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Andreea on Finance Careers: Recruiting, Mindset & Long-Term Success

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Wall Street Oasis

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4.9 β€’ 534 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this mentor session, Andreea shares practical insights on breaking into competitive finance roles and building a sustainable long-term career in the industry. Drawing from her experience navigating finance recruiting and professional growth, Andreea discusses what students and early-career professionals often misunderstand about investment banking and finance careers. In this episode, we cover: What finance careers really look like behind the scenes How recruiting and networking actually work The mindset required to succeed in competitive environments Common mistakes students make during the recruiting process How to think long-term about career growth in finance Whether you’re pursuing investment banking, consulting, asset management, or corporate finance, this session offers grounded advice that goes beyond technical interview prep. If you're serious about breaking into finance and building long-term success, this conversation will help you think more strategically about your path. Check out WSO Academy β€” the prep that has helped thousands break into high finance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ Land A High Finance Career: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/academy πŸš€πŸ’ΌπŸ“ˆ

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0:00.0

And I think these days I would warn people to be a bit more cautious in general because in university you're just looking at models and theory and no one is talking about how markets actually work.

0:12.1

I think growth happens in this uncertainty in terms of learning but also in terms of questioning yourself.

0:18.2

What I realized two things. One, it's very good to have a plan

0:21.5

and it's very good to stick to it,

0:23.7

but you must be ready

0:24.8

that it will just not go

0:26.2

as you envision it simply.

0:27.9

Tell me a little bit about

0:28.6

the types of students you like to mentor.

0:30.4

The type of people I normally like to work with are...

0:32.6

The type of people I normally like to work with are... Okay, Andrea, thanks so much for taking the time to join us today.

0:46.8

Of course, my pleasure.

0:48.2

It'd be great if you could give the listeners a short summary bio where you're from and all that good stuff.

0:51.9

Yeah, of course. So I'm from Romania. I'm currently

0:54.1

residing in the Netherlands and in between I've experienced work life for a bank in London and in Paris

1:00.7

doing, yeah, FX, the sales. Nice. And so let's kind of just start back at undergrad. So your

1:09.6

bachelor's. Talk to me a little about, like, where you went,

1:11.8

why you went, where you went, and then I want to get into a little bit of like the internship

1:16.1

and recruiting and stuff like that. Yeah, so I really loved mathematics all through high school,

1:23.6

but I also loved economics, which was not really offered at a very high level in Romania.

1:28.4

So then the question was, how can you combine these passions?

1:31.2

So here in the Netherlands, they have this degree at Erasmus that allows you to do two bachelor degrees

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