Do I Need Social Skills to Work in Investment Banking? Networking by Matt - July 13, 2018July 13, 20180 Sometimes I reminisce about my days in university when I was on the other side of the interview table. Even then I knew that some people absolutely sucked. After taking Chinese for foreigners in first year university and dating a Chinese girl for three weeks, I decided that I was ready
Investment Banking Information Sessions Networking by Matt - October 29, 2017September 16, 20180 Attending Information Sessions for Recruiting Key Takeaway: It is better to make a mild positive impression on a few people than to be disliked by one person - one no is all it takes to lose you an interview - this is especially true if you have good grades All organizations looking
Investment Banking Networking Guide This post is under construction... Getting Started with Networking Every recruiting season there are a lot of candidates with high raw intelligence, excellent grades and good market knowledge who lack the polish to network effectively and pass an investment banking interview. All good entry-level finance careers require soft skills – from investment banking
Encouragement before Full-Time Recruiting for 2018 Career Interviews Networking by Matt - September 7, 2017February 19, 20180 I have been coaching a few smart but docile nerds who have been eager to apply for finance roles but get cold feet at the jobs.bigbank.taleo.net page because they feel that they are not as competent as the other candidates. On one hand, some of them have no business being investment
How to Not Get Blacklisted from Investment Banking Recruiting Career Networking by Matt - July 28, 2017February 19, 20181 As with most other financial services professions, breaking into capital markets roles has a lot to do with networking. Accordingly, many bankers and other people who do not know any better but feel compelled to give their opinion like to say, “get yourself out there and meet as many people as
How to Show Your Passion for Finance Interviews Networking by Matt - February 7, 2017February 23, 20181 Roll back a few years, and I’m at an information session fielding questions, some thoughtful and some less so. One guy keeps raising his hand and has asked just about every question that is taboo or could get you banned from Wall Street Oasis for not using the search function. “What’s more
Walk Me Through a DCF Equity Research Featured Interview Questions Networking by Karl - February 5, 2017February 19, 20180 This is the one question that all interviewees can expect to get in an investment banking interview (and possibly a coffee chat), so there is no excuse to not be prepared for this question coming up – it’s about the same as forgetting to put on a suit. My sentiment is
Investment Banking Resume Observations Networking by Matt - January 14, 2017February 23, 20180 I have seen a lot of resumes and cover letters as of late. Some very impressive ones and some that are extremely cringeworthy. If you stand out in a bad way, your resume and cover letter are almost certainly due for a forward to several other bankers – possibly at
Coffee Chats and Informational Interviews Networking by Matt - January 8, 2017February 19, 20180 As summer recruiting continues, I am receiving a lot of emails for informational interviews and coffee chats. I know a junior banker who has gone on over 100 coffee chats since December has started (which may speak more to him or his group than anything else). For undergrads and masters, the