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The general rule of thumb is this: don’t lie and especially don’t put any lies in writing on your resume or on the background check form.

This sounds simple, but there’s a lot of subtlety when you consider “gray areas” - slight GPA inflation, exaggerating previous jobs, omitting jobs, and more.

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I always recommend starting at the same time as the other Investment Banking Analysts in your “class,” and not just so you can spend a few months sitting on the beach and drinking Piña Coladas.

It can actually hurt you financially and in terms of work experience if you go outside the norm and start in January or February before everyone else.

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