). Should I join her? OFF 38 4y
+55 Do IB analysts get laptops to work from home? IB 33 4y
+55 [Research] WSO Political Spectrum -- Where do you all fall? OFF 30 4y
+55 What would you do if you were me? (Medicine vs Business) BSCH 27 5y
+55 Chronically Second Place, any advice? OFF 33 5y
+55 Dark Mode for WSO? OFF 11 5y
+55 If you could redo your undergrad, where would you go? OFF 84 5y
+55 How would you describe your interview style? RE 18 5y
+55 Rothschild vs Bank of America - London IB 32 5y
+55 Anyone here watching F1? OFF 55 5y
+55 UK/London IB Uni Choice (NEED HELP) - Durham/Warwick/Bristol Law BSCH 34 5y
+55 What are Qatalyst's target schools? IB 56 5y
+55 Harvard vs Yale vs Princeton BSCH 50 5y
+55 Rx Slowdown? Outlook? IB 33 5y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101