“The difficulty is in coming up with a credible excuse or rather, a set of excuses, when you need to do follow on interviews in a short period of time.  Let’s face it, three doctors’ appointments, two visits to the dentist and a broken boiler, fridge and blocked sink in the course of the two [...]

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Ah, private equity. The promised land. What you slave away for as a banker: the chance to become the next Steve Schwarzman. But unless you have an inside connection with Steve himself, you’ll have to go through a few interviews to get to paradise.

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For new Mergers & Inquisitions readers, I thought it might be helpful to do a recap of February 2008, just as I did for January 2008 and December 2007.
The investment banking internship recruiting season continued in full force in February 2008, and many readers asked questions on how to decide on summer internship offers and [...]

Career Change, Doing The Work, Getting A Job, Interview Tips, Investment Banking Internships, Investment Banking Lifestyle, Investment Banking Salaries, Private Equity, Recruiting, Resume Tips | No Comments »