0 Confused about these IB and M&A terms... please help! IB 2 17y
0 FNM/FRE Credit Event (Default) TR 3 17y
0 Pfizer to takeover Bayer? Rumors abound… TR 0 17y
0 Is America's Future Generation Screwed? OFF 5 17y
0 Applying for internships JOB 2 17y
0 Sagent Advisors and Peter J. Solomon IB 9 17y
0 MBA or Not? PE 3 17y
0 If you interview with equities can you be placed with fixed income? TR 6 17y
0 MBA or Not? PE 0 17y
0 Change Major? BSCH 5 17y
0 ER interview from another department ER 2 17y
0 Advising board of directors IB 3 17y
0 Quick Question Regarding GPA JOB 3 17y
+6 CMU, Emory, IU-Kelly, or USC JOB 7 17y
0 Best Places to Launch a Career JOB 2 17y
0 Know anything about Fairmount Partners? IB 0 17y
0 Who to address and to what industry group? JOB 2 17y
+15 Difference between you and your boss. OFF 6 17y
+20 Duke vs. Harvard/Yale/Stanford/MIT/Columbia IB 20 17y
0 Moelis vs. Greenhill IB 8 17y
+18 how do you answer...... JOB 6 17y
0 Infrastructure Funds exit opportunities PE 1 17y
0 best careers IB 18 17y
0 Verification System WSO 6 17y
0 Scenario Analysis OFF 6 17y
0 Citi Offer, what do you guys think of their current situation? IB 3 17y
0 Lesser Known Recruiting Firms JOB 1 17y
0 Old "typical day in PE" thread not working WSO 3 17y
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0 Problem with Watch OFF 8 17y
0 Difference between short put and long call? TR 20 17y
0 Whats the street view on Lincolnshire Asset Management? PE 1 17y
0 Best buy-side firm to work for for juniors PE 2 17y
0 Consulting Tabloids CO 5 17y
0 Common Industry Sectors at PE firms PE 11 17y
+4 Columbia Full-Time Recruiting JOB 7 17y
0 Prop Trading w/ Keystone Trading Group TR 0 17y
0 What would you do if time stopped? OFF 11 17y
+6 Rajawongse - Has anyone used them? FASH 7 17y
+44 Another clothing question... FASH 43 17y
+13 5 Colors / Prints of Dress Shirts That No Banker or Trader Should Be Without FASH 42 17y
0 Wearing expensive stuff to interviews FASH 12 17y
0 Is this navy linen/chino suit formal enough? FASH 5 17y
0 Silly etiquette question.. FASH 5 17y
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0 07 Analyst Attire: Suits FASH 32 17y
0 Cufflinks question. FASH 7 17y
+15 Rolex too flashy for interviews? FASH 25 17y
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0 Alfani Suits FASH 5 17y
+6 Suit Pant Cuff FASH 5 17y
+14 Necessity of Navy Blazer for SAs FASH 10 17y
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0 uneven GMAT BSCH 1 17y
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0 i'm really worred about consulting interviews CO 12 17y
0 RSM EQUICO CAPITAL MARKET OFF 7 17y
0 H-1B vs OPT IB 30 17y
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0 Damn it feels good to be a banker? IB 14 17y
+20 Banking 5 and 10 Years Down the Road IB 5 17y
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+52 Fox Business is a Joke IB 41 17y
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0 cheapest / best broker? RES 7 17y
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0 Energy Trading Recruitment TR 11 17y
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0 Largest US IA Firms AM 1 17y
0 modeling test - private equity PE 7 17y
0 New Boutique Bank in VA? Inkstone Capital? IB 24 17y
0 AllianceBernstein Test AM 2 17y
0 Synthetic Debt Ratings IB 0 17y
0 Emailing Head of IB JOB 5 17y
0 Standard & Poor's ER 6 17y
0 Accounting and SA JOB 3 17y
0 Opportunities related to Major? JOB 1 17y
0 Re-release of 2008 Recruiter Database! OFF 1 17y
0 If not IB, then what? JOB 8 17y
0 Submit applications via HR despite having contacts? JOB 4 17y
0 I-Banking Resume QUESTION!!! JOB 2 17y
0 Equity Prop Traders Critique my resume JOB 3 17y
0 Welcome to the WSO Moderator Group! OFF 2 17y
0 Managed Forex Accounts IB 0 17y
0 Research at Asset Managers AM 1 17y
+18 Buy-Side Analysts vs Sell-Side ER 7 17y
0 Equity Research (Market Research vs Financial Analysis) ER 6 17y
+9 Bookmarks WSO 3 17y
0 So this is my dilemma JOB 6 17y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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