ultimate guide

Learn the 8 essential elements every strong investment banking internship CV must include, from GPA presentation and analyst-style bullets to deal experience, formatting, and examples that show recruiters you are ready for IB interviews.

Here is the exact 6-step LBO walkthrough interviewers want to hear, including what to say at each stage, what they are testing, and the mistakes that make candidates sound over-rehearsed.

Behavioral questions are one of the most important factors in IB offer decisions. Most candidates lock in technicals because they're easy to practice for and binary. You either know the formula or you don't. Behaviorals carry more weight in who actually gets the offer.

Insight programs are one of the best ways into Bulge Bracket and Elite Boutique investment banking. Students who get into one of these programs are roughly 5 to 10 times more likely to convert into a Summer Analyst offer than students who skip them and apply through the open online portal.

Almost every candidate has studied DCFs. You’ve built one in Excel, memorized the formula, maybe even watched a few tutorials. But explaining it out loud, under pressure, in a way that actually sounds credible? That’s where most people fall apart. I’ve seen the same pattern over and over: candidates usually know the steps, but they struggle to explain why the steps matter.