ABOUT THE BOOK Confused about how to stand out from the thousands of other students competing for the same Goldman Sachs internship? Terrified by the prospect of answering a case study you won't know the numbers for in your interview? Not a student from an Ivy League school but still want to make it to Wall Street? If you answered yes to one of those questions, this insider's guide is for you. Even if you think that you're prepared for anything J.P. Morgan can throw at you, your answers and strategies can be improved greatly with a little help. Our expert at The Insider's Guide To IBanking Internships has experience at both top bulge bracket banks and boutique firms. She's here to share the secrets to getting investment banking internships like hers for students who want a rich future on Wall Street. We know that the competition is fierce, and that there are ten thousand other students fighting for the same job. You need every possible advantage. This book is guaranteed to improve your chances of earning your dream position in the banking industry. ************************** SAMPLE EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK: Investment Banking Resume Secrets Internship experience is more important than leadership in student groups. People often say, "I want to get an investment banking internship, but first I'll raise my GPA, become president of the finance group, volunteer on the side, and then get an internship." Sounds like a very inefficient strategy, don't you think? If you want to get a banking internship, then just get a banking internship! It makes more sense to aim for a stint at a local boutique right now than to productively procrastinate by becoming president of your finance club before actually doing what it takes to get a job. Don't make any more creative excuses. Just do what it takes and get a job. Another thing - banks weigh work experience more heavily than your student group activities because work experience more accurately illustrates the extent of your involvement in the industry. It's more impressive to see that you completed a part-time internship doing M&A advisory at a boutique than it is to see that you're involved in 27 student groups. Now take a look at your investment banking resume. What does your work experience consist of? Is it heavy with student-group activities or real job experience? **************************** For more excerpts from the book, visit ibankinginternship.com **************************** MEET ERIN PARKER Erin Parker is an economics student at Stanford University. She has had three investment banking internships spanning UBS (private wealth management), FT Partners (financial technology coverage), and J.P. Morgan in New York (syndicated and leveraged finance). She is co-president of Blyth Fund, a six-figure student investing group, and is on the board of Stanford's premier finance organization, Stanford Finance.
About the Author: Erin Parker is an economics student at Stanford University. She has had three investment banking internships spanning UBS (private wealth management), FT Partners (financial technology coverage), and J.P. Morgan in New York (syndicated and leveraged finance). She is co-president of Blyth Fund, a six-figure student investing group and is on the board of Stanford's premier finance organization, Stanford Finance. Erin is also the Finance Director of Gumball Capital, a student-run startup whose mission is poverty alleviation. She was a panelist at the Stanford Women in Business "I Don't Know to CEO" conference and a speaker at the Raza Day Event on "Make It Happen Ability: The Secret to Success". In her spare time, Erin is either training for a marathon, espresso-bar hopping, or voraciously reading a pile of books at the bookstore.