How to digest Rosenbaum?
Did you just read it cover to cover or did you make notes throughout. Using this book to learn technicals.
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you shouldn’t use this book to prepare for technicals. the guides cover 80-100% of the stuff you’ll need to know. this book is only useful for learning certain things more in depth if you don’t understand it from the guides
I'm reading it cover to cover at the moment, making annotations and looking through the models in reasonable detail. Starting FT this summer so I find it useful preparation as a starting point, although I don't see it as comprehensive if you want to be an elite analyst
Read the whole book, take notes, and whenever there is a mathematical component, pay extra close attention to how the final solution is derived- even do it yourself (especially useful for concepts like all stock M&A transactions). This is a great resource to have when on the job, so keep a copy around.
Was wondering this as well. I'm an incoming MBA student at a target M7 (Wharton/Booth/CBS), intending to recruit for IB. Trying to get ahead of some of the technicals/interview prep. Would y'all recommend the Rosenbaum book (I have the 2nd edition and have started to read it) or would the guides be a better use of my time until school starts?
Any input is appreciated!
Guides for high-level, then you can dive into Rosenbaum. This worked best for me and allowed me to understand why I was doing the analysis Rosenbaum walks you through.
If you just want to prep for interviews I would suggest honestly just memorizing / drilling the 400 questions guide - this book is super in-depth and more useful if you already have the job tbh
If you don't understand a question you can refer to this for more detail
Super helpful - thanks!
Digest? I suggest not consuming more than a page at the time, otherwise you’ll likely get a sore stomach.
I know other VPs in banking that sometimes reference this book. knowing technicals is a muscle, you need to continue to flex it to maintain those skills. some of the material is out of date when related to trends etc.
I tired cramming this book for my prep for an IB SA gig. Hate to break it to you, but for interviews as undergrad it’s practically unnecessary. Just memorize the technical part of 400 questions thing; Rosen is more for on the job stuff.
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