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293 WSO Academy Sales & Trading Session Reviews: 4.86/5

Class of '28 Apr 2026 Cohort

5.00/5

Sales & Trading Mock Interview

“Thank you for arranging the mock interview with Sean Tong on November 2 ahead of my Barclays Superday for the cash equity high-touch execution sales trading desk. The session went really well. Sean covered exactly what I needed: how the equity market functions, the sales trading role on a day-to-day basis, and how to frame broad market views and single-stock views. His feedback was detailed and specific, and it gave me concrete things to fix before the Superday rather than generic encouragement.”

Class of '25 Nov 2026 Cohort

4.85/5

Sales & Trading Mock Interview

“super helpful, very accomodating in scheduling my prep within 1hr of the request. had a lot of actionable takeaways. pointed out things i should specifically focus on for the interview and gave me priority list to focus for tonight and in the morning. also gave me general knowledge of possible technical side of how the desk opperates. ”

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