Dave Liu - The Way of the Wall Street Warrior

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A Wall Street Insider's Guide to getting ahead in any highly competitive industry "Dave learned how to win in investment banking the hard way. Now he is able to share tools that make it easier for budding bankers and other professionals to succeed."
"A must-read for anyone starting their career in Corporate America. Dave's book shares witty and valuable insights that would take a lifetime to learn otherwise. I highly recommend that anyone interested in advancing their career read this book."
In 
, 25-year veteran investment banker and finance professional, Dave Liu, delivers a humorous and irreverent insider’s guide to thriving on Wall Street or Main Street. Liu offers hilarious and insightful advice on everything from landing an interview to self-promotion to getting paid. 
In this book, you’ll discover: 
How to get that job you always wanted Why career longevity and “success” comes from doing the 
 amount of work for the 
 pay How mastering 
 and understanding human nature can help you win the rat race How to make people 
 you’re the smartest person in the room without actually 
 the smartest person in the room How to make sure you do everything in your power to get paid well (or at least not get screwed too badly) How to turn any weakness or liability into an asset to further your career

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Work Experience. Show me you've done this work before, ideally at an internship or previous job. Why? Because my time is valuable. I need to make sure I have time for work, watching Netflix, and coitus (that last one takes less time as you age, but I still want the option). Time also means money. I want the highest ROTI on my hires. Remember that ROTI, or return on time invested, is the return on any time expended as valued in dollars. Translation: I want you to do all the work so I can make all the money. The fewer number of hours I need to train you in the basics (i.e., non-revenue generating work), the more time you'll have to make models, pitches, and other grunt work that will allow me to earn the moolah.If you don't have the work experience, you're not exactly out of the running, but it does put you at a huge disadvantage. So be creative. Maybe there's something in your limited resume that can be reinforced in your cover letter. Underscore how you worked hard to get good grades in STEM while at the same time writing about Ponzi schemes for Wharton Magazine. Highlight something creative, even if it's a bit off-the-wall, like creating a PowerPoint presentation where you are the opportunity of a lifetime.To get your juices flowing, I prepared a sample pitch (which you can get if you register on my website 2 ) that highlights a mock candidate, “Mister Perfect,” in the form of a hot IPO. Any resemblance to me is purely coincidental. Feel free to check it out and steal it if you wish.Note that this is a high beta strategy because although there's a chance you appear unique, smart, and innovative, you're more likely to come across as a complete weirdo. But like good ol’ Benny Franks said, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” right?One real-life unorthodox approach comes from Michael Henkin, former senior managing director of Guggenheim Securities. Someone who wanted to work for him agreed to work on a single company pitch as a trial run. This allowed Michael to assess him and ultimately “try before you buy.” It worked. Michael eventually hired him. Talk about betting on yourself!

Grit and Hard Work. Show me you'll put up with a lot of crap. A metric ton’s worth. I'm talking about working all hours and not bitching. Expect to get last-minute changes from me on a presentation that you handed me a week ago. Or I'll give you my markup a few hours before the meeting and expect it to be flawless. Remember, crap flows downhill, from the CEO client pissed at me because there were errors in the presentation to you who handed it to me five minutes before the meeting. So it better be perfect!One of the best bankers who worked for me was someone who had been a Mormon missionary. It dawned on me that nothing could take more determination than spending years selling God door-to-door in the farthest-most regions of the Earth facing constant rejection by a bunch of heathens. I knew this person would walk through walls to get the job done. Plus, if he was any good at it, not only would he reserve his place in heaven (and maybe pull a few strings for me), but also chances were high that he was a natural salesman, which would bode well for his future rise in banking. I mean, if you can sell God to the damned, you can sell anything to anyone.Personally, I earned my first grit-wings as a janitor at a Safeway supermarket. I was paid a minimum wage of $3.35 per hour to clean toilets, then got chewed out for failing to double-bag groceries. Nothing is more humiliating than feeling you aren't cut out to neatly stack shopping carts or clean all the piss out of a urinal. That experience put me knee-deep in grit. I worked in college out of pure desperation, but my three jobs while still graduating with honors with a dual degree helped me once I started looking for a job. It showed future employers that if I could put up with real crap, I could certainly stomach their metaphorical shit.

Affinity. Show me that we have something in common. Maybe we're both Houston Rockets fans? Or both watch Pokimane on Twitch? OK, how about being left-handed!? Look for something fun or something you can mock together—school, hobbies, card games, odd habits, anything! But make sure it's not illegal, unethical, or just plain weird. Only your mom will tolerate that you munch on your toenails after cutting them.Sreene Ranganathan, a member of Facebook's Corporate Development team and former Jefferies banker, shared how he first got into banking. When he was in school, by the time he decided he wanted to pursue an investment banking career, he had missed all the on-campus interviews. Undaunted, he did the research and found 107 alumni who worked at various banks and sent customized emails to each one of them. He highlighted recent school activities, figuring it might help him establish common ground with the recipients. It worked! Six answered back and helped him get interviews and, ultimately, a job. Sreene's persistence, coupled with using his noggin to establish some mutual affinity, got him a job.One last point on affinity. Never, ever wade into the shark-infested waters of politics, religion, or race. You might as well bang your head against a landmine in Fallujah. Although it might not be obvious at first blush, you never know if you were dinged from the process because their God told them there were no open positions for Satanists. But if it does happen, look on the bright side. At least you can sue them for asking you an illegal question. Lemon from lemonade!

Go Out with a Bang

Now comes the finale—your signoff. People don't spend enough time on ending an email because they aren't aware of recency bias. It's the tendency of people to place a higher value on recent events than on ones that occurred in the past, which in this case means that the last few words of your email are more important than how you start. This is your last chance to make a final impression before you lose the recipient—potentially forever. So make it stick. Avoid the mundane and the boring. Sure, you can play it safe with something like Sincerely , the most vanilla in this category. No chance of totally screwing up with that one, but I always thought it a little weird—kind of like the written version of “To be honest… .” WTF? You've been dishonest and insincere this whole time and now you're finally going to tell me the truth?

Best or Best Regards has always been my personal go-to. If you're choosing between the two, I prefer Best Regards . It means I was willing to spend at least two words on you and I want only the best for you. Unfortunately, this makes Warm Regards and Regards the equivalent of a limp handshake. I'd avoid those.

Thanks is another one I like, as it can create a subliminal obligation for the recipient to reciprocate , which means you're taking advantage of the celebrated reciprocity bias, which is the scientific version of “You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.” If you still have no idea what I'm talking about, check out the Glossary and get a refresher. You know how much work it takes to write a book? Show some respect!

There are other, more personal signoffs that can work, but only if you have, or are on the verge of having, a personal relationship with the recipient. Cheers, Your Friend, Adios Amigo, and Ciao only work if you really know the person, or maybe even if you think you do. And please, no emojis! This isn't your group chat where you message your girlfriends about how your BFF just became your BF.

A few final tips for how to introduce yourself: Always add your email and cell phone and any other method of contacting you. It shows your availability 24-7, which bodes well for being a great employee in the grit department. But never, ever, ever include social media sites like Facebook or Instagram. You never know when one of your girlfriends will decide to tag you in a G.O.A.T. pic. Also, get a Gmail account. You millennials might not even know what I'm talking about here, but nothing screams tool or luddite more than daveliu@AOL.com. Those of you who do still use AOL, if you send me a check for $1,000, I can get you a Google account. I know people….

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