Career advice for ambitious college students and recent graduates: how to get a job in finance regardless of your background. How-to guides on investment banking, private equity and hedge funds.
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Just how old is “too old” to get into finance?
If you want to work in distressed investing, do you need to start at a bank’s Restructuring group first?
What if you’re a serial entrepreneur?
Oh,...
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 the dotted line.
So what do...
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 the...
“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 banking?
I discussed this exact...
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 here. But while...
“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 finance: get into a top MBA program.
Even if...
