- Investment advisor to a book of about 30 clients with total AUM in excess of USD 700 mio
- Prior to that, worked at family office co-managing discretionary mandates and providing cross-asset advisory services
- Started career focusing on credit markets as Fixed Income Sales Trader providing market making and advisory services to financial institutions
- CFA Charterholder, CAIA Charterholder. Also completed the CFA ESG
- MSc Finance & Management from Cranfield School of Management and BSc from HEC Lausanne
- English, French and Italian
Reviews for this mentor
I wanted to express my gratitude for the outstanding mentorship provided by him during our recent session. The Mentor demonstrated professionalism and commitment, offering valuable insights into my career inquiries, including key decisions like choosing between industries and cities. His tailored advice and attentive demeanor created a supportive environment, leaving me feeling inspired and equipped for future applications. I highly recommend the Mentor to others seeking impactful mentorship and advice related to future career paths. I want to thank him for the opportunity to learn and grow under his guidance.
His approach to our meeting was both pleasant and exceptionally helpful. He went above and beyond to ensure that my objectives were not only met but exceeded. What struck me the most was his willingness to provide valuable insights beyond just CV improvement. He shared invaluable career advice, helping me see how I could maximize my experiences to reach my professional goals. I recommend him to anyone seeking a mentor who can provide honest and invaluable guidance.
Thank you for connecting me with this mentor and I look forward to working again with him.
I'd like to state that my session with my mentor was a very informative and laid-back experience. He has answered all of my questions with detail and it was highly obvious that he has made preparations beforehand which I greatly appreciate. Given that I was meeting him over an upcoming assessment centre, our discussion provided me with a greater understanding on what I need to do to prepare and excel at my assessment centre.
Therefore, I hope that by writing this email, I can help him in any way as he has helped me.
I have leveraged the WSO forum in the past, so I recently decided to purchase the WSO Resume services to upgrade my resume to properly reflect my experience.
My assigned mentor provided a level of service that exceeded my expectations. His approach was personable, and tailored specifically towards my career goals and experience. As such, below are some highlights I would like to share:
-From the start, he was communicative and very responsive - he promptly provided his background, experience and asked me about my personal goals.
-I was provided several resume drafts with concise direction on how to reformat my resume to target my specific goals and leverage prior experience (ie. add transactional experience, achievements, highlight certain coding knowledge, cleaner formatting, etc.)
-He provided valuable insight informed by his own expertise - he offered advice on how to land research-oriented roles and potential intermediary roles to consider based on my experience.
-The turnaround was incredibly fast with very high-quality results.
As a result, I feel significantly more confident entering my job search given the strong resume I was able to develop along with the actionable advise and insight Alessandro provided.
Many thanks to my mentor and WSO for the great service. 10/10
During my job hunt process, I became concerned about how many applications were actually resulting in interviews. When I came across his profile, two things stood out: his experience in Sales Trading and the fact that he had built his entire career in Geneva - a highly competitive city that I'm targeting myself.
He responded very quickly and was able to set up a meeting the same day that I contacted him.
His ability to listen and ask the right questions allowed me to communicate my situation clearly and led to a highly productive conversation that answered all of the questions I had planned for the meeting.
He evaluated me as a candidate based on my CV, my responses to several technical questions, and my composure. He provided direct, actionable advice on how to tackle different issues.
When we discussed the industry of Sales and Trading, he offered not only technical advice but also guidance on interpersonal communication. In addition, he warned me about several potential pitfalls and provided advice on how to best avoid them.
I’m very impressed and pleased with how much ground we were able to cover in just 30 minutes. By the end of the meeting, I left with a clear action plan.
This is why I can confidently and enthusiastically recommend him.
My reviewer has been super helpful in polishing my cv by improving formatting, amending errors, helping to re-write bullets and overall making it so much better, especially for my target companies.
He has been always super quick to reply, asking and providing feedback to improve the result and adding also his own experience. He has also make himself available to review it and respond all my queries until the result was successful
I purchased a one-hour mentor session with him. Shortly after the purchase, he contacted me with his available timeslots, and thankfully there was a slot available for the same day. During the session, he put all the effort to help me find answers to my career questions, and he indeed helped me a lot. From the very beginning, he displayed a remarkable level of competence in his field. He addressed all my queries and provided insightful explanations. His expertise and understanding of the subject matter were impressive.
Additionally, he took the time to listen attentively to my concerns and aspirations, offering tailored advice and guidance that was specifically suited to my circumstances. His ability to grasp the nuances of my situation and provide relevant insights was commendable.
Moreover, his friendly and approachable demeanor created a comfortable environment for me to openly discuss my goals and challenges. He patiently answered all my questions, no matter how basic or complex, and provided clarity on various aspects of the industry. His genuine interest in helping me succeed was evident, and it made the session all the more enjoyable.
I cannot emphasize enough how happy I am with the mentoring session conducted by him. The advice and guidance I received were not only practical but also inspiring. his expertise, supportive approach, and genuine interest in my success left a lasting impression on me.
Overall, I wholeheartedly recommend him and rate him as a five-star mentor. His guidance and expertise will undoubtedly help other mentees navigate the complexities of the industry and set them on a path to success. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to learn from him, and I'm confident that others will benefit immensely from his mentorship as well.
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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.
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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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