Thoughts on Vault Guides???

Explain. Seems like this forum thinks they are garbage.

Don't see why this thread was bumped but I ended up getting the Rosenbaum stuff and vault from a professor.

WSO guides are as good if not better and way cheaper. But the Vault industry guide is OK I guess. WSO tech, behavioral and networking are all real solid.

Check your school's career center. I know a lot of targets and semi-targets offer their students free online access to VGs. The guide to finance interviews is superb.

Vault = Amazing

I don't like them. I get the feeling that there isn't too much research going into these reports--they actually quote the message boards/surveys on the site for some of the guides. Like someone mentioned, check if your school has access. If not, shoot me a PM and I'll send you the one you have your eyes on.

Many schools, especially those with decent business schools (ugrad), offer Vault access to its students, so to echo what others have said, you should check out that avenue first. If not, I think there are plenty of free resources available on the internet so that you shouldn't have to buy many, if any, vault guides to find out about the markets, analytical practices, the job itself, finance/accounting rules and formulas, case studies, etc.

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I looked at all of them and found Finance the most comprehensive, however it might not delve into the detail you want.

Vault Guide to Finance is the best overall

but i would also read the one that is the career you want to go into (IB, S&T, IM,etc).

for basics read the valuation chapter.

Do you have access to "Heard on the Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Interviews"? If you're an undergrad, the questions in there will make your interview feel like a walk in the park. Just be prepared for the typical interview questions, too. Have stories ready that illustrate your ability to work hard, act as a leader, and get the job done right.

Also, read the WSJ before the interview.

Anyone notice that Vault seems to almost totally exclude Carlyle? They have a listing for it, but it doesn't seem right in a lot of ways.

It isn't on their prestige rankings anywhere. The employee/salary surveys also appear to be for a totally different company.....they seem very unrelated/random.

Anyway, lots of the smaller companies I was looking at (still not tiny) weren't in their listings, which didn't make me very happy.

check pm.

you my friend just earned yourself a chocolate coated banana. thanks for the link.

could I possibly as well receive a link? thanks

Can you send it to me as well? Thanks in advance.

would it be too much to shoot me that pm as well?

http://www.vault.com/bookstore/book_preview.jsp?product_id=22349

there

I liked WSO's technical guide more than BIWS, but both are good.

do either of those get behind the meaning of the problems and subjects? Looking for the meaning rather than simply staring at numbers and memorizing answers.