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 Bankers Say After Your Call: How Names Get Flagged Internally
How names actually travel inside a bank after your call ends.
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LinkedIn for IB Candidates: the Profile Bankers Actually Check
The thirty-second profile check bankers run before accepting your call.
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Networking by Year: First Year, Penultimate, Final and Post-Graduation
The playbook by academic year, including the years everyone pretends not to be in.
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Why This Bank: an Answer That Is Not the Website Recited Back
The test four in five answers fail and the three-layer structure that passes.
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The Behavioural Bank: Teamwork, Failure and Leadership Stories That Land
Six stories, compressed STAR and the failure question done properly.
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Questions to Ask Your Interviewer: Signals, Not Scripts
The last five minutes are still scored. Signals, not scripts, by seniority.
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The MD Round: What Seniors Probe That Juniors Do Not
Representability, judgement over knowledge and how the decision actually gets made.
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Why Candidates Fail Final Rounds: Patterns From the Debrief Room
Seven failure patterns from real superday debriefs and what a near-miss means.
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Market and Macro Questions: Building a View You Can Defend
The three-anchor method for a market view you can defend under pushback.
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Walk Me Through a DCF: How the Answer Is Actually Scored
The 60-second model answer, the three checkpoints and the follow-ups that separate.
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