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I will help you succeed! Successfully helped place several candidates across top investment banks (high-profile bulge brackets and elite boutiques)
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10+ years of experience in bulge-bracket banking; have reviewed thousands of resumes, interviewed hundreds of candidates -- I know what works!
- Have worked across multiple platforms (investment banking, capital markets, sales & trading) in both New York & London
- Experience in M&A, leveraged finance, IPOs / follow-ons, private capital raises and public / private debt & equity syndications
- Have worked across multiple industries and coverage groups
Reviews for this mentor
I had set up a time block with this WSO mentor, and he was able to offer me very valuable career insight and establish some connections I could leverage right off the bat. Extremely happy with his service, as he went above and beyond on our first call. Looking to continue my connection with him for future guidance.
He did an incredible job reviewing and editing my resume — he asked all the right questions for further knowledge, and I got everything finished exactly when it needed to be.
Highly recommend him, and I’m extremely happy with his services.
He was extremely helpful in helping me improve my resume. He asked several follow-up questions to understand my background and job target better. In addition, he also updated my resume very quickly.
Choosing him as my mentor was one of the best decisions of my life because he did exactly what he promised: Help me get my dream internship in Sales and Trading at a bulge bracket. The process and way to this were far more enjoyable and easier than I ever imagined. When I reached out to my mentor, I had no experience in Finance and, despite a genuine interest, not too much clue about the field I wanted to enter. I had worked in an entirely different industry for the past years and was hoping to pivot. Everyone I was talking to told me I did not stand much chance of breaking into S&T, let alone a bulge bracket, given my lack of experience. But he was different. He told me I could do it, and he was right. We worked together very closely for the upcoming weeks, and I am pretty certain that I would not be at the point where I am now without him—having him as my mentor made this possible. Not only is he a great motivator and gave me the necessary self-confidence that I needed in the first place to succeed, but he also very efficiently guided me through the whole process: From cover letter editing and preparing for the interviews to motivational talks right before the interviews and following up with the bank until I had the offer. He told me everything I needed to know about the S&T division, explained what to expect during the interviews, gave me clear instructions for preparing, and explained a lot of what I needed to know himself. Even though he had a busy schedule, he always took the time for phone calls with me to make sure that all my questions were answered. Within the shortest time after receiving the interview invitation, we managed to get my preparation level from 0 to 100. I walked into the interviews feeling confident in a way that I did not imagine possible at the start of the application process. I nailed every single of the interviews, and these were my very first finance interviews ever. I would never have imagined everything going so smoothly: Having my first interviews at a BB and getting the job. He made this possible, he is super friendly and fun, and I recommend him to anyone who wants to enter Finance.
He did a great job getting the important points about my job and specific tasks that I performed onto the resume. Additionally, he fixed the format to be in line with what banks typically see.
I would definitely recommend him to people that need assistance with their resumes.
I am beyond grateful for the guidance and support provided by my career mentor. He helped me navigate the challenging job market and land my dream job as a trader at a large bank. As someone with a less traditional background in commercial real estate and Big 4 accounting, I had been considering an MBA as my only path to breaking into the high finance industry. However, my mentor listened to my story and expertly assessed my skills and experience, ultimately guiding me towards a career as a trader.
With his help, I was able to tailor my resume and cover letter to match the specific requirements of the job, and felt well-prepared and confident going into the interviews. The support and expertise provided by my mentor was invaluable, and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to take the next step in their financial career. He truly helped me to see that my goals were achievable and I couldn't be happier with the outcome.
I highly recommend working with this reviewer. He brings great writing, formatting skills, and industry experience to the table and took my resume to the next level. It's apparent that he cares about his client's success!
The session was highly beneficial. I had my 1hr mentor session with my mentor. He had the experience necessary to test me with technical and behavioral questions. He had a refreshing enthusiasm that made him easy to talk to. My mentor gave me valuable/candid feedback for my upcoming interviews.
All in all, I would be happy to give him a 5-star review with commentary.
Thank you very much for this brilliant service.
I had a 30-minute call with my mentor. Far from the buttoned-up banker I was expecting, he was cool and very down to earth. He broke down the options available to me, gave his opinion, then provided the pros and cons of each pathway. For good measure, he also weighed in on the personal and lifestyle implications of my ambitions as well. Anyone would be lucky to have him as their mentor; he seems knowledgeable and ready to help you break into investment banking.
I am a Senior Associate in IBD and I have never had a real mentor before, which I deeply regret now! I had a career counseling session with the mentor and it was incredibly helpful. He knows the banking industry in Europe and US perfectly well, has experience in a variety of products and areas in IBD, therefore a very global vision of the industry, and he recruits as a part of his day-to-day. He could quickly gave me good advice and tips only based in our first conversation (a very good proxy of an interview process) and my CV. He as well solved all the questions and doubts I was contacting him to discuss - again, I wish I had contacted him before!
I am currently working with him to upgrade my CV. Only based in our conversation and me telling him on my past work experiences, he made me realize that I was not showing very strong points of my experience in my CV.
I will keep working with him in the future for counseling and improving my interviewing skills. I highly recommend working with him and I am very pleased with his services.
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The WSO mentor service runs at a very slight profit (~5-10% net margin) in order to help motivate amazing professionals to provide great (free) advice in the forums (many mentors have green "mentor" buttons next to their usernames) which strengthens the entire WSO community. Luckily, there is a surprising number of elite professionals within the WSO community that love giving back to motivated candidates. We also recently automated the mentor matching with an algo that helps reduce the manual work needed on the backend should a requested mentor not be available. Prices range from as low as $57 up to $997 depending on the package you purchase and the mentor you select. Given the success of our service and the number of repeat clients we have, we know that we can afford to run on thin profit margins and serve thousands of applicants. We also know that many of you will follow the advice of our mentors and invest in additional courses and/or services from WSO.
After checking out, your request will immediately be sent to the mentor you selected. You will be expected to fill our some basic information (location, industry preference, etc) along with upload a Word version of your resume in order to help the mentor decide if they feel like they are a great match. As soon as they accept (usually within ~9-12 hours), an email will be sent making an introduction. Your mentor will introduce him/herself and then proceed to review your current resume and/or offer times when you can connect for a mentor session. Over the following days, you will schedule a time that is mutually convenient for you initial phone call to go over what you need help with (mock interview, career consultation and/or both). If you would like to continue with this mentor, you can schedule more hours anywhere from 1 hour to 3+ hours with him/her over the following weeks & months.
Typically the match happens within 12hrs. If your preferred mentor has not responded within 9 hours or they indicate they can't take you on as a mentor, we will notify other top mentors that have the most in common with the mentor you selected (based on our matching algo). These backup mentors will indicate to you if they are available and you have the choice to move forward with one of them, get a refund or wait longer for your preferred mentor. If for whatever reason we cannot match you in time and/or there are no mentors that are available that you'd like to work with, we will refund your purchase in full, no questions asked.
We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
Yes, but if you have a negative attitude you are unlikely to have success. If you think a mentor session is an automatic referral, please don't bother to hire us.
Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
This is a personal question and the answer is naturally subjective. If you are serious about landing a job in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, trading, asset management, management consulting or any other competitive industry, it's more than likely that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES".
Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
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