Investment Banking: South Africa Edition

While everyone knows about emerging markets like China, India, and the Middle East, there’s not as much awareness of South Africa.

But it would be a mistake to ignore it, because it’s an interesting market in its own right – and it’s quite a bit different from anywhere else in the world.

So let’s get started.

The Investment Banking Cover Letter Template You’ve Been Waiting For

A long time ago I said that we would never post a cover letter template here:

“I was tempted to post a Word template, but I don’t want 5,000 daily visitors to copy it and to start using the same exact cover letter.”

But hey, we already have resume templates that everyone is using, so why not go a step further and give you a cover letter template as well?

Plus, “investment banking cover letter” is one of the top 10 search terms visitors use to find this site – so you must be looking for a template.

The Template & Tutorial

100 Meter Dash Q&A: Shaving, New Layout, Book Recommendations, College Majors, Breaking Into Banking, Best Cities For VC

What would you do if I told you your facial hair affected your chances of getting into finance? Some of you might nod, knowingly, while others might be reluctant to believe me.

For those who are reluctant: go shave, right now.

And then read the rest of this week’s Q&A below.

1. Must investment bankers be clean-shaven? Not that this is a deal-breaker for me, but I have a beard I really like….

Yes, they must. I’ve never seen anyone with a beard in this industry. They take appearances pretty seriously, and even something as minor as hair dye is usually not tolerated. My friend had to remove his before starting a banking internship a few years ago.