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Finance Interview Bootcamp

Section 1: Course Overview, How to Take the Course & Interview Exercise Book Access & More

How to Take this Course & Download the Exercise Book (Part 1 of 2) (11:41)
How to Take this Course & Download the Exercise Book (Part 2 of 2) (4:15)

Section 2: [OPTIONAL] Finance and Accounting Concepts to Help You With Your Interviews

[OPTIONAL] Intro to Section 2 and Downloading Your Financial Model and One Page Interview Template (2:37)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Accounting and Finance (1:40)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to the Income Statement (11:02)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to the Balance Sheet (8:48)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to the Cash Flow Statement (8:24)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Financial Ratios (9:34)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Forecasting Financial Statements (Part 1 of 2) (12:12)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Forecasting Financial Statements (Part 2 of 2) (11:22)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Valuing Companies (21:06)
[OPTIONAL] Technical Analysis Explained (4:33)
[OPTIONAL] How to Do Fundamental Investment Research (8:44)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Investment Banking (3:31)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds (1:59)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Hedge Funds (5:31)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity (6:16)
[OPTIONAL] Introduction to Options and Derivatives (5:50)
[OPTIONAL] Credit Default Swaps Explained (20:19)
[OPTIONAL] A Day in the Life of a Hedge Fund Analyst (4:39)
[OPTIONAL] Bonds Explained (36:45)
[OPTIONAL] Finance Jobs Explained (4:28)
[OPTIONAL] Short Selling Explained (17:51)
[OPTIONAL] IPOs Explained (41:38)
[OPTIONAL] 10 Material Accounting Issues Explained (24:03)
[OPTIONAL] How Will Ai Impact Investing and Investing Jobs? (10:14)
[OPTIONAL] How to Sell Anything (29:10)
[OPTIONAL] Terminology PDF & Excel Document Attached
[OPTIONAL] Quiz for Section 2

Section 3: Turning Your Weaknesses into Strengths in Interviews

Interview Exercise #1) Let's Find Out What Your Weaknesses Are Right Now (4:31)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1A) You Don’t Think You Have Enough Work Experience To Get The Job (4:20)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1B) You Don’t Think You Have The Right Education To Get The Job. (3:12)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1C) You Have Had Too Many Jobs For Short Periods of Time (1:31)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1D) You Were Fired or Let Go (3:08)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1E) You Were Unemployed Or Didn’t Work For An Extended Period of Time (1:53)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1F) You Think You Are Too Young (1:12)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1G) You Think You Are Too Old (1:41)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1H) You Are Overqualified For The Job (1:01)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1J) You Don't Have The Right Background Or Life Experiences (1:17)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1K) You Have Worked In Industries That Have Nothing To Do With This Job (0:55)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1L) You Don’t Have Enough Confidence To Do Well In Interviews (4:46)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1M) Something Happened To Or By You That Might Stop You From Getting Hired (2:16)
[IF APPLICABLE] Answer 1N) Your Grades Or Test Scores Aren't High Enough (2:01)
YOU GOT THIS! (0:34)
[OPTIONAL] Life Changing Advice from Steve Jobs (1:30)

Section 4: What Are Your Strengths & How to Ace Questions About What You are Good At

Addressing Your Strengths Introduction (1:03)
Interview Exercise #2.1) Find Out What Your Strengths Are+How to Address Them (0:26)
Strength #1) Teamwork - How To Answer A Question On This Strength Quality (1:36)
Strength #2) Passion - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (1:01)
Strength # 3)Dedication & Hard Work - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (0:47)
Strength #4) “Enjoy" (1:48)
Strength #5) Exceed Expectations - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (1:49)
Strength #6) Dependable - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (0:48)
Strength #7) Organized - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (1:07)
Strength #8) Customer Focused - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (1:08)
Strength #9) Humble - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (0:40)
Strength #10) Ethical - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (0:37)
Strength #11) Multitask - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (0:57)
Strength #12) Generous - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (0:35)
Strength #13) what makes u Different - How to Answer a Question on this Strength Quality (2:25)
Strength #14) Why Has Everything You Have Done In Your Life Lead You To Excel At This Job? (1:22)
[OPTIONAL] 14 Public Speaking Tips and Advanced Option Strategy (45:04)

