+13 Getting fatter and more tired by the day... Why don't you get back in the gym? OFF 11 11y
+1 Right Birthday present for an becoming Investment Banker OFF 4 11y
+6 Would you send a thank you email in this case? IB 6 11y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 11y
0 Pine River Capital Management - Interview - NA Data 11y
0 How technical should I go? JOB 1 11y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 11y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 11y
0 Moodys Analytic's - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 11y
0 Moodys Analytic's - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 11y
0 ABG Sundal Collier - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 I was dealt an unforeseen bad hand: Advice appreciated! NUI 0 11y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 11y
0 CohnReznick LLP - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 11y
+22 Company Board Director on Resume? JOB 15 11y
0 Acetic Acid Market Outlook ER 0 11y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 11y
0 PepsiCo - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 11y
+7 Weirdest or most creative usernames on WSO OFF 33 11y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 11y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Retail Banking Data 11y
0 Financial Services Consultant case prep CO 3 11y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Asset Management Data 11y
0 Phillips 66 - Review - Commodities Data 11y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 11y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 11y
0 Phillips 66 - Interview - Commercial Data 11y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Securities Data 11y
+13 Modeling Promotes - real estate deal RE 12 11y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 11y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 11y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 11y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 11y
0 Zurich Insurance Group - Interview - Strategy Data 11y
0 Zurich Insurance Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 Zurich Insurance Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 AGC Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
+11 Question about Wall Street JOB 13 11y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 11y
0 Series 6 and 63 Exams JOB 2 11y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Review - Investment Banking Data 11y
+19 BAML Best Group for PE? IB 11 11y
0 General Motors - Salary & Bonus - Autos Data 11y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 11y
0 HSBC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 11y
0 Best Books on distressed debt investing and M&A PE 2 11y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Investment Banking Data 11y
0 Hello_Everyone NUI 0 11y
0 IHS - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 11y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 11y
+10 2016 S&T FT JOB 9 11y
+32 How long to accept a full time offer after a summer internship? CO 48 11y
0 Primers on gaming industry? ER 0 11y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Sales Data 11y
+16 Post-Offer GPA Check IB 15 11y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 11y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 11y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 11y
+6 Thoughts on making "cold appearances"? JOB 1 11y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11y
0 MSF Research NUI 1 11y
0 FT recruiting dilemma; advice needed JOB 2 11y
0 KPMG - Interview - Management Consulting Data 11y
0 How much do consulting companies scrutinize transcripts in the interview selection process? CO 8 11y
0 Advice / Tips On Preparing For FT Fixed Income / Equity Sales (S&T) Recruitment Over Summer JOB 0 11y
0 Deloitte - Interview - ERS - Enterprise Risk Services Data 11y
0 Interactive Data - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 11y
0 Colony Capital LLC - Interview - Real Estate Data 11y
0 Introducing myself to the WSO NUI 0 11y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Real Estate Data 11y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 11y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Generalist Data 11y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 11y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 11y
0 International Securities Exchange JOB 1 11y
0 Long Spyder ETF, short volatility INV 1 11y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 11y
+10 GS experienced hire? IB 4 11y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 11y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 11y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 11y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 11y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 11y
0 PwC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 11y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Interview - NA Data 11y
0 Ellington Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO) Data 11y
0 Cornerstone Research - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting Data 11y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 11y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 11y
+40 Hedge Fund Interview to Job Conversion Rate HF 23 11y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 11y
+14 Reneging on job offer (MBA summer) BSCH 3 11y
0 Buying your first stock? INV 3 11y
0 Analysis Group - Interview - Economic Consulting Data 11y
0 I want to transit from one Big4 to another - how to explain it on interview? JOB 0 11y
0 Post-graduation employment rate at top MBA's? BSCH 11 11y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $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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