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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.

Learn how additional paid-in capital is used to track equity fundraising contributions in a company.

Learn how the debt service coverage ratio is used to measure the credit profile of a company.

Learn the definition of cost of sales and how it is used to capture key production expenses.

Learn what prorated is and how it can be applied to everyday calculations.

Learn what residual value is and how to calculate it.

Learn how a trust fund works and how it can be useful for asset inheritance.

Learn how to find and calculate retained earnings using a company’s financial statements.

Learn how to calculate MOIC and how it's used to measure the investment performance of private equity funds.

Learn how YoY (Year-over-Year) is used in finance with examples on Microsoft Excel.

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.