+9 Forced to leave Investment Banking IB 4 7y
0 Commerzbank AG - Review - Investment Banking TR Data 7y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking TR Data 7y
0 Cappello Capital Corp. - Interview - Generalist IB Data 7y
+7 Charting OFF 4 7y
+12 CPAs Merging to Finance HF 1 7y
+3 Built an online community of 30k people, should I mention it? RES 1 7y
+11 Advice on Course of Action for Rising Junior? IB 2 7y
+19 SITEWIDE PERMISSION BUG - Please be patient IB 6 7y
0 State Farm Insurance - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 7y
+31 Starting up a fund in a WeWork office HF 22 7y
+3 Bridgewater Daily Observations HF 2 7y
+431 Income Inequality, Is It Unavoidable OFF 172 7y
+6 MBB Case Interview Partner CO 1 7y
+53 Attn: All Canadians who work in the US: TN Visas will no longer be available to IB Analysts - New Regulations IB 39 7y
0 deleteeeeeeeeetetetet TR 0 7y
+13 Music Preferences OFF 5 7y
+6 Home page error message: Access Denied WSO 29 7y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Equity Capital Markets IB Data 7y
0 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board - Review - Generalist AM Data 7y
0 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist AM Data 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Operations Data 7y
+3 REITS/Megafund stocks to watch? RE 1 7y
+115 Your Biggest Weakness? OFF 66 7y
+13 Structured Solutions IB 4 7y
+3 Wall Street default rates IB 1 7y
+25 Value of Good Will - real situation RE 5 7y
+12 No Return Offer Already PE 1 7y
+24 Cornell Dyson vs Macaulay @ Baruch (URGENT PLEASE HELP) OFF 15 7y
+6 Shell TDP JOB 1 7y
+13 On Lebron and Athlete Compensation OFF 2 7y
0 Bank of Montreal - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail RE Data 7y
0 JK Capital - Company Data 7y
0 Liquidnet Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance TR Data 7y
+11 Question - Sovereign bond - Yield - Price - Conundrum, help needed TR 2 7y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking PE Data 7y
+12 Decision time: Private Equity @ Independent Sponsor/MM Fund vs Private Credit @ Mega Fund PE 1 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Tax Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Tax Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Equity Research IB Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research IB Data 7y
+3 2020 Democratic Debate (Night 1) OFF 1 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Consulting CO Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Consulting CO Data 7y
+122 How much does your lifestyle cost? OFF 93 7y
+4 RX HELP IB 1 7y
0 Breaking in from Asset Management ER 5 7y
0 Energy Capital Solutions - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Corporate Banking Data 7y
+12 Preventing idea from being stolen? CF 1 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Generalist PE Data 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 7y
0 The Accord Group - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
0 Brasil Plural - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 7y
+9 Should I tell HR to move me from my office? RE 1 7y
0 Accord Small Business Finance - Company Data 7y
+6 Private Trading Account Disclosure AM 1 7y
0 Lincoln International - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 Lincoln International - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
+5 How Many frameworks are there? CO 2 7y
+21 Buying real estate with a friend (structure?) RE 7 7y
0 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Review - Global Markets TR Data 7y
0 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets TR Data 7y
0 Bloomberg - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 7y
0 Bloomberg - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) IB Data 7y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+9 Urgent Advice Needed on Course of Action IB 1 7y
0 Koch Industries - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 7y
0 Koch Industries - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 7y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Multifamily RE Data 7y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity AM Data 7y
+11 Intern Hourly Pay? OFF 6 7y
+26 Goldman Sachs Principal Funding & Investments (PFI) TR 39 7y
+24 You Could Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE PE 0 7y
0 Barclays - Interview - NA IB Data 7y
0 HSBC - Review - Generalist IB Data 7y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 7y
+17 Advice Needed: How to transfer groups within IB IB 2 7y
+3 Deal Status on Resume PE 3 7y
+29 Career switch into quant trading - viable? TR 15 7y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 7y
+20 Qatalyst vs. Lazard IB 12 7y
0 Kempen - Company Data 7y
+7 Ground Lease Returns RE 1 7y
0 State Farm Insurance - Review - Insurance Data 7y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Sales TR Data 7y
0 George Smith Partners, Inc. - Company Data 7y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Sales TR Data 7y
+4 Sports Betting Models - Summer Project TR 3 7y
+12 Clearing firm or Fund Accounting/Reporting with AM as a long term career goal AM 1 7y
0 Bulge Bracket IB Analyst -> MM in Lev Finance -> Private Equity 0 7y
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+14 Initial Deal Sourcing in Private Equity PE 7 7y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
+9 How Much Is Your Referral Bonus? Do You Even Get One? IB 1 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
+23 Operating Expenses During Pre-Leasing and Lease-Up RE 7 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
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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