How to Win Friends and Influence People in Investment Banking by Slacking Off and Pretending to Work Hard
Ask senior bankers what quality is most important in Analysts and Associates, and 99% of them will say “A good attitude.”
If you’re going to work 100 hours per week, you need to be positive about what you do every day… right?
Wrong.
All you have to do is give the appearance of a good attitude – and here’s how you do that:
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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?
One question I’ve been seeing a lot lately is how to move into finance if you’re not just out of undergraduate or business school – if you’ve been working for some time and have built up a track record and network.