Guide
Recruiting
10 articles
Networking, pipeline, target schools, summer programs, and offer negotiation.
| Article | Time |
|---|---|
Coffee Chats A coffee chat is an interview in disguise. What to ask, how to prepare, the email template to use, and the mistakes that kill your shot at a referral. | 7 min |
The Pipeline How the IB recruiting pipeline works like a sales funnel: keep pursuing every lead until you get a clear no, because you only need one yes to break in. | 3 min |
The 400 Questions Beyond the standard 400 IB questions. A guide to mastering IB technicals, understanding the "why" behind the answers, and acing the technical interview. | 3 min |
Timing & Negotiation How to time your IB interviews, handle Superday compression, and negotiate competing offers, including what to say when a bank asks if you would accept. | 5 min |
Bank Types The main types of investment banks explained: bulge brackets, elite boutiques, middle-market, and regional banks, and what each is known for in recruiting. | 7 min |
Target Schools See which tier your school falls into for investment banking recruiting, and the exact networking playbook to use if you are not at a target. | 9 min |
Elite boutique interviews What makes elite boutique interviews harder than bulge brackets: the digging past your first answer, how the bar moves through a process, and where to point your prep. | 4 min |
Resume Template The ultimate investment banking resume template: one-page format, banker-ready bullets, a downloadable Word file, and a fully annotated example resume. | 8 min |
Lateraling In The typical path for a lateral is an MBA. Going direct means no cycle to apply into, just networking and a story built from finance, deals, or client service work. | 4 min |
Study Order The order to learn IB technicals, with question-frequency data by category and the core clusters to drill in each one. | 5 min |