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Investment Banking Recruiting - 5 Top Tips to Stand Out

Are you looking to break into investment banking as your next career move? Join Alejandro A., a seasoned investment banking and private equity professional, for an exclusive session where he will share essential strategies to help you stand out in the highly competitive recruiting process. ​​With over 10 years of experience, Alejandro has worked at prestigious firms like Goldman Sachs, where he served as an Investment Banking Associate, and at Fanatics, as Director of M&A. He also co-founded Harbor Street Capital, a private equity fund, and has mentored over 200 students who have gone on to secure positions at top firms such as Goldman Sachs, Evercore, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley. ​​In this event, Alejandro will provide insider insights into how to successfully navigate the investment banking recruitment process and stand out as a top candidate.

Top 5 Tips to Get Into IB

​Are you looking to break into investment banking as your next career move? Join Alejandro A., a seasoned investment banking and private equity professional, for an exclusive session where he will share essential strategies to help you stand out in the highly competitive recruiting process. ​​With over 10 years of experience, Alejandro has worked at prestigious firms like Goldman Sachs, where he served as an Investment Banking Associate, and at Fanatics, as Director of M&A. He also co-founded Harbor Street Capital, a private equity fund, and has mentored over 200 students who have gone on to secure positions at top firms such as Goldman Sachs, Evercore, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley. ​​In this event, Alejandro will provide insider insights into how to successfully navigate the investment banking recruitment process and stand out as a top candidate.

MBA LinkedIn Outreach Template

Learn how to craft concise and effective LinkedIn connection requests and follow-up messages using these templates. Includes tips on personalization and calls to action.

Navigating AI Salary Data & Market Trends

Walkthrough of key salary datasets and trends, explaining what drives compensation differences and how candidates can evaluate offers and align career goals with compensation realities.

Part 2: Identify Your Target Organizations

Are you tired of applying to 100 jobs and not hearing back? Maybe you’re nervous about reaching out to other people and talking about yourself. Perhaps you’ve heard about networking from a lot of people, but you’re skeptical about the way it can actually work for you. This workshop series is for you! As a career coach, I have distilled the targeted networking approach of finding jobs into a five-step process, each of which I will guide you through. Every three weeks, we will address another piece of the puzzle through an interactive workshop. In Part 1, we reflected on what exactly you want out of your next job and why, and learned how to tell your story in an elevator pitch and rehearse it so you are comfortable sharing your story with others in as little as one minute. In Part 2, we will: - Identify 5-10 orgs/companies that you want to be in using LinkedIn, Internet search, and in-person events, now that you know what you want to do next. - Track what you learn about these companies to start building a picture of what opportunities exist in this space/ market - Change your mindset from a job seeker to a professional’s. Stay confident, not needy. Part 3: Build Your Network to Learn (June 19) Part 4: Maintain Your Network (July 10) Part 5: Use Your Network to Apply (July 31) By the end of the process, you will be fully prepared to use the targeted networking approach to find a job, and more importantly, you will be closer to a chosen job and career that helps you live a purposeful, fulfilling life. Each workshop will include exercises that we will work through together, and I will answer questions. While you can attend any workshop as a one-off, it can be very powerful to attend the entire five-workshop sequence. If you want more personalized support as you go through the job search process, sign up for 1-on-1 coaching sessions with me! This workshop is appropriate for: - Students and early-career professionals who are not sure how to get started with the internship or full-time job search - Mid-career professionals who are looking to pivot into another industry or find a job after a career gap - Anyone who wants to become more adept at networking and use it strategically

Personal Statement Office Hours — Ask a Stanford & Columbia Writing Expert [8/30/2026] (Recording)

Have a personal statement topic but don't know if it's the right one? Stuck on your opening? Worried your essay sounds cliché—or simply doesn't sound like you? Bring your questions, ideas, or draft to this live office-hours session. I'll answer your questions and offer practical, personalized guidance on the spot. We'll talk about what makes a personal statement memorable, how to find the deeper story beneath an obvious topic, how to avoid the most common essay traps, and how to make your writing sound authentic rather than “admissions-y.” You can come with a question, a rough idea, a partial draft, or a completed essay. You don't need to submit anything in advance. By the end, you'll have a clearer sense of what is—and isn't—working in your essay, along with concrete next steps for making it stronger. This is an interactive session, so come ready to participate!

Valuations for Investment Banking

Valuation is the backbone of investment banking interviews and on-the-job analysis, yet many candidates struggle to explain it clearly and confidently. This session breaks down the core valuation methods used in banking, how to think about assumptions and trade-offs, and how to communicate your work the way bankers expect in interviews and live deal discussions. You’ll leave with a stronger conceptual framework for valuation and practical tips to sharpen both your technical accuracy and your delivery.

Tech Cover Letter Structure That Actually Converts

Cover letters may seem like a thing of the past, but that's because most of them suck. Stop regurgitating your resume (they already have it!) and instead make abundantly clear how you'll add value to their team.

Product Management Week Kickoff

Product managers sit at the center of some of the world’s most impactful products, shaping what gets built, why it matters, and how millions of people experience technology. This kickoff session is for anyone exploring a future in product management and looking for a clearer roadmap into the field. You’ll learn what PMs do day to day, the skills that matter most, and how successful candidates position themselves for opportunities in an increasingly competitive market.

How to Craft a Standout Resume for Investment Banking

After this session, you will know how to structure an investment banking resume that clears the initial screen and holds the attention of a recruiter who reviews hundreds in a single cycle. The coach will cover how to quantify deal exposure and financial skills without overstating your experience, how to tailor your bullets for bulge bracket versus boutique targets, and how to position non-traditional backgrounds so they read as assets rather than gaps.

How to Stand Out in VC Recruiting

Venture capital recruiting is relationship-driven, competitive, and often opaque—and standing out requires far more than a strong resume. In this session, you’ll learn how VC firms actually evaluate candidates, what signals investing potential, and how to differentiate yourself through sourcing, market insight, and clear thinking. We’ll cover networking strategies, outreach, interview preparation, and how to demonstrate judgment and curiosity even without prior investing experience.

The Resume Screen: How to Get The First Interview

Your resume has seconds to make an impression before it’s sorted into "Interview" or "Reject." We strip away the fluff and focus on the high-impact signals that Bain screeners seek. Learn how to highlight the "so what" of your experience and structure your bullets to prove you already think like a consultant.

Tutor Skill

"/teach-me" acts as an adaptive conversational tutor that assesses baseline knowledge, builds a learning roadmap, teaches with analogies, checks understanding at each step, and closes with a summary and resources. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/teach-me-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/teach-me/

Bain Cover Letter Example

See an example of a compelling cover letter for the Associate Consultant position at Bain. Learn how to highlight your problem-solving skills, leadership, and passion for consulting.

REAL INSEAD MBA Interview Mocks

Multiple INSEAD mock interview sequences, based on real questions clients reported in interviews. Use these sequences to practice and ensure you convert your INSEAD interview into an admit.

REAL Kellogg MBA Interview Mocks

Multiple Kellogg mock interview sequences, based on real questions clients reported in interviews. Use these sequences to practice and ensure you convert your Kellogg interview into an admit.

REAL Babson MBA Interview Sequences

Multiple Babson mock interview sequences, based on real questions clients reported in interviews. Use these sequences to practice and ensure you convert your Babson interview into an admit.

Chief of Staff 101 FAQ

An unfiltered guide to CoS. Learn what the job actually entails, who thrives in it, how to break in, and what no one tells you until you're in.