Finance Industry Overview
WetFeet Guide to Careers in Investment Banking
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (request password) Firm snapshots—brief profiles of leading firms. Job descriptions Industry trends Lifestyle, culture, perks Investment banking terms Salary
WetFeet Guide to the Mutual Fund Industry
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (request password) Industry overview and trends Firm profiles Job descriptions Lifestyle, culture Recruiting process
Vault Guide to the Top Finance Firms
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (Click on Vault) Information on the most prestigious companies in the investment banking, investment and asset management, commercial banking and financial services industries Industry overview Job descriptions Insider information on pay, culture, hours
Vault Guide to Investment Banking
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (Click on Vault)
2002 HBS Career Guide: Finance
Guide available in the Resource Center Firm profiles Job descriptions Finance terms Career resources
The Fast Track by Mariam Naficy, 1997
Book available in the Resource Center The author, an experienced recruiter and former analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co., provides advice for maneuvering through the recruiting process. Chapters on consulting include: The Gold Rush: An introduction to investment banking Investment Banking, Sales and Trading: An Overview Piercing the Veil: How Investment Banks Recruit
Periodicals
Investment Dealer’s Digest (weekly)
Present and past copies available in the Resource Center. http://www.iddmagazine.com/ News and feature stories, plus listings of newly registered securities, new issues and more. Quarterly rankings and Who's Who listings on people and events in the U.S. underwriting, M&A, private placement and other specialized markets. Weekly and year-to-date deals, league table and fee information on a halfdozen investment banking sectors including technology, healthcare and media-telecom, among others.
Institutional Investor (monthly)
Present and past copies available in the Resource Center. http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/ Finance and investment magazine that provides strategic information, innovative thinking and rigorous analysis. Also provides industry acclaimed rankings such as the “All-America Research Team”, “FixedIncome Trading Ranking” and “Global Research Team”.
Euromoney (monthly) **on order – hasn’t started yet
Present and past copies available in the Resource Center. http://www.euromoney.com/index.html Source of information on trends in international banking and capital markets. Also contains monthly coverage of developments in foreign exchange, securities trading, cash management, custody, payments and settlements.
Pensions & Investments (biweekly) **new subscription
Present and past copies available in the Resource Center. http://www.pionline.com/ International newspaper of money management
The Wall Street Journal
Daily copy available in the Resource Center. Also online at: www.wsj.com; www.careerjounal.com; www.collegejournal.com
The Financial Times
Daily copy available in the Resource Center. Also online at: www.ft.com
The New York Times
Daily copy available in the Resource Center. Also online at: www.nytimes.com
The Chicago Tribune
Daily copy available in the Resource Center. Also online at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/
Business Week
Present and past copies available in the Resource Center. Also online at: http://www.businessweek.com
Forbes
Present and past copies available in the Resource Center. Also online at: www.forbes.com
Fortune
Present and past copies available in the Resource Center. Also online at: www.fortune.com
Company Information and Directories
WetFeet Guides
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (request password)
Bear Stearns Bank of America Credit Suisse First Boston Goldman Sachs Lehman Brothers Merrill Lynch Morgan Stanley
Vault Guides
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (Click on Vault) American Express Goldman Sachs Andersen J.P. Morgan Chase Bear Stearns Lehman Brothers Citibank Merrill Lynch Credit Suisse First Boston Morgan Stanley Deutsche Bank Salomon Smith Barney Fidelity
Nelson’s Guide to Investment Managers (Available in the Resource Center)
Information on investment strategies, products offered and vehicles used Listings of assets by client category and representative clients Performance data Details on the decision-making process providing insight into manager's investment strategy
Corporate Finance Sourcebook (Available in the Resource Center) Corporate Finance Directory (Available in the Resource Center)
Listings of 1,600 of today's top investment sources and over 1,800 service firms.
Listings of 5,000 of America's largest corporations, 17,027 of their subsidiaries and 23 financial service firms listed for each entry 20,904 of America's top financial executives
Nelson’s Directory of Institutional Real Estate (Available in the Resource Center)
Listings of real estate investment managers, plan sponsor investors in real estate, real estate service firms and consultants, insurance companies with real estate investments, corporations with active real estate operations and real estate investment trusts Details on total real estate investments and real estate investment managers used Descriptions of assets under management, real estate sector investments and investments by region
CareerSearch
http://www.careersearch.net/kellogg_pr/ (email Resource Center for password) This mult-criteria search engine allows students to search for companies by industry, size and geographic location. Information provided included revenues, competitors and specialties.
Interview Resources
WetFeet Guide to Investment Banking Interviews: Beat the Street
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (request password)
Vault Guide to Finance Interviews
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/career/student/careersites/index.htm (click on Vault)
Job Juice Consulting Cards
Cards available in the Resource Center These theme cards provide a checklist of business concepts and pragmatic frameworks to help in case interviews.
Heard on the Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Interviews
By Timothy Falcon Crack Book available in the Resource Center
Chapters devoted to interviewing in the following books:
Books available in the Resource Center; WetFeet and Vault available online The Fast Track WetFeet, Vault, HBS Guides to Finance and Investment Banking
Online Sites
http://www.morganstanley.com/careers/recruiting/index.html http://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/learning_center/interview_insights/index.html http://www.lehman.com/career/info_interview.htm
Finance Related Web Sites
http://www.thedeal.com Online resource for dealmakers, advisors and investors, who find the information through the site's dealspecific channels, deal memos, profiles and timelines. http://www.bloomberg.com Provides data, analytics, electronic trading and financial news http://www.glocap.com/gs_home.jsp Glocap Search.com: Search firm with job listings in hedge fund, asset management, investment banking, etc. http://www.jobsinthemoney.com/ Job postings in the finance, accounting, banking, investment, insurance and related fields http://www.nbn-jobs.com/home/index.cfm National Banking and Financial Services Network: Specializes in banking, private banking and financial jobs. http://www.pinngrpintl.com/ Pinnacle Group International: Executive recruiting and career advisory company focusing on private equity and venture capital firms, investment and merchant banks, asset management companies, corporate business development departments and portfolio companies owned by private equity and venture capital firms. http://www.analyticrecruiting.com/ Nationwide search firm specializing in recruitment of people with strong analytical skills. Covers finance, marketing, operations, manufacturing, planning and systems. http://www.streetjobs.com/ Online search firm exclusively servicing domestic and international commercial and investment banks and brokerage firms. http://www.efinancialnews.com Source of information about Europe's investment banking, fund management and securities industries.