+6 Institutional Sales Compensation Structure AM 5 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Global Markets TR Data 1y
+140 Give me your best examples of first hand research / edgy view! HF 24 1y
0 Old Mission Capital - Interview - NA Data 1y
+7 Hong Kong 2025 SA Mega Thread IB 25 1y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets TR Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+6 When to start looking for 2026 FT roles? JOB 5 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 1y
0 Oxford Economics - Review - Economic Consulting CO Data 1y
0 Oxford Economics - Salary & Bonus - Economic Consulting CO Data 1y
0 Breaking into S&T or Markets Roles after University TR 1 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 1y
+8 Interdealer broker - TP ICAP/BGC brief thoughts? TR 1 1y
+4 URGENT - PIP’d but Meets Expectations/ Top Bucket Bonus IB 7 1y
+26 Getting a Letter of Recommendation from a Former Supervisor BSCH 4 1y
+12 I'm an Accountant - do I pursue a MSF, MBA, both, or neither? BSCH 2 1y
+6 Starting on the buy side? JOB 7 1y
0 REPE to corporate PE? PE 1 1y
0 Deleted ER 1 1y
+2 Best excuse to take PTO on short notice ER 4 1y
0 MetLife, Inc. - Review - Generalist RE Data 1y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Generalist IB Data 1y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 1y
0 UBS London offers TR 1 1y
0 Smith and Williamson - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Smith and Williamson - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Compas Lexecon Interview CO 1 1y
+8 How to Sell a Cell Tower Easement? RE 4 1y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Restructuring IB Data 1y
+15 Bocconi Vs SSE Vs HSG for VC VC 6 1y
+31 Deleted HF 6 1y
0 Best path to PE PE 3 1y
0 Whitestone Associates - Review - Debt Capital Markets PE Data 1y
0 Trends of total seats by year PE 1 1y
0 Strongest Banks for Commodities in London? TR 2 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 AI Use Cases in PE/VC PE 1 1y
+16 IB to HF instead of typical 2+2 HF 11 1y
+6 Corporate Venture Capital Exits? VC 2 1y
+17 Is this burnout? IB 7 1y
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0 Full-Time JOB 4 1y
0 Bank of England Grad Scheme - Exits? OTH 1 1y
0 Delayed grad but forgot to chat grad date JOB 1 1y
+9 Getting a summer internship in NY as European JOB 1 1y
+21 Analyst at mid BB/ how to compete technically with peers from top banks and groups IB 14 1y
+4 How to move from back office into sales? JOB 4 1y
0 IB interview questions JOB 1 1y
+11 Case Study for VP Interview PE 2 1y
+115 Equity Research: Wall Street's Best Kept Secret IB 32 1y
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0 Christmas/New years work arrangement OFF 2 1y
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+5 Lazard SF Tech? IB 5 1y
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+13 Pref. Vs JV Equity RE 4 1y
+10 IB Associate Not Getting Good Technical Reps IB 2 1y
+2 Recent graduate hoping to go into IB - Can WSO Academy Help? JOB 3 1y
+13 Questions for lateraling into Media & Entertainment IB 9 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
+1 Blackstone Infrastructure Thoughts? PE 2 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 1y
0 Morgan Stanley AC London TR 1 1y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Credit Risk IB Data 1y
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+37 Guide to effective networking ER 4 1y
0 Alvarez & Marsal Miami office? CO 1 1y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 1y
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0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 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 (81) $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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