These 7 Interview Skills Will Help You Stand Out From the Pack

By Lily Zhang | The Muse

Having conducted hundreds of interviews—both mock interviews with career coaching clients and real interviews as part of search committees—and seen what the outcomes are, I can say with confidence that getting through the hiring process …

By MIT Sloan CDO
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MFin Perspectives: Advice on Recruiting for Investment Banking Careers

Originally published July 29, 2019

We sat down with Pinar Topal, MFin Class of February 2020, who conducted an Investment Banking (M&A) internship with Morgan Stanley in London. We asked her to reflect upon her internship recruiting experience and offer …

By MIT Sloan CDO
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Investment Banking Primer

Learn more about Investment Banking from Sloan MBA alumnus and former Core Fellow Steve Tuekam.

Intro (:40)
Market Overview (2:53)
Overview of Firms (4:09)
Key Words and Vernacular (5:20)
What I Wish I Knew (1:52)

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MFin Resource Spotlight: Career FAQs for Incoming MFins

As an incoming MFin student, you likely have many questions around careers, including questions about career opportunities, the support and resources available to you, and the job search and application process. The CDO is here to support you and guide …

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What are industry verticals?

By Pitchbook

When professionals talk about industries, they are referring to a broad group of companies that operate in the same general space. For example, business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), energy and healthcare are all well-established industries that represent the breadth …

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Developing an Optimal Dividend Payout Model for Clean Energy Investment Firm

By MIT Sloan Action Learning

CleanCapital is a New York-based clean energy investment firm with a portfolio of more than 100 projects in 11 states. While planning to launch a new commercial and industrial solar investment corporation, the company turned …

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What is a Micro-Internship?

Micro-Internships are short-term, paid, professional assignments that are similar to those given to new hires or traditional interns. These shorter assignments offer a new way to customize your professional growth through 2-4 week internships and short-term projects that help you …

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22 Phone Interview Tips to Help You Nail the Call (and Move to the Next Round)

By Alyse Kalish | The Muse

There’s truly nothing more rewarding than getting a response from an application you sent in to your dream job asking you to hop on the phone for an interview. Not only did all your hard …

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NEW RESOURCE The LinkedIn Guys: Career Masterclass

Mastering LinkedIn is a significant component to effective networking. Sloan now has free student and alumni access to “LinkedIn: The Missing Manual,” a course created by former LinkedIn employees to help you best leverage the platform. Here is their description …

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Master’s In Finance: Pavel Lebedev, MFin 2020

By Riley Webster | Poets & Quants | March 21, 2021

Student Name: Pavel Lebedev

Graduate Business School: MIT Sloan School of Management

Describe Yourself In 15 Words: Perpetual dilettante, cinema lover, wannabe “flash boy” of electronic trading world, poet of gray.

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