+20 Community College Monkeys - How many applications/cold emais for the first internship? JOB 7 1y
0 High-Quality Desk, Chair and 48 inch Curved Monitor OFF 1 1y
0 delete IB 1 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA IB Data 1y
+6 MBA/JD post grad? BSCH 1 1y
0 If my new buyside firm dresses pretty casually, should I still wear a suit on day 1? FASH 3 1y
+19 Prep for IB Internship IB 5 1y
+3 Baird Real Estate RE 2 1y
+21 2025 MM/Boutique/EB Compensation IB 11 1y
0 Coutts - Salary & Bonus - Product Management AM Data 1y
+3 What is a common sentiment/idea you see on WSO that, in your experience, is not true? OFF 1 1y
+6 Baruch college vs Suny Buffalo IB 9 1y
+19 Structured Finance IB --> M&A / LevFin IB 20 1y
+3 UBS S&T Internship TR 5 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Interview - Credit Data 1y
+6 Consulting to HF realistic? CO 6 1y
+1 Delete IB 2 1y
+17 From Top LevFin to RX? CR 3 1y
+1 Centerview Round 1 Advice NYC IB 6 1y
+1 Commercial banking -> Priv Credit / LevFin IB IB 4 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Generalist IB Data 1y
+9 Breaking into IB outside USA/EU IB 1 1y
0 IB Analyst Non Compete Enforceability IB 1 1y
+9 Post-March Optimal Timing for PE ASO Lateral Recruiting? PE 1 1y
+4 CVX Ventures VC 4 1y
+17 Pre-College Summer IB 5 1y
+2 Switching MBB Office After Internship CO 3 1y
+17 Cambridge (Economics) vs UChicago IB 21 1y
+6 2025 SA Final Round Interview IB 1 1y
0 GS Wealth Management Quantitative Finance SA (SF) IB 2 1y
+3 Bain Capital Credit SA 26 IB 2 1y
+63 Reasons why you should drink Green Tea OFF 24 1y
+9 HF MultiStrat Long/Short Equity Leverage HF 1 1y
+106 My cautionary tale about the commodities industry and just how unstructured your progression can look. TR 22 1y
+21 Serent Capital or Symphony Technology Group (STG)? PE 13 1y
0 Ducera - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 1y
+6 ADPF PE 3 1y
0 Why natural resources? IB 1 1y
+10 Fairstead Development Interview RE 3 1y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Equity Research ER Data 1y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
0 LMM IB to PE - On-Cycle Impossible? PE 1 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading TR Data 1y
+9 Will not having a finance related degree even though I have 3 years of finance experience affect my changes of getting another finance position? Also need suggestions on other finance roles to look into. JOB 1 1y
0 EVR PCA (LP SIDE) R1 IB 1 1y
+56 How much money do you actually make in PE at 30? PE 58 1y
0 Non Modeling Non Deal Exit Opps IB 1 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Macro HF Data 1y
0 3hr in person PC Case Study Round CR 2 1y
0 GS/MS/JPM FIG FT Analyst Interviews IB 7 1y
+43 How Can I Take Real Risk? PE 15 1y
+3 What to do if the balance sheet assumptions provided to you are not balanced? PE 6 1y
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - NA Data 1y
+9 Coming back to the industry after a weird path JOB 1 1y
0 Concensus For What U.S. 1st-2nd-3rd Year Analyst All In Comp Look Like? IB 1 1y
+10 Rainmakers 2024 IB 6 1y
+41 Partner Sells GP Stake PE 13 1y
0 Shell Oil Company - Salary & Bonus - Commodities TR Data 1y
+15 Post-MBA PE Recruiting Question PE 7 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - NA Data 1y
0 Houston Commodities S&T Timeline TR 2 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1y
+8 Recruitment for PE PortCo Roles PE 6 1y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Generalist PE Data 1y
+7 How smart do you have to be to be successful and become a buy side quant HF 6 1y
+11 Fund Finance IB IB 7 1y
+17 UVA or UofSC Columbia business school? BSCH 8 1y
0 Greysteel - Review - Debt Capital Markets RE Data 1y
0 Greysteel - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets RE Data 1y
+9 JP Morgan M&A team (London) IB 5 1y
+65 I Know I Am Underpaid. How Badly Though? HF 22 1y
0 GRE/GMAT on CV RES 4 1y
0 tech investment banking IB 2 1y
0 Am I screwed? JOB 1 1y
+3 Del TR 1 1y
+80 Stay Mediocre and Keep $350K at MM HF HF 36 1y
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0 What is PP? What work is actually done at an asset manager? AM 1 1y
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+25 Investment Management Compensation Benchmarks 2025 PE 2 1y
+6 MBB vs. Top Canadian Pension (CPP/OTPP) PE 8 1y
0 Solar Energy DCF Walk Through IB 2 1y
0 U.S. Bank Relationship Management Development Program Interview Questions IB 1 1y
+9 Sectoral Differences in Information Asymmetry? ER 5 1y
+17 Imposter Syndrome? PE 5 1y
+7 How hard is valuations SA to IB FT? IB 8 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Strategy CF Data 1y
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0 Wellington Management - Review - Equity Research ER Data 1y
0 GS IBD Classic Group Recruiting IB 2 1y
0 Wellington Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research ER Data 1y
0 Service Corporation International - Review - Treasury CF Data 1y
0 How to get into IB as an Indian with CFA lvl 1 cleared IB 1 1y
+38 What is this S&T group from CIBC? TR 16 1y
+47 Most important skills for macro/RV/FI HF 11 1y
0 Service Corporation International - Salary & Bonus - Treasury CF Data 1y
+6 No offer BB —> FT Top MM IB 1 1y
+57 DEI/SEO London: Helping Those Who Actually Need It or Missing the Mark? JOB 12 1y

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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