How To Get Into Investment Banking

In this episode, I dive into Investment Banking and explore the career path it offers! Frequently, here on YouTube, there is a lot of negative stigma around the career path. Still, starting your career in Investment Banking as a finance professional is one of the best things you can do to jump-start your career!

I walk through the advantages, requirements, and opportunities of a career in investment banking. The appeal is undeniable, from making a competitive salary at a very young age to being able to work on intellectually challenging deals and interacting with high-caliber individuals. 

I break down the investment banking career path, highlighting responsibilities and growth opportunities across junior roles (e.g., analyst & associate roles).

Learn more about how much money you might make, your working hours as a junior in IBD, and exit opportunities at each level. Take advantage of this opportunity to gain the insights you need to land your dream job in Investment Banking. Watch the episode on YouTube or read the summary on my blog today!

Blog Post: Blog Post: Investment Banking Career Paths (Episode 11!)

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Download the EBook FOR FREE to Kickstart Your Journey into Investment Banking! The number of downloads is limited each week, so make sure you get your copy now!

📖 Get it Here -> https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/

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How To Get Into Investment Banking Episode 10: County College to Investment Banking Pt. 1 (Fr.

& Soph. Edition)

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📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

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Are you a college student who goes to a Non-Target (e.g., a county college or another college with little to no on-campus recruiting) and wants to get into #InvestmentBanking? Listen to today's podcast because the episode is for you. It might seem daunting and overwhelming at first, but the secret sauce is consistency over time. So, how does one go from a county college to their dream job in Investment Banking? I think the journey depends on the starting point. Today, I focus on what freshmen and sophomore students should do today to get started on their

journey.

Here are a few steps that you need to follow:

One, go through historical placements (e.g., where have students placed in the past 5 years, are there specific groups, firms, or regions where your school does well?), understand the landscape for whatever OCR exists (however sparse it might be), how much time do you have until you graduate, are you willing to stay an extra year and what is your appetite + ability to transfer to another school

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Second, start pulling back on your course load and take the easiest classes possible. Students forget

why they are in college – to get a job. There is no need to take advanced courses in your first two years or double major if there is no need. You don't have time to be spending on problem sets as a computer science major if you know you want to work in Investment Banking. If you are at a Non-Target (e.g., county college or another random state school), you need to maintain a high G.P.A., prep for technical interviews, be involved on campus, and spend time building your network. That is all you should be doing.

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Third, get started on your Reaching Out Initiative (R.O.I.) by building out a list of professionals you want to reach out to, firms you are interested in, and make sure your narrative & story is perfected.

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Fourth, this is the step that never stops. Ongoing preparation for technical and behavioral questions, conducting 1:1's / informational interviews, and successfully navigating through actual interviews.

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Fifth, keep evaluating your performance and be objective with your shortcomings, e.g., where are you failing and why, what are the technicals tripping you up, or are there specific behavioral questions where you ramble on for too long?

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This exercise aims to further remove the noise from your day-to-day and remain focused on what matters – getting a job in Investment Banking. Please leave all questions below in the comment or email me directly at info@saajandoshi.com or...

How To Get Into Investment Banking Episode 9: Why I Did Investment Banking

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📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

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College students

looking to get into #InvestmentBanking, read below to see why I picked Investment

Banking as a career out of college and why you should too. Investment Banking amplifies

your career and gives you a leg up on what you want to do after your time in Investment

Banking.

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1. I wanted deal experience.

What does this mean? I wanted to work on M&A transactions, capital market

activities (e.g., debt offerings & equity raises), understand how deals

came together from the point of a seller, buyer, and creditors (I worked in

restructuring).

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2. I wanted to develop

a solid technical and soft skill set. Let's break these two down a bit more.

Technical Skill

Set means the following (to me): Can you take a CIM, a 10-K, or a teaser and

extrapolate the given data to create a 1-page write up on a deal or company that

speaks to the merits of the deal (favorable or a negative). Further, can you

leverage excel as a tool to complete an analysis (whatever it might be, e.g., accretion/dilution,

LBO, DCF, forecasting analysis, etc.)

Soft Skill Set means

the following (again, to me): can you take a blank PowerPoint and use it to

convey a story to a buyer or seller to speak to why the transaction or

investment is worthwhile, i.e., should we buy or sell or raise capital or

divest an asset, etc.

