Prep for IB, PE, and HF interviews using real financial data, analyst reports, and market intelligence.
Many IB and trading roles expect Bloomberg proficiency. Practice in the library.
💡 Pro tip: Learn EQUITY, FA, DES, and COMP commands — they come up in interviews.
Comp tables are the bread and butter of IB — practice building them here.
💡 Pro tip: Export to Excel and practice formatting a proper comp table.
Get CRSP and Compustat data to build realistic financial models.
💡 Pro tip: Use CRSP for historical stock prices in your DCF assumptions.
Stay current on markets — interviewers will ask what's moving today.
💡 Pro tip: Read every morning for a week before your interview.
Read sell-side research to understand how analysts think about companies.
💡 Pro tip: Focus on the investment thesis section of equity research reports.