Additional Resources

A lot is going on at Bank Week, so don’t worry if you are feeling a little lost. Here are a few resources if you need more guidance (or if you are feeling inspired to learn more!).

How to start the Networking process.

Guidelines for the all important Networking

Go-to Resources during Bank Week:

• Visit the Career Closet if you need free, professional clothing

Educational Resources: How to better understand banking

• Flow chart of the industry, where does banking fit it. This is a good visual tool

• Deutsche Bank’s “Unofficial Guide to Banking”: A useful tool that breaks down the industry by sector. A great reference for the different sessions during the week, and a helpful recap after the event is over

• Mergers and Inquisitions: 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. Boston College provides a discounted version for students.

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    • Go to the checkout page using this link: https://ym931.infusionsoft.com/app/orderForms/Investment-Banking-Interview-Guide

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    • Copy and paste the discount code BC-BIWS-IBIG-2017 into the Promo Code field

    • Click “Apply" to make the product $25.00. Retail for this product is $175, so this is significantly reduced for BC CSOM Undergraduates.

• Firsthand Guides: Firsthand (formerly Vault) has countless resources on industries, specific employers, internships, and interview prep. We have access to download any of the Guides through BC Libraries. The guides are very useful in doing industry research as well.

• Career Resources for Business and Management: The BC library has multiple resources for researching careers in the business sector, including finance. If you need help with research, you can contact the business librarian, Doug Olsen.

Recruiting help:

• Ask for help from seniors who have been there: This is a list of CSOM seniors and where they interned that you can call upon for help with information and interview prep organized by where they interned last summer. Many of them were in banking.

• Comprehensive list of Diversity programs

• Script for contacting Alumni, to help you make successful calls

Interview resources:

• Request a room in the Career Center for your virtual interviews

• Preparing for Virtual Interviews: This handout has info on how to prepare for Hirevue interviews

• Technical Interview Prep: Sign up for Train the Street, free for all BC students (link will be updated soon)

• View powerpoint from Behavioral Interviewing session