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The pros and cons of the finance career path.

Learn how to secure a business or finance internship as a freshman in university.

Use this guide to review sample interview questions & answers used at Goldman Sachs and other financial institutions.

In this article, we'll break down the classic, must-know interview question: why investment banking?

This insider’s perspective on how to become an investment banker will teach you how to best position yourself for landing a job in a hyper-competitive industry. We will cover everything you should know - from building a strong network to honing your behavioral and technical skills, to staying ahead of the competition during recruitment season, and even maintaining a positive attitude and healthy mindset.

Michael answers questions about his experience working for Tesla in San Francisco, giving a detailed insight into recruitment for the job and the responsibilities of his role

Read this guide to learn about all the best tips and tricks to construct a stellar resume to help your applications stand-out.

A comprehensive guide on the best structure for your cover letter, what to include and tips to make your application stand-out.

See the resume that got me an offer in investment banking at Goldman Sachs NYC.

Operating leverage measures a company’s ability to increase its operating income by increasing its sales volume.

Mark to Market (MTM) is an accounting method used to measure the current value of assets or liabilities that change over time

The double declining balance method is an accelerated depreciation method that multiplies twice the straight-line depreciation method.

The Treasury Stock Method is a technique used to calculate Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS).

Current assets are short-term assets that a company expects to convert to cash, use in the course of business, or sell off within a one year time period.

The acid-test ratio is a metric to gauge how easily a company can meet its short-term obligations.

A basis point is a unit of measurement in finance for small percentages. One basis point is equivalent to 0.01% or 1/100 of a percent.

Operating profit represents a company’s profit after all expenses except for interest expense, taxes, and one-off costs have been deducted.

The interest coverage ratio is used to determine a company’s ability to meet its interest expense obligations with its operating income.

Learn how to separate names in Excel into different columns using 3 different methods.

Learn to Count Unique Values in Excel with 3 different methods

The GROUPBY function summarises data by grouping rows and aggregating values.

The XMATCH function in Excel returns the position of an item in an array.

Cell locking is a security feature that limits access to specific cells in Excel.

Learn how to highlight duplicates in Excel.

Autofit in Excel automatically makes your columns and rows fit your data.

The COUNTIFS function in Excel counts the number of cells in a range if one or more conditions are true.

The SUMIFS function on Excel sums a range if one or more conditions are true.