1. Welcome to the Evisors Webinar
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Recruitment Survival Guide to Finance
featuring
Bastiaan Janmaat
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2. Recruitment Survival Guide to Finance
I. About Bastiaan
II. Preparing for the Interview
III. What to Expect
IV. Get the Job and Succeed at it
V. Q&A
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3. Recruitment Survival Guide to Finance
I. About Bastiaan
II. Preparing for the Interview
III. What to Expect
IV. Get the Job and Succeed at it
V. Q&A
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4. About Bastiaan
• Third culture kid:
Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Spain, London
• 2008-2011: Goldman Sachs European
Special Situations Group (ESSG)
• 2011-2013: MBA at Stanford GSB
• Summer 2012: Starting a company:
www.TheLifeSwap.com
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5. Recruitment Survival Guide to Finance
I. About Bastiaan
II. Preparing for the Interview
III. What to Expect
IV. Get the Job and Succeed at it
V. Q&A
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6. Preparing for the Interview
50 different jobs within 1 institution
Goldman Sachs divisional overview. Source: FT.com
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7. Preparing for the Interview
Doing your homework
• Company website
• Vault Guides
– Top 50 Banking Employers
– Career Guide to Investment Banking
• Career Services
• Classmates and alumni
• Regional conferences and networking events
• External news sources
– Wall Street Journal
– Financial Times
– Bloomberg
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8. Recruitment Survival Guide to Finance
I. About Bastiaan
II. Preparing for the Interview
III.What to Expect
IV. Get the Job and Succeed at it
V. Q&A
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9. What to Expect
• Personal background
• Motivations
• What’s going on in the world
• Finance/accounting questions
• Brain-teasers
• Case studies
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10. Recruitment Survival Guide to Finance
I. About Bastiaan
II. Preparing for the Interview
III. What to Expect
IV.Get the Job and Succeed at it
V. Q&A
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11. Get the Job and Succeed at it
Nail the interview
• Ask questions
• Qualitative & quantitative
• Attention to detail
Impress in the first 100 days
• Ask questions
• Be exhaustive
• Network
• Take initiatives (even small)
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12. Recruitment Survival Guide to Finance
I. About Bastiaan
II. Preparing for the Interview
III. What to Expect
IV. Get the Job and Succeed at it
V. Q&A
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13. Q&A
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14. Questions & Answers
Question 1:
What is the most important skill/quality for
investment banking?
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15. Questions & Answers
Question 2:
How do you evaluate the importance of
creating a strong online profile? Are they
important in the job-recruitment process?
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16. Questions & Answers
Question 3:
Do you have any advice for math majors
who have very little experience in finance
when applying?
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17. Questions & Answers
Question 4:
What specific software skills are essential for
a finance job?
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18. Questions & Answers
Question 5:
What are your expectations of the financial
labour market in Europe?
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19. Questions & Answers
Question 6:
Is it essential to have previous finance
experience when applying into the industry?
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20. Questions & Answers
Question 7:
How did your Master’s degree in Spain
influence your chances of getting a job in
finance?
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