Section 5: Answering Finance Interview Questions

Introduction to Answering Finance Questions in an Interview (1:48)
Q&A) Walk me through the three financial statements (6:29)
Q&A) How are the three financial statements connected? (3:16)
Q&A) What Is Working Capital? (0:59)
Q&A) What is EBITDA? (1:13)
Q&A) What Is The Difference Between Enterprise Value And Equity Value? (1:10)
Q&A) What is DCF? (6:53)
Q&A) How Do You Value a Company Using P/E? (2:22)
Q&A) How Do You Value a Company Using P.R.? (1:54)
Q&A) Why is it Important To Value Companies Using Several Methodologies? (1:58)
Q&A) What is Beta? (2:10)
&A) Why Might Two Companies With Identical Earnings Have Different P/E Ratios? (3:46)
Q&A) What is Accretion/Dilution? (1:48)
Q&A) What’s the Difference Between Book Value and Market Value? (1:02)
Q&A) What is the Difference Between GAAP and Non-GAAP Earnings? (4:05)
Q&A) What Are Some Common Financial Ratios? (3:05)
[OPTIONAL] How Pros Pick Stocks (24:59)

Section 6: What to Bring to the Interview to Increase Your Chances of Getting Hired

Introduction to Items to Bring to the Interview (1:00)
Why The "What To Bring" Strategy Has Worked For Me Over And Over Again (3:39)
Interview Exercise #4.1 What To Bring Checklist For Interviews (5:11)
Interview Exercise #4.2) If Interviewing For An Investment Job Make This (9:46)
Interview Exercise #4.3) If Interviewing For Any Other Finance Job Make This (4:14)
[OPTIONAL] Risk Management and How to Protect Your Money (25:23)

Section 7: How to Answer Any Question You Have No Idea How to Answer & Using Frameworks

Introduction To How To Answer Any Question You Have No Idea How To Answer & Using Frameworks (2:48)
Answering Qualitative Questions Using The S.W.O.T. Analysis Framework (1:09)
Interview Exercise 5.1) Answering Qualitative Questions Using The S.W.O.T. Analysis Framework (1:36)
Answering Qualitative Questions Using The B.C.G. Analysis Framework (1:29)
Interview Exercise #5.2) Answering Qualitative Questions Using The B.C.G. Framework (2:14)
Answering Qualitative Questions Using The P.L.C. Analysis Framework (0:56)
Interview Exercise #5.3) Answering Qualitative Questions Using The P.L.C. Analysis Framework (2:00)
Answering Qualitative Questions Using The Porter 5 Forces Framework (1:10)
Interview Exercise #5.4) Answering Qualitative Questions Using The Porter 5 Forces Framework (1:49)
Answering Qualitative Questions Using The Buy Versus Build Framework (3:37)
Interview Exercise #5.5) Answering Qualitative Questions Using The Buy Versus Build Framework (1:21)
HELP! How Do You Answer Questions When You Have No Idea! Use this Framework (1:44)
Interview Exercise 5.6 How Do You Answer Questions When You Have No Idea! Use this Framework (0:46)
[OPTIONAL] Make Money by Detecting Lies and Using Game Theory (27:43)

Section 8: What You Must Know About the Company That Is Interviewing You

How To Research The Company You Are Interviewing At (14:06)
Introduction to What You Must Know About the Company That Is Interviewing You (0:54)
Interview Exercise 6.1 How To Research The Company You Are Interviewing At (3:09)
[OPTIONAL] Why Day Trading Does Not Work (25:36)

Section 9: Bond With the Interviewer First!

