+8 How nice is too nice? FASH 7 6y
0 McK Leadership Case CO 1 6y
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0 NYU Summer Housing 2010 Thread IB 82 6y
0 2009 US Tech M&A League Table IB 6 6y
+1 Lazard Bonus IB 4 6y
+15 Pocket Squares as an Analyst??? IB 14 6y
+16 Final round internship fx options - got it! Need some advice now! TR 11 6y
+14 I'm not sure how to advise my friend on this... OFF 19 6y
0 lev fin analyst bonus IB 2 6y
0 Meeting with Alum tomorrow, internship offer already on the table... IB 0 6y
+22 Passing Resume Thank You Email to Contact IB 10 6y
0 So, Is it Real or they are just trying to be nice? IB 3 6y
0 Interviewing for positions you don't really want JOB 9 6y
+14 stock trading demo TR 13 6y
+19 What happens when bankers meet bankers from other firms? OFF 14 6y
+37 Why isn't research included in the WSO Compensation Database? ER 15 6y
0 What would you do in the following situation... JOB 5 6y
+54 How "good" is the money? IB 21 6y
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+30 Best path for starting a successful hedge fund in 5 years HF 27 6y
0 Oxford MBA / HEC Paris MBA BSCH 19 6y
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0 Silk knot? FASH 2 6y
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+34 Economic Consulting: Brattle Group Vs. Cornerstone Vs. CRA Vs. NERA CO 24 6y
0 Reading into what interviewers say IB 2 6y
+13 Suggestions - Boutiques IB 1 6y
0 Tech m&a to triple in Q3? IB 0 6y
0 My Private Equity Market View PE 7 6y
0 Legal Division Compensation? OTH 0 6y
0 Nicolas Sarkozy's Legacy IB 11 6y
0 Site Down and Day Lost - Apologies WSO 1 6y
0 Search Features WSO 1 6y
0 Shadow effect on the Head titles? RES 5 6y
0 Buy a suit in Iraq? FASH 9 6y
+3 Vault Gold - Password Lend Please IB 11 6y
+18 Debt Capital Markets - Junior level people IB 18 6y
+18 Eye Cream OFF 23 6y
+13 Bringing a bag to an interview IB 33 6y
0 End of Internship - Thank You Gifts OFF 39 6y
+45 Best font for a resume - Which theme to go with? RES 117 6y
0 Scorsese Takes on the Wolf OFF 7 6y
+23 Honest Cover Letter IB 4 6y
+24 Need B School Advice Please BSCH 18 6y
0 Cross Currency Swaps - Who's Doing them? IB 2 6y
0 Which internship should I choose? JOB 9 6y
0 French banks (in the US) recruiting IB 7 6y
+15 Decent deal on a Tag Heuer FA Chronograph today - $449 FASH 1 6y
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0 ROSETTA STONE JOB 11 6y
+11 Shoes for walking to work IB 15 6y
0 How To Sell Futures TR 7 6y
+270 Interview Failures JOB 215 6y
0 Layoff News CO 4 6y
0 Lay me off? I don’t think so. OTH 8 6y
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0 Geithner out at Treasury? IB 45 6y
0 iBanker toothpaste IB 8 6y
0 help with irregular verbs!!! IB 15 6y
+23 Credit Crisis Explained IB 22 6y
0 HELP - do i have girlfriend now?????? IB 23 6y
0 Alt. En. TMT: What's it looking like? IB 7 6y
0 Hahah, I honestly can't tell if this is a joke or not!! IB 1 6y
+22 do french girls have lots of std???? OFF 12 6y
0 Simple Question - Interning at a BB this summer IB 10 6y
0 New rules for 2009 IB 6 6y
0 UBS HK vs CS HK (Offers for both) IB 3 6y
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+32 University Endowment Analysts AM 38 6y
+38 Nice Capitulation Indicator: This Website! IB 16 6y
0 A Kick in the A$$ on the Way Out IB 48 6y
0 A Lesson in French Capitalism OTH 20 6y
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0 Why Shitty Bonuses Might Actually be Good for Wall Street Culture IB 17 6y
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+39 Afterhour Drink with a Male MD IB 63 6y
0 Bonus Mayhem IB 13 6y
+10 French Cuffs/Cuff Links for PE Interviews FASH 9 6y
0 Help.. How do outperform @ for the Super-day?? IB 22 6y
0 Two Offers to Choose From IB 9 6y
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0 Loving it...so clean!!! WSO 18 6y
0 Rich, mediocre-looking nice guy vs. handsome, but poor douchebag OFF 9 6y
0 Capitulation, and Why We Aren't There Yet (part 2) TR 3 6y
0 To Merrill bankers: IB 2 6y
0 I just had the wierdest phone interview for citi ops JOB 14 6y
+278 We are headed towards communism IB 237 6y
+1 New US News Rankings OFF 6 6y
+26 How to deal with this VP IB 15 6y
+109 Best Foreign Language to Learn for I-banking/Consulting? IB 105 6y
0 Long Island City IB 14 6y
+9 Do SAs get tombstones if they were staffed on live deals that closed? IB 19 6y
+18 why is Manhattan so dirty but expensive? OFF 24 6y
0 S&T Summer Analyst Work Flow TR 6 6y
+11 GS Spring Internship for Sophomores JOB 27 6y
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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

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