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Episode 133: How Krish Made the Rare Successful Pivot From Sales and Trading Into Investment Banking Feb 09, 2022

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Our client Krish came to us as a junior trader/desk analyst on the leveraged loan desk at Cantor Fitzgerald. He wanted to switch from sales and trading to investment banking, and wanted our help with the technical interview preparation process. Hear him talk about why he chose to get our coaching, and why that was more effective than the interview guides and financial modeling courses he was using. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep133

Episode 132: What If the Networking Call Doesn’t Result in a Referral? Feb 08, 2022

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You’ve probably experienced this before: You reached out to a banker to network with them. The call goes well, you have a pleasant conversation. At the end of the call, the banker tells you to “stay in touch” and that they’ll “keep you in the loop on hiring.” But they don’t offer to give you the referral. What does this mean exactly? Where do you go from here? Was that a wasted effort? Hear me coach our students on how to handle this common situation. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep132

Episode 131: How to Sound Knowledgeable About an Industry Feb 04, 2022

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A lot of times during interviews or even networking calls, you will get asked industry-related questions. This is especially true if you’re interviewing for a specific industry coverage group (i.e. TMT, healthcare, FIG, etc.), or perhaps a smaller bank that only specializes in specific verticals (i.e. FTPartners for fintech). In these instances, it’s important for you to be well prepared when it comes to answering any industry-related questions because that’s how the banker will determine if you have a genuine interest in the industry they cover. So how do you do this? What questions do you need to prepare for? Hear me explain this to one of our students. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep131

Episode 129: Answering “Why Investment Banking” Jan 31, 2022

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One of the most important questions that is guaranteed to come up in your investment banking interview is “why investment banking?” If you can’t give a compelling reason for why you want to have a job that makes you work 80-100 hours a week, you’re not going to be hired. What kind of answers are bankers looking for when it comes to this question though? Hear me coach my student on how to improve his answer for this question. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep129

Episode 128: Tell Me About a Time When You Solved a Complex Problem Jan 27, 2022

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Situational questions are very common during investment banking interviews and you definitely need to prepare for them. This is when the interviewer asks you “tell me about a time when you…” One of the most important things when it comes to answering situational questions is choosing the right example to use for your story. Hear me and my student talk through how to do this for “tell me about a time you solved a complex problem.” Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep128

Episode 127: How Takashi Used WSMM to Get a Bulge Bracket Investment Banking Offer in Asia Jan 26, 2022

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Our client Takashi is someone who didn't have any background, resources, or information in investment banking. Despite this, he leveraged Wall Street Mastermind's help to secure an investment banking offer from Bank of America in the Tokyo office. Hear him talk about the difference between recruiting in the US and Asia, and why WSMM's program can help you no matter which office you recruit for. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep127

Episode 126: How to Ask for More Time After Receiving an Internship Offer Jan 24, 2022

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Have you ever received an internship offer from a firm, while you were still waiting to hear back from other interviews? This can become a tricky situation, especially if the firms you’re waiting on is actually your top choice. Oftentimes, the offer you just received comes with an exploding deadline too, and you are being pressured into making a decision. In this situation, how can you ask for more time on the offer you just received? What is the one thing that you CANNOT say? Check out this podcast to hear the advice I gave one of our students recently on this exact topic. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep126

Episode 125: How Much Effort Should I Spend on Customizing Networking Emails? Jan 20, 2022

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You probably already know that networking is an absolute necessity if you want to maximize your chances of getting selected for investment banking interviews. You also most likely know that the first step of networking is sending cold emails to the banker to ask them for a quick chat. If you haven’t been getting responses to your cold emails, one of the reasons is probably because your emails are too generic and cookie cutter. But how much time and effort should you spend on customizing each email? What’s the pros and cons of doing that, versus just copy/pasting from an email template? Hear this podcast to find out when you should be using each approach. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep125

Episode 123: How Nathan Overcame Doubts About WSMM and Secured Sponsorship for an IB Internship Jan 12, 2022

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Our client Nathan joined halfway through sophomore year as an international student. Despite having someone who had never used WSMM warning him that the program was a total scam, he did his own research and decided to take the plunge. Hear the difference WSMM made for him and how we helped him secure a banking internship despite a significant reduction in visa sponsorships during COVID-19. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep123

Episode 122: How Harrison Spent His Free Time on Learning Technicals and Got Multiple Offers Jan 05, 2022

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Our client Harrison joined WSMM halfway through his sophomore year in order to get a clear roadmap on how to maximize his chances of breaking into investment banking from a non-target school. The biggest thing he wanted was efficiency in his preparation process, and that's what he got. Hear how he was able to spend no more than 5 hours of free time studying technicals, and still got multiple internship offers. Book a Virtual Coffee Chat with an Upperclassmen Who Secured an Offer: wallstmastermind.com/apply?utm_source=podcastep122

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