Learn to network your way into finance.
The exact playbook we used to break in: cold emails that get replies, coffee chats that build real relationships, and the follow-up system that turns them into referrals. Free to read.
Networking Guide
How to Network Your Way Into Investment Banking
A step-by-step networking guide for students breaking into investment banking: who to contact, how to reach out, how to run a coffee chat, the follow-up cadence that works, and how to turn conversations into referrals.
Cold Outreach
How to Write a Cold Email for Investment Banking
How to write investment banking cold emails that get replies: the structure, subject lines, who to contact, realistic response rates, and follow-up timing. Ready-to-send templates are in the Script Vault.
Networking Guide
Coffee Chat Questions to Ask in Finance
The best coffee chat questions to ask bankers and consultants, the questions to avoid, how to run an informational interview, and how to follow up so a 15-minute chat turns into a referral.
Recruiting Guide
How to Break Into Investment Banking
A complete guide for students on how to break into investment banking: the recruiting timeline, on-cycle vs off-cycle, target vs non-target strategy, and the networking and interview prep that win offers.
Interview Prep
Investment Banking Interview Questions
The investment banking interview questions you will actually be asked, from 'walk me through a DCF' to 'why investment banking,' how technical and behavioral questions are weighted, and how to prepare.
Networking Guide
How to Network for Consulting Recruiting
How to network your way into management consulting and MBB: who to reach out to, how referrals and coffee chats work in consulting recruiting, the timeline, and how networking fits alongside case prep.
Recruiting Guide
How to Break Into Private Equity
How to break into private equity: the traditional analyst-to-associate path, on-cycle vs off-cycle recruiting, the central role of headhunters, and how to prepare for PE recruiting.
Interview Prep
Investment Banking Superday: What to Expect
What an investment banking superday is, how the final round works, the behavioral and technical questions you will face, and exactly how to prepare so you walk in calm and walk out with an offer.
Recruiting Guide
How to Break Into Venture Capital
How to break into venture capital as a student or early professional: what VCs actually look for, the common paths in, why networking and building a public reputation matter more than a formal pipeline, and how to prepare.
Interview Prep
How to Prepare for Consulting Case Interviews
A practical guide to consulting case interview prep: what a case interview is, the frameworks that actually help, how to structure your thinking, how many cases to practice, and the common mistakes that sink candidates.
Cold Outreach
How to Find Any Banker's Email Address
Every major bank's email format in one place: how banker email addresses work (first.last@gs.com), the exact patterns at 40+ investment banks from Goldman Sachs to Jefferies, the domain traps that cause bounces, and what to do when an email bounces.
Tracker Tips
How to Import Your Networking Spreadsheet Into OfferPath
Already tracking contacts in Google Sheets or Excel? Export it as a CSV and import it straight into OfferPath: how the column mapping works, what happens to duplicates, and how the free 50-contact limit applies.
Recruiting Guide
How to Break Into Investment Banking from a Non-Target School
A realistic playbook for landing investment banking offers from a non-target school: the grades and internships you need, how much networking it actually takes, response rates to expect, and the backup paths that still get you there.
Networking Guide
How to Follow Up With Bankers (Without Being Annoying)
The follow-up system for investment banking networking: how long to wait, how many times to try, what to write, when to stop, and the etiquette mistakes that get you quietly blacklisted.
Cold Outreach
How to Use LinkedIn to Network Into Investment Banking
How students should actually use LinkedIn for investment banking networking: profile setup, connection request notes, platform limits, why the real ask belongs in email, and whether Premium is worth it.
Recruiting Guide
The Freshman and Sophomore Year Plan for Investment Banking
A year-by-year plan for landing an investment banking internship, built for today's accelerated timeline: what to do freshman fall, which early insight programs to apply to, and how to be interview-ready before applications open in sophomore year.
Networking Guide
How to Ask for a Referral in Investment Banking
How referrals actually work inside banks, when you have earned the right to ask, the exact timing around applications, direct vs indirect asks, and the etiquette that keeps your advocates on your side.
Interview Prep
Investment Banking HireVue Interviews: What to Expect
How the HireVue video interview works at investment banks: the format and timing, the questions banks actually ask, what the AI does and does not do, and how to prepare answers that survive a 90-second recording window.
Recruiting Guide
Off-Cycle Investment Banking Internships
What off-cycle investment banking internships are, who they are for, how to find rolling postings and boutique openings, what they pay, and how to turn a 3-to-6-month internship into the next offer.
Recruiting Guide
Bulge Bracket vs Elite Boutique vs Middle Market: Where Should You Aim?
The tiers of investment banks explained: which firms count as bulge bracket, elite boutique, and middle market in 2026, how the analyst experience and exits differ, and how to build a target list that matches your profile.