+12 Getting Discouraged JOB 1 6y
+12 Hey WSO, I need some advice/help JOB 1 6y
0 BMO Financial Group - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 6y
+27 Moving from a hedge fund to a bank? Possible to move back? HF 7 6y
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 6y
0 BMO Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 6y
0 Capgemini - Review - Technology CO Data 6y
+15 Distressed / special situation - animosity-filled or tight-knit community? PE 3 6y
0 Capgemini - Salary & Bonus - Technology CO Data 6y
+12 Non-Finance Major Looking for 1-2 Most Valuable Prereqs before Bschool BSCH 1 6y
+6 Coronavirus Covid 19 - Split Shifts at Firms? OFF 1 6y
+3 Lateral 1st Year Analyst IB 1 6y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
+12 How to maximize an Internship in sell-side ER as a freshman? ER 1 6y
+12 Immigration - EB-1A for Investment Professional AM 2 6y
+3 How do I "ask" JOB 1 6y
0 O3 capital - Company Data 6y
+3 FT 2021 Recruiting JOB 1 6y
0 PMI Properties - Company Data 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Private Equity PE Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+21 Got led on by a boutique PE/Search Fund...offered me an unpaid internship PE 14 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Energy IB Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Energy IB Data 6y
+72 How much do poor undergrad grades haunt you years down the road even if you re-invent yourself? OFF 58 6y
0 KPMG - Interview - Risk Data 6y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 interview questions regarding grades JOB 9 6y
+19 is this ethical, regarding averaging grades? OFF 12 6y
+7 Undergrad GPA beyond 1st Job??? JOB 5 6y
+15 Pre MBA IB internship - firms that have these opportunities IB 1 6y
+21 Personal Likes & Dislikes Interview Q JOB 1 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 6y
+17 Is this a Positive Job Interview Sign? JOB 3 6y
+3 New Investment Opportunities RE 1 6y
+6 E/F Recruitment Process? AM 1 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+12 Is it okay to like banking? IB 14 6y
+12 Fundamentals data - manual extraction or Bloomberg/FactSet/CapIQ IB 3 6y
+4 Kung flu OFF 3 6y
+15 Fund Raising (Placement Agents) RE 3 6y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Internationale Nederlanden Groep - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
+3 Carlyle Strategic Partners (Special Situations). Any have any insight? PE 2 6y
+14 GS Merchant Banking quantitative aspects IB 3 6y
+3 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SNSS) Opinons? INV 1 6y
+12 Efficiently Processing Incoming Bids PE 1 6y
+7 Undergraduate Off-cycle internships JOB 5 6y
+12 Received an offer I'm not so excited about - Inform other processes, or roll with it and reneg? JOB 1 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Review - NA AM Data 6y
+143 Who will you be voting for? OFF 73 6y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Salary & Bonus - NA AM Data 6y
0 BOK Financial - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 6y
+8 Urgent: WSO PE Guide Full LBO Example 3 - Question PE 5 6y
+135 I just got my VP to bring me a cup of coffee. IB 21 6y
0 Linkedin and WSO OFF 2 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Treasury Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 6y
+10 Buy-side advisors for GP stakes (GP Investing - 'Fund of Firms') PE 2 6y
0 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Review - Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 6y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Interview - NA TR Data 6y
+6 Too late for a FT opportunity in IB? IB 2 6y
0 MUFG - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 6y
0 Lazard IBD internship vs Apollo Credit internship JOB 6 6y
0 PwC - Interview - Assurance Data 6y
0 Northlane Capital Partners - Interview - Consumer - Retail PE Data 6y
0 Northlane Capital Partners - Company Data 6y
0 Finning International - Company Data 6y
+3 Anyone has heard of CICC and their HK/SG offices? IB 1 6y
0 PwC - Review - Risk CO Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Risk CO Data 6y
0 HSBC - Review - Private Banking AM Data 6y
0 Mckesson - Review - Healthcare CF Data 6y
0 Mckesson - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare CF Data 6y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking AM Data 6y
0 Cleveland Research Company - Interview - Equity Research ER Data 6y
0 Bloomberg - Review - Structured Products Data 6y
+11 Please Critique My Resume JOB 8 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Industrials ER Data 6y
+12 investment beta vs company beta. CF 1 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Industrials ER Data 6y
0 RBS Royal Bank of Scotland - Review - Debt Capital Markets IB Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
+3 Counting FD Shares With Convertible Notes w/ 2020 Maturity? IB 1 6y
0 Grant Thornton - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) ER Data 6y
+7 Academy Securities IB 2 6y
+14 Is it OK to pitch a hold if you were assigned the company? ER 2 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Mutual Funds Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
+3 Fail an irrelevant class IB 4 6y
0 Princeton University Investment Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 Canaccord Genuity - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 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 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

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 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 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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