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Investment Banking Tough Interview Questions: How To Answer the “Greatest Weakness” Question

"Katie Couric: What one personal flaw do you think might hinder your ability to be president? Barack Obama: I don't think there's... a flaw that…

How to Dominate Your Industry-Specific Interviews: Real Estate, Energy, FIG, and More

You've applied to over 100 banks, networked with 230 bankers, and have been pounding the pavement since August. And now you've lined up 10 first…

Investment Banking: Pakistan Edition

OK, I’ll admit it upfront: while this site has featured lots of interviews from readers in "hot" emerging markets such as China and India, I…

How to Make A Career Move from Consulting to Investment Banking

I'm not gonna lie: I haven't treated consultants very well before - and even though that infamous Leveraged Sellout video is ancient history by now,…

Traders and Brokers: Bud Fox vs. Gordon Gekko?

Assuming you've seen Wall Street (the awesome, original one, not the watered-down sequel) - it is a requirement to work in finance, after all - you…

CFA vs. MBA

Despite repeatedly warning against taking the CFA and even admitting the few cases where it’s actually helpful, I still get CFA-related questions all the time.…

The Investment Banking Cover Letter Template You’ve Been Waiting For

A long time ago I said that we would never post a cover letter template here: "I was tempted to post a Word template, but…

From Middle-Office Operations to Front-Office Sales & Trading: How One Reader Made the Leap and How You Can Do It Too

It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of the back office. Much of the work is mundane, and it doesn’t give you many options:…

It’s Not Rocket Science: Why You Should Stop Learning Partial Differential Equations If You Want to Break Into Investment Banking

"Hi, I was wondering which class I should take to break into investment banking: Advanced Partial Differential Equations or Quantum Field Theory. Do you think…

From Nuclear Submarines to Investment Banking: How to Make the Leap from the Military to Finance

Can you get into finance coming from a military background? Just how many bankers each year break in from the Army, Navy, and Air Force?…

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