“Blake: A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing, always be closing.”
-Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
As we move further into investment banking summer internship season, one question I’ve been getting lately goes something like this:
“Inquisitor, I’ve done everything you’ve told me to in your investment banking jobs guide. I’ve convinced them I can burn the midnight [...]

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Always be eager to learn and do as much as possible. I think this one should be obvious to anyone starting a new job, but you’d be surprised how many Summer Analysts are just plain lazy and try to leave early every day (”early” in banking terms being 6-7 PM).

Doing The Work, Getting A Job, Investment Banking Lifestyle, Recruiting | 1 Comment »

The foreign investor headlines are the ones that make the news, but when the receipt for that $35 dinner you expensed gets rejected, you really know things are getting bad.

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