what kind of skills could i learn on my own? ( courses or online certifications) to be able to break into an analyst role in IB? I didn’t go to a top tier school for my bachelors but I do have about 3 years of brokerage experience and have my FINRA licenses, in addition I have a BBA in Finance.

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The main skills used in IB Is PowerPoint and excel and most cases more PowerPoint than excel. As an analyst you'll be building marketing material and maaaaaaaybe having some involvement in building the operating financial model for the company you're selling.

The most valuable skill you can work on to break in is knowing the 400 M&I questions, networking with bankers and practicing modeling interviews usually. DCF m&a and LBO.

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I’d say just focus networking with people who you have something in common with and getting your technicals down. Nothing else is rlly worth your time

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You have your FINRA licenses but have never worked in IB? 🧐 I’m more curious how your company sponsored you taking the S79

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Everywhere I see is SAS and or SQL so maybe a udemy course or even linkedin. Look for opportunities and see what is an added asset or requirement in the roles you want to apply for. Start learning them and talk about it in the resume as well as interview

Curious to see why you think those are necessary in IB

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The most important skill in IB is being able to create graphs of exponential revenue and EBITDA growth projections

Network and be a master at all DCF models, that's literally it

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