How to Get Into Investment Banking If You Were a Male Escort in Tokyo in a Former Life

Just how old is “too old” to get into finance?

If you want to work in distressed investing, do you need to start at a bank’s Restructuring group first?

What if you’re a serial entrepreneur?

Oh, and what if you were a male escort in a former life?

Today we’re going to take a look at Experienced Transitions and how you might get into finance / investment banking if you’re NOT an undergraduate, MBA student, or recent graduate.

Help Me, M&I, You’re My Only Hope

1. I’m 50 years old, but recently got interested in investment banking. Can I get in?

Bottle Service, How to Become a Guest Star on Entourage, Buy-Side Lifestyle, and How NOT to Be a Tool When Networking… and More Q&A

With summer internships drawing to a close and another round of full-time recruiting about to start, I’m getting a lot of questions on last-minute networking, how to prepare for interviews if you’ve had an internship, and what to do if you’re not getting a full-time offer.

And then there’s the usual bout of bottle service, “lifestyle” and related questions…

Buy-Side Lifestyle

1. I heard that when you get into private equity, you instantly start dating models and everyone from taxi drivers to restaurant chefs begins to worship you. Does anything else cool happen?

All About the Back Office, Recovering from Networking Mistakes, and How to Find the Right Kind of Yerba Mate… and More Questions and Answers

Ok, so is the back office actually a 9-5 job? What about going to the back office vs. starting your own investment fund? What if you’ve made a horrible impression on alumni when networking – is there any way to recover?

Oh, and most importantly, what brand of yerba mate will allow you to pull all-nighters most easily?

Answers to all of those and more, below…

Options, Options, and More Options…

No, not those options. Rather, what are your options even if you think you have none?