The general rule of thumb is this: don’t lie and especially don’t put any lies in writing on your resume or on the background check form.

This sounds simple, but there’s a lot of subtlety when you consider “gray areas” - slight GPA inflation, exaggerating previous jobs, omitting jobs, and more.

Getting A Job, Recruiting, Resume Tips | 12 Comments »

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 »

In this week’s edition of Mergers & Inquisitions Reader Q&A, the investment banking summer internship theme continues to run strong. Offers have already been handed out at most bulge bracket banks, while middle-market and boutique banks will continue recruiting year-round.
I continue to receive many questions on breaking into banking from other industries, so I [...]

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