I embellished my resume to get the interview (claimed I built LBOs for a club, mostly just did formatting). Now I have a Superday in 2 weeks that includes a modeling test. What is the fastest way to actually learn the skills I claim to have without watching 40 hours of YouTube? I need to go from zero to competent fast lol...
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you have 2 weeks...watch the 40 hours. go through a modeling course.
Bro, straight-up liars like you are the reason I'm not getting interviews 😭
“lairs” 🥀🥀🥀 there might be bigger issues at play son
Congrats on big 4
I learned how to do a paper LBO in 3 days. If you have an actual full blown modeling test, then you should really do a course and just put the reps in over the next 2 weeks.
took me 24 hrs to learn a paper lbo.
respect
took me 4 days of pure grind to learn all about DCF and DDM
I learned to crank out DCFs back in middle school lil bro
Have you considered giving up? I’m sure the firm would understand if you let them know you were lying and don’t want to waste their time
Bro had his interview already and is now playing defense
Embarassing. Why apply for finance roles and lie on your CV, when you cant even motivate yourself to learn some modelling? Did your friends say its cool?
Just gotta crank reps, have a few case studies/model tests if interested, feel free to p.m.
I'm sorry but it's honestly not that hard to learn. Since you’re short on time, I’d skip the generic courses and use WSO or even Cook’d. They're designed to get the muscle memory for LBOs and 3-statement builds.
You’ve got two weeks, so stop looking for shortcuts and just grind a legit modeling course and rebuild a basic DCF from scratch until you can do it cleanly without thinking. Also, either be ready to own the embellishment if it comes up or quietly tone down advanced modeling going forward because a timed test will expose it fast.
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