Better IB Behaviorals: A Story That Wins the Offer

Hosted by Max Adams

Thu, Oct 8, 2026

12:00 AM UTC (1 hour)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Build a "tell me about yourself" that lands

A three-part walk-through of your resume that connects your background to banking without sounding rehearsed.

Answer "why banking" without the cliches

Replace the answers every interviewer has heard 100 times with reasons that survive a follow-up question.

Handle failure, weakness, and conflict questions

A structure for the hard questions so the answer works in your favor instead of against you.

Why this topic matters

Most candidates are technically prepared and behaviorally forgettable. Interviewers meet dozens of people with the same GPA, the same clubs, and the same reasons for wanting the job. What they remember when they compare notes is the story you told in the first two minutes, and that is the easiest part of your candidacy to fix.

You'll learn from

Max Adams

Head Coach at Wall Street Mastermind | Ex-Lazard, Qatalyst & Vector Capital

I’m Head Coach at Wall Street Mastermind, where I help students turn ambitious finance goals into focused recruiting plans. My background spans investment banking and investing experience at Lazard, Qatalyst Partners, and Vector Capital, plus study at Stanford and Harvard. I teach practical networking, interview preparation, technical fundamentals, and role-specific strategy across investment banking, private equity, credit, research, and adjacent finance careers.

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