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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Corporate finance 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. What Are Corporate Finance Jobs?

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Why Investment Banking? How to Answer the Most Boring But Persistent Interview Question of All Time

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“Why investment banking?” and there’s now an overwhelming amount of information online about investment banking. I’ll explain these points here and suggest specific answers to “Why investment banking?” in Interviews for Steppingstone Internships “Why Investment Banking?”

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How to Get an Investment Banking Internship

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If you want to know how to get an investment banking internship, it’s simple: Start very, very early and have a great “Plan B” if something goes wrong. And yes, you read the news correctly: Banks like RBC, DB, Houlihan Lokey, Rothschild, and Guggenheim opened 2025 summer internship applications in calendar year 2023.

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Investment Banking Spring Weeks: The Full Guide

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If you go by most online discussions, investment banking spring weeks in the U.K. are as essential as oxygen or high grades if you want to work at a large bank. Banks are also to blame because they now market spring weeks to students as young as 16. What Do You Do in a Spring Week?

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Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance: Careers, Recruiting, Financial Modeling, and More

Mergers and Inquisitions

With the craze over renewable energy and infrastructure over the past few years, we’ve received more and more questions about Project Finance vs. Corporate Finance. And yes, coincidentally, we have a new Project Finance & Infrastructure Modeling course.

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Investment Banking PowerPoint Shortcuts: Your 30-Minute Crash Course

Mergers and Inquisitions

I get the obsession with The Shiny New Thing, but if you’re a new hire in banking or another corporate finance role, boring old PowerPoint might be your highest-ROI skill. Investment Banking PowerPoint Shortcuts: Windows/Office and Slide Commands All the standard Windows/Office shortcuts work in PowerPoint as well.

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Traits of a Successful Investment Banking Analyst

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If you want to enhance your skills further, consider enrolling in the best investment banking course in Mumbai, which offers placement assistance and a certification upon completion. It's an excellent way to showcase your knowledge during interviews after completing an investment banking certification course.