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Mergers & Inquisitions contains hundreds of free articles and videos, plus premium courses and coaching all devoted to helping you break into and get promoted within the investment banking, private equity and hedge fund industries. This page shows you how to start getting the most value from our site right now…
What is M&I?
Mergers & Inquisitions is all about helping you break into the finance industry – investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, and more – and then thrive when you’re on the job.
To do that, we cover dozens of different topics: How to network effectively via LinkedIn, emails, and phone calls, how to craft a winning resume, how to pitch yourself like a pro in interviews, how to complete case studies and modeling tests, and what you do on the job in finance.
If you’re new, we recommend starting with The Banker Blueprint, our free, detailed guide to recruiting.
You should also take a look at our guide on how to get a banking job for more information about the industry.
Once you’ve reviewed those, take a look at the section below for our best advice and resources on specific topics.
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No problem – there are dozens of articles just on this one. Here are a few of the best:
We’ve conducted hundreds of interviews over the years. Here are some of the most inspiring ones:
- How to Cold Email Your Way into a PE Internship and Full-Time IB Job
- How an International Student at a Non-Target School Won an Offer at a Large Bank
- How to Cold Call Your Way into a Boutique IB Job from an Unknown State School
- How to Break into Private Equity as a Foreigner in China – As Everyone Else is Getting Deported
- How to Leap From a Community College to Fortune 500 Investor Relations
Our resume and cover letter templates made this site famous back in the day, and they still work today:
Networking is the best way to win interviews. But it’s also intimidating, so we created these tutorials to help you:
Interviews are all about your story and answering the technical questions competently. Plus, assessment centers if you’re in Europe:
- Guide to Investment Banking Interviews and the Superday Process
- How to Tell Your “Story” in Investment Banking Interviews
- The Three Most Important Questions You Need to Answer to Ace Your Interviews, and the One You’re Getting Wrong
- Guide to the EMEA Recruitment Process for Investment Banking
- How to Dominate Your Assessment Centers and Land Investment Banking Offers
- Investment Banking Recruiting in the U.K.: Competency Questions, Assessment Centers, and More
The best way to master financial modeling is to sign up for our courses. But if you just want to practice, here are a few resources:
If you want to move to another bank or group, your deal experience will be critical. Timing is less important than you might think:
It’s easy to lose your life and your mind when you work in this industry – here’s how you can avoid that:
- How to Succeed On the Job in Investment Banking: Are You a STARR or a TWAT?
- Defenders vs. Pillagers: How to Pick the Right Senior Bankers to Work With
- How to Be a Workaholic Without Burning Out
- How to Win Friends and Influence People in Investment Banking by Slacking Off and Pretending to Work Hard
- The 4-Hour Investment Banking Body: How to Stay In Shape While Sitting in a Cubicle Staring at Excel All Day
We’ve covered private equity and hedge funds extensively over the years, so here are the most helpful articles for recruiting:
- Guide to the Private Equity Recruiting Process
- How to Ace Your Private Equity Interviews
- Private Equity Case Studies in 3,017 Words
- How to Break Into a Hedge Fund, Make Enough to Retire, and Travel Around the World
- Multi-Part Series on Hedge Fund Case Studies and Stock Pitches
- Hedge Fund Stock Pitch Template
Moving into the finance industry as a career changer is difficult, but not impossible – if you follow our tips:
- How to Break into the Finance Industry as an Older Candidate: 6 Paths to Beating the Odds
- From Law to Investment Banking: Even Better Than Starring in “Suits”?
- How to Break into Finance as a Consultant
- From Regional Audit to Investment Banking: How to Break in *Without* the Big 4 Pedigree
- How to Dominate the MBA Investment Banking Recruiting Process
- From Transaction Advisory Services to Investment Banking: How to Use a Top-Tier MBA Degree to Break In
The M&I Starter Pack
The sequence of internships and activities you need to participate in to have a good chance of winning internships at the top banks.
How to walk through your resume or CV like a pro in interviews and tell a story so good that you win over banks in the first 3 minutes.
What to expect in investment banking interviews, how the Superday process works, and how to prepare for "fit" and technical questions.
Our famous IB resume template for university students seeking internships and full-time roles at banks.
Get our templates, tips, and tutorials for your LinkedIn profile - yes, it's essential even if you're a university student.
Download our email templates for requesting informational interviews, following up, and directly asking about jobs.
The most in-depth networking guide on the site - how to email your way into internships and full-time jobs at banks and private equity firms.
