How Jaden Broke Into Investment Banking (Non-Target to Offer)

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4.9 • 534 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In this episode, Jaden shares his real journey breaking into investment banking — from navigating competitive recruiting to ultimately securing the offer. This conversation dives into the realities of IB recruiting, networking strategy, rejection, and the mindset required to succeed in high-performance finance roles. If you’re targeting investment banking, consulting, private equity, or other competitive finance careers, this episode provides practical insights from someone who has recently gone through the process. 00:00 – Intro 00:45 – How Jaden Became Interested in Investment Banking 03:20 – Early Recruiting Mistakes 06:10 – Understanding How IB Recruiting Actually Works 09:45 – The Role of Networking in Breaking Into Finance 13:30 – Handling Rejection & Staying in the Process 17:50 – What Superdays Are Really Like 21:15 – What Finally Made the Difference 25:40 – Securing the Investment Banking Offer 28:10 – Advice for Students Recruiting Today 31:00 – Final Lessons on Breaking Into Investment Banking Subscribe for more mentor conversations focused on finance careers, recruiting strategy, and long-term professional growth. 👇👇👇 Land A High Finance Career: https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/academy 🚀💼📈

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0:00.0	Unfortunately not. I actually didn't have a single idea when I first came.
0:04.0	And Klanai was a bit of a hard journey because I did not have the spring week experience.
0:09.0	I started kind of realizing, okay, I really want to go into this finance path.
0:14.0	And I'm way behind other people.
0:16.0	My first strategy, I aggressively networked with people.
0:20.0	And I tried to show them I'm capable of doing resilient work and even pulling long hours.
0:27.1	So I was pretty much working 24-7.
0:29.5	So kind of looking back, what's the type of students you like to mentor?
0:32.4	The book smart is important.
0:33.8	But... important. But Okay, Jaden, thanks so much for taking the time to join us today.
0:48.0	No worries. Thank you very much for taking your time as well.
0:50.6	Yeah, it'd be excellent if you could just get the listeners a short summary bio.
0:53.7	Sure. My name is Jaden. I was born and raised in South Korea. I'm currently in London.
0:58.7	I did my bachelor's in University of Liverpool and did my master's in Imperial College.
1:02.9	My career pretty much started off as consulting, consulting internship. And then I pivoted into
1:10.0	Invesco Byside. And then surprisingly enough,
1:13.9	I did sales and trading as well. And then I moved into IB and I'm currently in private equity
1:19.1	role. So it's a bit of a mix and change. Yeah. Love it. So let's start all the way back at
1:25.1	Liverpool. So did you grow up in South Korea?
1:29.7	Yes.
1:30.2	I fully grew up there, did my military there, and then moved here around 22, 3 years old.
1:35.3	What prompted the move to come to Liverpool?
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