Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Career Advice
For those that have been following this blog, you all know that I started my career a while ago as an investment banker working in an M&A industry group. I went through 20+ interviews and close to 10 superdays. Got rejected over and over again before somehow managing to land an offer during the last […]
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 […]
Before breaking into the hedge fund industry, I always thought that everybody who worked at a hedge fund was super successful, smart and very rich. Given how I grew up in a small town far away from New York City, the hedge fund industry was very mysterious to me. Luckily for you there is more […]
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 […]
When you work in finance for a while, you run into problems that “Rich People” tend to have. One of the biggest questions I am asked by my friends in the industry is what the hell do I do with all the money that I am making. If you are fortunate and landed a job […]
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 […]