+49 Claude Coworker - the end of junior bankers, lawyers, etc. - What are we thinking? OFF 29 4mo
+49 Wells Fargo 3yr Analyst Program? IB 65 4mo
+49 Does where you start your career matter that much? IB 8 4mo
+49 Software loans? PE 7 4mo
+49 Starting MF PE Soon But Should I Just Go Straight to HF Instead HF 31 4mo
+49 Burned Out: taking a break RE 29 4mo
+49 NYU Stern Clubs as Investment Banks IB 22 3mo
+49 2025 Healthcare IB Tier List IB 32 2mo
+49 “Fluent in Italian” on CV Opened Doors… Straight to Hell JOB 43 1mo
+49 How to break the cycle of weak brands on resume RES 8 1mo
+49 Serent Capital PE 46 1mo
+49 DB - which group to choose? - London IB 32 1mo
+49 RSM Erasmus - How is the placement for international students? AM 30 1mo
+49 Florida hedge fund guide HF 30 1mo
+49 Associate & Above IB exits IB 20 1mo
+49 Anyone know of a good Resume writing service? RES 7 4w
+49 Students that have recently accepted their SA 27 offers.. what are you guys doing now? IB 18 3w
+49 Venture Capital Prestige Tier List VC 28 2w
+49 Venezuela Debt Restructuring - LAZ vs CVP IB 22 2w
+49 The “Congrats On” Comments… OFF 11 2w
+49 Cold emailing to ask for internship - Template Advice JOB 24 2w
+49 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? HF 30 1w
+49 Not Treated Well by Other Interns IB 25 12h
+48 Any I-Bankers Married / Have Girlfriends? IB 53 19y
+48 Chat up line on subway reqd... OFF 77 18y
+48 The difference between kids on WSO and your typical college student OFF 41 17y
+48 Minimum Wage for Bankers IB 45 16y
+48 Perfect Credit? You're Screwed. OFF 17 15y
+48 Undergrad Choice-advice? BSCH 33 15y
+48 Weekend Wars: Sell side vs. Buy side OFF 65 15y
+48 Academic integrity OFF 33 15y
+48 Minting Your Money IB 41 15y
+48 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps TR 117 15y
+48 Reaching out to alumni JOB 81 15y
+48 Bob Diamond Not Making Any Friends OFF 29 15y
+48 Russell Simmons, Original Banksta OFF 34 15y
+48 Big 4 VS Possible IB JOB 29 15y
+48 Thank u BSCH 47 15y
+48 Carson Block: Zero or Hero? OFF 30 15y
+48 Is the Financial Industry Sexist? OFF 24 14y
+48 UK Woman Yelling Out Expletives and Racists Comments on Tram OFF 37 14y
+48 What about the average kids at places like Wharton/Harvard? BSCH 32 14y
+48 BB vs Fidelity summer TR 24 14y
+48 Absolutely love banking OFF 52 14y
+48 Internet Reviews: A Grain of Salt, or a Kilo? OFF 13 14y
+48 Exit Ops - The End of The Show II IB 26 14y
+48 Free Model-Formatting Course IB 24 14y
+48 CFA® Musings Before the Exam OFF 39 14y
+48 Will Studying Mandarin Get Me A Job At The Goldman Sachs? IB 14 14y
+48 Are you planning to join the Big Four? CO 20 14y
+48 WSO Author has revised his resume; SBs to any advice. RES 23 14y
+48 Late to work! OFF 74 14y
+48 Being Decent OFF 19 13y
+48 If you want a top MBA, avoid trading BSCH 37 13y
+48 When did you "get" finance? OFF 24 13y
+48 Well...That's Not Shitty At All. OFF 27 13y
+48 Funny first day story OFF 32 13y
+48 Four Years of BraverMania OFF 24 13y
+48 MM IBD vs. BB ECM for FT IB 22 13y
+48 Starting a “Hedge Fund” as a Troglodyte OFF 27 13y
+48 A Manufactured Crisis OFF 21 13y
+48 How College Limits Your Development OFF 20 13y
+48 Not "social" enough for banking in top group, top BB IB 43 13y
+48 Fixed income sell side trading is a dying career TR 27 13y
+48 Dartmouth vs. Princeton vs. Yale Undergrad IB 43 13y
+48 How large is the trading account of an average trader (not prop) at a BB? TR 18 13y
+48 Al Qaeda Targeted NYSE in 2008 OFF 19 13y
+48 Would You Buy ZNGA Here? OFF 32 13y
+48 "It's Not You, It's Me" - HBS & Wall St. Break Up OFF 22 12y
+48 Is Green Good? OFF 52 12y
+48 How Long Before Big Tobacco Takes Over Pot? OFF 28 12y
+48 Bonus Bananas October 11, 2013 OFF 23 12y
+48 For the First Time Ever: I Can Feel my Deteriorating Health IB 39 12y
+48 Google+, WSO, and the Battle for Your Identity OFF 30 12y
+48 IBD SA: Rank these 5 applicants OFF 64 12y
+48 HYP vs GS/JPM/MS IB 47 12y
+48 Monday Motivation: PTJ OFF 21 12y
+48 Best BB M&A groups IB 29 12y
+48 BEST THING to happen to mankind HF 53 12y
+48 Seven Tips For Acing The GRE/GMAT OFF 41 12y
+48 Scam Science: Crossing & Boxing Stocks OFF 10 12y
+48 So Facebook just bought Oculus for $2bn.... IB 50 12y
+48 Making Money Is Not The Goal OFF 11 12y
+48 breaking into consulting a year or 2 after my MBA CO 23 12y
+48 Oooh - Stay away from "back office" technology/IT jobs in finance JOB 25 11y
+48 Is Private Equity Dead? PE 22 11y
+48 Complicated sources and uses (?) - many moving parts PE 26 11y
+48 Is the center of power in banks shifting? IB 15 11y
+48 How Do You Source Deals? RE 15 10y
+48 Taylor Swift is on pace to make $365 million this year. OFF 18 10y
+48 Question on Studying Abroad IB 25 10y
+48 2014 WSO Rankings for Investment Banks: Overall Investment Banking Rankings (Part 9 of 10) IB 22 10y
+48 Benefits of Wearing the Same Thing Every Day? FASH 18 10y
+48 The RBC Decathlon - Does Wall St Have Some of America's Best (Non-Pro) Athletes? IB 76 10y
+48 Time allocation: CFA, GMAT, IB. IB 41 10y
+48 Spread between Loan Constant and Cap Rate RE 15 10y
+48 Insight into the minds of WSO members OFF 22 10y
+48 Music - Recently signed up for iTunes OFF 78 10y
+48 Which is better for Wall Street in the long term? IB 16 10y
+48 Why does a company care if their stock prices keeps on falling? HF 25 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101