+121 Staying a third year as a PE associate vs. doing something nontraditional PE 16 8y
+121 Sources and Uses: How to Find and Use Information in IBD (EBITDA example) IB 20 8y
+121 Q&A: From Pizza Delivery to Quantitative Research/Data Science/Programming TR 32 8y
+121 I failed miserably at life. What do I do? OFF 23 8y
+121 How to Beat Post-Lunch Drowsiness OFF 71 8y
+121 I am FAT and SHORT. How can I increase my chances of being RESPECTED and HIRED? JOB 42 9y
+121 Don't lose hope, from BO/MO to Equity Research ER 34 9y
+121 Delaying Graduation for Internship? IB 151 9y
+121 Rising Junior Summer Internship JOB 137 9y
+121 Q&A - Top Tech / Media Corporate Development Associate CF 59 9y
+121 The Great Strategic Game of Life (1/2) OFF 22 10y
+121 Associate in Private Equity FoF - will answer questions PE 80 12y
+121 What Career Advice Will You Give Your Kids? OFF 95 13y
+121 Interested restructuring- good or bad idea? IB 172 13y
+121 Wharton (no $) versus Tepper (full $) BSCH 74 13y
+121 Which watch budget $3000 OFF 197 14y
+121 Non-Street Firm = Non-Street Comp PE 84 14y
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze PE 39 1mo
+120 Funds with the best culture PE 125 1mo
+120 Are data centers a fad and a bad place to have a career in? RE 66 2mo
+120 Curious as to why anyone stays in IB after your analyst years IB 37 2mo
+120 Advice--development executive structure RE 38 6mo
+120 Most impressive Real Estate Careers you've seen. RE 37 7mo
+120 JPM IB teams with best culture? IB 87 1y
+120 Fumbled the girl and I am so down OFF 73 1y
+120 GS juniors passing out in the office? IB 28 1y
+120 The Grass Isn’t Always Greener: An Expensive Lesson PE 26 1y
+120 LinkedIn Activity in High Finance - Why So Different? PE 39 1y
+120 Is Oil and Gas IB/PE Dead? IB 43 2y
+120 What type of work does your associate typically do? IB 23 2y
+120 Analysts bitching on WSO IB 27 2y
+120 flunking out with SA offer JOB 51 2y
+120 How Much Parental Assistance Do People Actually Have? IB 46 2y
+120 GF doesn’t care about her looks OFF 60 2y
+120 Yale vs Wharton Undergrad IB 43 2y
+120 A PSA: doing your own deals is nothing like being an associate at a name brand fund PE 14 3y
+120 Fast Food Prestige Rankings IB 67 3y
+120 Why is WSO anti-buyside out of undergrad? IB 50 3y
+120 What topic could you talk about for hours? OFF 109 3y
+120 Centerview vs. PJT vs. Evercore IB 34 3y
+120 JPM SA 2022 IB 972 3y
+120 Accepting Parents are Getting to That Age OFF 34 3y
+120 SEO London is a Joke IB 38 3y
+120 Is the Hiring Process Broken? JOB 57 3y
+120 Ask Monty09 - Energy Trading careers, interviews, firms, etc etc TR 81 3y
+120 Making mistakes at work OFF 45 4y
+120 Dave Portnoy on Moelis: “Our banker was unusually bad.”, “They stole from us” IB 49 4y
+120 4 Tips for Being a Better Leader OTH 58 4y
+120 How screwed are IB associates if they're laid off? IB 30 4y
+120 How Would You “re-do” Your RE Job Hunt? RE 30 4y
+120 Best M&A news source? IB 65 4y
+120 “I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. Guess who made the mistake?" IB 48 4y
+120 $100k Working in Retail OFF 58 4y
+120 How many of you own a firearm or have a CCW? OFF 47 4y
+120 The Future of Cryptocurrency CRYPTO 93 4y
+120 Is everyone in IB a type A person? IB 34 4y
+120 Best group on the street IB 75 4y
+120 Kicking the can down the road - Student Loan Moratorium Extended OFF 68 4y
+120 Best Firms in Houston? IB 75 4y
+120 Gym - Bulking while in IB - possible? IB 61 4y
+120 Tucker Max Hangs Up His Spurs OFF 92 4y
+120 Q&A: Equity Analyst at a Sovereign Wealth/Pension Fund AM 24 5y
+120 I don’t do shit in my internship IB 68 5y
+120 Petition To Create A Wall of Monkey Shit - Weekly Worst Comments OFF 35 5y
+120 Q&A - research analyst at credit hedge fund HF 71 5y
+120 MSF Rankings 2017 BSCH 95 5y
+120 34 year old day trader to investment banker IB 25 5y
+120 13 Networking Tips and Tricks JOB 49 5y
+120 Passive Investing Bubble? HF 48 5y
+120 Finding New Jobs RE 66 5y
+120 Why do so many jump to PE? IB 50 5y
+120 Beware of these "internships" OFF 80 5y
+120 Any career regrets after moving from PE to public markets? HF 28 6y
+120 Who gets into Stanford GSB? BSCH 27 6y
+120 Stanford vs Wharton vs Booth vs Columbia for PE BSCH 29 6y
+120 Have you ever been called out on non-PC things you have said in the office? OFF 43 6y
+120 Long Distance Relationships or Sacrificing Career Abroad OFF 71 6y
+120 Your top Europe vacation spots OFF 66 6y
+120 Should I live in San Francisco or Santa Monica/West LA? OFF 71 6y
+120 An Overview of Technology Media and Telecom (TMT) - Part 2 of 2 IB 32 6y
+120 Effects of gender on career aspirations? OFF 30 6y
+120 WSO Suggestion Time - Let Me Hear It. WSO 103 6y
+120 The Truth About Work-Life Balance OFF 40 6y
+120 Ask Me Anything: I went from a non-target to McKinsey, MIT Sloan and BCG CO 44 6y
+120 How Many Times is Acceptable to Use the Bathroom at Work? IB 35 7y
+120 Bill Gross's Asperger OFF 33 7y
+120 Worst Type of WSO Users OFF 28 7y
+120 What will be obsolete in 10 years? OFF 75 7y
+120 Sell Your Options Dearly: KIDS IB 59 8y
+120 DAMN. Wins Pulitzer OFF 56 8y
+120 Q&A: Investment Banking 3rd Year M&A Analyst IB 78 8y
+120 Best path to Development? RE 54 9y
+120 What are the most overrated movies? OFF 113 9y
+120 exit options for banking associates IB 105 9y
+120 The Trolley Problem: Who do you save? OFF 72 9y
+120 Harvard Accused of Bias Against Asian-Americans OFF 109 11y
+120 Q&A Interview with SirTradesaLot, Part 1/2 OFF 72 11y
+120 Linkedin Usefulness? IB 110 14y
+119 Who is actually good in the secondaries game? PE 130 1mo
+119 Where did that Nitya thread go!! RE 97 2mo

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