Investment Banking Demands Long Hours, But I Love The Competition, Ft. Gautam, Ex Goldman Sachs
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Konversations Cafe is going global, and our first stop is Dubai. Our third speaker in Konversations Cafe Dubai is Gautam Gurnani, Senior Vice President at Dubai Holding.
An Investment Banker at heart and by profession, drawn to the world of finance by the promise of making headlines through his work, Gautam’s journey is a lesson in conviction.
Gautam had massive FOMO as a student, and that led to him participating in any and every competition that he could, and ended up winning quite a few of them. That’s where the kick for winning developed, which would continue to guide his career decisions way into the future. He knew that he’d want to choose a career that gave him the same high as competition, winning and numbers did, and a career in finance seemed like the perfect match.
But finance is an ocean in itself, so the decision to dock on one particular island would’ve again been a herculean task in analysis. Fortunately, for Gautam, his brain convinced him to investment banking while he was reading about a merger deal headline in The Economic Times.
It was now time to set out on a new journey, and time to try to ‘Bell the CAT’. His first attempt at CAT left a little to be desired, but nonetheless, he only got a call from SP Jain Insitute of Management & Research. Gautam was quick enough to leave CAT behind for a newer pursuit, CFA, when a friend of his convinced him to buy the CAT form, and her mom pushed her reluctant son to give the exam.
As luck would have it, he got interview calls from all the top 6 IIMs, barring Ahmedabad, a turn of events, Gautam considers fortunate. Completing his education at IIM Bangalore, Gautam started working with Goldman Sachs after converting his Summer Internship into a PPO. Joining an investment back right when all hell was about to break loose, Gautam found himself in the midst of the infamous, “Global Financial Crisis of ‘08”. What happened then, is a story for another video, but here are the highlights of this conversation.
📍I chose to pursue Finance as it was the only way to quench my need for competition, numbers, and winning at the same time.
📍In a world that rewards largely the first past the finish line, even small deltas of extra effort can give you multiple times the reward.
📍In M&A Investment Banking, you work on deals that become headlines the next day. Such is the impact of your role
📍To get ahead of the curve you need to C.O.P., Compartmentalize, Organize and Prioritize.
📍The first term at a B-School is one of the most taxing times in an MBA student’s life.”
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Ah! This man... Having spent countless days stalking his LinkedIn Profile, I am finally hearing him.
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What's his LinkedIn id
Anyone who is that successful, should thank no one else but those people whose names he took several times in the interview. MENTORS. The difference between haves and have nots
We completely agree with your perspective on the importance of mentors in one's success. Behind every successful person, there are often individuals who have played a pivotal role in guiding and shaping their career paths.
Can you guys bring some risk managers, i just wanted to know some insights..
Pls consider it.
Thanks for the suggestion, We will share this with our team members and try to cover this in our future videos.
And some Product Managers plsssssssss
Hi i am going to be doing mu UG from canada, which unis are the best to break intothe finance industry(Eg:waterloo,mcmaster etc)
Heyy i am mathematics student but i have not ca degree but i have intrest in finance also in investment banking so which roadmap is for me?
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Can anyone suggest to me for how and where to register for Investment Banking course and also best Institution.. plz
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You will have to go to top iims or you have to be a ca rank holder
To get into IB, You have to crack CAT with top tier percentile and get into IIM after that clear CFA exams.
@@hemshah1567 CFA has nothing to do with IB. CFA is for people pursuing or looking to pursue careers in Investment Management (Mutual funds, Hedge Funds, Asset Management, etc.)
@@advaitmaduskar7102cfa helps though equity, derivatives, fra everything helps and in India for the frontend ib roles you need to be in the old iits or old iims along with some kind of financial professional experience or charters.. Cfa tbh is better than CA or FRM or any other course along the same lines to break into investment or markets..
great g man
Part 2??
Watch part 2 here: ua-cam.com/video/u9_hOsZ3ODY/v-deo.html
But is it worth working so long hours
Hey, Watch the part 2 of this interview, this is where he has discussed more about this career and life beyond work - ua-cam.com/video/u9_hOsZ3ODY/v-deo.html