+10 BlackRock 2024 FT Application Process - HELP AM 12 2y
+9 Getting Crushed - How to Recruit? PE 3 2y
0 Placement Agent (Rede, Campbell Lutyens) VP / MD COMP PE 1 2y
+10 Deloitte Strategy vs. Alvarez & Marsal CPI CO 13 2y
0 Compliance issues for your nonprofit organization CF 0 2y
0 Blackstone PE FT / Off-Cycle PE 0 2y
+9 LBO Modeling: best courses? PE 3 2y
+6 Apply to SA Applications without connections? IB 5 2y
+12 Am I stuck in prop trading? TR 7 2y
+19 Switching Intern divisions/returning for next summer IB 6 2y
+19 Switching Intern divisions/returning for next summer IB 6 2y
+19 Switching Intern divisions/returning for next summer IB 6 2y
+19 Switching Intern divisions/returning for next summer IB 6 2y
+19 Switching Intern divisions/returning for next summer IB 6 2y
+1 BPS, MBS and prepayment AM 2 2y
+1 BPS, MBS and prepayment AM 2 2y
+9 LBO modelling test PE 14 2y
+14 Super Weird Profile for Investment Banking (Advice) JOB 3 2y
+14 Super Weird Profile for Investment Banking (Advice) JOB 3 2y
+9 RE: Transitioning from CRA to IB or Private Debt IB 2 2y
+8 Do any of you have experience owning exotic pets? OFF 24 2y
+8 Do any of you have experience owning exotic pets? OFF 24 2y
+9 Compliance/Accounting transfer to IBD? OFF 1 2y
0 Have you tried online dating? OFF 20 2y
0 Heard from friends that sometimes banks try and fill out incoming analyst classes in latter half of the prior year IB 1 2y
+3 New User - Kate Klaehn NUI 3 2y
+24 Freshman feeling really discouraged CO 7 2y
+10 This sucks and I hate myself JOB 4 2y
+11 Real Time Trader Path into Power Trading TR 3 2y
+6 Two Sigma Fundamental L/S Interview Process HF 6 2y
+55 6 Characteristics of the Douchiest Employee: The Sycophant OFF 30 2y
+10 Bottom Target MBA - Thoughts On Waiting Out the Storm in Accounting? BSCH 3 2y
+3 Finding Roomates in New York City OFF 4 2y
+3 Finding Roomates in New York City OFF 4 2y
+13 HL CFR Chicago IB 10 2y
0 Odds of Getting Buyside Interviews out of a Canadian Bank IB 2 2y
0 Odds of Getting Buyside Interviews out of a Canadian Bank IB 2 2y
+8 MBB internal change to CT track vs Energy Firm Inv Arm Project Finance role CO 5 2y
+8 MBB internal change to CT track vs Energy Firm Inv Arm Project Finance role CO 5 2y
+14 Closed deals for current associates? PE 5 2y
+7 How underpaid is this in PE? PE 11 2y
+1 Most Elite HSW Exits BSCH 3 2y
+1 Most Elite HSW Exits BSCH 3 2y
+5 How To Deal With Terrible ED IB 5 2y
+22 Cheap alternative to Capital IQ IB 11 2y
+22 Cheap alternative to Capital IQ IB 11 2y
+6 Full Time Recruiting Advice? (WF) IB 1 2y
+6 Full Time Recruiting Advice? (WF) IB 1 2y
+12 Question about Lyft and background check. OFF 1 2y
+3 Unsure of which offer to take CR 2 2y
+3 Unsure of which offer to take CR 2 2y
+6 Senior bankers can’t meet deadlines IB 1 2y
0 Sophomore Summer Internship (Small Hedge Fund/Capital Management) for Junior IB Recruiting HF 4 2y
0 Sophomore Summer Internship (Small Hedge Fund/Capital Management) for Junior IB Recruiting HF 4 2y
+30 Instead of MBA, Law School after IB? BSCH 8 2y
+30 Instead of MBA, Law School after IB? BSCH 8 2y
+30 Instead of MBA, Law School after IB? BSCH 8 2y
+9 Is B School the Right Choice for Me? BSCH 3 2y
+9 Federal Reserve Bank (NYC) Interview / Career Advice JOB 4 2y
+9 Federal Reserve Bank (NYC) Interview / Career Advice JOB 4 2y
+9 Federal Reserve Bank (NYC) Interview / Career Advice JOB 4 2y
+19 [Sht Post I think - but not sure] Why Investment Banks Like To Hire Military Vets IB 5 2y
+4 Request attendance to professional development events with employer sponsorship CF 2 2y
+4 Request attendance to professional development events with employer sponsorship CF 2 2y
0 EY Strategy & Transactions CO 1 2y
+7 London Off-Cycle 2024 IB 31 2y
+22 Will the jump to L/S HF be possible? Or maybe a PE shop from a HY credit research position? HF 13 2y
0 Need a Change of Pace... Flat Hierarchy Firms JOB 1 2y
+92 4 Simple Steps (~5 minutes) to Get a Free WSO T-shirt (and help WSO) OFF 50 2y
+92 4 Simple Steps (~5 minutes) to Get a Free WSO T-shirt (and help WSO) OFF 50 2y
+92 4 Simple Steps (~5 minutes) to Get a Free WSO T-shirt (and help WSO) OFF 50 2y
+10 Haven’t Heard Back From My Superday WM 2 2y
+28 swe vs ib - at a crossroads JOB 22 2y
+28 swe vs ib - at a crossroads JOB 22 2y
+32 What's going on at CA Ventures? RE 5 2y
+32 What's going on at CA Ventures? RE 5 2y
+6 2024 SA SF Housing OFF 5 2y
+3 Analyst TMT interview case study IB 3 2y
+17 Quit my finance job because I hated living in NYC JOB 3 2y
+17 Quit my finance job because I hated living in NYC JOB 3 2y
+17 Quit my finance job because I hated living in NYC JOB 3 2y
0 More Interviews After Final Rounds? JOB 1 2y
+25 Break into M&A in London/NYC - Resume got “messed up” JOB 5 2y
+16 resume writing for trading TR 3 2y
+21 Series 86 Advice! ER 21 2y
+10 Thrivent Team In Minneapolis AM 2 2y
+10 Thrivent Team In Minneapolis AM 2 2y
+10 Cypress Equity Investments (LA) RE 3 2y
+10 Cypress Equity Investments (LA) RE 3 2y
+178 Accretion dilution model questions? IB 174 2y
+178 Accretion dilution model questions? IB 174 2y
+16 adding value in a cold email? JOB 9 2y
+14 What is classified as MM in the US Markets? IB 9 2y
0 Morgan Stanley non-IB hirevue IB 1 2y
0 Morgan Stanley non-IB hirevue IB 1 2y
+136 What would you like to know about Equity Sales / Research? ER 74 2y
+136 What would you like to know about Equity Sales / Research? ER 74 2y
+136 What would you like to know about Equity Sales / Research? ER 74 2y
0 Nomura Groups 2023 IB 1 2y
+6 Starting Power and Gas in Utility TR 3 2y

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 (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101