+26 Is the WSO academy here really worth the 6k? IB 24 4w
+26 Off Cycle 2027 Master Thread PE 42 3w
+26 JPM 2026 Group Rankings / Placement IB 36 2w
+26 Recruiting for Rx Consulting (Alix, FTI, ...) CO 27 2w
+26 University for 17yo Intl. Student Breaking Into Quant/HF/S&T TR 15 2w
+26 lateral hire from Corp Dev to ECM IB (No IB experience) IB 10 2w
+26 Big3 Credit Rating grad > IB after 1 year IB 14 2w
+26 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? PE 14 2w
+26 Surgery as new analyst IB 10 1w
+26 Lateral Recruiting Modeling Test Swap IB 106 1w
+26 Landlord vs. Tenant Rep RE 12 1w
+26 Houlihan Lokey vs Piper Sandler Healthcare Group IB 28 1w
+26 GS TMT SF vs PJT M&A NY vs LAZ M&A NY IB 20 1w
+26 Brookfield Property Group vs Brookfield Asset Management RE 13 1w
+26 I just automated my job today. IB 7 1w
+26 Commute 45 Minutes or Pay Rent? CO 11 6d
+26 Red Flag? Commissions-only acquisitions roles RE 8 5d
+26 Nut tree, antara, lion point HF 37 3d
+26 IB > Strategic Finance at Decacorn > VC? VC 8 2d
+26 LSE Economics or Imperial Economics, Finance and Data Science (EFDS) for S&T TR 23 2d
+26 Dresner Partners? IB 9 1d
+26 Real Estate Tokenization RE 25 23h
+25 Whats the best major for investment banking? IB 74 19y
+25 Freshman year IB 37 19y
+25 Exaggerating Past Work Experience on Resume JOB 36 19y
+25 No Offer Post Internship: What to say next IB 12 18y
+25 To M&A bankers IB 5 18y
+25 To sleep or not to sleep... IB 18 18y
+25 Due dili PE 9 18y
+25 IB background check - salary history IB 23 18y
+25 Comp at PE Firms PE 22 17y
+25 The Street Before Christmas 2008 OFF 9 17y
+25 no response after superdays IB 35 17y
+25 FT Offer at PE Firm w/ Sourcing Model Worth It? PE 11 17y
+25 CFA® Usefulness? IB 7 16y
+25 America's Soul Is Lost OFF 13 16y
+25 Chances for Top PE firm? PE 15 16y
+25 BAML to pay back TARP IB 10 16y
+25 Analyst Compensation IB 36 16y
+25 Morgan Stanley vs. Rothschild - M&A IB 29 16y
+25 My Apologies In Advance OFF 12 16y
+25 Opinions on Real Estate Investment Firms JOB 13 16y
+25 If you were a girl and accidentally got a sales job, would you take it? JOB 52 16y
+25 Pay Your Card But Default on Your Mortgage? OFF 9 16y
+25 More Moderators Needed and Trolls WSO 41 16y
+25 Wall Street's Bailout Hustle IB 8 16y
+25 Best Business School for IB or PE? Yale vs Cornell vs CMU vs Dartmouth BSCH 31 16y
+25 When building a model, do you prefer to have IS, BS, CF on one sheet or separately? IB 37 16y
+25 Do I stay or do I just not show up for work? JOB 33 16y
+25 Abscent minded genius HF 22 16y
+25 How to deal with this situation? IB 18 16y
+25 Anyone here familiar with current pay level at HK IBD? IB 27 16y
+25 Bloomberg interview help JOB 44 16y
+25 How the fuck should I pitch myself? IB 11 16y
+25 How Reform Is a Big Win for the Street (Part 2 of 2) OFF 2 16y
+25 Interview Prep Guides for a n00b JOB 11 16y
+25 Help 2 FX questions TR 11 16y
+25 Full-time Analyst training programs - how intense are they? IB 60 16y
+25 iPhone 4: The World's First Post-Hand-Held Device OFF 14 16y
+25 Mandates, Kissing ass & your status OFF 18 16y
+25 How to be a rainmaker? TR 35 16y
+25 MBA straight out of the officer corps BSCH 15 16y
+25 Management Consulting to Top MBA? CO 39 16y
+25 Ranieri to the Rescue OFF 10 15y
+25 Train like Bruce Lee - beat the market CONSISTENTLY ER 15 15y
+25 Accept offer vs. Seek Interviews JOB 10 15y
+25 I created a monster.... OFF 24 15y
+25 Resume Help, Trading Resume RES 29 15y
+25 Why is this board so DEAD? OTH 24 15y
+25 I'm not the stereotypical vain/cocky frat boy. Will I get a job? OFF 19 15y
+25 WSO: Behind the Scenes OFF 31 15y
+25 A New Witch Hunt...or is it? AM 15 15y
+25 I want the private equities! Wharton Follies 2010 OFF 3 15y
+25 Am I the only one that thinks Berkshire Hathaway's site is a massive pile of shit ? IB 36 15y
+25 Breaking into Operations IB 18 15y
+25 The Price of your Future: $613 OFF 16 15y
+25 I don't like economics OTH 18 15y
+25 I fucked up. FUCK. a poem for your thoughts IB 7 15y
+25 The NYSE: Farewell to a Legend IB 31 15y
+25 The Monkey Traveller OFF 24 15y
+25 Military: Employer of Last Resort JOB 33 15y
+25 Serious Question IB 12 15y
+25 SA Investment banking to FT Sales & Trading? TR 26 15y
+25 10 People to Befriend on Wall Street IB 25 15y
+25 The Private Equity Draft PE 18 15y
+25 What's the FRACKING deal? OFF 26 15y
+25 Banking Apps: Fad or Future? OFF 18 15y
+25 An end of an era ER 27 15y
+25 Masters in Statistics vs Masters in Econometrics HF 9 15y
+25 Summer Intern: Boutique IB (but probably not too much banking work) or UBS WM? IB 33 15y
+25 Just when I thought algos couldn’t get any weirder… OFF 15 15y
+25 (Tiger) cubs vs. (Hedge Fund) Giants HF 11 15y
+25 ER Job Accepted, Thanks WSO! SCSS 9 15y
+25 Target school superthread IB 18 15y
+25 boom shaka laka boom. BSCH 15 15y
+25 Understanding the roles within an Asset Management Division AM 19 15y
+25 Bonus Bananas May 20, 2011 OFF 5 15y
+25 Gaddafi's Next Gig: Goldman CEO? IB 5 15y
+25 Better U.S. Recruitment BSCH 11 15y
+25 Disillusioned with PE - switch to Mezz? PE 7 15y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (23) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101