+630 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 20 1w
+480 I've been using WSO for 5+ years and I think the anti-diversity rhetoric has gotten so much worse 92 12h
+256 Are Vista Juniors the Worst in all of PE? 79 2d
+118 GF doesn’t care about her looks 67 4d
+100 Are you “less ambitious” for having long term goals outside of NYC 25 2w
+97 Dream Wife 67 2d
+91 Investment Banking Interns - Learn to Abuse the Office Printer. Here Are 5 Tips to Make Sure You Land The Return Offer This Summer. 9 3d
+70 Affair with my Associate… In Desperate Need for Advice 27 2w
+60 How to sound more eloquent? 27 3w
+53 I Burned Out But I'm Better Now... Avoid The Top 6 Mistakes I Made During My First 2 Months As a Private Equity Analyst 11 1w
+50 Interviews Are So Fake 33 2w
+50 Punjabi Hip Hop hitting hard these days 10 1w
+49 What to do my summer before college? 29 1w
+46 In Light of BofA Events Remember What's Important In Life 1 4d
+46 What is stressing you out? 48 12h
+44 WSO Ranking On Resume??? 10 3w
+44 Non-Competes Banned 52 4d
+42 ADHD ! 23 3d
+41 Sounds crazy but moving to NY for dating scene 33 1w
+41 Did someone hack WSO on LinkedIn? 12 6d
+40 400k/year in HVAC sales? 26 3w
+40 BAN Bronzbomba from WSO 5 5d
+36 Take Some Time to Smell the Roses… 1 1w
+35 What does the richest self-made woman you know do for a living? 43 1w
+34 Would you rather live alone in an outer borough or with roommates in Manhattan? 23 3w
+33 2024 UK Election - Tories finished? 21 2w
+33 Is anyone surprised by how much you don’t know? 13 4d
+31 Free Pizz 16 2d
+31 Carnivore Diet 13 3w
+31 Snitching on networking calls? 22 2d
+31 Best Golf Trip locations 26 4d
+31 Whomst Hardo? 7 3h
+30 Being Christian in investment banking 14 2w
+30 Anyone on Finasteride? 29 6d
+30 How to deal with retarded clients 12 1w
+29 Why do people listen to Jim Cramer Investing Advice? 13 3w
+28 Ideas for things to do with a free semester before starting ft? 11 1w
+27 Is my boss gaslighting me? 3 3w
+27 Thoughts on Stifel’s Sex Scandal? 17 4d
+26 How to befriend MD? 18 6d
+25 Does Jawline Matter in Sell-Side? 7 6d
+25 How to make time for girlfriend 5 10h
+24 Chaotic Insane investment banker who passed away in the 90s or 2000s 12 3w
+24 Zero play since my ex 10 14h
+23 Moelis has the cutest Analysts? 4 2w
+23 How do I become Sigma 15 2w
+22 When do you plan to buy your first house and how much do you expect to spend? 24 3w
+22 Finance in LA Lifestyle 7 5d
+22 Sabotaging Peers to Get Ahead? 34 3w
+22 Secretive vs Universal Prestige? 8 2w
+22 Bio Hacking 10 1w
+22 The First 5 Minutes of an Internship Interview Will Make or Break You. Here’s a 4 Step Plan to Win Over Your Interviewer During The First 5 Minutes. 2 3d
+22 RBC had 100 IB SA 2025 Spots Across All Offices and 70% Were Filled With Women’s Program 13 1d
+21 Be honest, how happy are you right now from a scale of 1 to 10? 22 3w
+21 Don’t Let These 3 Non-Verbal Interview Habits Be The Reason You Don’t Get An Offer 5 3d
+20 How to overcome inferiority complex from not getting into IB? 19 3w
+19 Footy in NYC this summer 2 2d
+18 Best NYC neighborhood for single 30M 12 3w
+18 Firms with a strong Physical fitness culture 10 1d
+18 Acutane in IB 28 3d
+18 Am I a possible victim of identity theft (United Kingdom)??? I'm PARANOID 8 17h
+18 I want a puppy - talk me out of it 19 3h
+17 Can someone justify why is million written mm or MM? 15 2w
+17 Kendrick vs. Drake - Who You Got as Winner? 23 4d
+17 Are you a Super Recogniser? 7 2d
+16 What are your top 3 daily work habits that have contributed the most to your succeess? 4 3w
+16 Underage intern, drinking? 9 2w
+16 MTA announces official start date for congestion pricing in New York City - June 30th 7 1w
+16 Who Else Has Slept With Hot Girls That Coffee Chatted Them? 16 6d
+15 Apollo Accused of Human Life Wagering 17 1w
+15 Writing A Thank-You Email After An Interview Should Be The Easy Part. Don’t Let These 2 Most Common Mistakes Candidates Make Cost You The Offer 5 2d
+14 I can’t calm down unless I drink a ton of beer??? 1 3w
+14 Book/reading recommendations - going into TMT Coverage, with a non-technical background 7 3w
+14 Battling Allergies in NYC 8 1w
+13 What’s the thesis for why Office would eventually return? 7 4w
+13 Active Listening is the Answer 2 3w
+13 How to spend summer after college graduation? 1 1w
+13 Kendrick / Drake Beef 5 1w
+13 AITA for reporting my MD to police 12 2d
+12 Finance Related Books 3 3w
+12 FCFF vs FCFE and Interest Expense - DCF Dilemma 5 3w
+12 Winning - The Hindsight Insight We Actually Need 1 2w
+12 If You Think You Sound Boring & Awkward on I-Banking Networking Calls - You Probably Do. Here Are 4 Tips to be Interesting & Sound Natural From a 30yr Veteran 9 1w
+12 My senior told me to jump off a building 9 1w
+12 We went from Wolf of Wall Street to this 💀 7 1w
+12 College Freshmen & Sophomores debating if the grind of investment banking is right for you - You might have some thinking to do after reading this article. Here are 3 takeaways from “Why I Started Alpine”. 0 1w
+12 Any risk in ratting out a toxic and incompetent VP to your MD? 6 9h
+11 Learning dutch fast? 8 2w
+11 How often do you guys get pinged 4 3w
+11 What would be the best UFC walkout song? 5 2w
+11 Language 2 3w
+11 Looking for Roommates in NYC 7 1d
+11 High profile people you’ve met with at work 4 6d
+11 Networking Trolling 7 5d
+11 Ever get sick of all this shit 8 13h
+10 What are divorce rates in IB? 13 3w
+10 What’s your net worth? 13 4h
+10 Freshman summer plans 2 1d
+9 Subletting 1 bedroom in London 1 3w
+9 MD waterboarded me in the bathroom. What to do? 11 3w

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 18 98.3%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (20) $385
  • Associates (91) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (68) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
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