Introduction to Why Bonding is Crucial in an Interview (0:40)
Strategy For The First 5-10 Minutes Of Every Interview (4:27)
Can You Pass the O’Hare Test? (7:22)
Search LinkedIn & Learn More About Your Potential Interviewers Before Interviews (11:58)
Interview Exercise 7.1 List 2 Things You Have In Common With Interviewers (1:42)
Interview Exercise 7.2 Questions to Remember to Pass the O'Hare Test (0:50)
[OPTIONAL] Venture Capital Explained (23:56)

Section 10: Transition Words, Words to Use, Words Not to Use and Words That Buy You Time!

Intro To Transition Words, Words To Use/Not Use & Words That Buy You Time (0:46)
Structuring Logic With Transition Words And Words To Use That Will Buy You Time (1:43)
Words To Say That Your Interviewer Will Remember And Appreciate (2:28)
Words Or Things To Never Say In An Interview! (1:17)
Transition Words To Use When You Want To Politely Disagree With The Interviewer (1:13)
Interview Exercise #8.1) Using Transition Words To Structure Your Logic And Buy Time (0:52)
[OPTIONAL] How Accurate is the Movie Wall Street (38:13)

Section 11: When to Stop Talking & How do You Know If You are Doing Well (Do They Like You)?

Intro to When to Stop Talking & How do You Know If You are Doing Well (Do They Like You)? (0:34)
How Do You Know If The Interviewer Likes You? (0:27)
Don’t Ever Oversell "Or You Will Lose The Sale" (1:23)
[OPTIONAL] How Accurate is the Wolf of Wall Street Movie? (14:37)

Section 12: How to Know What the Next Question is That They Will Ask You?

Introduction to How to Know What the Next Question is That They Will Ask You? (0:26)
How To Answer Questions The Strategic And Pre-emptive Way.... (3:35)
Interview Exercise 9.1) Answering The Preemptive & Logical Strategic Way (0:40)
[OPTIONAL] How to Start a Hedge Fund (25:33)

Section 14: Why You Need to Think Like Your Interviewer (AGAIN) & Help Them With Their Career

Introduction To Thinking Like the Interviewer (1:19)
What Value Can You Add Immediately To Show You Are Proactive And Resourceful (0:50)
Interview Exercise #11.1 How Can You Help Your Interviewer’s Career? (1:54)
[OPTIONAL] How to Use Technical Analysis (31:50)

Section 15: Additional Crucial Strategies to Address in Interviews

Technology To Use To Record Yourself Interviewing And What To Watch Out For (1:49)
The Drill Down Tactic That Interviewers Use (1:28)
Tip To Learn How Your Interviewer(s) Pronounce Their Names (1:51)
Dealing With An Aggressive Or Confrontational Interviewer (1:16)
Topics to Never Bring Up in An Interview (0:29)
Asking Friends and Family For Help With Your Upcoming Interview (0:31)
Strategies To Use With A Zoom Or Online Or Phone Interview (4:30)
Best Way To Avoid Being Nervous (Don't Worry They Can't Tell You Are Nervous!) (4:11)
Why You Must Assume All People Interviewing You Are Smarter And More Senior (0:28)
You Must Show Consistency (Everything In My Life Lead Up To This Opportunity) (0:43)
Interview Exercise #12.1) Why Everything You've Done Leads Up To This Job (2:18)
[OPTIONAL] How to Get a Raise or How to Get Promoted (14:19)

Section 16: Body Language, Manners And Demeanor During The Interview

Introduction to Body Language Strategies (0:48)
Eye Contact Strategy (1:03)
The Hand Shake, Smile And Business Card Exchange (If Applicable) (3:04)
Tone and Voice Modulation (0:42)
Hand Gestures and Seating Posture (1:51)
Qualities that Interviewers Like and Additional Demeanor Commentary (1:04)
Interview Exercise #13.1) Improving Body Language When Answering Questions (2:31)
[OPTIONAL] When is the Best Time to Buy Stocks? (19:16)

Section 17: How to Conduct a Zoom or Online Interviews and What to Wear to the Interview

What to Wear to Interviews (1:47)
Equipment to Buy (or Use) and how to Set Up Your Zoom Studio (13:35)
Cosmetics to Use (9:37)
[OPTIONAL] How Accurate is the Finance TV Show Billions? (27:40)

