Comments on: Effectively Working the Informational Phone Meeting

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Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:10:44 +0000

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By: Tuaj

Tuaj — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:27:27 +0000

Great article! Look forward to your next one.

By: IBanker

IBanker — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:09:43 +0000

No problem at all and thank you! I’m actually going to be putting out a few more articles on networking, so hold tight, they’re on their way.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:52:30 +0000

Could you write an article on how to navigate the lateral process for current bankers working in smaller middle market / boutique firms looking to make the switch to a bulge-bracker / elite boutique?

Who should you target, What merits whether or not you are pegged down to start over as a first-year, When should you be on the lookout, What channels should you focus your efforts on, How you should go about this and interviewing while working at your current firm, What type of interview questions should you expect, etc…

Thanks for all your article and advice thus far, very helpful!

By: Sofia

Sofia — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:20:48 +0000

Good…because I want to be sure I did the right things!

By: IBanker

IBanker — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:25:49 +0000

Absolutely, and great idea!

By: Sofia

Sofia — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:01:40 +0000

Will you be following up with an article on how to conduct an informational interview in person?

By: IBanker

IBanker — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:30:19 +0000

I agree. If you can show a contact that you are the type of person who can not only handle the job, but would be a decent guy/girl when stuck in the office at around 4am, then you’ve definitely won yourself some support. A lot of people can handle the job, it’s being the one that the bankers want to be around when stuck at the desk that helps you to really stand apart.

By: HF

HF — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:22:22 +0000

The great thing about phone interviews is that you can have a piece of papper with all the BS on it… Once I even quoted The Monkey Business: “I am great team player and I’m always looking to improve myself”.

but if you really want to get into banking, my best advice is keep the BS for you, be honest, either you know something about valuation or you don’t. And if you don’t probably banking is not the place for you… Also, be the person your interviewer would like to work with at 4.50 am with a model to close and 100 slides to deliver at 9.00 am.