+42 Please help with interview technicals! JOB 17 13y
+42 Hilarious Santelli Rant OFF 20 13y
+42 Working for a bad analyst ER 37 13y
+42 Bad bonus season at BB - move to elite / MM? IB 30 13y
+42 Where in the world in... OFF 19 13y
+42 As an analyst, how long did you do garbage and grunt work? IB 34 13y
+42 Bonus Bananas March 22, 2013 HF 17 13y
+42 Interview with an Independent Trader/Consultant OFF 13 13y
+42 Barclays IBD or Citi IBD (both in NY) IB 56 13y
+42 Tepper Tops Highest-Paid Hedgie List OFF 25 13y
+42 Interview with a Former D1 Football Player-turned Consultant - Part 1 OFF 14 13y
+42 Winners of Pershing Square Challenge 2013 -Hertz (HTZ) AM 19 13y
+42 Corporate Finance at a Fortune 50 to FLDP with experience? CF 14 13y
+42 Sad truth JOB 48 13y
+42 Black Ops: Operation Find A Job While On The Job OFF 11 13y
+42 Making the leap to ER Analyst, thoughts? ER 23 13y
+42 What is it like to work in IBD at Goldman Sachs? IB 35 13y
+42 Recommend a Phone? iPhone? Samsung Galaxy? Blackberry? OFF 57 13y
+42 Cohen Pleads the Fifth OFF 18 13y
+42 CFA Results OFF 116 12y
+42 Life directions OFF 34 12y
+42 Slow Young People OFF 29 12y
+42 Whose Life Do (You Think) You Want? OFF 39 12y
+42 Bonus Bananas November 15, 2013 OFF 34 12y
+42 Apple/Facebook vs. Google/Google+ OFF 32 12y
+42 MBB VS BB Decision IB 29 12y
+42 Is business school a new start? BSCH 25 12y
+42 The Best Course You'll Ever Fail OFF 26 12y
+42 Anyone Here Taking/Has Taken the CPA? CF 29 12y
+42 Metals/Coal Marketing/Origination TR 15 12y
+42 Can You Be Limitless? OFF 44 12y
+42 How to get your first internship (no previous IB experience) JOB 99 12y
+42 WSO Applicant Database JOB 6 12y
+42 Can an Amazon smartphone rival the iPhone? OFF 41 12y
+42 Following up after interview - how soon is too soon? IB 53 11y
+42 Consulting vs. TAS vs. Audit in Big 4 CO 17 11y
+42 Exploiting referral bonus for inside intel on lateral moves JOB 9 11y
+42 Why you should not support the net neutrality crowd OFF 41 11y
+42 Q&A: Former TFA Corps Member, Current Commercial Real Estate Junior Broker RE 14 11y
+42 Stock-based Employee Compensation: Value and Pricing Effects OFF 7 11y
+42 What Apps Are You Using? OFF 70 11y
+42 Dinged by Compliance AM 37 11y
+42 How long is your story? JOB 28 11y
+42 Negative IRR IB 24 11y
+42 Thanks WSO - Finally got an offer! SCSS 33 11y
+42 Advice for the post MBA associate IB 37 11y
+42 Interview Science: Slow Talkers Don't Get Hired OFF 21 11y
+42 I work at CBRE/JLL and it sucks... RE 25 11y
+42 Billion-dollar Tech Babies: A Blessing of Unicorns or a Parcel of Hogs? OFF 7 11y
+42 Blitzed Smashed and Drunk: The Great American Lager OFF 15 11y
+42 Apple Commands 92% of Profits in the Smartphone Market OFF 18 11y
+42 The Complete Coward’s Guide to Starting a Company: Part 3 OFF 10 10y
+42 How hard it really is to get your 1st "big boy" job IB 30 10y
+42 Divergence in the Drug Businesses: Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology INV 3 10y
+42 With or without recruiters? JOB 50 10y
+42 Private Equity Interview Prep Pack Version 2.0 is Out! PE 20 10y
+42 Networking as a female? IB 17 10y
+42 New to WSO. Any older monkeys making a transition? NUI 6 10y
+42 Non-Target, Low GPA, Mediocre Internships. Landed a Tech M&A position. Q&A IB 16 10y
+42 The Aging of the Tech Sector: The Pricing Divergence of Young and Old Tech Companies OFF 8 10y
+42 HBS Round 1 - Submit an application? BSCH 78 10y
+42 Mitt Romney - Pieces are set for victory OFF 40 10y
+42 My Life - Back to work.. OFF 94 10y
+42 Offer: PE FoF or IBD - Any advice? IB 44 10y
+42 My boss hates me and is trying to fire me – how should I respond? TR 23 10y
+42 The Best Sources of Financial News & Commentary OFF 87 10y
+42 Theranos Revisited - How did it get to this stage? OFF 23 10y
+42 PE Due Diligence? PE 36 10y
+42 Execution Trader at Discretionary Macro Fund, Career killer or valid path to PM? HF 24 10y
+42 Breaking into asset management after MBA AM 49 9y
+42 Pitch me a stock - Suggestions? JOB 51 9y
+42 Commodity Trading: Physical Vs Paper TR 29 9y
+42 Social life and making new friends after college and as an adult, your experiences? OFF 25 9y
+42 Where to buy suits FASH 29 9y
+42 MBB internship junior summer >> Banking Full time? How feasible? IB 22 9y
+42 Do Bankers love hungry non-target students? JOB 24 9y
+42 Harvard vs. Wharton BSCH 93 9y
+42 JP Morgan Trade Capture?? TR 36 9y
+42 Get Pumped for the Next Star Wars OFF 20 9y
+42 Is Samsung Done for Good? OFF 32 9y
+42 How long does it take you to build your initial model on a company? ER 4 9y
+42 The truth about Capital Markets in IBD IB 30 9y
+42 Reaching out directly to PE firms? PE 15 9y
+42 America's super rich prepare for a possible doomsday OFF 25 9y
+42 Operations Analyst Salary IB 56 9y
+42 Best Time to Cold Email? IB 49 9y
+42 Deal Origination Call Tips PE 23 9y
+42 Right bank - wrong group or Wrong bank - right group? IB 12 9y
+42 Most hours worked in a week? IB 65 9y
+42 Equity Cures PE 11 9y
+42 TransMarket Group: culture of firm TR 34 9y
+42 Do certain industry teams pigeonhole you for the future? Or is this BS? IB 34 9y
+42 Overview of PJT Partners? IB 101 9y
+42 Investment Consulting career JOB 29 9y
+42 Does GPA really not matter after you get the interview? JOB 36 9y
+42 Bring in the quants - Blackrock AM AM 15 9y
+42 Wall Street Barbers FASH 99 9y
+42 How to ask for extension without pissing off boss? JOB 34 9y
+42 PE Fund Accountant looking to move into PE investment firms PE 14 9y
+42 Doubling Returns Every Month in Options Trading TR 17 9y

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