“I recently had a LinkedIn audit call with Arnau as part of my WSO Academy program, and it was one of the most practical and useful sessions I've had so far. I came in thinking my profile was in decent shape. I left with a clear picture of how recruiters and bankers actually see it, and a concrete list of changes that will make it work much harder for me.
Some background: I'm moving from corporate finance into investment banking, corporate banking, and private equity. I have an MBA in Corporate Finance, a PMP, and several years of finance and project management experience. Making that kind of move depends heavily on how you present your story, and LinkedIn is often the first place a recruiter or analyst sees it. That's why this session mattered so much to me.
From the first few minutes, Arnau was well prepared, direct, and focused on what actually moves the needle. He didn't just give generic tips like "add a professional photo." He went through my profile section by section and explained why each piece matters to someone in finance who's quickly scanning candidates. His feedback was honest without being discouraging, which I really appreciated. He pointed out where my profile was underselling my experience and where it wasn't clearly showing that I'm aiming for banking and PE.
What stood out most was how he helped me think about positioning. My background covers corporate finance, project management, hospitality, and real estate, and it can be hard to make that read as one clear story. Arnau helped me connect those experiences to the skills banks look for: financial analysis, modeling, managing budgets and capital, and working with senior stakeholders. He showed me how small changes to my headline, About section, and experience bullets can make that story obvious within seconds.
The session was also very actionable. I didn't leave with vague ideas. I left with a short list of specific edits I can make right away. That matters a lot when you're job hunting and every week counts. He also shared advice on using LinkedIn more actively, such as engaging with the right people and content, so the profile supports my networking instead of just sitting there.
I also want to recognize the overall WSO Academy experience. Between the modeling bootcamp, the company research work, the mentorship, and sessions like this one, the program has given me structure and support during a career transition that can otherwise feel isolating. This call was a good example of what makes WSO different: the people coaching you understand the industry you're trying to break into and give feedback that reflects how hiring really works.
If you're a WSO member and haven't booked a LinkedIn audit yet, I'd strongly recommend it. It's a short time commitment, and the return is significant. Your LinkedIn profile is often your first impression, and having an experienced set of eyes on it is worth it.
Thank you, Arnau, for your time, honesty, and practical guidance. I'm excited to put the changes in place and keep building toward my goal of breaking into investment banking.”
I would also be interested in this Q&A, or hearing about healthcare finance experiences in general
Interviewing for a healthcare PE role right now. Will fill you guys on what the job's like if I do make it.
Currently interning at a PE, and focusing on healthcare. The deal flow is pretty slow, and honestly not as exciting as I thought it would be
Doing healthcare IB for a boutique firm, so I cannot comment on what a large healthcare group would be like at a BB. In my opinion, I think this sector is great, and M&A activity has picked up profusely in the past couple years. There are plenty of growth drivers in this space that are starting to kick into gear with the new reforms, and most subsector areas are actually benefiting from it, so consolidation is happening in plenty of areas. I think right now, healthcare is a great industry to be involved in. Demographics such as the dying baby boomers, nursing/physician shortage, and demand for advanced pharma and medical devices has spurred growth in industries such as medical reprocessing, healthcare staffing, CRO, pharma and specifically biotech. A lot of the deals in this space happen to be fairly small as you may be aware, simply because most acquisitions in healthcare are larger firms sucking up the niche players, so a bulk of the M&A activity happens in small purchase price range. The only thing that is difficult about healthcare in my opinion is learning the lingo... A lot of things that go on in Pharma and biotech are very confusing, and the processes and procedures can be its own challenge to understand. Needless to say, I think its a cool area.
HC M&A is dominated by BB and upper MMs. This is becuz HC companies are typically relationship based, and a lot of the top firms distribute fees and M&A mandates via RC commitment (revolving credit facility). Because the smaller firms do not have much in terms of balance sheet, they can only focus on M&A advisory and smaller acquisitions (if anything). Thus, at the top of the field (at least in IB), JPM healthcare is by far the top, primarily due to the fact that they have a ridiculous BS and can take on ridic amounts of risk.
@ the MM level, healthcare IB is a sweatshop because there are so many firms competing for a limited # of mandates (plus HC companies don't really have as much activity in terms of M&A, tho REITs finance pretty heavily w/ debt/equity).
BBs will have sweatshop like hours solely due to the amount of deals/pitching, but not as much as MM firms (which is why HC shops have the "sweatshop" rep)
hope this helped :) wuld 3 SBs :)
A few comments that stood out to me from this thread, mostly in reference to culture and hours since mudkipz covered the industry aspect: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/why-are-the-hours-so-bad-in-this-group
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