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

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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.

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10-11-2023 Newsletter: How to win in Investment Banking? From Analyst to VP

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” These webinars are packed with useful information and insights from the best in finance. We cover topics like private equity, investment banking, switching careers, and how to grow in your job. Do you think there’s been a cultural shift in Investment Banking post-COVID?

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

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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. This article will focus on careers and recruiting , while the accompanying YouTube video will discuss the technical/modeling aspects in more detail.

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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?” For example, internship recruiting starts very early for undergrads in the U.S. , 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?”

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The Path to Success: How to Become an Investment Banker

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Investment banking is one of the most sought-after careers in the finance world. Investment banking is highly desirable due to its potential for high lifetime earnings, its interesting and impactful work, and it serves as a springboard for a career in finance.

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Should You Delay Your Graduation to Improve Your Chances of Getting into Investment Banking?

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If you’re doing it specifically to target investment banking roles, it only makes sense in a few scenarios. Aiming for finance-related roles after graduation or even off-cycle internships and then using lateral hiring to get in. Considering a top MBA if nothing else works. Can You Do an Internship After Graduation?

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Capital Markets vs. Investment Banking: Deals, Careers, Recruiting, Exits, and Offer Decisions

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Even though we’ve covered industry groups vs. product groups and teams such as M&A , ECM , DCM , and Leveraged Finance , we continue to get questions about capital markets vs. investment banking. The questions usually go like this: Are capital markets teams (ECM, DCM, and LevFin) “real” investment banking?