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Episode 213: Finance or Tech? What’s Better? Aug 23, 2022

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This is a bit of a different topic today, as one of my students who’s currently working in growth equity recently asked me what it was like when I transitioned from investment banking and private equity to working at a tech startup instead. I think that both are very attractive fields to start your career in, and some of you might even been debating between the two. As always, there are some pros and cons for each side, so it’s not a super straightforward decision. Hear my candid take on what tradeoffs I had to make when I moved over to work in the tech industry. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep213

Episode 212: Tell Me About Your Performance Review Aug 18, 2022

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If you just wrapped up your summer internship and are currently interviewing with another firm, chances are very good that your interviewers is going to ask you about the details of your performance review. Knowing how to answer this question is important - because you need to strike a balance between giving an honest and fair assessment, without saying anything that will be overly detrimental to your chances of getting hired. In fact, how would you approach this question is actually quite similar to how you would answer strengths and weaknesses questions. Hear me give a student feedback on how he answered this question. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep212

Episode 211: How George Pivoted From Consulting to IB & Landed a BB Offer w/o Finance Experience Aug 17, 2022

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Our client George originally wanted to get into consulting before switching to investment banking. With no relevant experience, he tried his best to recruit. Things were looking bleak... until he found Wall Street Mastermind in July. Fast forward two months, George has secured an offer from Barclays just a month into his junior year. Hear him talk about the difference between information and transformation. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep211

Episode 210: Discussing Deal Experience for Full-Time Interviews Aug 15, 2022

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Now that summer internships have ended, many of you are currently going through interviews for full-time recruiting. One of the most important things to prepare for when it comes to full-time interviews is walking through any deals or projects you worked on over the summer. But how much detail do you have to go into? And what kind of follow up questions should you expect? Hear my mock interview with a student who has an upcoming interview with a bulge bracket bank. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep210

Episode 209: How Edgar Went From Corporate Banking to Investment Banking With a Late Start Aug 10, 2022

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Our client Edgar recently received an offer from an upper middle market investment bank despite missing the accelerated recruiting timeline during sophomore year, only having a 3.4 GPA, and eventually having to work in corporate banking for his summer internship first. Hear Edgar talk about his journey and how he was able to pull this off against the odds. Make sure you check this interview out to hear Edgar's advice! Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep209

Episode 208: No Financial Modeling at Your Internship? Aug 08, 2022

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A lot of students wonder what they should do when they don’t get any financial modeling experience at their internships. After all, that’s what your interviewers want to hear about when you talk about what you’ve worked on, right? What do you do if you just don’t have much or any financial modeling responsibilities at all though? Hear me coach a student on what to do in this situation, which happens a lot more common than you’d think. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep208

Episode 207: How Important is Financial Modeling for Full-Time Recruiting? Aug 04, 2022

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Those of you who have been following me for awhile know how much I’m against doing financial modeling courses when prepping for summer internship interviews. But recently, a student of mine asked if the same still applies for full-time recruiting. Given a lot of summer internships are wrapping up and a lot of you are about to recruit for full-time positions, I thought this was a timely topic. Hear my thoughts on whether it’s important to be great at financial modeling for the full-time interview process. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep207

Episode 206: How Steve Failed His First Superdays Before Securing an Offer With WSMM's Help Aug 03, 2022

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Our client Steve came to us at the beginning of junior year, after having failed a couple of superday interviews on his own. He was referred to us by our client Bradley after seeing how much better Bradley did during with recruiting. Despite coming to us quite late for help, hear Steve talk about how he was ultimately able to secure a middle market offer that ended up being a phenomenal fit with his background. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep206

Episode 205: How to "Control" the Interview Aug 02, 2022

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Did you know that when you are answering interview questions, it’s actually possible to lead the interview in the direction that you want them to go in? The benefit of doing this is that you can almost steer them into asking you the questions that you want to be asked, which results in less curveball questions and you giving better answers that you’ve already prepared ahead of time. But this is more advanced and is easier said that done, so how exactly do you do it? Hear me coach one of my students on how to do exactly this. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep205

Episode 204: Cost of Capital in M&A vs LBO Jul 28, 2022

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In an acquisition, cost of capital is one of the most important assumptions that go into determining whether the deal is favorable or not. Cost of cash is the cheapest, followed by cost of debt, and then cost of equity (most expensive). But when it’s a private equity firm that’s the buyer in the deal, they actually prefer using debt over cash in all of their transactions. Why is that? Hear me explain the difference between an M&A deal and a LBO deal when thinking about cost of capital. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep204

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