Interview Questions for iBankers

<p>Calling all current, past, or future i-bankers —</p>

<p>I am a high school student who is currently enrolled in a “Professional Career Education” class. We have a research project due about future possible careers. In it, there needs to be an interview with a person who is involved or has experience with that job. If someone (or more than one person) could kindly provide some answers to my (very generic) questions, that would help me immensely! Or if you just feel like providing some random information, I could use that too :)</p>

<p>They’re just very basic questions, but I need a human response x_o; Elaboration is appreciated.</p>

<li>Name (Just for teacher to know that we interviewed a real person)</li>
<li>Where were you educated?</li>
<li>Were you pleased with your education? If not, what are the top institutions to attend for investment banking, in your opinion?</li>
<li>What are your job title and daily duties?</li>
<li>How did you break into the field (summer internship? elaborate please :D)?</li>
<li>Why did you decide to enter this field (money, parents, etc.)?</li>
<li>What are the most attractive aspects of your job? the most annoying?</li>
<li>From your experiences, what are the most important character traits that one must possess to succeed?</li>
<li>Do you have any regrets/warnings/advice about choosing this career?</li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>send me a PM and i'll answer your q's best that i can.</p>

<ol>
<li>Name (Just for teacher to know that we interviewed a real person)
Jonathan Casey King</li>
<li>Where were you educated?
Engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnique and State University (Virginia TEch)
later an MBA degree from USC Marshall</li>
<li>Were you pleased with your education? If not, what are the top institutions to attend for investment banking, in your opinion?
Very pleased. Top institutions: USNEWS top 30 for undergrad, top 20 MBA programs</li>
<li>What are your job title and daily duties?
Analyst of Lehman Brothers. financial models, pitch books, kissing my boss's ass, travelling, negotiating deals.</li>
<li>How did you break into the field (summer internship? elaborate please )?
internship in LB, good grades</li>
<li>Why did you decide to enter this field (money, parents, etc.)?
MONEY and prestige</li>
<li>What are the most attractive aspects of your job? the most annoying?
Money is attractive, to give up social life is annoying</li>
<li>From your experiences, what are the most important character traits that one must possess to succeed?
brilliant</li>
<li>Do you have any regrets/warnings/advice about choosing this career?
Advice: it's not human life.</li>
</ol>

<p>If you tutor me, and if I score at least a 750 on the GMAT, I will give you $10,000. This is no joke.</p>

<ul>
<li> Patricia Chen</li>
<li> (813) 484-1816</li>
<li> <a href="mailto:mtgasiangirl_harvard@yahoo.com">mtgasiangirl_harvard@yahoo.com</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Greetings!!!</p>

<p>I need you to come tutor me for the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test). I am located in Tampa, Florida. My telephone number is: (813) 451-****. Basically, what I need is a very good GMAT instructor who has taken the real test no more than a year ago with a score of 720 or above.</p>

<p>If this is you, then read on…</p>

<p>I will pay you tutor me. This is how it works: You first tutor me for free until I take the real GMAT. If I score above a 650, you get $1,000 for all your trouble. But, if I score above a 700, you get $5,000. Finally, here’s the best part: If I score above a 750, you get $10,000. I am talking about cash, pure cash, coming out of my pocket for you to tutor me.</p>

<p>If you are excited so far, then read on…</p>

<p>I agree to pay you to come to Tampa, Florida. I agree to pay for the hotel and flight accommodations. I agree to pick you up in a limo, or my brand new 2005 Camry (your choice). You will then be escorted to your hotel room for preparation to tutor me the very next day. You will be served three meals a day. You will have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with me at really good fancy restaurants. No, I am not talking about McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, but ten times better than that. You will enjoy for the next few weeks the hotel stay, and the food that I pay. </p>

<p>What happens after you tutor me…</p>

<p>When I see my unofficial score for the GMAT, I will then decide how much to pay you in cold cash. Then, you will be flying back home to tell all your friends about how much money you have made by tutoring me.</p>

<p>Have a nice weekend!</p>

<p>Thank you!!!</p>

<ul>
<li> Patricia Chen</li>
<li> (813) 484-1816</li>
<li> <a href="mailto:mtgasiangirl_harvard@yahoo.com">mtgasiangirl_harvard@yahoo.com</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Email me if interested.</p>

<p>P.S. If instead of going through the trouble to tutor me, if you take the GMAT for me and score a 650, 700, or 750, I will pay four times the amount mentioned above. This means you will get $4,000 for scoring a 650, $20,000 for scoring a 700, and $40,000 for scoring a 750. This is a quick way to make money for your helpfulness!</p>

<p>Email me if interested in this instead.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>