+8 Breaking into sellside ER from starting at OppenheimerFunds? ER 1 9y
0 BG Group - Salary & Bonus - Oil and Gas Data 9y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 9y
0 What's your best elevator pitch! IB 2 9y
0 Arlington Capital Advisors Superday IB 2 9y
0 Oppenheimer SA Position IB 3 9y
0 Accenture Strategy Analyst Digital Interview CO 1 9y
0 Accenture Digital Interview OTH 1 9y
+1 Need help with company COMPS model IB 1 9y
0 ESOPs offer IB 0 9y
0 Taking master degree(s) to break into IBD? JOB 2 9y
0 What did the fictional characterGordon Gekko do? OFF 0 9y
+135 Not drinking alcohol at all? OFF 65 9y
0 S79 Sponsorship IB 0 9y
+16 Career Coaching And How It Has Helped You OFF 12 9y
+15 Two offers: CRE Acquisitions/Development VS CRE Commercial Banking RE 6 9y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 9y
0 SFU Beedie School of Business IB 2 9y
+32 Surfing the net during downtime? IB 35 9y
+11 How to pitch an under performing company? IB 4 9y
+14 UBC BA ECON, QUEENS BAH ECON, Or WESTERN ECON? IB 9 9y
0 Compensation guides? PE 1 9y
+10 Apple Watch in the Work Place FASH 5 9y
+10 Best Course of Action to Succeed. BSCH 3 9y
0 New to WSO - looking for fellow discretionary global macro monkeys HF 0 9y
+52 Have you ever accepted a job because it was the only offer that you had? IB 14 9y
+1 Looking for practice buddy CO 2 9y
0 Advice For Full Time Recruiting CO 0 9y
0 Single manager vs. Multi manager HF 0 9y
0 Hermes Investment Management - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 9y
0 Ascend Capital HF 0 9y
0 Time to get out? INV 0 9y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 Big 4 Capital Markets IB 3 9y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
+5 MSc or MBA for equity research ER 1 9y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 9y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 9y
0 The Evolution of Commitment PE 0 9y
0 KPMG - Interview - Corporate Finance Data 9y
0 Hours for non-finance BA position? JOB 0 9y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 BBIB ER vs Small PE JOB 2 9y
0 Real Estate Debt Megafund Interview - Help RE 3 9y
+22 At the risk of sounding like an idiot.... AM 6 9y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
+101 Fall on your Sword OFF 25 9y
0 Evaluating productivity in Investment Banking Environment IB 0 9y
0 Sophomore Equities Intern Questions and Concerns IB 0 9y
0 Technical question I should really know the answer to.... IB 0 9y
0 AT&T - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 9y
0 McChanges OFF 0 9y
0 Best path to become a portfolio manager from my current position? AM 2 9y
+2 You guys know what this means OFF 1 9y
+10 Wall Street's New Favorite Way To Swap Secrets OFF 3 9y
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0 RBC Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 9y
0 Trading Advisory to Trading TR 0 9y
0 Small Shop PE Internship Opportunity PE 0 9y
+87 IBD analysts how long is your commute? IB 45 9y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
+4 WSO Meetup Paris: Fri, 31 March, 8:00pm @ Au Trappiste 7 9y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Back Office Data 9y
+72 Working through the Weekend - Good or Dreadful Idea? OFF 63 9y
+48 Who is still hiring? JOB 16 9y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 9y
0 Entry-level internationals in consulting CO 0 9y
+45 Healthcare REIT Acquisitions Analyst Interview RE 7 9y
0 F200 FP&A vs Big 4 Analyst ( Audit Advisory Finance)? BSCH 2 9y
0 UBS Wealth Planning Analyst Final Interview TR 0 9y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 9y
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+17 Question re: LBO debt/equity from non-biz guy PE 5 9y
0 Back off at BB or Valuation Analyst? JOB 2 9y
0 Corporate Investor Relations to PE Investor Relations? PE 0 9y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 9y
0 Shell Commercial Trading Analyst TR 1 9y
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+13 Evercore Women's Symposium IB 9 9y
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0 CRE Finance to HBS then ? JOB 0 9y
0 WisdomTree Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 9y
0 WisdomTree Asset Management - Interview - Investments Data 9y
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+32 How to Tackle Dense Reading OFF 30 9y
+16 Is it ever too late to follow up? JOB 5 9y
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+12 Global Macro Interview Help TR 5 9y
0 Investment Banking Analyst - Interview - Investment Banking Data 9y
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+24 Just Thanks IB 0 9y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $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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