0 Dow below 9,000 IB 19 17y
0 What to say about previous job in interview IB 2 17y
0 So Can We Expect B-School Admissions to Get Crazy Competitive Now BSCH 8 17y
0 Industry specific valuation IB 7 17y
0 So...I'm holding onto my WaMu stock... TR 6 17y
0 Kappa Sigma Bankers IB 9 17y
+9 CIT Group 2nd Round Interview JOB 11 17y
0 GE Investment Analyst Program (IAP) JOB 0 17y
0 Funny SNL Skit IB 2 17y
0 Clients of Bloomberg IB 3 17y
0 DOW falls below 9k??? OFF 8 17y
0 CEO of Credit Suisse caught singing "Swagger Like Us" IB 13 17y
0 Is anyone else somewhat happy about the market turbulence? IB 50 17y
0 Non target hiring full time in 09/internships in 09 JOB 5 17y
0 Hold off on networking for now? JOB 12 17y
0 Toys OFF 8 17y
0 Barclays Capital Finance Program JOB 2 17y
0 Columbia Economics Society OFF 0 17y
0 Difficult Career Decisions JOB 8 17y
0 Ok, Bernanke, and your point is??? OTH 1 17y
0 List of Books OFF 0 17y
0 prop trading vs broking vs .... TR 17 17y
0 BarLehs layoffs? IB 17 17y
0 Dow Sub-10,000 today...Any Takers? TR 21 17y
0 Using "personal" situations for an example in an interview? TR 7 17y
0 IBD/Corp Fin Dealflow IB 6 17y
0 Anyone feel like critiquing my resume today? RES 0 17y
0 S/T or Equity Research SA -> FT HF JOB 4 17y
0 Just got a raise from my BB TR 23 17y
0 UK M&A - The Blackstone Group ....... any thoughts? IB 0 17y
0 Dating during a recession OFF 18 17y
0 What's your homepage? IB 9 17y
0 Silly DOC to PDF Question JOB 4 17y
0 Barrington Associates?? Thoughts? IB 3 17y
+19 World's largest hedge fund?! HF 32 17y
0 Come to think of it, what happens to ML's huge UK tax credit post BofA? IB 2 17y
+48 The difference between kids on WSO and your typical college student OFF 41 17y
0 how everyone tried everything already? JOB 3 17y
0 Look out for jumpers on your way home OFF 3 17y
0 Ladies and Gentlemen, the future Sarah Palin OFF 8 17y
0 If Citi and MS were to merge... IB 2 17y
0 Should I even bother applying to Morgan Stanley? JOB 5 17y
0 Whose Hiring FT JOB 14 17y
0 Handling back to back interviews JOB 6 17y
0 Hilarious and Quite Accurate spoof of the bailout by SNL OFF 4 17y
0 Citi Tech Palo vs BofA TMT/Real Estate IB 7 17y
0 Why should a company care about their stock prices? IB 5 17y
+10 Class Modeling Team. Need a Witty Group Name IB 32 17y
0 Is this internship opportunity worth it? Senior deciding between BB and potentially PE JOB 3 17y
0 Books on traded products TR 5 17y
0 Will this cost me an interview? JOB 14 17y
0 Working closely with impressive founders of PE shop? PE 2 17y
0 Dear WSO: What're your two biggest awards or distinctions? OFF 3 17y
0 Setting up Management Presentations IB 2 17y
0 market hire vs campus hire JOB 5 17y
0 Phish is back. OFF 5 17y
0 Trouble in Paradise OTH 1 17y
0 Interview Status Update JOB 0 17y
0 Calling all Internationals! IB 3 17y
0 Despicable Congressional Cowardice IB 6 17y
0 "Small" Bank Hero, or Ticking Timebomb? OTH 5 17y
0 Interesting Analysis from Jeff Miron IB 11 17y
0 Rank these jobs for best opportunities down the road JOB 3 17y
0 How does all of this affect IBD? IB 10 17y
+5 How important are career fairs? IB 17 17y
0 Senate volleys back to the House IB 0 17y
0 Business Week: Best place to launch your career! #22 Lehman Brothers IB 5 17y
0 Anybody here a Citi Investment Banker? IB 7 17y
0 COO of Barclays Wealth dies after fight AM 1 17y
0 BofA corporate debt products info...Help? IB 2 17y
+14 Risk Management Interview at Derivatives Trading Firm, what should I expect? JOB 2 17y
+8 BC BSCH 5 17y
0 patriarch partners PE 0 17y
0 Interviews: How to determine if they are successful? IB 14 17y
0 Easy Question, Please help IB 10 17y
0 Has anyone ever heard of CW Partners? IB 3 17y
0 The Rescue on Main Street OFF 0 17y
+10 Accept Offer --> Still go to Superday JOB 8 17y
0 More bright news. IB 12 17y
0 can someone please give me some insight? JOB 9 17y
0 How Obama is linked to the crisis! IB 7 17y
0 Seeking advice from current lawyers; about getting a JD OTH 13 17y
0 This Too Shall Pass (part 2) IB 5 17y
0 First round FT Institutional Equity S&T with MS coming up soon JOB 5 17y
0 Best way to get out of doing stupid work? IB 3 17y
0 Another Black Monday TR 2 17y
0 Is Credit Still Flowing IB 3 17y
0 More Good News IB 7 17y
0 Bailout Fails in the House IB 57 17y
0 Middle Market Banks with Lev Fin groups IB 4 17y
0 citi/wach. bankers who will survive? IB 15 17y
0 Inv Banking 101: The Typical Deal Process OFF 3 17y
0 Barcap/Lehman: how good will it be? IB 3 17y
0 This Too Shall Pass...(part 1) IB 3 17y
0 What part of IBanking uses no accounting and option theory? IB 8 17y
0 Job Prospects for class of 2009 JOB 6 17y
0 What is next IB 0 17y
0 Debate Takeaways? OFF 18 17y
0 Companies that interview interns in the fall? JOB 3 17y
0 anyone having trouble connecting with Alums? IB 18 17y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 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 (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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