+3 Follow Up On Potential Home Owners OFF 1 3y
+19 Equity Research Comp? ER 19 3y
0 BlackRock - Review - Business Development CF Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Business Development CF Data 3y
+9 Starting as an Associate Asset Manager at a REPE - Any general advice / tips on preparation? RE 4 3y
0 Lincoln Financial Group - Review - Corporate Development CF Data 3y
0 Lincoln Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Development CF Data 3y
+18 Should I Leave Banking? IB 4 3y
+8 No Staffings PE 7 3y
+4 Is it worth going to non T25 schools for MBA? BSCH 2 3y
+6 A cry for help for CV review RES 6 3y
+3 Does GPA matter for MFPE out of undergrad? JOB 1 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Advisory Data 3y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 3y
+6 London PE Recruiting as an An1 PE 1 3y
0 Benefits Working? IB 1 3y
+12 How to gracefully drop off a recruiting process? PE 3 3y
+7 NYC to Toronto Transfer IB 7 3y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus Data 3y
+14 Thoughts on Arrowstreet Capital (Culture, WLB, Pay)? Versus Two Sigma, etc? HF 2 3y
+3 Lateral to MBB from Boutique CO 5 3y
+15 ABCs of M&A/Coverage, Nature of Divestiture/JV Deals IB 1 3y
+3 Do banks cover travel costs for interviews? IB 1 3y
+3 Oppenheimer FT 2023 Recruiting JOB 51 3y
+11 Leveraging SA2023 offer for London JOB 5 3y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - NA PE Data 3y
+61 How late do you stay? IB 72 3y
+43 Getting an Internship at 25? Penn State? JOB 19 3y
+31 UConn vs Rutgers vs Penn State OFF 10 3y
+15 Pros And Cons: PE Team In SWF Vs Bigger IB PE 4 3y
+11 English speaking IB internship in Frankfurt? JOB 11 3y
0 Canon Solutions America - Review - Other Data 3y
+6 IB Offer doesn't specify bonus % in offer letter? JOB 3 3y
+9 Why ESOP plans instead of profit sharing? OFF 1 3y
0 Genpact - Review - Credit Risk Data 3y
+5 How International students last in IB IB 3 3y
0 Genpact - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 3y
0 Truist Securities - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+10 Evercore London Bonuses IB 20 3y
+16 Is carbon trading dying? TR 6 3y
0 Other - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 3y
+5 Commodity Trading Non-compete TR 7 3y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 3y
0 Transaction Services & FDD - What do you know about it? IB 2 3y
+3 CFA Level 1 - Study Provider AM 1 3y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Software PE Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Alternative Investments AM Data 3y
+6 Internal Transfer After 1 Year - Hong Kong to NYC, International Student IB 8 3y
+7 LMM PE firms working with independent sponsors? PE 14 3y
+3 Goldman Sachs under consideration for over a month JOB 1 3y
+12 Thought my 1st round interviews went well but got rejected. What did I do wrong? CO 2 3y
0 MongoDB - Review - NA Data 3y
+6 Going out on your own RE 1 3y
0 MongoDB - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
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+48 Is 32 too old to be a post-MBA IB associate? BSCH 27 3y
+9 Advice on higher studies for breaking into IB BSCH 1 3y
+40 How feasible is it to start your own development shop? RE 7 3y
0 Nielen Schuman - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+10 Leave Equity Research for Corporate Banking at same firm for massive pay cut? IB 5 3y
+4 Wreck my CV Spring Week IB 2 3y
+12 "i'm passionate about investment banking" IB 3 3y
+33 EBs compensation London 2021 IB 28 3y
0 AIG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research AM Data 3y
+4 Lazard TMT vs Rothschild HC IB 1 3y
+1 Q, CVP, PJT bonuses? IB 15 3y
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+11 Letters of rec during REPE interview process RE 3 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Salary & Bonus Data 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Structured Products Data 3y
+3 No WM topic available on WSO app? OFF 3 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 3y
+9 options trading vs power trading TR 1 3y
0 Kepler Cheuvreux - Review - Equity Research ER Data 3y
0 Kepler Cheuvreux - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 3y
0 Bloomberg - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+24 MBB relevance for entrepreneurship CO 5 3y
+49 Who would acquire CS US IB division? IB 53 3y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Investments AM Data 3y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 3y
+12 Stick out Big 4 FDD to senior or jump to Corporate/Commercial Banking? IB 2 3y
+23 Invest in Real Estate Like Stocks IB 3 3y
+27 Pivoting from Commodities JOB 9 3y
0 WSO Podcast | E221: Networking 101 - Leverage LinkedIn | Weekly Intern Meetup #17 0 3y
0 WSO Podcast | E220: BRUTAL Resume Review - Too mean? | Weekly Intern Meetup #16 0 3y
+9 Experienced hire prop recruiting TR 1 3y
0 WSO Podcast | E219: Honest Resume Review and Knowing Your Bullets | Weekly Intern Meetup #15 0 3y
0 ComCap LLC - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
+6 Anyone has a good headshot photographer to recommend? IB 1 3y
0 JLL - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance RE Data 3y
0 A&M - Alvarez and Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+17 Had a horrible interview with the Director of Research. Here's what Happened. IB 13 3y
+46 Ever hear of Stripes Group? PE 16 3y
0 Banco Santander - Review - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 3y
0 Banco Santander - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 3y
+3 Living in Bushwick with white collar job in trading TR 1 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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