CareersTalks with Tamer

CareersTalks with Tamer

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CareersTalks with Tamer episodes

  • Inside the M&A Process: An Investment Banker Explains the Steps

    In this video, Nikola an Investment Banker at Evercore explains in detail the steps of a Merger and Acquisition Deal.
    #finance #career #london #investmentbanking
    ⏱Timestamps⏱:
    0:00 Introduction
    0:28 4. Stages of an M&A Transaction
    1:28 Phase1: 1. Investment Teaser
    3:16 Pahse1: 2. Management View (Financial Model)
    5:13 Phase1: 3. Investment Memorandum (IM)
    9:16 Phase1: 4. Non-Binding Offer
    11:36 Phase2: 1. Q&A and Binding Offer
    13:01 Phase2: 2. Management Presentation (MP)
    15:36 Phase2: 3. Negotiating
    16:46 Phase3: Closing

    20 min
  • Electrical Engineering to Management Consulting - Mohammed Rweished

    In this episode of CareersTalks I chat with Mohammed who works as a Management Consultant at Q5 in London. Mohamed studied engineering and managed to land a graduate consulting job without any previous consulting internships. 3 months into his graduate job, he gets laid off due to the influence of Brexit in the UK. In this episode Mohammed walks us though his interesting career journey, what he does at Q5, how he coped with being laid off and some other intetersring topics.
    #career #london #consulting #technology #finance #job #interview #management #managementconsultant #students #international #careeradvice
    Mohammed's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-...
    ⏱Timestamps⏱:

    0:00 Introduction

    0:26 Tell us about your role

    1:06 Tell us about your company - Q5

    3:11 Tell us about a project you worked on

    8:11 How do you come up with a business strategy or solutions?

    13:10 Daily job responsibiliteis

    16:03 Skills needed to become a Management Cosultant

    18:48 Interview process at Q5 in London

    20:45 Why did you study Electrical and Electronics Engineering?


    23:51 How did you land a graduate consulting job without prior experience


    27:43 How did you cope with being laid off as a graduate?


    33:16 What are some lessons you learnt from you career journey?

    36 min
  • What Does a Software Engineer at Google Do?

    In this episode I chat with Ivan who works as a Software Engineer at Google in London. Ivan works with the Android Media Solutions team to enhance and mantain any media related processes for Andriod users across different devices. In this episode we dive into his role and what his team does.
    Ivan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanbuper/
    ⏱Timestamps⏱:
    0:00 Introduction
    0:41 1.Tell us about your team at Google
    4:52 2. Role and responsibilities at Google
    9:26 3. How are your weekly tasks planned
    12:05 4. What coding language do you use?
    13:26 5. What makes working at Google special?

    18 min
  • Investment Banking VS Credit Research - Daniella Aruina

    Daniella worked for a year as an Investment Banking Analyst at Jefferies after graduating from NYU Abu Dhabi. After a year in Investment Banking Daniella shifted to the Credit Research and Rating industry to work for Moody's. In this episode Daniella compares both roles and industries. She also explains what the Credit Analyst role entails and what her company (Moody's does)

    ⏱Timestamps⏱:
    0:00 Introduction
    0:25 1. Shifting from Investment Banking (IB) to Credit Research
    1:26 2. IB vs Credit Research (skills, working hours, exit opportunities)
    5:48 3. Tell us more about your company Moody's
    6:59 4. Tell us more about your role and how do you assess credit risk?
    8:33 5. Day to day responsibilities and tools used
    10:46 6. Key Skill to Excel as a Credit Analyst
    11:42 7. Can graduates directly apply to the Credit Analyst role after uni?
    12:51 8. How do you Assess Credit Risk?
    14:21 9. IB Analyst Interview Process at Jefferies (London)
    17:53 10. Credit Analyst Interview Process at Moody's (London)
    20:43 Closing remarks (Check out Daniella's Youtube Channel!!)
    Check out Daniella's Youtube page for amazing tips on personal finance and professional development: https://www.youtube.com/@UCFOWpSVlpF2oluLxqephKxQ
    Daniella's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniella-aruina/

    21 min
  • Exploring Digital Transformation in Management Consulting - John Rabba (1/2)

    Is a master's degree worth it? How did you shift to consulting with an engineering degree? What is digital transformation in the context of consulting? All these questions will be answered by John in this episode. John is currently a management consulting manager at Gate One. He worked for six years across various consulting roles, industries and projects. In this episode he walks us through his journey and explains what is digital transformation and why he chose it. Tune in for an insightful conversation with John.


    00:00-Introduction

    00:46-1. Why civil engineering?

    03:16-2. Why did you do a masters in management?

    08:06-3. Why management consulting?

    12:36-4. What is digital transformation in the context of management consulting?

    18:48-5. Why did you choose digital transformation?

    25 min
  • What is Private Equity? - Fatih Haloglu (investment associate at Ekta Partners) Part 2

    Episode summary + timestamps: In the second part of the episode Fatih walks us through his different experiences in financial markets and he focuses on describing his job as a growth equity associate. Fatih also shares great tips for international students who are keen on gaining a competitive edge when applying to finance roles in London.

    0:00 Intro music

    0:12 1. Previous experience

    4:56 2. Day to day responsibilities (steps of a growth equity deal)


    12:14 3. Working at a global bank vs small investment firms

    14:36 4. Key skills needed to gain a competitive edge as a finance job candidate

    18:29 5. Alternatives if a candidate couldn’t land an internship in investment banking or private equity

    22:22 6. What is your next career move?

    24:13 7. Most important advice to international graduates interested in finance

    28 min
  • Landing a graduate software engineer job at Twitter (London) - Tofunmi Kupoluyi

    Episode summary & timestamps: In this episode Tofunmi shares 1) the academic and professional expereinces that helped land a graduate software engineering role at Twitter 2) how he navigated the job market in London and great tips on finding a job and 3) building a strong portfolio as an international software engineer professional/candidate to land jobs in London.


    0:00 Introduction


    0:44 1. Why computer science?

    3:03 2. Why software engineering?

    4:33 3. Previous experiences

    8:06 4. How did you land a full time role in London?

    11:16 5. How did you reach out to recruiters in London?

    11:48 6. Interview process at Twitter

    14:23 7. Role and projects at Twitter

    18:39 8. Software engineering in Tech vs Financial Industry

    20:12 9. Shifting jobs as an internation professional in London

    21:54 10. Tips to international students applying to roles in London

    24:33 11. What should an international student do to land a software engineering job in London?

    29 min
  • Private eqity vs Investment Banking- Fatih Haloglu (Investment associate at Ekta Partners) part1

    Episode summary + timestamps: My guest Fatih Haloglu is an investment professional with 4 years of experience in financial markets. In this episode he shares his insights on working in Investment banking and private equity. He deep dives into the difference between investment banking and private equity and how his learning, responsibilities and experience were different across these two industries.


    0:00 Introduction

    0:33 1. Why did you study economics and finance?

    2:02 2. Why did you choose a career in finance?

    4:25 3. Tips to navigate the finance job market in London

    6:05 4. Investment banking (IB) vs private equity (PE)

    9:21 5. How did your role change in IB vs PE?

    14:07 6. Transferable skills from IB to PE


    20 min

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