Reader Q&A is back with a vengeance this week. With many Mergers & Inquisitions readers having just started their summer internships or preparing to start soon, everyone is focused on getting the most out of their experiences and getting ready for full-time recruiting in the fall (I wish I was half this prepared when [...]

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“The difficulty is in coming up with a credible excuse or rather, a set of excuses, when you need to do follow on interviews in a short period of time.  Let’s face it, three doctors’ appointments, two visits to the dentist and a broken boiler, fridge and blocked sink in the course of the two [...]

Career Change, Getting A Job, Interview Tips, Recruiting | 2 Comments »

“Before I became so fervent about Private Equity, I thoroughly considered all my other career options: hedge funds and VC.”
-Hicks Musings, The Leveraged Sellout
One common question I’ve been getting lately goes something like this:
“Inquisitor, I just started as a freshman at Harvard.  I am majoring in economics and finance and I’m in the stock market [...]

Corporate Development, Hedge Funds, Investment Banking Lifestyle, Investment Banking Salaries, Private Equity, Recruiting, Venture Capital | 12 Comments »