video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/fb85a628635c4706a834928a1384ce9f" frameborder="0" width="5120" height="3840" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>38405120Loomhttps://www.loom.com38405120https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/fb85a628635c4706a834928a1384ce9f-9353c4f4a3b56ede.gif327.066667This Loom lays out a four-step recruiting path for breaking into investment banking and markets when you lack connections, a target school pipeline, or finance experience. The speaker describes freezing on a basic banking question during a call, then building a process that led to a sophomore banking role at Deutsche Bank, later internships including Morgan Stanley, full-time trading at Morgan Stanley, buy-side work at Bayview Asset Management, a full-ride MBA to Chicago Booth, and a CFA charter. He emphasizes that Wall Street hires the most prepared candidates, with opinion formed in the first two minutes, recruiting starting 12 to 18 months early, and no feedback after rejection. He then recommends picking a lane, building positioning, mastering the process, and executing with accountability, noting he works with only a small number of students.