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Top Asian Investment Banks in the United States
Unfortunately Asian investment banks do not really take cold calls. Either you have guanxi (your dad is someone important in the Han elite) or you get in through the front door with a prestigious school, excellent grades in a quantitative discipline and fluent...
How To Land An Off Cycle Internship in Investment Banking?
What is the Value of an Off Cycle Internship? Off cycle internships are a great way for career switchers and recent grads to break into investment banking. Any hiring that takes place outside of the normal recruiting process is called off cycle hiring. Investment...
How to Deal with Investment Banker Burnout
Investment Banking can be Soul-Crushing, Burn-Out is Real As a financial recruiter who specializes in placing M&A professionals in sell-side roles, most of my day is spent on the phone speaking to disgruntled investment bankers. As a former banker myself, I am...
6 Epic Wall Street Movies on Netflix
6 Binge Worthy Wall Street Movies Pandemic got you down? Hate your boss and need to commiserate. It's time to fire up Netflix and watch one of these epic Wall Street movies. Educational? Maybe. Entertaining and somewhat Cringy, Absolutely. The Big Short (2015) The...
How to Quit Your Investment Banking Job (Without Burning Bridges)
How Not to Quit Even if you HATE your job and think your boss is a total a$$hole, quitting is really hard. It can be super difficult to resign tactfully with grace. Although you've probably had fantasies about telling off your smug staffer it’s not quite as simple as...
Landing a Job on The Buy-Side
“I want to move to the buy-side.” “Do you have any roles on the Buy-Side?” Recruiters hear these comments and questions ALL THE TIME. Great, but what exactly do you want to do on the buy-side? Let’s bust some...
2020 Wall Street Bonus Bonanza
Investment Banking Compensation 2020 The average Wall Street bonus' climbed 10-12% last year as the coronavirus pandemic caused market volatility and a surge in equity capital markets. According to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli “The early forecast of a...
Yes, Thank You Notes Are Important
I hate to break it to you, but your grandmother was right. Prompt thank you notes are important. They are important to send to grandma AND for securing your dream job. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just graduating from college, a job search can be...
Worst Investment Banking Networking Fails
Truly Bizarre Networking Mistakes and Common Slip-ups On-campus bank presentations and cocktail parties have historically been the #1 place for students to network with investment bankers. Assuming you go to a target school, your first investment banking networking...
Yes, Thank You Notes Are Still a Thing
What is the Purpose of Thank You Notes? Send thank you notes to: Thank employers or networking contacts for their time. Reaffirm your interest in a company, employer, or industry. Illustrate that you are courteous and professional. Jog the interviewer's memory to...
No Investment Banking Internship, Now What?
Uh, oh. You didn't get a Summer Internship offer! The Bankers have come to your campus, conducted their interviews and finished recruiting. Uh oh. You didn’t get an offer. Not only did you not get an offer at a Bulge Bracket bank, you didn’t even get an offer at the...