+124 Best Conversations You've Had With Bankers? IB 31 6y
+124 A Day in the Life: Professional Baseball Player OFF 43 6y
+124 GS Analyst dies IB 67 6y
+124 Close Calls: What are some times you dodged a potentially life altering bullet? OFF 41 6y
+124 Q&A: My journey, from the lab to MMPE PE 25 6y
+124 Favorite Excel Shortcut(s)? IB 95 7y
+124 Notre Dame fire - When probability of 0 becomes 1 OFF 59 7y
+124 Thought Consulting Was My Dream...Now I Hate it CO 60 7y
+124 If you had to start your life over again, what would you change? OFF 48 8y
+124 What's your favorite music? OFF 116 8y
+124 Is D.C. A Cool/Fun Place to Be? All Input Welcome OFF 62 8y
+124 Looking for Perspectives on Unemployment JOB 102 8y
+124 Professional Athlete or Investment Banker? IB 81 9y
+124 Can Twitter go bankrupt already! OFF 62 9y
+124 INTRODUCING: The WSO Applicant Database. Take 5 minutes on WSO to Reach Hundreds of Finance Recruiters and Finance Companies JOB 92 9y
+124 The Official 'Albums to listen to before you die' thread OFF 194 9y
+124 What does Treasury Sales do?? IB 109 9y
+124 Late career start / does being a little older work against me RE 199 10y
+124 Grades Matter. Period. IB 60 10y
+124 Is it OK for the analyst to leave the office before the associate sometimes? IB 137 11y
+124 How I Fought My Way Back (Vol. Bruce Wayne in TDKR) OFF 38 11y
+124 Fantasy Football Thread OFF 190 11y
+124 Why is GPA so important in finance? JOB 84 11y
+124 Relationships while establishing yourself CF 105 12y
+124 Stern vs Sloan vs Yale MBA for IB job IB 109 12y
+124 How Much do you tip? Do you feel the need to Tip big always? OFF 132 14y
+124 A $5 million check or dream school+dream business job? OFF 154 14y
+123 AI Creating More Work IB 38 11h
+123 Treasury Yields are Nearly Equal to Multifamily Real Estate Market Returns RE 54 5d
+123 Thoughts on multifamily development 2025? RE 79 4mo
+123 MD having affair with Associate IB 57 5mo
+123 VP in IB, are you happy? IB 40 5mo
+123 UBS Layoffs? IB 267 9mo
+123 Worked with a Nepo kid now all I feel is ressentiment OFF 40 11mo
+123 Realized today I have no friends and no life OFF 36 1y
+123 LO Comp (Fidelity, Wellington, Capital, TRowe) HF 50 1y
+123 Q&A: Cornell MSRED Student RE 43 1y
+123 Most important skills to have in development? RE 24 1y
+123 I Rejected GS/MS/JPM for DB *Non Troll Post* IB 58 1y
+123 Edit PE 49 1y
+123 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) PE 38 1y
+123 Inheriting~75m USD, No Motivation - What Job to Do Next? OFF 59 1y
+123 Goldman Sachs 2025 SA London IB 290 2y
+123 Set to attend a Semi Target, what can I do to gain competitive experience for SW’s in Gap Year? IB 52 2y
+123 Blackstone/KKR/Bain Capital Credit vs. PJT M&A/LAZ/GS/MS CR 59 2y
+123 Deleted OFF 22 2y
+123 Can we have the Dr.(M.D) vs Dr.(PhD) debate, please? OFF 66 2y
+123 Quitting after 1 HOUR of interning IB 20 3y
+123 Lower Middle Market Private Equity is Paradise PE 15 3y
+123 Trauma from lack of success in dating OFF 61 3y
+123 My Story: The Sequel to the "Owning Unsexy Businesses" Thread OTH 64 3y
+123 Being obsessed with Prestige has saved my life IB 11 3y
+123 Making The Jump - Construction Manager to Development RE 42 3y
+123 Do You Have Edge? (Part One) OFF 61 3y
+123 What’s your excuse for NOT being in crypto? CRYPTO 140 4y
+123 How Hard is the GMAT? BSCH 121 4y
+123 Women vs. Men OFF 114 4y
+123 Actual BB IB Associate post-MBA hours IB 29 4y
+123 Cornell vs Michigan vs Dartmouth school choices IB 30 4y
+123 How to deal with a narc at work? IB 39 4y
+123 Enterprise Value and Minority Interest IB 76 4y
+123 Q&A - Mid-Market Turnarounds PE 34 5y
+123 For Those Considering Banking - Some Broad Advice IB 3 5y
+123 Quant Researcher in Quant Funds: Dead-End Career Path? HF 58 5y
+123 Anyone actually planning on taking a COVID vaccine if one comes out? OFF 93 5y
+123 Q&A 2.0: 3rd Year BA/A/AC At MBB Going To UMM/MF This Summer PE 37 6y
+123 They want my deposit money! Georgetown MBA vs. Columbia Business School Msc BSCH 81 6y
+123 Do You Need a Sophomore Summer Internship in College? JOB 177 6y
+123 WTF California ....... WTF OFF 44 6y
+123 How "good" are MBA schools? IB 126 6y
+123 2nd year IB Analyst taking questions IB 63 6y
+123 Wearing Deal Sleds or Loafers as an Intern FASH 36 7y
+123 How many candidates are genuinely qualified out of total applicants? IB 53 9y
+123 Women are becoming more interested in Finance OFF 34 9y
+123 'Equity' (2016) Movie Review: The Harsh Tale of Women on Wall Street OFF 36 10y
+123 Internship Choices (PE vs IB) IB 125 10y
+123 Ask a 2nd Year Analyst IB 131 13y
+123 Ron Paul Money Bomb OFF 158 14y
+123 Which One of You Dopes Proposed Last Night? OFF 113 14y
+122 Best Finance / Business Movie or Show? OFF 42 5mo
+122 Please Help Me. IBD Analyst Burnt Out 3 Months In. IB 44 5mo
+122 Healthcare IB Group Rankings IB 78 7mo
+122 IB DCM Is it that bad? IB 55 1y
+122 HEC Paris MiF 2024 placement IB 99 1y
+122 Citigroup is Paradise IB 21 2y
+122 What is your average office outfit? FASH 48 2y
+122 Does sell-side make sense anymore? What should current sell-siders do instead? ER 29 2y
+122 I’m done with RE - looking to pivot, but where to? RE 66 2y
+122 IB midlife crisis at 23… please help IB 24 3y
+122 CS Incoming Analyst global Zoom session JOB 107 3y
+122 Am I a Loser? IB 23 3y
+122 Ranking Bottled Water by Prestige OFF 66 3y
+122 How do you justify being a banker? IB 66 3y
+122 Are the "classic" books worth reading? OFF 63 3y
+122 Calling All Poker Players OFF 138 3y
+122 Slacks for Men with Big Buts, Big Hips, and Big Thighs FASH 58 3y
+122 Best City To Live in is... OFF 88 3y
+122 Adults - Should I delete instagram/facebook? OFF 70 4y
+122 Dream Jobs in CRE RE 54 4y
+122 How IB is depicted in the media IB 41 4y

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