Insights
From the hiring side.
Recruiting into investment banking, written by the person who used to make the decision. Timelines, screens and systems for London, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore, with nothing softened.
What I Cut CVs For: a 30-Second Screen From the Hiring Side
Where a screener's eye goes, the five instant cuts, and the bullet formula that survives.
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Why Investment Banking: the Answer That Survives Follow-Ups
The three-part structure, the answers that end interviews, and surviving the why-chain.
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Spring Weeks in London: the 2027 Timeline and How Offers Are Actually Decided
The 2027 timeline month by month, and how conversion is actually decided.
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How to Get Into Investment Banking in Hong Kong as a Student
The timeline, the Mandarin question answered honestly, and the commitment screen.
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Singapore IB Internships: How the Process Differs From Hong Kong
The SEA platform, work rights, and an honest decision frame against Hong Kong.
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Breaking Into Investment Banking in Paris: Grandes Écoles, Stages and the French CV
The césure system, the six-month stage, and the school hierarchy said plainly.
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Off-Cycle Internships in Europe: the Overlooked Route Into Banking
Who hires off-cycle, when it converts, and how to sequence it with summers.
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TMT Investment Banking Interviews: What Is Actually Asked
The sector metrics that matter and how the technicals differ, from inside the group.
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Non-Target to Investment Banking in Europe and Asia: What Actually Works
The funnel maths, thin-thread networking, and a 12-week plan. I am the case study.
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Coffee Chats That Turn Into Referrals: the Scorecard Bankers Run
The scorecard bankers run, three questions that land, and the referral rule.
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