How to Break Into Goldman Sachs TMT Investment Banking With No Connections

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In his Goldman super day, Tyler got stumped on an LBO question but kept his composure under pressure.

This episode features an interview with Tyler, a student at Boston College who successfully broke into Goldman Sachs TMT investment banking without prior connections. Tyler grew up in Hong Kong and attended boarding school in Santa Barbara before studying business at BC. Initially, investment banking was not on his radar as a freshman; he focused on grades and clubs but was rejected from the campus banking club. This rejection led him to join Wall Street Oasis and start cold emailing bankers in October of his sophomore year. He conducted 80-100 networking calls, aiming for 5-10 per week, and emphasized building genuine connections rather than transactional referrals. Tyler prepared for interviews by taking courses and doing mock interviews through the Academy, completing about 20 mocks by super day season. He applied to multiple bulge bracket banks and had first rounds with firms like UBS, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley. His Goldman super day included a moment where he blanked on an LBO question but stayed calm, and he connected with interviewers on personal topics like basketball. After the super day, he was waitlisted by Goldman but received an offer from Deutsche Bank, which he used to leverage a Goldman offer. Goldman initially gave him a holistic offer, and he was later placed in the TMT group despite ranking consumer as his top preference. Tyler reflects that he wouldn't change his process, highlighting the importance of conversational skills and mock interviews. He credits mentors like Tim and Stan from Wall Street Oasis for their guidance. The episode concludes with advice on networking, interview preparation, and the value of personality in recruiting.

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Tyler's Goldman Sachs path shows recruiting prep as concrete, repeatable work.

The episode traces Tyler's path from a mobile childhood to BC business studies and Goldman Sachs recruiting, presenting the outcome as the product of steady preparation rather than luck.

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