Hi all,
Thought I'd reach out to the those of us that have reached the "grey haired" levels of Corporate Development (or even PE for that matter) re a rather challenging "training" situation that has presented itself.
I'm looking to recruit an Associate to our Corporate Development team, and the particular candidate I have in mind is coming from our (internal) legal department. Now this particular candidate is an absolute pistol and knows our industry back to front (less the individual get beaten out by the plethora of external BB candidates who applied for the position) but other than working on live transactions from a legal perspective, has zero non-legal training in the corporate development space.
So the question is, if I'm willing to invest in this individual (both monetarily for formal training, and also from a time commitment perspective through having the Senior Associates and Principals in the team spend the time coaching etc), exactly what crash courses would you recommend?
My thinking is that a financial modelling course (or courses) will be a necessity, but what about a CFA level or two.... Or some executive education...?
All thoughts appreciated, and SBs on offer for particularly innovative ideas...
Cheers
Send the individual to one of the week long training courses, like Training the Street, and give him/her some mock deals to work on to learn how your group does things. My group hires analysts with no M&A experience (degree in finance, though) and there's never an issue getting them up to speed fairly quickly.
Personally, I think CFA Level Two is a bit of over kill.
Thanks folks - the suggestions are much appreciated.
FYI - this is the TTS course we send all our new analysts to:
http://trainingthestreet.com/public_courses/corporate-valuation/
Aut et eveniet rem id tempore aut. Aperiam reprehenderit in rerum voluptas. Et vel soluta et corporis ut cum sint aliquam. Sapiente id odit ipsa ut et dicta. Consectetur quisquam nihil ut minima omnis dolorum officia. Explicabo illum eius numquam.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...