+5 In back office, where to go from here? TR 6 10y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 10y
0 debt capital markets - M&A IB 2 10y
0 DealMaven - I'd really appreciate it IB 2 10y
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0 Deal Flow - 1st year analyst IB 19 10y
+7 noncore Incoming BB Sponsors analyst -> MM PE chances IB 2 10y
+12 Value/Fundamental Hedge Fund Internship Resume - Please Critique WSO! RES 11 10y
+5 Deloitte BTA - Any pros to this program? CO 7 10y
+5 Deloitte BTA - Need input from BTAs CO 5 10y
0 Decisions decisions - Investment analyst at local boutique OFF 0 10y
0 Decisions, Decisions - Current sophmore IB 11 10y
0 Decisions, Decisions - Finished econ degree from Penn State JOB 6 10y
0 Decision - Yay or Nay? IB 18 10y
0 Deciding Between Offers - Regarding prestige AM 3 10y
+9 Deciding Between Offers - Offer for an analyst position JOB 4 10y
0 Deciding Between Offers - Peoples opinion on offer JOB 6 10y
0 Deciding between offers - Two offers to decide between JOB 12 10y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 10y
0 How can I break into Sell-Side? ER 5 10y
+5 Damodaran - "Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice" IB 10 10y
+6 Damodaran - How do you rate him? IB 5 10y
0 Dahlman Rose - Anyone heard of this firm? IB 4 10y
0 Currency Wars - Don't really understand the underlying mechanics/economics OFF 2 10y
0 Developer to Global Macro Fund Manager - Any advice would be appreciated IB 2 10y
0 Deutsche Bank Atlanta - Info on the Atlanta branch? IB 8 10y
0 Deutsche Bank - Applying to S&T program TR 6 10y
0 D.E. Shaw - Anyone know starting pay? IB 3 10y
+17 Derivatives Operations to Trading - Seeking clarification OTH 6 10y
0 Derivatives - Is it a good internship if a job says sales and marketing derivatives IB 3 10y
0 Derivatives - Do iBankers need to understand derivatives? IB 9 10y
+20 Dilemma - Second year undergrad HF 16 10y
0 Dilemma - Got offered a position at my university's endowment fund IB 8 10y
0 Dilemma - Currently at a target school IB 6 10y
0 No answers IB 0 10y
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0 Difference between GPA when submitted/GPA when interviews start - I put down a 3.4 on my resume JOB 5 10y
0 Did I make a mistake - Received an offer for S&T TR 8 10y
+12 Did I get dinged - Haven't received any offer JOB 11 10y
+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
0 Reinvention Capital Advisors IB 0 10y
0 Cold email question - Partner at a firm JOB 7 10y
+6 Cold-email question - Contact info IB 7 10y
+15 Cold Emailing - Buy side of real estate RE 7 10y
+12 Cold Emailing - Would it be better to say JOB 5 10y
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0 Cold Calling / E-mailing - No HR contact JOB 3 10y
0 Cold Calling / E-mailing - Phone number or email address for clients? JOB 1 10y
0 Commodity sales - Any thoughts on what to expect? TR 15 10y
+21 Computer Science and Banking - Finance major with computer science major IB 37 10y
0 Completely Screwed - Deadset on IB JOB 6 10y
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0 Company Database - Companies that might do banking WSO 4 10y
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0 Comp - Street comp this year IB 4 10y
+4 Class - Which bank has the classiest office? IB 6 10y
0 Class - What college courses in general best prepared you for IB? IB 1 10y
+13 Citi LA - Interview last wed IB 12 10y
0 Citi LA - Any info about this group? IB 0 10y
0 Citigroup LA - Anybody know how large the office is? IB 1 10y
0 Citigroup - Curious to learn more about the firm IB 2 10y
0 Citigroup - Why is everyone ranking this firm 4th or 5th? IB 9 10y
+17 Duke vs. Princeton IB 11 10y
0 Citi - Email from a recruiter IB 3 10y
0 Citadel Investment Bank - Starting their own IB IB 16 10y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 10y
0 Cornell - Reputation BSCH 5 10y
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0 Contract Cancel - Recruitment season passed JOB 4 10y
0 Contract Cancel - Created a dilemma for myself IB 1 10y
+10 Corporate Financial Holdings - Interview with the following job description IB 3 10y
+33 Corporate Finance Qualification - Any insight? IB 10 10y
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+4 Cover letter review - Thank you RES 3 10y
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+23 Could you please give me some suggestions - Worked as project architect RE 12 10y
0 Bank of the West - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 10y
0 Credit Suisse - Screwed on bonuses? IB 4 10y
0 Credit Suisse - Recruiting timeline? IB 21 10y
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0 Credit Risk - Quick rundown on how analysts quantify and assess a companies risk? IB 0 10y
0 Critique my Resume - What I can improve on JOB 6 10y
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0 Credit Suisse S&T Superday - What to expect? TR 6 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
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