+45 6 Lessons Learned After Leaving Finance For Entrepreneurship OTH 9 6y
+1 No offer from Asia, what now? IB 2 6y
0 One year effort from Eastern EU to top MBA SCSS 2 6y
0 JPM - Man Falls to Death From Roof of JPM Building in HK IB 0 6y
0 Closer to home is better than far away abroad? BSCH 6 6y
0 CFA Level 2 in June 2014 or June 2015? OFF 3 6y
+88 MBA - Kellogg vs Yale vs Cornell Go! BSCH 53 6y
0 KCG/GETCO Asia TR 2 6y
0 PE firms that invest in Russia/Eastern Europe PE 6 6y
+29 GS vs CS in asia vs US IB 32 6y
+16 Russian speaker with P/E, SWF in EMEA / MENA / APAC region JOB 9 6y
+29 got into Wharton MBA, need help. IB 12 6y
0 GS HK IBD Generalist vs MS HK MA IB 11 6y
0 New to WSO - Interested in IB NUI 1 6y
0 N00b Post CRE NUI 2 6y
+12 McK Asia VS Deloitte Consulting US? CO 5 6y
0 Corporate Development vs. Operations/Research (boutique investment firm) JOB 0 6y
+22 Arthur D. Little CO 16 6y
0 When it comes to current account imbalances, one nation stands out TR 0 6y
0 Morgan Stanley IBD SA to FT conversion rates in Asia - namely HK/SG? IB 0 6y
0 Industry To Consulting OR The Other Way Around CO 6 6y
0 Grad out of a semi-target school in HK looking for lateral hires IB 3 6y
0 Corporate Development in Education versus Private Equity Real Estate CF 3 6y
+40 Year-end book recommendations OFF 39 6y
0 The Contacts Game IB 1 6y
+22 Taking Masters Degree to Break into IBD JOB 10 6y
+19 China landed on the Moon?! OFF 36 6y
0 Commerzbank Internship in Hong Kong JOB 2 6y
+41 ASIA 2014 IBD SA Recruiting IB 289 6y
0 Would I even get a chance to interview at MBB? CO 5 6y
0 Corporate Strategy team in Investment Bank CO 3 6y
0 Corporate Strategy team in Investment Bank interview with background in strategy & financial consulting CF 5 6y
0 Barclays Capital Asia Pacific (HK) SA Interview IB 10 6y
0 What does "Portfolio Manager" or "Investment Manager" mean? JOB 2 6y
0 Are 3 year degrees unaccepted in South Korea??? BSCH 4 6y
0 Limited partners in Hong Kong? AM 8 6y
+15 How are board seats viewed? BSCH 9 6y
0 Asia Private Equity - Compensation IB 3 6y
0 Prospective HBS 2+2/ equivalent applicant: in need of guidance! BSCH 3 6y
0 What is it like to work in the investment community in Asia, and how is it different from the US? IB 0 6y
0 where are the traders gone? TR 9 6y
0 Applying for AM in Asia. Study Asia or U.S. market or both?? IB 0 6y
0 Campus Recruiting GPA Problem IB 5 6y
0 Applying for AM in Asia. Study Asia or U.S. market or both?? AM 3 6y
0 Campus Recruiting GPA Problem: Equity Research Internship. JOB 2 6y
+26 PE in Asia / HK PE 14 6y
+22 Welcoming criticism (senior graduating June 2014, want to enter ER in Asia) RES 4 6y
0 Target Proposed for Red Markers RES 3 6y
0 Damn You Excel, JP Morgan Edition IB 6 6y
0 Need a Suit Tailor in Singapore FASH 7 6y
0 How do I salvage my internship ? IB 6 6y
+18 tapering and currency depreciation TR 20 6y
+45 Australian interested in IB IB 25 6y
+32 Ask me anything: Ex Banking Analyst in China + Incoming PE Analyst PE 20 6y
0 Michael Penn - Donuts + Coffee = GS career? OFF 7 6y
0 does GS data collection meaning possible hire??? IB 0 6y
+4 SocGen Hong Kong office TR 10 6y
0 Please advice best course of action for me! NUI 2 6y
+20 Put GRE general test score on resume or not? JOB 20 6y
0 Megafund Growth Fund analyst/associate career prospect PE 4 6y
+19 Business school my only option? JOB 14 6y
0 Free Drinks in SE Asia / Networking (August) OFF 4 6y
0 Should this internship be included on resume? RES 3 6y
+12 Charts Show Gold Sell-off Could Get A Lot Uglier TR 4 6y
0 Investing Pros Look East for Signs of Gold Rebound TR 0 6y
0 Which BRIC+ Languages? JOB 5 6y
0 Cultural differences causing cold email/call firewall? JOB 2 6y
0 Useful language for Physical Energy? TR 1 6y
+128 Your Model of Life Is Wrong OFF 62 6y
0 Looking for M&A advisory IB 5 6y
0 Singapore or HK? JOB 7 6y
0 Bloomberg in Europe / Asia TR 1 6y
0 Help comparing / contrasting US HF and Asia PE roles PE 1 6y
0 Penn(CAS) vs Brown vs Northwestern IB 20 6y
+12 Jobs That Travel Back and Forth Between U.S. and Asia OFF 9 6y
+16 Thanks to everyone who responded to my internship JOB 2 6y
+15 Vanderbilt Econs vs UMich Econs vs NYU Econs JOB 21 6y
0 does anyone know about the principal finance group within Standard Charted in asia? IB 1 6y
0 How does IBD recruiting work? IB 3 6y
0 Move from boutique PE to top tier BB PE 3 6y
0 Marketmaking vs Commodities TR 6 6y
0 I "Like" A. “Tommy” Belesis (in the WS Two movie), but... TR 1 6y
+14 Should I leave consulting for Bridgewater Associates? CO 6 6y
0 S3 Asia MBA Program? BSCH 2 6y
+38 Leaving Banking to join LinkedIN JOB 39 6y
0 New Global Macro Fund launched - TGSF Advisors HF 3 6y
+16 GS Executive Office - Interview with HK division OTH 10 6y
0 LSE vs Imperial College for BB in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney? IB 10 6y
0 Is this a normal practice within a fund house? AM 5 6y
0 My hedge fund has this practice, is it normal? HF 18 6y
0 Industrial Operations Engineering options.. OTH 1 6y
+14 Global 500 company exec works 120 hours per week!? OFF 15 6y
0 Consulting Recruiting Timeline in Asia CO 0 6y
+18 IBD APAC 2012 Compensation IB 1 6y
+12 Loans Syndication Analyst Interview JOB 4 6y
0 Rothschild HK or UBS HK? IB 8 6y
0 Non-Target Transferring to MBB Target - Which schools do I have a shot at? CO 0 6y
0 Offer from Same BB in Asia and US IB 3 6y
0 Goldman Sachs Asia Superday Result In Yet? JOB 11 6y
0 Help! Interview in another language advice??? JOB 8 6y

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%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 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 (80) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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