Join Elevate for an exclusive Private Equity & Buyside Careers & Recruiting Forum, and 300+ Attendees from the Top IB/PE/HF/FinTech Firms & Top Universities

00:00 | Overview of Session & Elevate
02:57 | Who's in the Audience Today
04:20 | Speakers tell us about their Backgrounds & Private Equity Experiences to Date
04:29 | Adi, Centerbridge
06:52 | John, New Mountain Capital
07:33 | Jeevan, TPG Capital
08:00 | Andee, Vista Equity Partners
10:40 | Tell us more about your platforms, and why you chose it
10:55 | Why Centerbridge
12:24 | Why New Mountain?
14:27 | Why TPG?
15:40 | Why Vista?
19:12 | Day-to-Day in Private Equity: Transaction Execution & Portfolio Management Work
20:00 | Day-to-Day in Private Equity: Sourcing
25:13 | Recruiting: Key Decision Factors & Timing (On-Cycle & Off-Cycle)
26:56 | How to Diligence Firms: Portfolio Page & Team Page
30:13 | Going straight into PE vs. IB - Importance of Training & Mentorship at Vista
32:40 | Private Equity Interview Process: Biggest Differentiators

#privateequity #careers #finance #success #recruitment

We are super excited to welcome to one of the most incredible sessions we've had at Elevate - with Vince Bellino - an all-star Finance professional & leader (6+ years at Goldman Sachs & Leader Beyond), who's overcome lots of setbacks to excel at a very young age as a Professional. Today, we talk about all topics related to Career Resilience and Branding in your Finance Careers. This is for anyone who's currently in the Finance industry or looking to enter it. We cover so many topics - including Failures, overcoming failures, Facing tough economic & job environments like today's, getting fired or let go, branding & re-branding yourself throughout your career, importance of networking & focus on relationships, the pain vs. sacrifice in your career, and finally, having introspection and patience throughout

0:00:00 Highlights
0:04:20 Intros
0:07:00 Speaker Background: Goldman Sachs & Beyond
0:11:00 Talking through Failures in Career
0:14:10 Keys to overcoming failure?
0:18:30 How can you differentiate yourself when you speak to people?
0:21:30 You're always networking in your life
0:24:30 Being Resilient in Tough Parts of Career & Career Environment
0:27:00 Advice for Anyone who's lost their job
0:31:30 ***How do you rebrand yourself and articulate your story?
0:35:00 What you're actually good at versus what you're supposed to be good at 
0:37:15 How often to reflect and introspect in your career?
00:41:30 What are the things that Analysts & Associates be focused on building at early stage of their career?
0:45:30 Importance of Mentorship on Career
0:48:00 How do you measure success? Money, Status, Power, Brand Name, Clout, Network?
0:53:00 Pain vs. Gain; Sacrifice vs. Opportunity in Career
0:56:00 Avanti, Avanti - How to keep moving forward regardless of Success or Failure

#investmentbanking #Careers #resilience #wallstreet #finance #networking #goals

Learn what a day-in-the life looks like for one of the most sought after jobs in the world - Vice President at a top Investment Bank like Goldman Sachs?

Check out this latest episode - where Elevate Founder & 6+ year VP at Goldman Sachs, and Private Equity Investor, Kaushik takes you behind the scenes of what you do every day, and what it takes to be successful in this role. We've asked 50+ VPs from top banks like Goldman Sachs, Morgan, JP Morgan, Evercore, Bank of America, Lazard, Credit Suisse, Barclays - and you'll get to hear about everyone's experiences!

Elevate is the #1 Investment Banking, Private Equity, Growth Equity, Hedge Fund & Fintech Career Professional Network in North America. Join Elevate's exclusive network below, and get access to top jobs, networking & learning resources - built 100% by professionals!

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#investmentbanking #wallstreet #careers #finance #jobs #internship #vicepresident

00:00 Intro
00:51 Job Outline
2:53 Emails
3:58 Morning Prep
4:56 Commute and Leadership Meeting
5:16 Meetings with Internal Teams
6:44 Check In with Corporate Clients
8:04 Lunch and Catch Up with (potential) Clients
10:30 Back to Office, Sync Up with Teams
11:19 Internal Team Development
12:21 Financial Sponsors/Private Equity Client Calls
13:25 Review Deals and Give Team Feedback
14:19 Dinner with Clients
14:45 Wrap Up and Head Home

Join 300+ Attendees from Top Universities & Top IB/PE/HF/FinTech Firms  for this exclusive Elevate Investment Banking Careers: Internship Success.

