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How to Break Into Investment Banking as a Non-TargetMatthew FarquharMatthew FarquharFounder, CapstackHere's the technical prep system I landed an EB offer withRising sophomores —
& why I messed up freshman summer.
Like any good student,
I spent my entire freshman summer preparing technicals.
Day in, day out.
BIWS.
The Red Book.
Even Rosenbaum & Pearl.
Like many of you,
I assumed I was killing it.
"Noone's studying harder than me"
& by September,
I felt ready.
"Hey guys, anyone wanna do a mock interview?"
They were about to see a beast in his zone.
The MJ of IB Recruitment.
No, the Black Mamba.Read full postHow to PROPERLY Do a Coffee Chat / Networking CallMatthew FarquharMatthew FarquharFounder, Capstack3 Things I Needed For Every Coffee Chat Referral1. A transition.
2. The right questions.
3. And a reason to stay in touch.
I used to always panic at the 20-minute mark.
Unsure of whether to ask for the referral.
If you're still wondering…
You never ask for a Referral.Read full postWhen to Start Recruiting for Finance InternshipsMatthew FarquharThe FASTEST Way to Land a Summer Internship in Investment BankingMatthew FarquharThe PROPER Way To Answer KEY Behavioral QuestionsMatthew FarquharThe whole behavioral round on one card: the four things interviewers score, the four question types and how long each answer should run, the rules every answer follows, and the realistic ~5-question mix — including the Core 3 that open almost every interview.
Continue ReadingOne principle governs the whole page: a resume unfolds from general to specific. The standard section stack, the two levers most students never pull — order by relevance, merge Professional & Extracurricular — and how to layer one entry from context down to named deals.
Continue ReadingThe Skills line is table stakes and never asked about, so software only: Bloomberg, Capital IQ, FactSet. Never "Financial Modelling" as a label. And if your bullets already name 3 platforms and 3 models, drop the line entirely.
Continue ReadingJoin students using the playbook to land at Goldman, JPMorgan, Evercore.
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