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One of the most valuable parts of the mentoring experience was the work we did together on my LinkedIn profile. We essentially rebuilt and improved it from scratch, carefully going through my previous experiences, skills, and achievements and discussing how to present them in a clearer and more effective way. My mentor helped me understand how important it is to have a strong and well-structured LinkedIn profile and how to use it to communicate my strengths, professional interests, and career goals. The feedback and practical suggestions I received were extremely useful, and I now feel much more confident about how I present myself professionally online.
Beyond my LinkedIn profile, I particularly appreciated the practical tips and honest advice my mentor shared with me about how to approach the next steps in my career. The guidance was not limited to improving my online presence, but also helped me think more strategically about where I want to go and how I can get there. I received valuable suggestions on how to position myself, what aspects of my profile to focus on, and how to approach future opportunities more effectively.
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Overall, this mentoring experience gave me both practical tools and greater confidence in taking the next steps in my professional journey. I came away with a significantly improved LinkedIn profile, a clearer understanding of how to communicate my experience and strengths, and a better idea of how to approach my future career development.
I would definitely recommend this mentor to anyone looking for someone who is supportive, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in helping others grow. Their kindness, availability, and practical approach made the experience extremely valuable, and I am very grateful for all the time and effort they dedicated to helping me.”
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brush up on chinese and get an idea of what you'll be expected to do over the summer (e.g. pitchbooks, translations, due-diligence calls, taking notes, running errands). 60% attitude, 30% 'competency', 10% market condition will determine if you get a FT offer or not.
your mission is to make the people you work with like you. Producing good quality work is a necessary, but not sufficient condition to maximizing your chance of retaining of FT offer.
Thanks ibhopeful! I'm actually working in a Non-chinese/HK office, but that was really helpful. As for the "attitude," what exactly do you mean? Do you mean soft skills like being able to socialize with the people around you, or are there specific things that they look for?
What bank is it? Feel free to pm me.
If you're working at UBS / CS - better get cranking on that Chinese no matter what tehy say.
If you're a relationship hire - ain't nothing to worry about
Econ major doesn't matter - i was econ and IR double major and its all fine. All the undergrad b school interns are annoying as fck b/c they think they know sht and try to act snobby whereas the liberal arts kids are quite nice / normal and try to learn.
Finally, if you're in IBD industry coverage, you're gonan be doing 1) making investor profiles 2) doing research / making investment pro con pages.
updating comps (which any monkey can do) was the "hardest thing" they trusted an intern to do ... unless they're really understaffed.
Th einternship is really a huge cost for the banks b/c they try to teach you so just be receptive and have a good attitude
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