染雾如何稳拿一个体面的投行offer
For those people who are really keen on pursuing an investment banking career, I would like to share a few tips I learnt during the past few years in IBD and answer the most common questions I received from IBD candidates.
对于那些真正想进投资银行的人，我来分享一下过去几年来我在投行OFFER(一下简称IBD)中学到的几点，也来回答一下我被IBD申请者问的最多的几个问题，
如何稳拿一个体面的投行offer
。Q1. Besides applying online or through campus recruitment, is there any other way to break into the industry?
问1：除了网上申请或者校园招聘会，还有什么其他方法打进这个行当?
A1: Yes of course. You could also leverage on professional recruitment agencies such as headhunters or try your luck through networking sessions. I would suggest every potential candidate should build a comprehensive LinkedIn profile and stay visible to headhunters. For those candidates who have access to Bloomberg, registering for a Bloomberg event or simply showing up during the conference will win a good chance to network with REAL industrial professionals. Last but not least, do send a thank-you note to follow up with whoever you've spoken with during the event. It helps!
答1：当然啦。你也可以依靠专业的招聘机构例如猎头，或者通过网络会议来试试运气。我会建议每一个潜在的申请者建立一个完善的LinkedIn档案，并且保持对猎头可见。对于那些能接触到彭博社的申请者，注册一个彭博社的项目或者在会议中简单地露一下面，都会让你有机会接触上实实在在的行业专家。最后也是最重要的，给那些在项目中和你说过话的每个人写一张致谢的条子，这很有用!
Q2. What is the most important thing for the IBD interview?
问2：IBD面试中最重要的事情是什么?
A2: In early rounds of interviews, your hard skills are the most important. In light of the high volume of work and tight deadlines, it is just impossible to train a fresh analyst how to do accounting and financial modellings from scratch. So make sure that you at least read ONE full-fledged annual report of a company and understand most of the Notes to Account, and at least do one financial projections with simplified assumptions on Excel. If you are lucky to make it to the final rounds of interview, it is only the chemistry between you and your potential future boss that counts. Make sure that you speak well and fingers crossed that the team likes you.
答2：在开始几轮的面试中，你的'硬本领是最重要的。在大量的工作和各种截止期限面前，训练一个刚来的分析师如何记账和金融建模是不可能的，
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《如何稳拿一个体面的投行offer》(https://)。所以你需要确保你至少读熟了一份公司的财务年报并且理解了大多数的账务笔记，还有至少做过一张财务规划的EXCEL表格。如果你有幸进入了面试的最后几轮，只有你和你可能的未来老总的化学反应说了算了。确保你的谈吐得体，想着你的团队会喜欢你。
问3. 我要不要在IBD找工作前通过CFA(特许金融分析师)一级或者二级考试?
A3: If you have little knowledge in accounting or have plenty of time to kill, you may go and take CFA Level I. It is good opportunity to give you a holistic idea of the financial markets. Some people like myself just took the CFA exams in case we would like to switch to a buy-side career after all.
答3：如果你对会计几乎没有知识或者你有足够的时间去消磨，你可以参加CFA一级考试。这是一个给你提供全面的金融市场知识的良好机会。一些人就像我自己，会参加CFA考试以防我们想转到“买方”(主营投资管理业务的金融机构)的工作。
Q4. How many applications did you submit to get the decent internship offers?
问4：拿到体面的实习OFFER需要提交多少申请?
A4: I spent two months submitting applications to more than 40 financial institutions world-wide during my internship seeking period. Sometimes you just have to try more before the lucky bird lands on you. It turns out that most of your friends' applications will flood into those big names everybody knows...GS/MS/JPM/DB.....It makes sense to discover the blue ocean out of the red, simply go on the banking regulator's website and try some banks you never heard of. At least I got a few offers from some middle-eastern banks :) And yes they did pay well.
答4：在我的实习期，我花了2个月向全球40多家金融机构提交实习申请。有时候你需要在好运降临到你头上之前多投几份。事实证明你大多数的朋友都会将申请投到那些无人不知的投行：高盛/摩根士丹利/摩根大通/德意志银行。。。要知道从血海中杀出一条生路很重要，去看看银行监管机构的网站，试试看那些你闻所未闻的银行。至少我拿到了一些来自中东地区银行的OFFER:).他们给的工资也的确很高。
Q5. Shall I use the same template for cover letters?
问5：我的求职信要用什么模板么?
A5: The most silly thing is to CTRL+H and use one cover letter template for all. Make sure that you understand the JD before submitting your cover letter, and please double-check your writings because consistency is the key in this line of work.
答5：最傻的事就是按CTRL+H,给全盘求职信用一个模板了。确保你在提交求职信前你要知道公司里是有律师的，还有务必多次检查你的求职信，因为内容的连贯性是这个环节的关键。
