0 Bain & Company - Review - Consumer - Retail CO Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail CO Data 6y
+3 Freshman at non-target received interview request at Boutique IB. How do I prepare? IB 1 6y
+13 Data shows IB is one of the unhappiest industries. Are there any comprehensive studies on this? IB 2 6y
+9 Lateral Analyst 1 Hour Model Test for Interview PE 1 6y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
+3 Lateral Analyst 1 Hour Model Test IB 1 6y
0 Intuit - Review - Software Data 6y
0 Intuit - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Technology TR Data 6y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
+7 CAGR Formula mental math IB 1 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Technology TR Data 6y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+12 UBS SF? IB 12 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Public Finance TR Data 6y
+12 Intern at midcap, need an excuse for an MBB process IB 1 6y
+36 Greenhill (Dealflow, Comp, Exit Opps, Culture) IB 12 6y
+17 Is CFA a good idea? JOB 3 6y
+9 How easy or likely is it to move from a Consulting role, and also a Sales/Trading role, to an Investment Banker role? IB 1 6y
+33 Construction Risk Specialist, leaving to Pursue MBA and work in Real Estate Investing post MBA RE 6 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Strategy IB Data 6y
0 TAP Advisors - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Strategy IB Data 6y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+295 Calling everyone...Biggest 2018 Takeway RE 97 6y
+18 Trivia Time! Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE CO 1 6y
0 Evolving Systems - Company Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Equities TR Data 6y
0 Greene and Company - Company Data 6y
+12 Will crowd mentality send us into a premature recession? OFF 1 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 6y
0 Barclays - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Summit Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity PE Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
+9 JPM Reference for AM job AM 1 6y
+3 JP Morgan Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries Superday JOB 1 6y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Secondaries IB Data 6y
+4 No comments allowed IB 3 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+7 Office Modeling Test RE 3 6y
0 JLL - Review - Private Equity RE Data 6y
+6 How to identify new PE funds that have been raised OTH 2 6y
+21 Left investment banking and looking to pass on interview/job prep material for the next generation JOB 1 6y
+12 Interview for Search Fund Internship? PE 1 6y
+5 PowerPoint Help, suggestions for templates? IB 1 6y
0 PwC - Review - Assurance Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Assurance Data 6y
0 Desjardins - Review - Credit Risk Data 6y
+15 Starting out at an RIA. What are my best options going forward? AM 1 6y
0 Desjardins - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 6y
0 Google - Interview - Software Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 DRW - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 6y
+15 Meeting with IB associate this week IB 3 6y
0 The Promatura Group - Company Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Jefferies - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Jefferies & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Google - Review - Research CF Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Wealth Management AM Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 6y
0 Brooksville - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+9 PPT Help IB 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6y
+3 MOST interesting financial news topic today TR 3 6y
+12 When to lateral from ER to M&A IB 1 6y
0 PwC - Review - NA Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
0 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey STRH - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+83 What do Investment Bank Employees Invest In? IB 50 6y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management AM Data 6y
+7 When firms merge what pushes out top producers (HFF/JLL) RE 3 6y
+39 MS vs. Evercore M&A vs. BAML || DE Shaw (Fundamental) vs. Citadel Securities (Trading) vs. IMC IB 15 6y
+31 Help with excel test for brokerage (Retail) RE 7 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist IB Data 6y
0 Fred Alger Management - Interview - Equity Research ER Data 6y
+3 Golden parachutes in PE PE 1 6y
+50 I don’t think my boss likes me. Should I say something? OFF 37 6y
+12 3 statement question - multiple transactions IB 9 6y
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0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6y
0 Optiver - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6y
+12 Biglaw comp compared to PE/IB? OTH 1 6y
0 Procter & Gamble - Review - Marketing Data 6y
0 Procter & Gamble - Salary & Bonus - Marketing Data 6y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management IB Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • 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...”