DCM career help

I am a student planning on pursuing a career in Financing Group, specifically DCM. What financial modelling skills are best to be known for applying?

I have relatively alright LBO modelling skills

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Honestly, just read about basic macro and how it affects DCM. Make sure to learn basic PPT, and everything else you will learn on the job. DCM is one those career paths you can probably learn everything in the first 4-5 months in the job 

 
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Hey, glad you’re considering a career in DCM. I don’t work in DCM but I work closely with them so I went ahead and made a detailed day to day for you below that I hope will be helpful. Let me know of any questions!

DCM Day-to-Day:

  • Update the one pricing excel sheet they have
  • Go home
 

I’m interning at a dcm desk 2 weeks from now pls let this be true lmfao.

 

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