+35 . PE 32 4d
+32 Anyone Actually Outsourcing Underwriting / Asset Management? RE 8 4d
0 Wells Fargo TMT IB 1 4d
0 Stephens 2027 FT Analyst Dallas IB 2 4d
+15 Build investing edge while young, before going independent HF 4 4d
+38 How did you quit smoking cold turkey? OFF 23 4d
+18 IB -> Data Science vs Valuation vs Investment Analyst before MFin? BSCH 1 4d
+3 Piper Sandler FT 2027 IB 9 4d
+10 Recruiting for On Cycle/ Off Cycle while being PE analyst PE 4 4d
+31 Is Columbia Value Investing Program losing it’s charm AM 19 4d
+6 How far along is 2027 FT recruiting? IB 6 4d
+4 Burnout rates among young bankers IB 6 4d
+10 Moving from NYC IB to London IB 2 4d
+3 REPE/Family Office Recruiters SFL RE 3 4d
0 Why does nobody know anything about Leon Black? PE 1 4d
+28 International student with 3-year STEM OPT – Is breaking into Wall Street IB still realistic? IB 25 4d
0 Buy & Build PE PE 1 4d
+10 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 HF 91 5d
+10 Truist 2026 IB Bonus IB 6 4d
+11 AustralianSuper? AM 15 5d
0 Should I Accept a Prestigious Government Role? JOB 1 5d
+15 Susquehanna Buy-Side Equity Research ER 15 4d
+3 Thank you emails JOB 4 5d
+15 fashionista FASH 7 5d
+11 U.S. CPT Restrictions +$100K H1B: is it worth it for international undergrads anymore? BSCH 2 5d
+16 NYC apartment hunting rant: everyone and their mother and brother are touring OFF 5 5d
+3 Santander, TD, RBC FT IBD 2027 Processes IB 8 5d
+20 Options for a Highschool splitter that wants to go into high finance OFF 22 5d
+9 Parental leave policies AM 6 5d
0 Atlas Holdings Insights PE 2 5d
+8 CIBC EIT Interview - NYC IB 12 5d
0 CIBC EIT Toronto? IB 3 5d
+2 Santander Hours IB 2 5d
+66 Talking about deal experience in an interview RE 11 5d
+12 Reneging - What should I do? RE 5 5d
+16 CIBC Capital Markets - ECM/Equity Solutions Analyst Interview IB 10 5d
+5 PIMCO vs Goldman Sachs IB IB 4 5d
0 Sales and Trading Visa Sponsorship TR 4 5d
+3 Brio Real Estate. RE 0 5d
+3 Citi LA Interview IB 11 5d
+227 Coverage Banking is Paradise IB 29 5d
+12 Negotiating VP Offer I Don’t Really Want IB 1 5d
+51 How much is enough? PE 27 5d
+14 Craziest Thing You’ve Seen in IB That Didn’t Get Someone Fired IB 2 5d
+31 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? CR 26 5d
+11 Leaving Corporate Banking for a role at Primaries/Co-Investment AM 6 5d
0 Am I the only one who thinks the Marc Rowan and Holly Goodrich scandal might turn into something worse? PE 0 5d
+8 No response after interview scheduling email IB 7 5d
+43 WF or UBS IB 14 5d
+1 Nashville IB IB 2 5d
0 Brevan Howard 2027 SA HF 0 5d
+36 Which firms reliably sponsor for IB SA28? (H-1B/STEM OPT) IB 27 5d
+75 Secondaries Career Outlook: Comp, Exits & Long-Term Upside? PE 37 5d
+69 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? HF 71 5d
+22 What does WSO think of Peter Thiel? OFF 23 6d
+18 Does anyone have any insight into Apollo LA? Specifically their new alternative strategy group there? PE 7 6d
+1 JPM CS&I intern Superday IB 2 6d
+34 Your Thoughts on 2012 OFF 20 5d
+22 How to rank growth equity shops VC 3 6d
+11 Investor Relations Recruiting JOB 5 6d
0 Serious Question - I feel cooked IB 2 6d
0 HL Modeling Test IB 1 6d
+11 PRE MBA IB back to IB IB 5 6d
+5 On Cycle 2028 megathread PE 5 6d
+21 Legit company? PE 16 6d
0 Intl 2028 SA chances? IB 1 6d
+1 Which firms are still accpeting intl students / not doing so for the current SA 28 application? IB 3 6d
0 Will Leon Black be voted into contempt today? PE 0 6d
+70 Real 2025 Indiana University IB Club Prestige Rankings BSCH 31 6d
+20 Mckinsey vs BCG SF CO 13 6d
+8 Top MedTech groups IB 15 6d
0 BrightSpire Capital — 2027 Summer Analyst Recruiting RE 1 6d
+12 How to leverage relationships from current internship for SA/FT recruiting / long-term career? AM 1 6d
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+67 Oxbridge vs HYPSM OFF 47 6d
0 Luxor Capital HF 0 6d
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+33 West Palm Beach IB 20 6d
0 stage fright during interviews? HF 3 6d
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+6 Stifel Industrials IB 3 6d
+1 Santander FSG NY vs Cantor HC NY IB 3 6d
0 Ares DL LA vs NY CR 3 6d
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+5 Can I text a banker that I networked before (1 or 2 calls) instead of email? IB 7 1w
+15 Jefferies FIG FT 2027 IB 46 1w
0 Private M&A vs Public M&A interview technicals IB 1 1w
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+48 EB (EVR/CVP/LAZ) vs MBB (Bain/BCG) IB 26 1w
+10 How are traders on credit desks using AI for CDS work today? Curious for inspo for myself as a junior in the field. TR 2 1w
0 How to find deals that bankers worked on for cold emails? IB 3 1w
+9 Interview Peocess for Lateral VP hire in IB JOB 3 1w
+267 Where does Stern really lie? IB 114 1w
0 What events are going on? JOB 1 1w
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+19 Infrastructure PE Hours PE 19 1w
+1 Proposed US–Canada Peace Agreement IB 4 1w
+7 Cohen Capital Markets & Cantor IB 5 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101