Reckoning with Recruiters: How to Outsmart the Sharks and Land Job Offers Without Being Eaten Alive

It’s exam day in my final year of university and I’m sitting in Starbucks, cursing my idle ways and hurriedly inhaling whatever a brain on Red Bull can manage in 40 minutes.

Across from me I recognize an acquaintance – Stephen – immersed in conversation with someone across from him.

I look down at my notes and hope he hasn’t seen me – not for any fault of his, but at this moment making small talk ranks alongside being rendited in my list of priorities.

Minutes later his associate pops into the restroom, at which point Stephen darts across the room and approaches me.

“Don,” he says, “I’m so glad you didn’t come over just then”. Flattering stuff, I think.

He continues: “Because as far as he knows, my name’s James”.

Welcome to the world of recruitment consultants.

Why You Can’t Get an Investment Banking or Private Equity Job via Recruiters – And What to Do About It

While most of the interviews on this site have been with job seekers or with current investment bankers, today we’re going to change things up and speak with an investment banking and private equity recruiter who works at a well-known recruiting firm.

You’re about to learn some little-known, highly valuable, and controversial information about the finance recruiting industry.

Keep reading to find out how to impress recruiters and interviewers and land PE and investment banking offers.

Taming the Recruiter Beast: 5 Tips to Preserve Your Sanity and Land You a Job

…