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Mergers & Inquisitions
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Get a job in investment banking. Resume, interview and job search tips for the finance industry. Learn how to get a job in the industry and then maintain your sanity once you do.
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You Just Got a Full-Time Investment Banking Offer – Now, What Do You Do Before You Start?
You’ve been through interviews with 27 different banks. 17 Superdays. You’ve talked to so many bankers that you don’t even remember half their names. But now you’ve finally landed the offer, and you’re about to sign on t...
The Secret Experiment I Just Performed On You – and Why You (Still) Shouldn’t Overestimate the Competition
Back when I was deciding on what bonuses to give away with the Networking Ninja Toolkit, I was stuck. I had been so busy creating new videos and products that I didn’t have anything new to give away beyond what was already available. So I had t...
Breaking and Entering Into Investment Banking As an Accountant
“It’s tax time. I know this because I’m staring at documents that make no sense to me, no matter how many beers I drink.” -Dave Barry Got “stuck” in accounting or auditing and now you want to break into investment ...
Stuff Investment Bankers Like, Round 2: Email Forwards That Destroy Careers, Blue Shirts, Headphones, The Track, Markup, The West Wing, and Closing Dinners
Ok, let’s get started with round 2. See round 1 (cocaine, Buenos Aires, and more fun) right here if you missed it before. 8. Email Forwards That Destroy Careers You’ve already seen this story, so I won’t bother repeating the details...
Can You Really Use Business School to Re-Brand Yourself and Break Into Finance?
“Just go to business school.” “Go to a top MBA program.” “With HBS on your resume you can do anything you want.” It’s one of the most common pieces of advice given to anyone interested in consulting or financ...
Lateral Hiring 101: How to Look Before You Leap, and Then How to Make the Leap
“Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” -Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince Except with lateral hiring – where “mistakes of ambition” are s...

