Insights
From the hiring side.
Recruiting into investment banking in London, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore. Written by the person who used to make the decision, with nothing softened.
What IBD Actually Is: M&A, ECM, DCM and LevFin, Explained From the Hiring Side
The division mapped: M&A, ECM, DCM, LevFin, and why it is not the trading floor.
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Front Office vs Middle Office vs Back Office: the Honest Map of a Bank
Front, middle and back office: the pay gap, the mobility truth, the honest map.
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Walk Me Through Your CV: the 90-Second Story That Decides the Interview
The 90-second arc, the three silent tests, and the openings that fail.
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How to Talk About a Deal in Interviews, With a Worked Example
A five-part structure and a worked example on the Skechers take-private.
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Modelling Tests Under Pressure: How DCF and LBO Cases Are Actually Scored
The formats, the marker's scoresheet, the classic traps and a clock protocol.
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Private Equity vs Venture Capital: the Honest Comparison for Bankers
Two different businesses: the day jobs, pay shape, and who each actually hires.
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No Return Offer After Your Banking Internship: the Recovery Playbook
Diagnose the why, the one-line answer, and the routes back in with a clock.
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Too Old for Investment Banking? Age, Gap Years and the Graduation Delay Question
The real age patterns, when delaying graduation pays, and the routes by profile.
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M&A League Tables, H1 2026: How to Read Them as a Candidate
Who ranks where, how credit is gamed, and turning the tables into a target list.
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Is Paid IBD Coaching Worth It? the Honest Economics of the Full Cycle
What coaching cannot do, what it changes, and the maths against first-year pay.
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