Hey guys, so I have a phone interview tomorrow with a VP at BAML's TMT group. Any tips?
Also, this is for a summer analyst position (2018). Thanks!
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Is this a first round? It will likely be mostly technicals and maybe some TMT specific questions. Be able to answer: Tell me about yourself/walk through resume, Why IB, Why TMT/recent TMT deals, and then technicals (accounting, comps, dcf, etc...)
Also, why baml?
I got it through a friend's dad. After a lot of networking and talking to people in multiple offices I ended up with this call to a staffer. One of the other guys in this office reviewed my resume a shitload of times and helped me edit it. Another staffer in a separate office has been a sort of point person for me; we talk over the phone once a week about any questions I may have about this process.
So yeah I'd say this is a first round interview. The previous guy I talked to who edited my resume suggested I get dinner with some of the other analysts in the coming weeks. This is supposed to be the first step in that process.
I think Presto meant: be able to answer the interview question "why do you want to work for baml?)
wow u must of sckd major d
Good luck, let us know how it goes. All comments in this thread are right, follow em.
Thanks for the help everyone. It went well. He said I was pretty early and recruiting doesn't pick up till August, but highly suggested I sign up for a Training the Street course over the summer. I asked him a handful of questions, how the tech M&A group and tech coverage group interact with each other on a daily basis, what's been the biggest thing keeping him at BAML over the years, etc. All in all he was really cordial and said I should feel free to reach out to him with any questions I may have regarding modeling or tech M&A in general. He said as the summer goes on I should schedule a time to come by their office and grab lunch with some of the other analysts.
Also made me know that because I don't attend one of the two target schools that this office historically recruits from, I'm gonna be grilled harder on technicals come superday time. That being said, he basically laid out a path for me to land this position--make sure I have my technicals down cold, keep networking and have an open line of communication with his office, and advocate for myself at my current IB internship so I have more opportunities to get transaction experience.
Also recommended I start reaching out to other banks BB and MM banks as well so I don't put all my eggs in one basket. Made a point to say he's helping me because he wishes someone was there to help him in college--spoke to the fact that he wants to pay it forward.
Guess my next step is to finish this M&A course I'm taking online through the NY institute of finance and move on to TTS.
If anyone has any questions about the call/my experience networking thus far feel free to hmu
yea what's the VP's phone number?
did he say what those target schools were?
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