The Fast Track - by Mariam Naficy (Paperback)

About the Book

Investment banking and management consulting are the most sought-after careers for the two million students pursuing business degrees each year. In this guide, an experienced recruiter lays bare the secrets of breaking into the exciting, fiercely competitive, and lucrative worlds of high finance and consulting, and provides hard-hitting, in-depth profiles of 40 of the top firms in the U.S. 40 graphs & tables.

Book Synopsis

Get an Insider's Edge on Launching Your Career.

Are you thinking about working for the likes of McKinsey, Merrill Lynch, or Salomon Brothers? Thousands of undergraduates, MBA students, and others are rushing for prestigious entry-level positions in the highly competitive and lucrative fields of management consulting, investment banking, and securities trading. How are you going to compete? In The Fast Track, experienced recruiter and fast-track insider Mariam Naficy helps you make the right decisions every step of the way as she guides you through the rigorous, highly specialized recruiting process. The Fast Track includes:

Comprehensive job descriptions of consultants, analysts, and traders, explained in layperson terms.
Over twenty in-depth interviews with people in the business at every level from first-year analysts to CEOs and recruiting managers.
Tips on preparing an irresistible rÚsumÚ, giving a great interview, and choosing the right firm. Listen in as recruiters at a top firm review candidates they interviewed.
Profiles of the top forty firms across the country with information you can't find anywhere else, including career paths, office culture, and interviews with employees.

About the Author

Mariam Naficy, a graduate of Williams College, worked as an analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and as a consultant at Gemini Management Consulting, where she recruited new employees. She is currently pursuing her MBA at the Stanford Business School.