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Keeping Your Resume Bullets From Shooting Your Foot (2)

7/19/11 •

It is truly rare that I am asked to review a resume that has effectively utilized the use of bullet points as a means of not only touching on what’s been done at a position, but also what’s been accomplished at the position – in other words, articulating what the person has contributed to the [...]

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Interviews, Interviews and P/E – The Fun Never Ends (0)

5/16/11 •

I’ve been getting plenty of questions on several interview questions – in particular, the stock pitch and the greatest accomplishment/biggest challenge overcome and other “grand” word questions. Let’s delve a little deeper into these questions and as always, let me know what other questions you have! I don’t have a great answer for my “greatest [...]

To Rise Within IB Or Seek Buy Side Glory? (3)

3/29/11 •

This is an interesting question I received from a reader a while back, and I felt it was worth its own posting. I know it is not my longest article, but definitely worth a read and worth some consideration as well all continue to evaluate our career paths and take our next steps. On a [...]

Internships, P/E, B School and More! (6)

2/24/11 •

I’m currently a freshman in search of a summer internship for next summer (rising soph). Should I be cold calling, reaching out to contacts, going to NY and searching in person? What are my best options and what positions should I be targeting given my interest in IB? I wouldn’t bother going to NY unless [...]

Applying To The Application-Less Boutique! (1)

1/26/11 •

There are pretty much 3 types of positions an applicant can apply to when it comes to IB recruiting – OCR (on-campus recruiting) positions, positions that have online applications (whether through a career website or a company’s website) and, of course, as the title to this article would imply, the application-less positions. While the first [...]