0 Paul Allen donates $300m to brain research institute OFF 13 6y
0 Everyone should go to Mohan's Tailor FASH 19 6y
+32 Best way to make pitchbooks? IB 48 6y
+26 Do women like assholes? OFF 39 6y
0 Why the clamor to the right? OFF 9 6y
+13 SSE vs RSM vs Warwick vs Cass BSCH 15 6y
+43 Street in the midst of a "recruiting crisis"? OFF 25 6y
0 Preparing for S&T Sell-Day: Trading Skills for Different Products TR 1 6y
0 Bullish on banks and insurers? HF 7 6y
+32 Why Greg Smith is an Opportunist and Everyone Needs to Stop B*tching about Banks IB 18 6y
0 Villanova MSF Class of 2013: Looking for a roommate BSCH 3 6y
+44 Is PE the best job in the world? PE 29 6y
0 Newbie here, first resume review......go all out!!! RES 14 6y
0 Institutional Real Estate investing - cash flow model RE 1 6y
0 An American Auto Bailout for France OFF 5 6y
0 WSO Suit Drive #1: Sponsor Indochino - Winner Announcement FASH 6 6y
0 IE vs EDHEC Master in Finance BSCH 28 6y
0 Sophomore 'Over/Undervaluation' Exercise IB 1 6y
0 MBA now, or wait 2 years? BSCH 5 6y
0 Help me choose a watch for my fiance FASH 42 6y
+18 internship/coop offer: big 4 derivative valuations or CPPIB investment risk analyst JOB 7 6y
0 Should I double major in Stat or minor in CS? JOB 9 6y
0 Trading Academy Groupon TR 4 6y
+9 1 month since interview. Firm says I'm still "under consideration" IB 4 6y
+48 French Cuffs . . . FASH 129 6y
0 CEMS Rotterdam CO 3 6y
0 Feedback from interviewer JOB 8 6y
+16 Should I Pay Off My Car Loan or Invest My Money? OFF 17 6y
0 Which watch to wear? FASH 17 6y
+15 F500 Corporate Finance Rotation Program JOB 7 6y
0 Double Major - Business(Econ)/Comp Sci IB 13 6y
+73 26 Things Non-Paul Voters Are Basically Saying OFF 68 6y
0 Financial adviser aka insurance OFF 2 6y
+33 Thanks WSO! +non-target break in story SCSS 20 6y
0 Career Advice - MBA or Not? JOB 2 6y
0 Virtual Interview?? BSCH 0 6y
+33 Let's upgrade the chat WSO 18 6y
0 E-mail question - networking IB 16 6y
+32 Graduation Car OFF 44 6y
0 Med student looking for entry point CO 14 6y
0 French debt downgraded TR 23 6y
0 Contact MD before the Superday?? IB 3 6y
0 @ Crossroads w/ 2 years of experience - unpaid internship vs. paid position IB 9 6y
+31 The God Damned French + Star Wars = WTF! OFF 13 6y
0 Choosing Spring Internship IB 5 6y
+15 Series 3 IB 15 6y
0 Trainee of Fixed Income Markets Department JOB 0 6y
0 Choices, Choices IB 6 6y
+37 Death Quickly Approaches IB 12 6y
0 Would like a bit of help with what to look at for some research HF 3 6y
+44 Plans B through Z JOB 4 6y
+22 Some Perspective Needed IB 5 6y
+19 Help me pick my first job: Accenture vs. Prop Shop - Trying to decide which company to sign TR 22 6y
0 Hiring freeze or professional nice talking to you, goodbye. JOB 1 6y
+23 THE ULTIMATE LOGIC GAME Get this right you deserve an 800 on the gmat. Which WSO member f*cked the asian lady? OFF 25 6y
+24 Securities at GS or Operations at Barcap JOB 18 6y
0 Free online course audits from top schools (H/Y/P,Tufts, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Stanford) OFF 4 6y
+65 Going to business school after hyper success BSCH 37 6y
+114 Moderating the Mods WSO 149 6y
0 Am I Gunning For the Right or Wrong Industry? TR 8 6y
0 IB asset management division IB 0 6y
+2 McKinsey Stay In-Touch Program IB 4 6y
0 nicer dudes laid off first .. why? IB 17 6y
0 Suggestions for where to hold informational interview JOB 5 6y
0 Test of English as a Foreign language on resume? JOB 13 6y
0 Moving as a senior from KPMG to PWC CO 7 6y
+58 These people must be confused... OFF 33 6y
+13 What internship would you take? Sophomore - mid year. IB 6 6y
0 24yro Brown dropout - do i have a chance? IB 12 6y
0 Networking Advice - Junior at a top 15 school JOB 1 6y
0 CapOne BA Final Round JOB 5 6y
0 43 year old Wall Street Titation beats up a 13 year old black OFF 12 6y
+118 Importance of an MBA for PE and Hedge Funds HF 91 6y
+14 Leopard Attacks Hunter! OFF 6 6y
0 Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room OFF 7 6y
+260 Dating girls in finance? OFF 314 6y
+48 Networking Advice: Following Up After an Info Session IB 48 6y
0 Nomura Networking event IB 0 6y
0 Risk/Merger arb at HF/IB comp??? IB 1 6y
0 Claremont McKenna MSF Program Update BSCH 8 6y
0 Life question OFF 23 6y
0 would bschools consider this a "finance" job? OTH 0 6y
+9 HEC vs EDHEC - Master in Finance BSCH 3 6y
+110 Future of WSO WM 95 6y
0 Tier 2 to T1/Elite Boutique CO 1 6y
+45 Berkeley IBD Forum (Career Fair Advice) IB 25 6y
0 decision after banking IB 4 6y
0 Best Book to Read While on a long Flight? OFF 16 6y
0 UBS Paris / Dubai IB 3 6y
0 Where to rent non-exotic luxury cars? OFF 9 6y
0 What do multimillionaires and billionaires do with their money? IB 16 6y
+3 MBA Resume BSCH 4 6y
0 Roadshow Luggage - How to keep suits nice? IB 4 6y
+8 Boutiques in Paris? IB 19 6y
0 Trading On Inside Info OFF 6 6y
0 Do Mean People Get Ahead More than Nice Ones? OFF 12 6y
+3 Lehman Brothers 2.0 IB 2 6y
+8 Well Isn't this nice, more violence in Wisconsin. OFF 21 6y
+28 Fluency Levels for Foreign Language on Resumes RES 45 6y
+14 Cambridge or La Sorbonne BSCH 17 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
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...”