Recent Posts

This page shows you the most recent blog posts, podcasts, and videos on M&I. If you’ve been reading the site for a long time, and you want to catch up on recent additions, start with the list below:
Investment Banking Sell Day

How to Dominate Your Investment Banking Sell Day

Investment Banking Sell Day: How to Get Into the Best Group and Dominate the Competition.
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Job Offer Doghouse

Can You Renege On Your Investment Banking Job Offer Without Being Blacklisted for Life?

How to Renege on Your Investment Banking Job Offer: When It Makes Sense, When It Doesn't, the Consequences, and How to Do It.
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Quitting Your Job

How to Quit Your Investment Banking Job Without Getting Executed

How to Quit Your Investment Banking Job Without Burning Any Bridges.
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Investment Banking Interview Horror Stories

Embarrassing Investment Banking Interview Failure Stories: Enjoy, and Learn from Our Mistakes.
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You Didn’t Get Any Full-Time Investment Banking Offers. Here’s What To Do Next

How to Get Into Investment Banking If You Didn't Get Any Full-Time Offers During Recruiting Season.
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career destruction

Stuff Investment Bankers Like, Round 2: Email Forwards That Destroy Careers, Blue Shirts, Headphones, The Track, Markup, The West Wing, and Closing Dinners

Stuff Investment Bankers Like: Email Forwards, Blue Shirts, Headphones, Markup, The Track, The West Wing, and Closing Dinners.
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Copy This Investment Banking Associate Resume Template to Break In As an Associate

How to Write an Investment Banking Resume That Gets You Offers at the Associate Level.
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No, You Can’t Have It All: Why Finance Does Not Guarantee You $10 Million and Your Own Beach in Thailand

Warning: Going Into Investment Banking May Not Make You Rich or Allow You to Get a Private Beach in Thailand. Read On to Find Out Why.
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Trading Floor

On the Trading Floor

What the Trading Floor is Really Like: How Many Monitors, Models, and Bottles You Get, and How Much Food You Eat.
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meaningless certifications

Stuff Investment Bankers Don’t Like: The CFA, Your Activities, Your Ph.D., and More

Stuff That Won't Get You Into Investment Banking: The CFA, Activities, Certifications, Financial Modeling Courses, and a Ph.D.
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