0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 12y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Interview - Investment Research Data 12y
+30 EV/FCF IB 14 12y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Growth Equity Data 12y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Commercial Banking Data 12y
0 Earmuffs OFF 5 12y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Operations Data 12y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Private Banking Data 12y
0 JPM Summer Analyst Recruiting 2014 JOB 2 12y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 12y
+79 How to get a job over equally qualified (or even MORE qualified) applicants OFF 30 12y
0 Penn Mutual - Review - Sales Data 12y
0 Preparation is unnecessary for GMAT? BSCH 30 12y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 12y
+16 Does this sound like a good internship? JOB 5 12y
+13 Plaid Suits to the Office as an Analyst? FASH 30 12y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 12y
0 ACG CUP Past, Present, and Future IB 0 12y
0 Rothschild - Interview - Generalist Data 12y
0 Using "I think..." in an interview JOB 4 12y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Interview - Generalist Data 12y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 12y
0 Another Resume Critique RES 1 12y
0 FIG post MBA: Rankings and career options IB 5 12y
0 Golden Gate Capital - 2015 Associate Recruiting PE 3 12y
0 How can you value a company from a debt standpoint? JOB 5 12y
+9 Hedge fund response JOB 7 12y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 12y
0 DCF Modeling in Excel (Boston) 0 12y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 12y
0 Financial Statement and DCF Modeling (Montreal) 0 12y
0 Financial Statement and DCF Modeling 0 12y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Consulting Data 12y
+22 Listing IB experience on resume- advice needed RES 12 12y
+41 Last Minute WSO CDO Update OFF 14 12y
0 Are there more pre-MBA private equity positions avaliable than hedge fund positions coming from IB? PE 8 12y
0 Orbis Investment Management Limited - Interview - Equity Research Data 12y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 12y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 12y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 12y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 12y
0 Deloitte - Interview - Consulting Data 12y
0 Intel - Review - Operations Data 12y
0 Deleted thanks IB 4 12y
+6 WSO NYC Happy Hour: Fri., Feb. 28th, 8pm @ Galway 5 12y
0 Northern Trust - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 12y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Management Data 12y
+10 Another beatdown OFF 9 12y
0 Old question IB 18 12y
+35 How I Broke into the Buyside - The Interview Process OFF 6 12y
0 What happens to a company's bonds when they either merge or are acquired? CF 1 12y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Operations Data 12y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 12y
+31 The Truth - S&T is dead TR 25 12y
0 Introduction- Hi All NUI 1 12y
+21 Declining an offer that I previously accepted JOB 24 12y
0 Start Date Advice CO 4 12y
0 A portfolio manager with no CFA? BSCH 8 12y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Wealth Management Data 12y
0 Sun Life Financial - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 12y
0 T. Rowe Price - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 12y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking Data 12y
0 Sagent Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 12y
+22 ~$350m Fund I - VP Carry? PE 15 12y
0 ReMax Midtown - Review - Real Estate Data 12y
0 NERA Economic Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Securities Data 12y
0 NERA Economic Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Securities Data 12y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 12y
0 BAML Debt Advisory Services JOB 1 12y
0 Gilder Gagnon Howe - Interview - Generalist Data 12y
0 The JM Smucker Company - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 12y
0 The JM Smucker Company - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 12y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 12y
+6 BB Corporate Banking Super day JOB 5 12y
+8 Need input on summer internships JOB 4 12y
0 Why I joined WSO and good reads NUI 6 12y
0 Big 4 Professional League Front Office OTH 0 12y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 12y
0 Russell Investments - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 12y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 12y
0 TPG Global - Interview - Investment Banking Data 12y
0 Onex - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 12y
0 Standing out in Big 4 Audit? OTH 4 12y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 12y
+13 Need Help Choosing Between GS and JPM Offers IB 12 12y
0 PNC Financial Services - Interview - Asset Management Data 12y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 12y
0 Newport International Group Corporate Travel: E-checks are handy, but are they a safe way to pay for travel? OFF 1 12y
0 Adjusting for Pension Expenses IB 7 12y
+17 Finance Vs. Ops at a BB IB firm vs. Corporate finance rotation at non- bank JOB 5 12y
0 PLEASE HELP choosing between offers! BB Ops Risk vs. Boutique AM Sales JOB 3 12y
0 PE Fund Model - Circular Reference??? PE 4 12y
0 Business/Econ Major OTH 1 12y
+23 Stand Out as a Non-Target: Career Management (Part 4 of 4) IB 11 12y
0 Burghardt and Corb e-books TR 2 12y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 12y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Commercial Banking Data 12y
0 Nervously ambitious beginnings NUI 1 12y
0 McMaster Carr Supply - Interview - Generalist Data 12y
+18 Best of WSO Nominations SCSS 16 12y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 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 (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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