Hey Matt, thanks for this great video. Would you recommending making your email visible to anyone on LinkedIn or only to 1st/2nd degree connections? Thanks !
Hey Matt, awesome video! What do you think of part-time MBAs, part-time Masters in Finance, and part-time EMBA at top business schools, to break into PE from banking? Assuming the hours can be managed, is it worth it to increase chance, and how would firms/recruiters value a part-time program compared to a full time program?
I don't think part time programs are going to be very immediately helpful. The two most obvious benefits of getting an MBA are on-campus recruiting and the strong network. The part time MBA reduces your access to this meaningfully. It might help over time as a sweetener on your resume, but I would focus much more on networking and lateraling before looking to do a potentially expensive MBA.
Gonna throw an alternarive opinion out there. I think a slightly creative portfolio can actually give you an edge especially if this is before you have much experience. Will it turn off some employers? For sure. However, I think a creative feature in a portfolio can catch the eye of some employers and will be received well by the people (could be a minority) who like the creativity. The advantage of having creative parts in the portfolio is that you'll get "love it" or "hate it" type reponses instead of "that's decent." I.e. if I apply to 10 jobs and get 3 "love it" and 7 "hate it" responses with the creative resume, that's better than all 10 rejecting the resume b/c it just did not stand out.
Hey Matt! Thanks for all your videos, they're very helpful! I'm currently in Asia, and I do want to break into investment banking in the USA/Canada. Would just an MBA suffice? As I'm really on the fence about whether or not to also do a CFA alongside. My undergrad degree didn't have much to do with finance or banking.
I think a US / Canadian MBA would be enough. I think an Asian MBA would be tough to break straight into US / Canada, but I'm not sure. I wouldn't focus on CFA, people don't care about it as much in US.
Yes Matt, I am referring to an American/Canadian MBA. The reason I ask you about CFA is, my degree has been in Commerce/accounting and economics. Pretty basic, nothing too great at all. And even if I can get a great GMAT (700+ hopefully), I feel like that + this degree might not be sufficient. So is there anything else you could recommend I might add to my CV, so as to aid my application? Be it a course, a professional certificate, degree, etc. Thanks for your help!
Hey Matt, im a grade 12 student in ontario and want to work in portfolio management or equity research. How important will my undergrad school be, and should I look to complete the CFA program?
I would do personal e-mail as some companies don't like you to use your firm e-mail to recruit. Just make sure your personal e-mail is logical. If you have absolutely no interest in recruiting and you need people to reach out to you (e.g. VC or founder), firm e-mail makes sense too though.
Hi Matt, do you know which investment banks respect universities from western Canada? For example, UBC, University of Calgary, and University of Alberta.
