How to be a Trader at an Investment Bank [2025]

In this video, I’ll be sharing my full step-by-step process I used to break into the finance industry and land a full-time trading job at an investment bank 📈 We'll go over: → How to send cold emails → Networking tips → How to crush your interviews 💻 RESOURCES MENTIONED: → Finance interview guides: Mergers & Inquisitions: https://mergersandinquisitions.com/sa... https://mergersandinquisitions.com/wa... Wall Street Prep: https://www.wallstreetprep.com/knowle... → Programming courses (not affiliate links): Coursera (Crash Course on Python): https://www.coursera.org/learn/python... Codecademy (Learn Python 3): https://www.codecademy.com/learn/lear... 👋 ABOUT ME: Hey, I'm Sherry! 🙋🏻‍♀️ I spent the past 5 years working as an investment bank trader. I make videos about career and lessons I’ve learned while navigating through my personal journey. Hope you enjoy! ⌚️TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Informational interviews 01:17 - How to send cold emails 03:37 - Networking DO’s and DON’Ts 05:11 - Interview format 05:48 - Behavioral interview questions 07:05 - Technical interview questions 08:57 - Programming skills Business email: sherry.partnerships@gmail.com Tags: trading interviews, sales and trading, interview questions and answers, investment banking interview process, equity trading, fixed income trading, fx trading, programming and coding, investment bank trader, trading floor, interview skills