Speakers from: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, BAML, Evercore, LionTree, Qatalyst, Rothschild

Elevate is the largest Investment Banking, Private Equity, Growth Equity, Hedge Fund & Fintech Career platform in North America, and is partnered with the top IB/PE/GE/VC/HF Firms in the world on Elevate's Recruiting, Networking, Training & Investing Platforms.

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Training: https://elevatecareer.teachable.com/

02:40 Intros
07:08 Managing Communication & Staying Organized - Will, BAML
08:28 Prioritization of Workstreams & Networking - Thomas, Goldman
10:23 Being Responsive & Dependable - Lance, Morgan Stanley
11:42 4 Main Types of Projects as an Intern - Kaushik
14:12 Daily Schedule & When to Come in? - Om, LionTree
15:22 Being Efficient with Time & Navigate Bank-specific Tools & Folders - Thomas, Qatalyst
18:10 Evolution of Responsibilities over course of summer - Avni, Rothschild
19:10 Learning Curve & Shift after Mid-Summer Feedback - Nihal, Evercore
20:00 Feedback Process & Mindset - Kaushik
25:22 How to Gather Informal Feedback - Lance, Morgan Stanley
27:20 Powerpoint & Get to Know Your Class - Thomas, Goldman Sachs
30:30 Reaching out to Senior People - Will, BAML
32:48 Network & Get to know First Years - Namrita, Morgan Stanley
34:42 Being Responsive - Lance, Morgan Stanley
37:02 Carry a Notepad Around & Shadow your Analysts - Avni, Rothschild
38:12 Full-Time Lateral Recruiting - Thomas, Qatalyst
40:50 Add Value Where Possible - Om, LionTree
42:02 Anticipating Comments on Work & Achieving a Balance - Nihal, Evercore

Elevate's Exclusive Fall 2021 Venture Capital Recruiting Training Workshop, with 400+ Attendees from Top 15+ MBA Universities, and an all-star VC panel:

- Alex Li, Modern Venture Partners
- Dana Sun, OCA Ventures
- Kyle Jorgensen, Lux Capital
- Austin Nalen, Foresite Capital
- Rishi Ratan, Micron Ventures
- Aimee Xu, True Beauty Ventures

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Elevate is the #1 PE, VC, IB, HF Networking & Recruiting platform. Elevate is partnered with 50+ Top PE, VC, HF, IB firms & professionals, and Top 35 Undergrad & top 12 MBAs.

0:03:03 Speaker Intros
0:10:02 What are VC Firms & Recruiters Looking for
0:12:13 Interviews & Conversations
0:13:54 Come Prepared with Investment Ideas
0:15:47 Doubling Down on Your Strengths
0:18:02 Day-to-day in VC 3 Buckets
0:18:50 What is Sourcing?
0:20:44 Summer Internship VC Experience
0:23:40 VC Recruiting Process
0:26:02 Act like You're already a Venture Investor
0:27:15 Timelines for VC Recruiting Process
0:30:24 Founders are Great Ways to get to VCs
0:32:52 IB/PE/Investing Background
0:34:24 Million Dollar Question: Operating vs. Straight to VC
0:37:23 VC From Consulting
0:44:24 How to Create Networking & Firm Lists
0:46:05 Three Things that Worked Well for Networking
0:48:22 Networking Keys: Tracking Deals in the Space
0:50:49 How Do you Add Value to a VC Professional in Recruiting Stage
0:53:44 Using Memo Samples in Email Outreach
0:55:50 What are VC Interviews Like?
0:57:08 Case Studies in VC Interviews
1:00:01 Differentiating in Interviews
1:03:52 Most Important Advice

Elevate's Fall 2021 Private Equity Recruiting x MBA Training, featured 500+ Attendees from Top 15+ MBA Universities, and all-star speakers:

- Tim Lee, Vice President, GI Partners
- Diego Novoa, Carlyle Group Private Equity
- Matt Brown, Vice President, Shore Capital
- Harshit Sohu, General Atlantic
- Sharon Seh, Partners Group
- Felix Bening, North Castle 

0:02:28 Speaker Introductions
0:07:10 Elevate Overview
0:08:30 Overall PE Recruiting Process
0:11:00 PE Recruiting without prior PE Background
0:18:30 International Candidate Challenges
0:22:00 Networking Process
0:24:11 How to structure your networking lists?
0:28:08 Pitching an Investment Idea in a networking conversation
0:29:30 Pitching a Sector / Sub-sector Idea in a networking conversation
0:34:00 How to structure initial outreach emails
0:39:00 Private Equity Interview Process
0:42:00 Case Study Interviews & Prior Deal Interviews
0:44:00 How firms assess a cultural fit in interviews?
0:47:01 Operationally Focused Firms & Roles
0:49:20 Global & International Roles
0:52:00 Taking International Experiences and applying to US Firms
0:53:10 Sector expertise
0:57:30 Getting valuable in-School internships
0:59:40 Operationally Focused Interviews
1:02:13 Key Mistakes to Avoid
1:04:50 Most under-rated advice
1:06:33 Most important advice

