0 LAMBO-LIvin' PE 23 4y
+28 FT Advice: PE at Family Office or IBD interviews?? PE 13 4y
0 Best exit opps in LA? (2011) IB 8 4y
+8 Series 79 - Fail IB 7 4y
0 If I Don't Get Into Management Consulting/Strat Work... CO 5 4y
+20 Bonobos Suit Jackets FASH 17 4y
0 Toronto Consulting Advice Needed (Urgent!) CO 3 4y
0 Article on being a Summer Analyst IB 18 4y
0 Wells Fargo vs. Top MM IB 16 4y
0 Full time group placement IB 2 4y
+8 US Women's Soccer OFF 30 4y
+30 Why does HR do interviews? OFF 28 4y
0 BofA Merrill Tech in San Francisco IB 6 4y
0 Hayes vs Klitschko OFF 21 4y
+7 Is UBS the new Piper Jaffray / Financial Technolgoy Partners? IB 2 4y
0 What else can/should I do? JOB 3 4y
+5 Boutique/non-BB INTENRSHIP into BB FT offer IB 7 4y
+8 Did I not get it? IB 13 4y
0 Building a model for my PE interview PE 13 4y
0 How many analysts does an associate manage? IB 3 4y
0 SA's can do no right IB 22 4y
+11 ANT, do you know this girl? Villanova MBA chick OFF 23 4y
+106 The Ax Man Cometh to Wall Street OFF 71 4y
0 Critique this bad boy RES 14 4y
+19 63 and 79 in 10 Days IB 15 4y
0 Good idea to email other (summer) analysts regarding their interview process? JOB 5 4y
0 McK Oil and Gas Interview CO 8 4y
+24 Ultimate Summer Rides OFF 42 4y
+52 List of Dead Banks IB 42 4y
+23 What was YOUR GMAT? BSCH 65 4y
+37 Consulting versus i-banking for a "family" guy CO 25 4y
0 Moving to NYC - homesickness OFF 14 4y
+31 Food Inflation is Sexy OFF 20 4y
+20 Is it a bad idea to use Ayn Rand's quotes in an interview OFF 15 4y
+6 Carlyle headhunter? PE 6 4y
+20 How long to study for 63/79 while working FT? IB 19 4y
0 Renzo Gracie Academy OFF 3 4y
+8 Resume: Failed M&A vs. Equity IB 4 4y
+14 360 Day Year In Interest Expense IB 5 4y
+5 Rajaratnam Guilty HF 6 4y
0 Office visit @ Grant Thornton next week--what to wear? FASH 6 4y
0 Do interviewers share your answers with each other? JOB 2 4y
+6 IB Summer Analyst (Healthcare) IB 2 4y
0 Thoughts on this watch? FASH 17 4y
+28 How exactly does one get their **** together? IB 49 4y
0 Advice for a Noob CO 7 4y
+61 Uncle Eddie's Guide to Pacquiao-Mosley OFF 46 4y
0 Disaster semester IB 8 4y
0 When do analysts typically leave for the big PE funds IB 3 4y
+32 Big4 Salaries CO 27 4y
0 UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields OFF 19 4y
+35 Illiniprogrammer IB 25 4y
+17 Is Advisory = Consulting? CO 14 4y
+2 impress people/girls with how many hours you worked? IB 18 4y
+33 No more man week OFF 11 4y
+21 Looking for a Banking Gig? IB 13 4y
+35 WHAT'S WORSE - hippies or hipsters? OFF 60 4y
+62 Ultimate Wardrobe Thread FASH 70 4y
0 I’m Stuck. Bankers, Do you do the Powerpointz? IB 9 4y
0 1st year Strategy Associate Resume Review RES 3 4y
+14 Wells Fargo TmT IB 11 4y
0 Search Function Down? WSO 7 4y
0 Harvard 1899 Entry Exam IB 25 4y
0 Which School has an Older Student Body (Relatively)? BSCH 21 4y
+19 Rate and berate please. Harshest criticism welcome. RES 8 4y
0 Patriot's Punter Interns with Private Equity Firm in the Offseason OFF 12 4y
+87 University of Washington vs. UC Berkeley IB 63 4y
+11 Resume Critique - Looking for IB or boutiques/middle-market RES 5 4y
+4 Best Frat? OFF 18 4y
+7 (NSFW) Kappa Sigma Scandal at USC OFF 19 4y
+17 An Investment Bankers Like IB 19 4y
0 Advising clients -When does it start? IB 5 4y
+37 Am I a bad person? OFF 33 4y
0 Summer Training for Full time IB 14 4y
+138 How I got into Wall Street and the steps I took JOB 176 4y
+22 Happy Needs Help. OFF 47 4y
+3 HOW SMART ARE YOU? BARCLAYS BARCAPMINDMAP IB 40 4y
+49 Beer For ALL OFF 68 4y
+39 Amazing - Little Kids Fighting OFF 54 4y
+27 Money NOW, fun LATER OFF 12 4y
0 PE Recruiting - Radio Silence? PE 18 4y
+13 UBS Charlotte IB 6 4y
0 Have at it guys I have thick skin RES 13 4y
0 PE Recruiting Finished? PE 31 4y
0 Amusing Forum Biases IB 12 4y
+12 Ronnie is Such a Bitch OFF 17 4y
+43 The Junk Food Tax OFF 19 4y
0 How does nytimes get delivered to other states? OFF 7 4y
0 Wash U vs Wisconsin JOB 10 4y
+69 Moved to Japan and failed – a “wolfy”(WSO user) story IB 39 4y
0 what summer options do I have at this stage? IB 1 4y
0 Superday Thank You Email JOB 3 4y
0 BJ Penn or Jon Fitch? OFF 5 4y
0 NPV of an M&A transaction? IB 2 4y
0 Is it common to get phone calls from IB 2 4y
+16 2 months off before I start... IB 15 4y
+5 Theory Suits FASH 13 4y
+12 Mary Meeker's USA, Inc. Report OFF 16 4y
+6 So the guy next to me picks up his 200K bonus and says... OFF 27 4y
0 Another Ballin Email IB 32 4y

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%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (79) $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

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”