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3. I knew I wanted

to be an investor/operator as an "end state" for my career. As I researched

the career of folks that I admire (e.g., Thomas Tull, John Malone, Ken Moelis, Josh

Harris, Louis Bacon, Bob Iger, Neil & David Rimer, Meg Whitman, Deborah

Farrington, Indra Nooyi), I realized most had backgrounds in either consulting/banking/buy-side),

I knew that investment banking was the best place for me to go and start my

career – get my feet wet and then go from there.

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This exercise aims

to further remove the noise from your day-to-day and remain focused on what

matters – getting a job in Investment Banking.

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Please leave all

questions below in the comment or email me directly at info@saajandoshi.com or text me at

310.526.2906! Also, feel free to leave any feedback or thoughts on what else

you'd like to see. Thank you all!

Connect with me

on Social Media:

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How To Get Into Investment Banking Ep. 8: Product vs. Coverage Groups?

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📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

Hey everyone, welcome to episode 8 ("Product vs. Coverage Groups")!

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In today's episode, we will be going over an exercise that will help you understand the following:

1. Does it matter if you are in a Product or Coverage / Industry Group?

2. How to approach this in networking if you are Non-Target or a Target student

3. How this impacts your long-term career and associated next steps

4. What happens on a day-to-day basis in these groups

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This episode is about understanding what goes on within product or industry groups and why having a view on them is essential, e.g., where you land today will impact the moves you can make tomorrow.

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The point of doing this exercise is to further remove the noise from your day-to-day and remain focused on what matters – getting a job in Investment Banking.

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Please leave all questions below in the comment or email me directly at info@saajandoshi.com or text me at 310.526.2906! Also, feel free to leave any feedback or thoughts on what else you'd like to see. Thank you all!

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📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

Hey everyone and welcome to episode 7 (“Analyze your situation”)!

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In today’s episode, we will be going over an exercise that will help you understand the following:

1.       What type of school do you go to and how will that impact your recruiting efforts e.g., historical

placements?

2.       What have you done so far, what is your body of work, and what is your G.P.A.?

3.       How does on-campus recruiting look like at your school?

4.       What is your financial situation e.g., can you stay an extra year in school?

5.       When will you graduate and how old are you?

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This episode is all about taking a step back and having accountability over where you find yourself today. How do we do that? We ask the hard questions because it is these questions that will help us figure out the best path forward for you on your journey into Investment Banking

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The point of doing this exercise is to further remove the noise from your day to day and remain

focused on what matters – getting a job in Investment Banking.

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Please leave all questions down below in the comment or email me directly at info@saajandoshi.con or text me at 310.526.2906! Also, feel free to leave any feedback or thoughts on what else you’d like to see. Thank you all!

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📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

Hey everyone! I go over two things in today’s episode that will help you on your journey into investment banking.

One, I go over how anyone (regardless of  what grade you are in e.g., if you are a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior etc.) can apply “P.P.D” to their own situation and get started on their path to the front office.

Second, we review a case study of one of the students that I have coached in the past and how you can learn from their journey coupled with applying the strategies we used for this specific student for your own situation.

A lot of students often get overwhelmed with all the information being thrown at them (and I don’t blame them as there is a lot of bad information out there), and do not know how to even take the first step.

Please leave any questions down below or email me directly at info@saajandoshi.con or text me at 310.526.2906! Also, feel free to leave any feedback or thoughts on what else you’d like to see. Thank you all!

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Here’s a few different ways to catch the episode:

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m7NpJ6Zv2IzYVy1FbRGqp?si=53e58b11e4254dd5

Listen on Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-get-into-investment-banking/id1592904580

📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

Hey everyone! At this point (assuming you have been listening to all my episodes and keeping up with the homework assignments!) you should have a general sense of what your why is and what areas within the world of front office finance that you want to pursue.

Today’s episode (and next weeks) is all about a framework that I like to call “P.P.D.” or Purpose, Process, Discipline. This framework has come in very hand for me not just when I was recruiting, but also in life in general. A lot of students often get overwhelmed with all the information being thrown at them (and I don’t blame them as there is a lot of bad information out there), and do not know how to even take the first step.

