+7 Private Equity Guide PE 0 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - NA IB Data 7y
+14 Why doesn't the WSO sell Pattaguccis IB 4 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
+3 Underwriting in Insurance -> Credit Risk Underwriting IB 1 7y
+7 How do banks verify students for their Diversity Programs? IB 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+35 Corp Dev > MSF > IB Analyst JOB 25 7y
0 JMI Equity - Review - Technology PE Data 7y
0 JMI Equity - Salary & Bonus - Technology PE Data 7y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Generalist HF Data 7y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist HF Data 7y
0 Millennium Partners - Review - Sales and Trading HF Data 7y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading HF Data 7y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Review - Generalist ER Data 7y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Generalist ER Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Generalist CO Data 7y
+3 jp Morgan CADP recruitment timeline? IB 1 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 7y
+11 How do I build and leverage a network? IB 4 7y
+12 How does MBA asset management recruiting work for those who worked at foreign funds before MBA? AM 0 7y
0 CBRE - Review - Advisory RE Data 7y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Advisory RE Data 7y
+120 How Many Times is Acceptable to Use the Bathroom at Work? IB 35 7y
+6 CFA® level 1* IB 1 7y
+4 Switching Industries (Moving to Finance) HF 1 7y
0 State Farm Insurance - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate RE Data 7y
+31 Are Tax Havens really that bad? OFF 23 7y
+16 Applying for return offer when having signed internship for next summer IB 6 7y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 7y
+6 Excercising Options Mandatory IB 4 7y
+14 Is it worth it??? IB 6 7y
+5 Lights out during Hirevue IB 2 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Quantitative Research CF Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research CF Data 7y
+3 My boss is pressuring me CO 1 7y
+3 Question on Transfer-Friendly Target Schools for Asset Management AM 1 7y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 B. Riley & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+18 What's the next step of my life? OFF 2 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Retail Banking Data 7y
+12 2020 SA Applying from Overseas IB 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management AM Data 7y
+9 Wells Fargo FAP Corporate Banking Energy (Exploration and Production) JOB 1 7y
0 EBRD - Company Data 7y
+17 Money should NOT be the only factor considered when pursuing a career OFF 4 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Review - Generalist HF Data 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist HF Data 7y
+13 Big 4 Audit vs. LMM Boutique Finance JOB 2 7y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 7y
+3 Intern Tax Question IB 2 7y
0 Mirae Asset - Review - Prime Brokerage TR Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 Mirae Asset - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage TR Data 7y
+13 Going into an interview with limited info JOB 1 7y
+8 Any community college students here? IB 3 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+12 Best group/ function to be during recession CO 1 7y
0 Novacap - Review - NA PE Data 7y
+3 Kill my Spring Week CV RES 1 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Private Wealth Management AM Data 7y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - NA PE Data 7y
0 ABN AMRO Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 7y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) IB Data 7y
0 LMRKTS - Company Data 7y
+25 What were IB/PE salaries before 2008? IB 16 7y
+12 What are the key success factors in entering a forex trade? IB 1 7y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
+3 ESG scores on Bloomberg OFF 1 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+3 Citi Private Bank Summer 2020 Analyst Program AM 1 7y
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0 WSO Chicago Meet Up: Fri 10/18, 630-830pm, Headquarters 0 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group AM Data 7y
0 WSO Toronto Meetup: Wed October 16th, 7:30pm, Joey Eaton Center 0 7y
0 AT&T - Interview - Corporate Finance CF Data 7y
0 Neopost - Company Data 7y
+4 Hi guys, I have a question here. If we have less than 50% (assuming 30% here) of company B's ownership, do we need to add 30% o IB 1 7y
0 Accion Venture Lab - Interview - Generalist PE Data 7y
0 Accion Venture Lab - Company Data 7y
+3 Frustrating shit bankers do: 'see comments' IB 1 7y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Audit CO Data 7y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Audit CO Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Review - Transaction Advisory Services Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services Data 7y
+4 Why strip out cash and non-interest debt in NOWC? IB 2 7y
+12 Contacting for Thank You after Superday IB 1 7y
+12 Sanity Checks for EMM and PGM IB 1 7y
+3 Acing Video Interviews? IB 1 7y
+9 What to do with weird Masters finishing times? IB 1 7y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CF Data 7y
0 Fosun - Review - Investment Management PE Data 7y

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 (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (74) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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