How to Get Into Investment Banking Ep. 9: Why Did I Do Investment Banking

How To Get Into Investment Banking Episode 9: Why I Did Investment Banking . 📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx . . College students looking to get into #InvestmentBanking, read below to see why I picked Investment Banking as a career out of college and why you should too. Investment Banking amplifies your career and gives you a leg up on what you want to do after your time in Investment Banking. . 1. I wanted deal experience. What does this mean? I wanted to work on M&A transactions, capital market activities (e.g., debt offerings & equity raises), understand how deals came together from the point of a seller, buyer, and creditors (I worked in restructuring). . 2. I wanted to develop a solid technical and soft skill set. Let's break these two down a bit more.   Technical Skill Set means the following (to me): Can you take a CIM, a 10-K, or a teaser and extrapolate the given data to create a 1-page write up on a deal or company that speaks to the merits of the deal (favorable or a negative). Further, can you leverage excel as a tool to complete an analysis (whatever it might be, e.g., accretion/dilution, LBO, DCF, forecasting analysis, etc.)   Soft Skill Set means the following (again, to me): can you take a blank PowerPoint and use it to convey a story to a buyer or seller to speak to why the transaction or investment is worthwhile, i.e., should we buy or sell or raise capital or divest an asset, etc. . 3. I knew I wanted to be an investor/operator as an "end state" for my career. As I researched the career of folks that I admire (e.g., Thomas Tull, John Malone, Ken Moelis, Josh Harris, Louis Bacon, Bob Iger, Neil & David Rimer, Meg Whitman, Deborah Farrington, Indra Nooyi), I realized most had backgrounds in either consulting/banking/buy-side), I knew that investment banking was the best place for me to go and start my career – get my feet wet and then go from there. . This exercise aims to further remove the noise from your day-to-day and remain focused on what matters – getting a job in Investment Banking. . Please leave all questions below in the comment or email me directly at [email protected] or text me at 310.526.2906! Also, feel free to leave any feedback or thoughts on what else you'd like to see. Thank you all!   Connect with me on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOUxc0lycxkZ8F1ADvnWdg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: