Learning Content before starting a job in IB?

Starting my first job inIBat aBBin early 2022 and have no background in economics/finance etc and no internship.

So far I've done a lot of modelling practice from M&I on YouTube and taken Damodaran's course on valuation online. What other content is recommended to hit the ground running from Day 1?

Is revising theCFALevel 1 content worth doing? All suggestions welcome.

Thanks

Comments (18)

  • Analyst 2inIB - Cov
Nov 10, 2021 - 9:45am

Literally the only thing worth doing is making sure your attention to detail and formatting are good, highly unlikely you will be running the model

Nov 11, 2021 - 5:12am
罗宾dinho97, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Good academic record, and applied direct to grad scheme. Impressed at interview I suppose, with use of modelling and commercial awareness.

Nov 14, 2021 - 5:08pm
gobelinusanalyst, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Definitely get proficient at excel and ppt (learn formatting, shortcuts etc). Try to create pretty slides (e.g. find examples of decks online and redo them, great from scratch etc). Revise technicals (good on accounting)

No need to learn valuation and modelling (or to limited extent) given that you are at aBByou will have limited exposure

  • Analyst 1inIB - Gen
2021年11月14日——5:50pm

NO!!!!! Don't try to practice ppt and XLS before starting haha

Nov 14, 2021 - 6:19pm
gobelinusanalyst, what's your opinion? Comment below:

Common guys I just interned at a top BbthinkGSJPMand I can tell you it would have greatly helped if I knew how to do some charts faster or that there were some commonly accepted colour differences for input values and calculated values on xls.

  • Analyst 1inIB - Gen
Nov 14, 2021 - 6:35pm

Bro, yeah, you just "interned", thanks.

Ive been in this job for 2 years and I can tell you whatever artificial personal training you will undertake will make you gain a WEEK of learning curve at most (2 weeks if you totally ruin your personal time) and II) If I had to do it again I would probably prepare even less

Being sent a PPT markup at midnight for a board meeting the next day is a lot more effective at making you become productive than trying to be the cool kid before you start

  • Analyst 1inIB-M&A
2021年11月14日——11:56pm

No it's a complete waste of your time to practice anything before starting. Every bank has weeks of training where you'll learn what actually matters. These jobs give you a chance to learn as you go, no one expects much from you your first few months. Just enjoy free time while you can.

  • Business SchoolinIB - Cov
Nov 16, 2021 - 2:08pm

Autem laborum aut explicabo officiis ut provident. Quo perspiciatis quaerat asperiores sequi. Modi cupiditate repellat distinctio delectus magni numquam.

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