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Investment Banking Wardrobe For Men (Take 2)

So it seems my post last week touched off a little a lot of controversy and some many did not agree with the recommendations within.

I take feedback very seriously, so this post is a re-write of the original and hopefully gives better advice specific to banking rather than just listing business casual items to buy.

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Tags: Fashion, investment banking, Investment Banking Lifestyle, investment banking summer internship, investment banking wardrobe, understanding investment banking
Posted in Fashion, Guest Posts, Investment Banking Lifestyle | 20 Comments »

Weekly Reader Q&A: Law School Student To Finance, How Summer Analysts Are Judged And Turning Down Summer Offers

With summer internships approaching, there are 2 topics on everyone’s mind: 1) how to get the full-time offer and 2) how to get an even better internship, even at this late stage. Meanwhile, the questions on breaking into investment banking from other fields continue to roll in.

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Tags: Corporate Law, investment banking, investment banking jobs, investment banking summer analyst, investment banking summer internship, understanding investment banking
Posted in Getting A Job, Investment Banking Internships, Law, Recruiting | 2 Comments »

Weekly Reader Q&A: Elite Boutiques, Moving To The Buyside Early And How To Dress For Success As A Summer Intern

Another crazy week at work (pending deals and, you, know, everyone getting laid off and leaving me with all their work to finish) and another weekly reader Q&A while I find time to write more 3,000 word articles…

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Tags: boutique investment banks, bulge bracket, changing careers, Fashion, Hedge Funds, investment banking summer internship, middle-market, Private Equity
Posted in Boutiques, Fashion, Investment Banking Internships, Investment Banking Lifestyle, Recruiting | 10 Comments »

Mergers & Inquisitions Core Content

What is Investment Banking?: Ari Gold: What Bankers Actually Do, Why NOT Do Investment Banking

Investment Banking Lifestyle: A Day in the Life - Worst Day and Best Day, How to Stay Fit, Investment Banking Wardrobe for Men, Investment Banking Lingo Part 1 and Part 2, A Week in the Life (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

Breaking into Finance: How to Get an Investment Banking Job, Networking into Investment Banking, Recruiting in a Tough Market, Breaking in from Engineering, Breaking in from Law, Breaking in from the Back Office

Investment Banking Resumes: How to Write an Investment Banking Resume, How Investment Bankers Read Resumes

Investment Banking Interviews: Investment Banking Interview Guide, The Interview Selection Process, How to Close Your Interviews

Summer Internships: Summer Intern Success Guide, How to Dominate Your Summer Internship, Tips from a Former Summer Analyst, What You Do as a Summer Analyst, 10 Summer Internship "Don't's", How Summer Interns Get Full-Time Offers

Investment Banking Salaries: Investment Banking Salaries vs. McDonald's, Why Investment Bankers Make So Much Money, 2008 Analyst Bonuses

Private Equity / Buyside Jobs: Private Equity Resumes, Private Equity Interviews, The Myth of the Buyside Job, Headhunters: Friend or Foe?

Specific Groups: UBS LA, Boutiques, Restructuring, The Back Office

Quitting Finance: The Conference Room: How You Get Fired, The Farewell Email, A Day in the Life of a Former Investment Banker

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Mock Interviews / Q&A

Interview coming up? Certain you need to practice, but not sure where you're weak or what you need to improve on? Have some questions that need answering by an expert?

Don't leave it up to chance. Finance is one of the most competitive fields to break into, and you don't want to leave something as important as your career to blind luck.

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