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How to Break into Investment Banking as an Engineer – If You Enjoy the Punishment

I thought that engineers would stop wanting to move into finance. After all, companies like Google and Facebook now offer higher pay, better hours, and…

Venture Debt Funds: The Best Alternative to Growth Equity for Startups?

If you work on larger deals with more mature companies, do you do more technical analysis? Your immediate response might be “Yes, of course” –…

Investment Banking Fit Questions: How to Use the Rule of 3 for Quick and Efficient Prep

Does the brute force method work? In other words, if you’re preparing for a test, should you memorize the answers to all the possible questions…

“Walk Me Through Your Resume” in Investment Banking Interviews: How to Answer

If you have 2 hours before your interview and you haven’t done any preparation, what should you do first? And if you have 3 weeks,…

Last-Minute Investment Banking Recruiting: How to Win a Full-Time Offer Without an IB Internship

Can you get into investment banking at the last minute? Back in 2005-2007, the answer was "Yes" - at least if you had good grades…

Master’s in Finance Programs: The Best Last-Minute Path into Investment Banking?

If you don't succeed the first time around, should you try and try again? It depends on your reasons for not succeeding the first time…

What to Expect in Your Asset Management Internship at a Pension Fund or Endowment

If you want to work in a buy-side role, is investment banking a pre-requisite? There seems to be an obsession with it online, but for…

Commercial Real Estate Lending: The Best Backdoor into the Finance Industry?

I’m always amazed by readers who get interested in finance and then conclude that they "need" to win front-office investment banking roles. That hype over…

Pension Funds in Canada: The Best Way to Break into Finance Through the Side Door?

Whenever I publish an article on Canada, it seems to attract controversy. But there’s one thing everyone can agree on: The investment banking industry there…

From Boutique Investment Bank to Corporate Development: The Best Exit Opportunity?

Do you believe all the stories on this site? You should. Even if I had the time or imagination to make them up, I’d have…

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