#privateequity #recruiting #mba #careers #finance #buyside #venturecapital #internship #wallstreet #investing #jobs #covid19 #university #workshop #training

Excited to welcome Top 3 Growth Investing Firms- TPG Growth, TCV, Warburg Pincus & 500+ Candidates to Elevate Career Network's Growth Equity Careers Event. Featuring all-star panel featuring Vice President Investment Professionals from top firms from TCV, TPG Growth & Warburg Pincus. 

Audience Overview:
- 500+ Top-Tier Candidates from 35+ Elevate Partner Universities and 50+ Investment Banking, Management Consulting & Investment Firms

0:00- Overview of Growth Equity Investing?
0:22- Audience Overview
3:03- Structure of Session
4:10- TCV Vice President, Rohit
4:46- TPG Growth Vice President, Tammie
6:01- Warburg Pincus Tech Investor, Sahil
7:20- What is Growth Equity Investing? - Rohit
12:44- Three things that investors do: Sourcing, Execution, Portfolio - and where Growth Equity sits in there - Tammie
14:33- Difference b/w GE & Buyouts - questions you ask in diligence
16:29- Outlook for Growth Equity & Technology industry going forward
23:56- Firm Overview: TCV
26:28- Firm Overview: Warburg Pincus
27:15- Firm Overview: TPG Growth
29:45- How do you work with your portfolio companies to drive value? What do you look for in management teams?
35:47- Overview of Buyside Recruiting Process - Technical, Sourcing & Relationship Building - Warburg Pincus
39:08- Overview of Buyside Recruiting Process - Three Things You must do & Interview Framework - TPG
42:56- Overview of Buyside Recruiting Process - Networking & What are Firms Looking For - TCV
47:48- Rapid Fire: Early Career Experiences for Growth Equity
49:00- Rapid Fire: Favorite Interview Question
51:15- Rapid Fire: Consulting to Growth Equity
52:24- Rapid Fire: Investment Banking to Private Equity

#privateequity #recruiting #careers #finance #success #investmentbanking #investing #technology #network #venturecapital

Elevate's MBA Forum features Private Equity MBA leaders from HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago Booth & Yale SOM and from: Blackstone, Apollo, General Atlantic, Francisco Partners, Onex, Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley. In addition, we have the admissions team on from Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Forbes, #1-ranked, Economist, #3-ranked US News). 

Deep-dive panel with 5 PE MBA leaders: 
Mike, Wharton, Blackstone Private Equity
Juliana, Chicago Booth, Apollo Private Equity
Deepak, Stanford GSB, Francisco Partners Private Equity
Etham, Harvard Business School, General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs
Mike, Yale School of Management, Onex Partners, Morgan Stanley

Elevate is the largest finance & investing platform in North America - 100% built by professionals, and is partnered with the top universities & firms.

0:00- Introduction to Elevate MBA & Private Equity Forum
2:29- Speaker Introductions: Mike (Wharton), Deepak (Stanford GSB), Etham (HBS), Juliana (Booth) and Mike (Yale SOM)
6:20- Motivations behind pursuing an MBA from a Career in Private Equity - Deepak, Stanford GSB
7:17- Personal Development (Commanding boardroom, EQ) & Professional Development - Mike, Wharton
8:26- Unique experiences in Business School from people of all sorts of backgrounds and from all over the world) - Juliana, Booth
9:45- Exploring various career paths & meet unique people - Etham, HBS
11:13- Optionality of B-School - Mike, Yale SOM
13:14- How to differentiate yourself from other Finance / Banking / Investing people applying to MBA - Deepak, Stanford GSB
15:40- How to stand out on your daily jobs - showing initiative, leadership - can differentiate you - Juliana, Chicago Booth
17:45- Important to narrate your story and connect the different paths you have done - Etham, HBS
19:34- Demonstrating why you passionate about being a better leader of society - Mike, Yale SOM
20:38- Authenticity is critical in explaining "Why MBA?" - Mike, Wharton
22:29- Measuring whether to get an MBA by just the cost of the MBA is short-sighted - Mike, Yale
23:13- The totality of the MBA experience, network and mindset is hard to measure in just dollars / cost - Juliana, Booth
24:40- ROI depends on person: what do you want to remember looking back 20 years from now? - Deepak, Stanford, GSB
26:20- As you become more senior in investing, sourcing become the most important part of any job - so value on your networks is immense - Etham, HBS
28:20- Need to take long-term perspective beyond a 2-year payback - Mike, Wharton
30:57- Think about whether you want to pursue an MBA once you start working - Deepak, Stanford GSB
32:40- Talk to people who are getting MBAs at different points in your career - Juliana, Booth
34:03- Advice to Canadians trying to break into careers in US - Mike, Yale SOM
35:24- Balancing MBA applications during working - Deepak, Stanford GSB
36:45- You just have to make it happen - stressful but use time management skills - Etham, HBS
37:55- Moving from being an Engineer to Finance to Banking to Private Equity - combination of networking, prep and luck - Etham, HBS
39:55- MBA Essays Advice: Connect stories, limit number of reviewers - Mike, Wharton
41:25- MBA Essays: What is the central theme of your experiences - and build story around that - Juliana, Booth
45:32- MBA Applications: Creating a packet of your accomplishments for your recommenders; put effort into application as much as essay - Deepak, Stanford GSB
47:40- Recruiting during MBA - as with any buy-side recruiting is challenging - Mike, Wharton
52:30- Rapid Fire: Best classes taken in Business School - All panelists
54:30- Rapid Fire: One thing you wish you had done more of earlier pre-MBA - All panelists

