Where Do I Fit In An Investment Bank?

Many might ask where I should start my investment banking career. There are various divisions within a bank and yet you might feel uncertain of where to start. Goldman Sachs, as one of the most admired employers from Wall Street, has designed a quiz to help you analyze and have a better understanding of yourself.You would have to answer 12 questions which have no right or wrong answers. The quiz

Career Change Cover Letter

Let us review the elements of a 20-second resume cover letter which is best suited for investment banking.A 20-second cover letter must answer all these questions precisely:1. What are you doing?2. What do you want to do?3. What are you able to do?4. What do you want the reader to do?A career change cover letter is more or less in the same structure. Remember you don’t have to

Belated Successful Investment Banking Career

A number of readers asked if they can switch to investment banking without any banking background. Answer is ‘yes’. A number of successful investment bankers didn’t start early and without any banking related education. Peter Redhead, the former head of Asia equities at JP Morgan used to fight criminal crimes at his early career. Nick Sibley, the recently retired head of personal finance at

Ideal Investment Banking Cover Letter

Here is a sample of an ideal 20-second resume cover letter, extremely suitable for applying investment banking jobs. His one-page resume is also very well-written. A very good candidate though a little green for now. I'm sure he will be on my radar screen in a couple of years. Dear AnnaI was referred to you by a friend. I am currently a third year analyst at Societe Generale Asset Management