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Corporatefinance jobs at normal companies are bad … …if you’re using them to break into a deal-based field, such as investment banking , private equity , or venture capital , or as a “Plan B” if you interview around but do not get into one of these. In my view, corporatefinance jobs are not ideal “stepping stone roles.”
With the craze over renewable energy and infrastructure over the past few years, we’ve received more and more questions about Project Finance vs. CorporateFinance. This article will focus on careers and recruiting , while the accompanying YouTube video will discuss the technical/modeling aspects in more detail.
5) FinancialModelling: Practice building financialmodels to sharpen your skills. Dive into their Annual Reports, Investor presentations, and research reports, especially the initiating coverage reports. Check for typos, spacing errors, and incorrect punctuation in your presentations and financialmodels.
if it’s a publicly listed firm, take a look at their recent investor presentations and earnings calls). If you were part of a finance or investment club in college, you can definitely highlight that experience to show that you have the investing mindset that it takes to succeed in private equity.
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