Dealmaven: Am I wasting my time?

Here's my situation. Starting FT at a boutique in July and there will be no formal training. I have some experience with excel from using it for different classes but my overall modelling skills are almost nonexistant, especially from a valuation perspective. Also, I haven't used excel much in the last 6 mos. Is it worth my time and money to use Dealmaven over the next two months or so? Even if I don't learn much on the modelling end, I figure it may be worth it just to refamiliarize myself with excel and the financial statements. Thoughts?

...and I'm not looking to get the certification or any of that shit

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Why the heck would that be a waste of your time? Deal maven takes 40 hours, and if you have four-five days to spare, that's all you need.

You can mention this on your resume. Generally speaking, the training provided by BB is TTS/deal maven, etc. anyways.

 

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