“I recently had a LinkedIn audit call with Arnau as part of my WSO Academy program, and it was one of the most practical and useful sessions I've had so far. I came in thinking my profile was in decent shape. I left with a clear picture of how recruiters and bankers actually see it, and a concrete list of changes that will make it work much harder for me.
Some background: I'm moving from corporate finance into investment banking, corporate banking, and private equity. I have an MBA in Corporate Finance, a PMP, and several years of finance and project management experience. Making that kind of move depends heavily on how you present your story, and LinkedIn is often the first place a recruiter or analyst sees it. That's why this session mattered so much to me.
From the first few minutes, Arnau was well prepared, direct, and focused on what actually moves the needle. He didn't just give generic tips like "add a professional photo." He went through my profile section by section and explained why each piece matters to someone in finance who's quickly scanning candidates. His feedback was honest without being discouraging, which I really appreciated. He pointed out where my profile was underselling my experience and where it wasn't clearly showing that I'm aiming for banking and PE.
What stood out most was how he helped me think about positioning. My background covers corporate finance, project management, hospitality, and real estate, and it can be hard to make that read as one clear story. Arnau helped me connect those experiences to the skills banks look for: financial analysis, modeling, managing budgets and capital, and working with senior stakeholders. He showed me how small changes to my headline, About section, and experience bullets can make that story obvious within seconds.
The session was also very actionable. I didn't leave with vague ideas. I left with a short list of specific edits I can make right away. That matters a lot when you're job hunting and every week counts. He also shared advice on using LinkedIn more actively, such as engaging with the right people and content, so the profile supports my networking instead of just sitting there.
I also want to recognize the overall WSO Academy experience. Between the modeling bootcamp, the company research work, the mentorship, and sessions like this one, the program has given me structure and support during a career transition that can otherwise feel isolating. This call was a good example of what makes WSO different: the people coaching you understand the industry you're trying to break into and give feedback that reflects how hiring really works.
If you're a WSO member and haven't booked a LinkedIn audit yet, I'd strongly recommend it. It's a short time commitment, and the return is significant. Your LinkedIn profile is often your first impression, and having an experienced set of eyes on it is worth it.
Thank you, Arnau, for your time, honesty, and practical guidance. I'm excited to put the changes in place and keep building toward my goal of breaking into investment banking.”
That is both correct and irrelevant. Noone on the buy side takes sell side research seriously.
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/here-is-how-equity-research-works
thanks man, this is something I am curious because I don't know much regarding the practical way of how IB or big institutional investors work. with the flow of information, the variety of sources and the conflicts of interests involved with the originators sometimes you don't know which one is relevant and which is not.
so, when the stock price targets or earnings estimates are posted and made available to investors do they come from buy side or sell side analysts? it might be irrelevant for a person that is inside the business in a sense that he knows what's going on behind the curtains, what about the individual investor or other small boutique firms who lack the connections of the big fish how does it affect them? for example, should the analysts' estimates posted in yahoo be taken as unbiased?
The individual investor probably isnt paying tens of thousands of dollars per year for access to er departments. And individual investors shouldnt be picking stocks in the first place. They should buy etf's/indexed securities.
Sell side research is not useless however it has no real use either. While its not as bad as it was in the 90s sell side research still caters to the ibd team in order to get business.
I see, so buy side are the dudes that needs attention, thanks guys. it make sense about the individual investor what about the small boutiques which data do they refer to or they do their own estimates for each and every stock? are there any cases when buy side analysis can be considered biased?
Small shops are pretty much anything under a billion or so. Most get millions in management fees. Super small ones, 25 million or so, they are started by guys who were previously analysts at bigger places. They tend to specialize and can do their own analysis and know a specific sector or two.
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