+50 Interview Brainteaser for Special Situations PE 19 10y
+33 Buyside Recruiting prospects from top group at Mid-Tier BB IB 10 10y
+8 Guggenheim Partners - $130 billion Verizon Vodafone deal. IB 26 10y
+6 Guggenheim partners - Any other MM boutiques that are similar? JOB 9 10y
0 GS Superday: IB interviews - No reply yet IB 7 10y
0 GS Quantitative Strategies CPM FT - Elaborate on several questions? AM 5 10y
0 Has anyone heard of this firm? - Wondering what the firm is like IB 11 10y
+16 Harvard 2+2 - Rising junior in math/econ BSCH 7 10y
+7 Harvard 2+2 - Any advice is appreciated BSCH 6 10y
+19 Harris Williams & Co. - Top tier mid-market player? IB 7 10y
+10 Harris Williams case interview - Any advice? IB 14 10y
+6 Harris williams - M&A boot camp? IB 31 10y
0 Harris Williams - Full time recruiting? IB 3 10y
0 Harris Williams - Thoughts on this boutique? IB 2 10y
0 Happy New Year - Year of the sheep OFF 1 10y
0 Happy New Year - Party at my place OFF 8 10y
0 Happy New Year - Wishing you all the best OFF 7 10y
0 Happy New Year - Best of luck! OFF 4 10y
+26 Healthcare Consulting firms, best for healthcare strategy - Best brand and exit opps? CO 26 10y
+12 Healthcare Consulting - US? CO 23 10y
+5 Health Care - PM questions IB 5 10y
0 HEADHUNTERS THOSE MOFOS - Hard to find IB 4 10y
0 HC IBD at Oppenheimer - Any input or insight would be appreciated IB 12 10y
+42 HBS Round 1 - Submit an application? BSCH 78 10y
0 HBS Round 1 - Interview invite? BSCH 2 10y
0 HBS 2+2 - MBA application? BSCH 4 10y
0 Hedge Fund - Real estate investments on distressed commercial properties NUI 0 10y
0 Hedge Fund - Typical age and work experience? IB 31 10y
0 Hedge Fund - Total comp IB 5 10y
0 Health Insurance - Stick to the basics? IB 7 10y
0 Health Insurance - Training program? IB 1 10y
0 Healthcare IB - Senior analyst/associate position IB 0 10y
0 Freshman Resume - Work exp RES 5 10y
+21 Freshman Resume - Any insights RES 8 10y
+5 Free Resume Review - Corporate recruiter for over 25 years JOB 3 10y
0 Free On Line Equity Trader Webinar/ Get access to firm’s leverage based on your trading experience - Interested? TR 3 10y
0 Fund of Funds internship question - What kind of research? HF 3 10y
0 Fund of funds - Work activities and culture? NUI 1 10y
0 Fund of Funds - Compensation? PE 0 10y
0 FT Training - Poorly in training? IB 9 10y
0 FT training - How different is boutique training? IB 1 10y
0 FT Recruiting - Didn't get an offer IB 5 10y
0 FT recruiting - Firms who are still accepting resumes? IB 5 10y
0 FT Recruiting - Banks not recruiting? JOB 4 10y
0 FT Recruiting - Timing of hiring? JOB 8 10y
0 Game Theory - Designing the mechanisms IB 17 10y
+27 FX Trading - Interested in working in this field TR 41 10y
+8 FX - Markets always open? TR 14 10y
0 FX - Hours expected? TR 17 10y
0 General Question - 10 billion AUM? IB 2 10y
0 General Question - Consensus on details for resume RES 2 10y
0 General Question - Bonuses and salary? IB 3 10y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 The Parthenon Group - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 10y
+48 Insight into the minds of WSO members OFF 22 10y
+20 Is this your formula for Success? OFF 13 10y
+10 Glencore - How true is this? TR 13 10y
0 Glencore - Junior commodities trader TR 3 10y
0 Getting the interview - Percent of people receiving offers? IB 3 10y
0 Getting started - Advice on equities, fixed income, or options TR 2 10y
0 Getting In Touch During Recruiting Process - Networking around past couple of months JOB 1 10y
0 Getting In Touch During Recruiting Process - How to get back? IB 1 10y
0 Harvard Management Company - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 10y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 10y
0 Credit Policy at a CRA OTH 0 10y
0 Excel - Why is it so widely used? IB 4 10y
0 EV Question - Shareholders IB 3 10y
+6 Evercore - Amount of analysts? IB 7 10y
0 Accenture - Interview - NA Data 10y
+103 The Best Networking, Cold Calling and Cold Emailing Posts on WSO IB 27 10y
0 Kid gets Goldman Sachs SA Internship through Make-A-Wish IB 4 10y
+13 Chances of getting into an Ibank with good exit opportunities IB 1 10y
0 IBD lateral from a CRA IB 6 10y
+36 How Would You Spend a Year Off? OFF 38 10y
0 Exit opportunities - Other industries hire? CO 7 10y
0 How hard is it to break into a REIT/REPE/ RE Development post MBA with little RE background? RE 5 10y
0 Exit Opportunities - Internship offer from a BB ops IB 2 10y
0 Excel Macro Help - Trying to create either a function or macro OFF 7 10y
0 Excel Macro Help - Trying to write two macros IB 3 10y
0 Excel Course - Heading to MSB PE 4 10y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 10y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 10y
+8 Foot in the Door - Shed some light TR 5 10y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 10y
+32 Exploding Offer - Couple questions IB 26 10y
0 Exit ops for research shop analyst - Possible to get into IB or consulting? HF 1 10y
0 Exit Opps - Typical exit opps after banking? IB 1 10y
0 Exit Opps - Structuring a energy trading group TR 11 10y
0 Exit Opps - Insights? IB 2 10y
0 Forex - Reputation of being difficult? TR 5 10y
0 Forex - Predicting future rates TR 2 10y
0 Foreign Exchange - Value a cross border acquisition IB 1 10y
0 Foot in the door - Semi-target school with a solid GPA JOB 0 10y
+7 Football Field - Decent template? IB 15 10y
+3 Football Field - Template for valuation graph? IB 6 10y
0 Follow up after phone interview - Thank you note IB 4 10y
+19 Following up - Junior at target IB 9 10y
0 Following Up - Alternate IB 2 10y
0 Fall IBD Recruiting for a 22yo out of school help - Best way to ensure superday interviews? JOB 2 10y
0 Fall IBD Recruiting for a 22yo out of school help - Target school with high gpa JOB 1 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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