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Templates–ConsultingtoInvestmentBanking

Youcanusethistemplateifyou’reanundergraduateorrecentgraduatefromaconsulting

background(i.e.,youdidaninternshipatMcKinsey,Bain,orBCG,orasmallerfirm),andyou’re

interviewingforinvestmentbankingpositions.

ThereisaBIGdifferencweenthetop3consultingfirms(MBB)andeverythingelse,and

there’sanevenbiggerdifferencweenmanagementconsultingandareassuchasITandHR

consulting.

Ifyou’veworkedatMBB,youhaveagoodshotofgettingintoinvestmentbanking;ifnot,your

chancesarequiteabitlower.

Comingfromaconsultingbackground,you’llhavetoanswerthefollowingobjections:

Canyouburnthemidnightoil?Whilethehoursinconsultingcanbelong,they’restill

shorterthanwhatmostbankerperience.

Canyoucount?WhilethemathrequiredinIBisnotexactlyscience,you’llstill

needtobemorecomfortablewithnumbersandquantitativeanalysis.

Isbankingjustyour“PlanB”?Manystudentsapplytoalltheconsultingandfinance

jobstheycan,andplantoacceptthefirstoffertheyget.Youneedtoseemcommitted

tofinance.

Tocountertheseobjections,youneedtoshowaclearprogressiontowardfinance,aswellas

evidencethatyou’vegainedtherequiredExcel,modeling,andanalyticalskills.

Youcan’t“prove”thatinvestmentbankingisn’tjusta“PlanB”foryou,butyoucanshowthat

you’reseriousbydemonstratingdetailedknowledgeofthedealsthisbankhasadvisedon.

Here’stheoutline,thefulltemplate,andanexecutedexampleofthistemplatefromaclient:

OUTLINE:

Beginning:Whereyou’refrom,youruniversity,andyourinternships/activities.Youcan

mentionan