+19 Recruitment - (Dodgy) European Headhunting Firms PE 10 4d
0 Da Vinci Derivatives - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Trading TR Data 4d
+10 How frequent do associates & above go from IB to PE? PE 6 4d
+19 Corp Dev hours (PE-backed)? CF 6 4d
+76 First year PE analyst on medical leave after insane hours PE 20 4d
0 PwC - Review - Technology Consulting CO Data 4d
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting CO Data 5d
0 Worldquant - Review - Quantitative Research HF Data 5d
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research HF Data 5d
+12 How is everyone preparing for AI in investment management? AM 1 5d
0 Credit Agricole - Review - Infrastructure IB Data 5d
0 Credit Agricole - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure IB Data 5d
0 Nomura Securities - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 5d
0 Education Brainstorming - Value Add Ideas BSCH 1 5d
0 WLB for S&T at a Firm like SIG TR 1 5d
+17 TowerBrook NYC Insight? PE 45 5d
+31 p72 2025 experienced academy HF 185 5d
0 Freshman trying to figure out how to do stock pitches ER 2 5d
0 BX Credit Interview PE 4 5d
0 PE Behavioral Prep Resources PE 3 5d
0 WSO Academy Office Hours (Patrick) 0 5d
+7 Does anyone have claude/chatgpt prompt for building institutional style powerpoints? OFF 6 5d
0 PIMCO Trade Floor Operations Internship? TR 1 5d
0 Cambridge Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 5d
+53 Want out - next steps HF 22 5d
0 House passes US-Israel Military “Merger” INV 4 5d
0 B. Riley & Co. - Review - Generalist IB Data 5d
0 Capital One - Interview - NA Data 5d
0 B. Riley & Co. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 5d
+11 Need advice: Navigating tricky internal mobility situation JOB 4 5d
0 B. Riley & Co. - Interview - Generalist IB Data 5d
0 Pod drug test in NYC? HF 2 5d
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Tax CO Data 5d
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Tax CO Data 5d
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions CF Data 5d
0 Apex Capital - Interview - NA Data 5d
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Interview - Leveraged Finance AM Data 5d
0 Two Roads Advisors - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 5d
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 5d
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity PE Data 5d
0 PE Portfolio Company Insurance PE 1 5d
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 5d
+6 Preparation for grad scheme - buyside ER ER 1 5d
+7 GS vs MS vs JPM S&T SA 2027 TR 4 5d
+41 Distressed Debt the most right-tail outcome? HF 21 5d
0 Bloomberg - Interview - Sales Data 5d
+24 Does this job actually get you girls? OFF 23 5d
0 Thoughts on HPS London CR 1 5d
0 JPMorgan - Interview - NA Data 5d
+25 Del CO 13 5d
+3 Endeavour Capital 2026? PE 5 5d
0 Point72 - Interview - Investment Research Data 5d
+5 TA Realty RE 2 5d
+11 Ultramarathon/ intense running in HF? HF 4 5d
0 Gordian Group - Interview - Restructuring IB Data 5d
+27 Ross Club Rankings (Finance/Consulting) BSCH 12 5d
+8 Eastdil recruitment process RE 37 5d
+15 Quadreal - Insights RE 10 5d
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 5d
+58 Is being an LP super chill? PE 30 5d
+16 Multifamily Job Search Advice RE 3 5d
+2 Should I dye my hair blonde 6 months before my internship. FASH 1 5d
0 Barclays - Interview - NA Data 5d
+80 News on Jain Global? HF 36 5d
0 26N interview CR 0 5d
0 Lateral Thoughts HF 1 5d
0 Regions Bank - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking IB Data 5d
+32 Buying a Home in 2025 OFF 11 5d
+11 LMM Startup PE Fund Vs. Tier 2 Consulting Firm PE 3 5d
+3 Deutsche Bank Graduate Program - 2027 JOB 8 6d
0 Jefferies - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 6d
0 Bank of America Private Bank - Interview - Treasury Data 6d
+21 Fund 1 8%, fund 2 5%, when will fund implode? HF 11 6d
+12 Barings Capital Solutions CR 2 6d
0 FTI Consulting - Interview - Technology Consulting CO Data 6d
0 BainCap: LBO test and case studies | prep together? PE 2 6d
0 WSO Academy Networking Office Hours (Dr. Geoff Bocobo) 0 6d
0 Homrich Berg - Interview - Private Markets Data 6d
+13 How Cooked is Software PE? PE 1 6d
0 Term Time HF HF 4 6d
0 Accept PIMCO Trade Floor Operations Internship? TR 1 6d
0 Provident Healthcare Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 6d
+9 Deutsche Bank IB CRE vs. JP Morgan CRE REB JOB 2 6d
0 Bramshill investments AM 0 6d
+13 Any Trusted Apartment/Office Cleaning Companies? - Mom In Need of a Cleaning Job (NYC) OFF 2 6d
0 Stockbridge Capital Group - Review - Investments RE Data 6d
+16 Cornell is NOT transfer friendly. Transfer Option explained BSCH 2 6d
0 ABF vs ABL CR 2 6d
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Quantitative Research IB Data 6d
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Corporate Banking Data 6d
0 Cerberus ABS CR 4 6d
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 6d
+9 How Do I Break In / Land A Trading Seat? TR 1 6d
+45 is trading actually worth it for beginners right now? TR 13 6d
+3 UK Capital Raising Environment RE 1 6d
+9 Sequence Holdings and the Dell family office are buying Baldwin Insurance Group at about $7.7B TEV. What does a family office add to a take-private? PE 2 6d
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Audit Data 6d
0 Private CRE is in denial. Public REITs already marked the bottom. RE 2 6d
0 Abbott Laboratories - Review - Healthcare CF Data 6d
0 Oppenheimer - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare IB Data 6d

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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