Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Career Advice
Anybody who starts early and plans out their careers, goals and aspirations when they are young can easily save $1 million in 10 years. Many may think this is absolutely impossible to save that much money in such a short period of time, but in reality, it is really not that hard. You just need […]
If you want to break into private equity, then you better make sure you are prepared for interviews right after you start your investment banking job. I know it may seem crazy, but typically interview season for private equity associate jobs start just a few months after you start working full time. You may have […]
It is every investment bankers dream to land a job on the buyside. Private equity is one of the most (if not the most) common exit opportunity for investment bankers. The thought of more pay, less hours and more meaningful work causes a lot of investment bankers to want to make the jump after a […]
Let’s be honest – nobody who starts their career as an investment banker plans to stay for more than two to three years. Throughout your entire life in college, you have had all the freedom in the world to do what you want whenever you want, and working in investment banking throws all that out […]
Growing up in a small town far away from NYC, I had no idea how much you can make in a finance career. Even when I was in college, it wasn’t until I started working in the real work when I realized the amount of money you can make in finance. Working in finance right […]
Once you graduate from college and start living a life on your own, you begin to realize that getting to where you want to be is not that easy. Growing up, everything is pretty much laid out for you – wake up, go to school, do some extracurriculars, finish homework, rinse and repeat. As long […]
I was never into reading books growing up. My parents weren’t big readers so I never developed the habit of reading until after I graduated from college. Hate to blame my parents, but most don’t fully realize the impact your parent’s habits have on you throughout your childhood. Little did I know how much I […]
If you are still in school or early in your career, you are probably trying to figure out what is the best job to pursue to jumpstart your career. Most people have no idea what they want to do, and that is absolutely okay! You should not feel pressured to figure out what you want […]
These past ten years have been one of the best economic times for the vast majority of Americans. $6 coffee drinks, $30 workout classes, $1000 iPhones, $3,000 per month rent, $5,000 vacations, I mean the list of extravagant things that I see young 20-year-olds spend on can go on and on. Unfortunately, after one of […]
Let’s be honest, nobody is going to read every word on your resume. Given the amount of job applications every firm receives, most hiring managers will spend at most 20 to 30 seconds reading a resume. Because of this, you need to make sure you don’t make stupid mistakes that will get you cut automatically. […]