Section 18: Reasons I Have Hired and Not Hired People

Don't Hire People that Are Arrogant (1:06)
Don’t Hire Someone That Wants The Job Only For The Money (0:42)
Don't Hire Anyone That Lacks Focus (0:29)
[OPTIONAL] Finance Morning Meetings Explained for Hedge Funds (15:29)

Section 19: Strategies Based on the Seniority of the Person Interviewing You

Introduction to Why it is CRUCIAL to Understand Rank in Interviews (1:10)
How To Interview With An Executive 2 Levels More Senior Han You (Be Smarter) (1:42)
How To Interview With An Executive 1 Level More Senior Than You (1:34)
How To Interview With An Executive At Your Level Or More Junior Than You (1:20)
How To Interview With An Executive From A Different Department? (0:22)
Please Note, Interviewing With Smaller/Start-ups Requires A Different Approach (0:51)
Interview Exercise 14.1 Strategies Based On The Seniority Of The Person Interviewing You (0:58)
[OPTIONAL] What Stocks Do Smart investors Own? (17:16)

Section 20: Questions To Ask In The Interviews

Why it is Crucial to Prepare Questions and Change them Based Who Interviews You (0:54)
At What Point In The Interview Should You Ask Questions? (0:32)
Questions To Ask Executives That Are 2 Or More Levels Senior To You (1:50)
Questions To Ask More Senior Executives In Different Departments (0:19)
Questions To Ask Your Potential New Boss (1:40)
Questions To Ask Executives That Are The Same Level As You Or More Junior (0:43)
Interview Exercise #15.1) What Questions To Ask Based On Their Level (0:17)
[OPTIONAL] What Hedge Fund is Billions Based on? (13:01)

Section 21: What to Do the Morning of the Interview (Before the Interview)

Introduction To The Pre Interview Morning Strategy (0:36)
How To Get Into The Ideal/Perfect State/Mood For The Interview (1:06)
What To Read Before The Interview During Breakfast (1:04)
When To Show Up For The Interview (0:45)
Interview Exercise 16.1 What To Do The Morning Of The Interview Checklist (0:54)
[OPTIONAL] Insider Trading Rules Explained (19:07)

Section 22: What to Do Immediately After the Interview

Introduction to the Post Interview Strategy (0:32)
Thank You Emails And Handwritten Note Strategy (5:07)
Interview Exercise #17.1) What To Do Immediately After The Interview Checklist (0:42)
What Do You Do 1 Week After The Interview If You Haven't Heard From The Company? (1:14)
[OPTIONAL] How to Stop Worrying Before An Interview (3:24)

Section 23: Negotiating You Salary

Negotiating Your Salary (1:33)
[OPTIONAL] Activist Investors Explained (10:01)

Section 24: You Got the Job, Now What?

Wait Don't Quit Your Current Job Without Asking Your Company About These 3 Items (0:44)
What To Include In Your Email/LinkedIn Updates To All Stating You Are Leaving (Yay!) (0:31)
Please Take At Least 1 Week Off In Between Jobs (Or Longer If You Can)! (0:21)
Interview Exercise #18.1) What To Write In Your "Moving On" Email/LinkedIn Update (0:56)
[OPTIONAL] Finding Your Career Path and Happiness (What Hat Should You Wear) (10:35)

Section 25: What if You Don't Get the Job & When to Turn Down the Offer

What To Do If You Don't Get The Job And Why Interviewing Is A Great Use Of Your Time (1:35)
How to Respond to a Rejection (0:26)
When to Turn Down a Job Offer (1:26)
Interview Exercise #19.1) How To Respond To A Rejection Via Email (0:57)
[OPTIONAL] Interesting Way to Boost Your Confidence and Happiness (4:41)

Section 26: Course Conclusion

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! (0:48)
[OPTIONAL] What Are the Major Differences Between the Different Financial Analyst Roles? (11:30)

Section 27: Next Step

What Should You Do Next?

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