“Always carry shoe polish, in case said analyst’s shoes need a shine. Forget your blackberry holster – what you need is a coffee cup holder for more than four cups – this way, you’ll need only make a single trip to Starbucks each morning when you bring your team coffee.”
-..and Some More Investment Banking Summer [...]

Doing The Work, Getting A Job, Investment Banking Internships | 2 Comments »

Weekly (or maybe this should be bi-weekly?) Reader Q&A continues this week, and I prove that I can indeed answer technical/finance questions as well (one of the benefits of working in an M&A group is that I know all sorts of obscure finance/tax trivia you never use 99% of the time), so if you have [...]

Career Change, Corporate Development, Getting A Job, Recruiting, Valuation | 4 Comments »

With summer internships approaching, there are 2 topics on everyone’s mind: 1) how to get the full-time offer and 2) how to get an even better internship, even at this late stage. Meanwhile, the questions on breaking into investment banking from other fields continue to roll in.
Law School Student To Finance
“I just read your [...]

Getting A Job, Investment Banking Internships, Law, Recruiting | 2 Comments »