+124 How to avoid coming off as a humble-brag? OFF 41 3y
+124 PJT RSSG vs GS vs MS Menlo vs EVR RX vs HL RX vs BofA vs JPM vs Qatalyst vs KKR Menlo vs BX Credit vs Bain Credit vs UBS TMT vs Barclays LevFin vs FT Partners IB 25 3y
+124 can u make the same amount doing anything else? HF 55 3y
+124 Centerview vs UBS vs WF IB 64 3y
+124 Apollo From Non Target? PE 78 3y
+124 Is it possible to average $1M per year in a job in RE? RE 91 3y
+124 What Does The Richest Person You Know Do For A Living? OFF 100 3y
+124 People in IB: What is your socioeconomic upbringing and how did you initially gain interest in IB? IB 58 3y
+124 Q&A: Affordable Housing Acquisitions RE 53 4y
+124 Most Prestigious Pokemon Cards OFF 142 4y
+124 Lifestyle of Young Wall Street: 5 Banker Neighborhoods OFF 109 4y
+124 YOUR Personality Type? (Myers-Briggs/16 Personalities Edition) OFF 93 4y
+124 "Leaving IB Soon, Final Rants" - The Follow-Up IB 21 4y
+124 How often do you have a variant perception? HF 30 4y
+124 which EBs over GS/MS? IB 77 4y
+124 Basketball Playoffs - Who Do You think Will Be In The Finals? OFF 92 4y
+124 Should I buy a Car for Leisure? OFF 56 4y
+124 Will there actually be a draft and what happens to our jobs if there is OFF 72 4y
+124 Bonus Spending - Materialistic IB 86 4y
+124 So you want to buy a business... OFF 25 5y
+124 What sport do you play? OFF 107 5y
+124 Literature to Determine If PE Is a Fit IB 33 5y
+124 2020 Goldman Sachs Exploratory Program HireVue question. IB 193 5y
+124 Q&A: BB IB-->Tiger HF HF 65 5y
+124 I'm buying a $60k car as soon as I graduate. OFF 143 6y
+124 Goldman's New Policy for Investment Banking Analysts - 3 Reasons Why it Won't Stop the Bleeding to the Buyside IB 41 6y
+124 The Next Big Thing PE 180 6y
+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 10y
+124 Late career start / does being a little older work against me RE 199 10y
+124 Grades Matter. Period. IB 60 11y
+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 12y
+124 Why is GPA so important in finance? JOB 84 12y
+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 [2026 - October] Unbiased Prestige Rankings IB 63 6d
+123 Treasury Yields are Nearly Equal to Multifamily Real Estate Market Returns RE 54 1mo
+123 Thoughts on multifamily development 2025? RE 79 6mo
+123 MD having affair with Associate IB 57 6mo
+123 VP in IB, are you happy? IB 40 7mo
+123 UBS Layoffs? IB 267 11mo
+123 Worked with a Nepo kid now all I feel is ressentiment OFF 40 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 2y
+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 3y
+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 6y
+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

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101