The point of using “PPD” in your thinking is so you can learn how to remove the noise from your day to day and remain focused on what matters – getting a job in Investment Banking.

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Please leave all questions down below in the comment or email me directly at info@saajandoshi.com or text me at 310.526.2906! Also, feel free to leave any feedback or thoughts on what else you’d like to see. Thank you all!

Connect with me on Social Media:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaajanDoshi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saajan-Doshi-101283318648410

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Here’s a few different ways to catch the episode:

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m7NpJ6Zv2IzYVy1FbRGqp?si=53e58b11e4254dd5

Listen on Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-get-into-investment-banking/id1592904580

Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/saajandoshi/sets/how-to-get-into-investment

📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

Hey everyone! At this point (assuming you have been listening to all my episodes and keeping up with the homework assignments!) you should have a general sense of what your why is and what areas within the world of front office finance that you want to pursue.

Today’s episode (and next weeks) is all about a framework that I like to call “P.P.D.” or Purpose, Process, Discipline. This framework has come in very hand for me not just when I was recruiting, but also in life in general. A lot of students often get overwhelmed with all the information being thrown at them (and I don’t blame them as there is a lot of bad information out there), and do not know how to even take the first step.

The point of using “PPD” in your thinking is so you can learn how to remove the noise from your day to day and remain focused on what matters – getting a job in Investment Banking.

.

Please leave all questions down below in the comment or email me directly at info@saajandoshi.com or text me at 310.526.2906! Also, feel free to leave any feedback or thoughts on what else you’d like to see. Thank you all!

Connect with me on Social Media:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOUxc0lycxkZ8F1ADvnWdg?sub_confirmation=1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saajandoshi/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saajandoshi?

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaajanDoshi

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saajan-Doshi-101283318648410

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saajandoshi/

My World Wide Web:

Where I Invest My Money: https://public.com/SaajanDoshi

Get a Free Stock: https://public.com/user-referral?referrer=SaajanDoshi

Invest in Crypto (Get FREE Bitcoin): https://www.coinbase.com/join/doshi_b9r

Here’s a few different ways to catch the episode:

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m7NpJ6Zv2IzYVy1FbRGqp?si=53e58b11e4254dd5

Listen on Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-get-into-investment-banking/id1592904580

Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/saajandoshi/sets/how-to-get-into-investment

📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

So, in the last few episodes, I talked about how to think about your career in Investment Banking with a long-term focus and the tool that will help you achieve that: having a “WHY” in place and how you figure “WHY”.

I talked about having a "WHY", and its importance in planning your career long term. In this episode, I walk students through how to figure out what your purpose is, how to leverage your interests + passions to help craft your Why.

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BTW, your WHY is the single most important thing to learn and know before embarking on your journey into Investment Banking.

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📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx .

So, in the last episode, I talked about the importance of planning your career for the long term and having a strong "WHY" in place. I used myself and other students as illustrative examples of what a strong "WHY" looks like. In this episode, I walk students through how to figure out what their purpose is, and how to leverage their interests + passions to help craft their "WHY".

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BTW, your WHY is the single most important thing to learn and know before embarking on your journey into Investment Banking.

Episode 1: Figure out your WHY! Understanding and figuring out what your why is, is the single most important thing you need to do before embarking on your journey into Investment Banking. It will serve as your roadmap in both the short and long term as you progress through your career!

I am so excited to share this episode with you all – let me know what you all think and please leave any feedback + comments down below.

. 📘 I also recommend that you check out my EBook (it’s FREE) on Breaking into Investment Banking. 📖 Get it Here: https://howtogetintoinvestmentbanking.com/Ebook/ . 🤝P.S., do you want to land your dream job in Investment Banking? I offer FREE 1:1 consultation calls for students who are interested in a career on the sell side! Don’t miss out on this opportunity – schedule your FREE consult call today: https://tally.so/r/woR0vx

Very excited to drop the first episode of How to Get Into Investment Banking as it has been over 3 years in the making.

There are so many students that need proper guidance instead of relying on clickbait YouTube videos (e.g., how many hours you will work, how much you will make, and what the most prestigious group is, etc.). All of that is just noise.

Students need actual, tangible advice that they can follow to land interviews and secure offers. Make sure to tune in or share with someone you know who is serious about a career in Investment Banking!