0 Is HR going to give me the boot right at the door? - How does the HR process work? IB 7 10y
0 Tear Me Down RES 10 10y
+13 Help me - Undergrad at a target JOB 10 10y
0 Applying to boutiques. Wreck me RES 1 10y
0 Help! Any chance of getting a junior BB internship?! - Target with a 3.55 IB 0 10y
0 Help! Any chance of getting a junior BB internship?! - Rising junior at target JOB 6 10y
0 IB resume - Any critiques? RES 15 10y
+29 IB resume - How to fix this? RES 33 10y
0 Institutional Desk or Risk Management - Risk management team IB 7 10y
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0 HELP! AB/JPMC Offers - which is better? - Looking for advice from experienced professionals JOB 1 10y
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0 Help! Top Public (i.e.-UCLA, Berkeley, UVA) with 2.7 GPA... - Dire situation JOB 7 10y
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0 Hi all! - Graduated from one of the top schools NUI 4 10y
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+6 Hey! - PE question PE 5 10y
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0 Moving from accounting to corporate finance or strategy CF 5 10y
+2 Need help on replying email to MD. Thank you!!!! ER 3 10y
0 Goldman Sachs - Where I could start research? IB 7 10y
0 Got the job, now what? - Got an offer at a Fortune 25 company BSCH 9 10y
0 Great option for accounting courses - Reasonable price BSCH 0 10y
0 Great new book - Money Makers CO 2 10y
+34 Group Selection - Terms of exit opps IB 26 10y
0 Need advice for picking college IB 0 10y
+33 Buyside Recruiting prospects from top group at Mid-Tier BB IB 10 10y
+19 Harris Williams & Co. - Top tier mid-market player? IB 7 10y
+10 Harris Williams case interview - Any advice? IB 14 10y
+5 Health Care - PM questions IB 5 10y
+103 The Best Networking, Cold Calling and Cold Emailing Posts on WSO IB 27 10y
0 IBD lateral from a CRA IB 6 10y
+32 Exploding Offer - Couple questions IB 26 10y
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0 Foreign Exchange - Value a cross border acquisition IB 1 10y
0 Thoughts on HF Treasury vs. Boutique IB Internship (Sophomore Year) JOB 3 10y
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0 Does my resume suck - Job hunting RES 8 10y
0 Early MBA from 2nd Tier School - Less work experience JOB 4 10y
0 Dumb Question - ex-consultant vs ex-banker? PE 10 10y
+2 Electronic market making - Shedding light on the electronic market? TR 1 10y
+3 Email structure - Rothschild? IB 0 10y
0 Email Etiquette - Should I send an email to interviewer TR 1 10y
+32 Equity Research to PE - Have been working in sell-side ER for a large bank for almost a year IB 21 10y
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+17 Derivatives Operations to Trading - Seeking clarification OTH 6 10y
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+18 Developing an edge in global macro trading - Please shed some light TR 5 10y
+31 Dear WSO - America is the best IB 6 10y
+13 Citi LA - Interview last wed IB 12 10y
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+33 Corporate Finance Qualification - Any insight? IB 10 10y
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0 Critique my Resume - What I can improve on JOB 6 10y
0 Breaking into a Hong Kong IB from UCLA - How to network? IB 4 10y
0 Bulge Brackets Hiring - Hire people for the summer? IB 4 10y
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+20 Take the [low] Offer? IB 15 10y
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+1 Barclays Capital - Terms of interviews? FASH 3 10y
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0 Am I Screwed? - Currently working for a small boutique ER 4 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 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

November 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

November 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

November 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