#mba #privateequity #wallstreet #finance #careers #goldmansachs #morganstanley #blackstone #apollo #generalatlantic

Elevate Career Network's MBA Forum features Private Equity MBA leaders from HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago Booth & Yale SOM and from: Blackstone, Apollo, General Atlantic, Francisco Partners, Onex, Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley. In addition, we have the admissions team on from Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Forbes, #1-ranked, Economist, #3-ranked US News). 

Part 1 of the Forum features an all-access, behind-the-scenes sessions with admissions officer from top-ranked Chicago Booth on the most important things to know about the MBA process - from the person who is actually reading your applications and essays. 

We're joined by John Lim, Assistant Director at Chicago Booth's Admissions - in charge of all things admissions as it relates to undergrads and part of the overall admissions team. At Elevate, we are excited to partner with the top MBA schools like Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Economist, #1-ranked, Forbes, #3-ranked US News)!

0:00 - Introduction to Elevate PE & MBA Forum
2:20 - Meet Chicago Booth Admissions Officer, John Lim
3:40 - 3 things that differentiates candidates: Knowledge / enthusiasm of school and how it will help your goals vs. generic goals (being specific); Coaching your recommenders on how you're positioning your candidacy; How do you envision contributing to the community (what interesting things do you bring?)
6:53 - Increasing interest in Deferred MBA Program: Most top MBA schools have this option now; gives candidates optionality to apply during college and upon admission, defer for 2-5 years of work experience before starting MBA
10:10 - Best practices on how to engage your recommenders
13:01 - What happens behind scenes in Admissions Committee Room: (1) Adcom looks for areas that mitigate the yellow/red flags (i.e. if low GPA, Adcom looks for technical skills in work experience or recommender / manager speaking to applicant's on-the-job learning/impact) (2) Why MBA and why this school?
18:35 - How do you differentiate as a Finance/IB/PE candidate: How do you build community and "who are you outside of work?"
21:23 - What if you get rejected? It doesn't impact next admissions - in fact, sometimes, it bolsters interest in MBA and adcom looks at how you've grown since application
24:23 - How will you benefit from classes - make it personal and specific while showcasing your own interest - we want to learn more about you and that you've done your research and it's a good fit

Elevate is the largest finance & investing platform in North America - 100% built by professionals, and is partnered with the top universities & firms.

#mba #finance #booth #hbs #wharton #stanfordgsb #yale #colleges #graduate #business #careers #privateequity

Oaktree Capital Managing Director & Head of North America Sourcing & Origination, Milwood Hobbs, Jr. on the Elevate platform - with Elevate founder, Kaushik Ravi  (6+ year Goldman Sachs VP & Director in PE). We cover a range of topics - including Overview of Milwood's career & lessons learned, Overview of Oaktree and what makes it a special for him, how to develop an investor's mindset, how to think about growth vs. credit investing, evolution of the credit markets, what Oaktree looks for in candidates, and Q&A from the audience of students & professionals. 

Elevate Network is the largest finance & investing career platform in North America, partnered up with the top 35+ undergraduate and top 10+ MBA programs. We've featured professionals from the top 50+ Private Equity, Hedge Fund, Investing, Venture Capital and Investment Banking firms in the world. 

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