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Episode 154: ELEVATE Program Session 2 Setting Up Ximena's Networking Game Plan Mar 30, 2022

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In this session we review the initial draft of Ximena's networking contact log, strategize on which banks she wants to target, and how to set goals for how many bankers she should reach out to throughout her networking process. We also discuss who she should target to get better conversion rates for the amount of effort she's putting in. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep154

Episode 153: Tell Me About a Time When You Had to Manage Tight Deadlines Mar 28, 2022

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A common situational question that bankers like to ask is “tell me about a time when you had to manage tight deadlines.” They want to see how you would behave in a high pressure environment that requires you to juggle multiple competing responsibilities at once. But how do you answer these questions well besides just saying things like “work harder” or “sleep less”? Are there mental frameworks you can use to make your answer more structured? Listen to this podcast where I ask a student this question during our mock interview, and give him feedback on how to improve it afterward. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep153

Episode 152: Can I Get IB Referrals From Employees in Other Divisions? Mar 24, 2022

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Should you spend time networking with someone who works at a bank you’re interested in, but doesn’t work in the investment banking division? Can someone who works in, say, private wealth management, refer you for a job in the investment banking division? The answer is it depends. Listen to this podcast where we discuss how you should be allocating your networking time and effort to get the best results. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep152

Episode 151:How Jenn Went From Getting No Interviews to Landing an Offer From PJT Partners Mar 23, 2022

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Our client Jenn is a sophomore who has already secured her junior summer offer at PJT Partners (as of mid-April). Hear how she went from being someone with no finance experience and didn't know how to get her foot in the door, to getting offers for sophomore summer internships with two global banks, followed by her junior summer internship offer - all just within 3.5 months of joining WSMM. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep151

Episode 150: Should I Network With Senior Bankers? Mar 21, 2022

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Most students focus the majority of their networking efforts on bankers at the analyst level. This is primarily because junior bankers are generally more accessible, and it’s also easier to build rapport with someone who’s closer in age. But is this enough? Or should you be trying to network with senior bankers as well? Hear this podcast where we discuss whether it’s important to network with senior bankers, and how you might go about doing something like that. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep150

Episode 149: How to Reconnect With Bankers You’ve Already Spoken To Mar 17, 2022

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Most of the time, you will have bankers that you networked with months before having to submit your applications. After all, you can’t wait until the last minute to do all of your networking, there simply isn’t enough time. But how do you reconnect with these bankers if it’s been awhile? And how will they even remember who you are? Hear this podcast to learn how to do this and improve your referral rates. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep149

Episode 148: How Luke Got Into Evercore From a Non-Target That Sends 2 Students Into IB Each Year Mar 16, 2022

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Our client Luke is a sophomore who just received a junior summer internship offer from Evercore. He attends a non-target school where just two students graduate into investment banking each year. Hear him talk about how he overcame this obstacle of coming from a non-target school to get an interview from every bank he applied to, before eventually breaking into one of the top elite boutiques on Wall Street. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep148

Episode 147: Do Different Industry Groups Have Different Technical Questions? Mar 14, 2022

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Did you know that some industry groups actually have different technical questions that they ask during interviews? This means that you have some extra studying to do if you are interviewing for these groups. You certainly don’t want to spend time studying for questions you don’t need to know… but you also don’t want to be blindsided during the interview. Listen to this podcast and find out which groups require you to do some extra prep. Knowing this can make or break you! Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep147

Episode 146: When to Stop Networking Mar 10, 2022

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One of my students recently asked me if it would be OK for him to stop networking with a certain bank, because he had already been networking with multiple people at the firm for awhile. Given the limited amount of time you have to network, how do you know when you’ve done enough? I walked him through the two main objectives you must achieve during your networking processes. Once you’ve accomplished both of these goals, you can move on. Listen to this podcast and find out what these two objectives are. This could end up saving you a lot of time from unnecessary networking. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep146

Episode 145: ELEVATE Program Session 1 Transforming Ximena's Resume Mar 10, 2022

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In this session, we introduce Ximena, who is the first student to go through our ELEVATE Scholarship Program where we help high potential students break into investment banking with a full scholarship to our program. We talk about her background a little bit, and then spend most of the session taking a fine comb through her resume. Check out the difference in her resume before she started working with Wall Street Mastermind, to the final draft we ended up with at the end. Having this much improved resume is going to give her a strong foundation for her recruiting efforts, as she uses this resume for all of her networking and application processes. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep145

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