The Fast Track by Mariam Naficy

The Fast Track

The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking& Securities Trading

Mariam Naficy

Crown · Print & ebook · October 6, 1997

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Who it’s for
Mariam Naficy maps specialized recruiting with job descriptions, interviews, résumé advice, and firm profiles.
Themes
Consulting and finance careers, Competitive recruiting process, Job application skills
Genres
Job Hunting & Careers, Resumes & CVs, Interview Prep

About this book

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?

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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.

Recruiting and Firm Profiles

Mariam Naficy maps specialized recruiting with job descriptions, interviews, résumé advice, and firm profiles.

Come here for

  • Plain-language descriptions of consultants, analysts, and traders
  • Interviews spanning first-year analysts to CEOs and recruiting managers

Expect

  • Tips on résumés, interviews, and choosing a firm
  • Profiles covering career paths, office culture, and employee interviews

Where it sits

Interview Prep89%
Job Hunting & Careers60%
Resumes & CVs43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Job Hunting & Careers
  • Management
  • Business Motivation
Authors
Mariam Naficy
Publisher
Crown
Published
October 6, 1997
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Consulting and finance careers · Competitive recruiting process · Job application skills
Reading lane
Job Hunting & Careers