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+219 Q&A: VP in LO Public Credit CR 83 8h
+6 Saving money as an analyst IB 7 8h
0 Can I take a week off? IB 1 8h
+13 JPM IB 2025 Superday IB 11 8h
+14 Is Chicago really that far behind NY and LA? RE 7 8h
+10 NY Housing 2024 IB 3 8h
+10 Return Targets RE 18 9h
0 Becoming a trader as an Immigrant TR 1 9h
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+9 INVESTMENT MADE EASY CRYPTO 1 9h
+11 Book Recommendations IB 13 9h
+6 Ghosted by Goldman? JOB 3 9h
+6 Need advice for getting an Internal Transfer Abroad (EU->US) IB 1 9h
+6 Does private credit kill HFs? HF 7 9h
+24 Whose fault is it.. IB 15 9h
+13 Deutsche Bank Spring conversion – help needed IB 16 9h
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+18 Is fundamental L/S equity a dying strategy? HF 19 10h
0 Networking for Group Placement IB 1 10h
+18 Am I cooked? CC to IB, will I pull it off? IB 5 10h
+64 Getting back into PE after a risky startup HF VC 28 10h
0 Beginning Internship JOB 1 10h
+16 Am I at a toxic boutique? IB 7 10h
+9 Independant PE sponsor associate seeking advice for jobsearch PE 1 10h
+25 Cambridge Real Estate Finance vs LSE Real Estate Economics and Finance RE 15 10h
+9 Advice for someone pivoting into Finance. UNSW vs USYD Master of Commerce (Extension) IB 3 10h
+8 Should Interns Wear Ties? 5 Wardrobe Tips For Your IB Internship IB 6 10h
+19 How much modeling do I need to know as an intern? IB 9 10h
+16 KBCM 2024 Analyst Role - NY or Cleveland Office? JOB 13 10h
+10 Macquarie AM or EB Summer Internship IB 5 11h
+30 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview HF 8 11h
+24 How many days a week are you expected to be in the office? RE 25 11h
+192 Rent as a PE associate PE 92 11h
+6 Litigation Financing HF 0 11h
+34 JP Morgan SA 2025 IB 267 11h
0 Leveraged Finance - Origination ? Execution ? Syndication ? HY vs LL teams? IB 1 11h
+13 JPM LevFin IB 19 11h
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+43 Laid Off - Multifamily Acquisitions Help RE 13 11h
+23 Litigation Finance OFF 9 11h
+22 Multifamily Creative UW Assumptions RE 7 12h
0 Target to Grad school? BSCH 1 12h
+74 Thoughts on Columbia GS BSCH 32 12h
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+9 Apollo Opportunistic Credit PE 9 12h
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+74 Med School or Finance OFF 55 12h
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+15 Tell Me I'm Crazy: I Want to Start My Own Financial Advisory Firm HF 2 13h
+4 Elite Boutique -- Associate Lateral IB 4 13h
0 What is investment banking- growth equity? VC 3 13h
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+39 UK Asset Management Compensation & Hours AM 32 14h
+7 2024 UK IBD analyst compensation thread IB 19 14h
+24 MS and GS Private Credit Insights? PE 17 15h
+9 uni insights IB 1 15h
+26 How do you deal with Head Hunters? PE 13 16h
+7 Point72 Academy Associate HF 11 16h
+14 PE IR Exit Ops PE 5 16h
+18 FIG IB IB 8 16h
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+6 MBB Recruiting at UChicago - Worse than Peers? CO 2 17h
+35 Wharton vs. UChicago undergrad BSCH 30 17h
+120 UChicago's true rank, prestige and value for IB BSCH 60 17h
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+22 HAS ANYONE HERE DONE THE WSO ACADEMY AND SUCCEEDED??? SCSS 11 17h
+10 resources to teach fundamental models for L/S at pods HF 2 17h
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+9 Should I hide my tattoos for summer internship? FASH 2 18h
+6 SEC school finance BSCH 4 18h
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+2 Market Sizing sources/research methodologies? Tons of garbage online from places like Business Research Insights CF 2 18h
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+6 Personal Trading Vs Non-Finance Campus Club TR 2 18h
+18 Advent NYC Culture/WLB - 2024 update PE 15 18h
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+13 Realistic career paths out of a mediocre finance career? CR 4 19h
+7 Should I say I want to work in investment banking long term during interviews? IB 1 19h
+1 just had a series of 9 interviews with GS in person yesterday. IB 3 19h
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+518 I've been using WSO for 5+ years and I think the anti-diversity rhetoric has gotten so much worse OFF 100 20h
+7 Top Dallas buyout PE non OG PE 11 20h
+18 Power Trader Progression TR 4 20h
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+22 MS SA ‘25 Hirevue IB 59 20h
+1 MBA Consultants? BSCH 2 20h
+13 Investment sales analyst vs <1B REPE firm analyst RE 6 20h
+9 Josh Schimmers Comp Justifiable? ER 1 20h
+11 TPH&CO IB Bootcamp 2024 IB 6 20h
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0 Post Freshman Summer IB 2 20h

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Lazard Freres No 98.9%
  • Harris Williams & Co. 25 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 04 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.9%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 04 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.9%
  • 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 (21) $373
  • 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