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OFFERGOBLIN

Guide

Recruiting

10 articles

Networking, pipeline, target schools, summer programs, and offer negotiation.

ArticleTime
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