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MBAs, Graduate Students, and Professionals


Hear what some of our recent MBA and Graduate Students have to say about the rigorous Investment Banking Training Program at Swiss Finance Institute.


"The knowledge and insight gained during this 4 week program were invaluable and directly related to excelling in my finance career..."

Swiss Finance Institute for MBAs

Swiss Finance Institute classes are very carefully selected to be both highly talented and diverse. The median age is in the early to mid twenties, and our program participants range from working professionals and MBAs, to mature college students. Please visit this link to for detailed statistics. We have received several hundred applications throughout the year each year, from which we have selectively assembled a strong class of about one hundred students capable of excelling in finance and business. Because of Swiss Finance Institute’s curriculum and unique approach to teaching, our programs are an invaluable experience for anyone who is interested in a career in investment banking, corporate finance, sales or trading, including MBAs from top 5 global business schools. The following information should help you determine if our programs may be suitable for you.

Our programs offer curriculum typically not covered in business schools, and are similar to real life investment banking / entrepreneurial experiences during the first several years on the job. The experience is invaluable to anyone who is interested in investment banking, corporate finance, sales, trading, hedge fund and entrepreneurship. Our programs do not focus much on accounting, operations or information systems. Rather, our focus is on valuation, capital markets, M&A, hedge funds, private equity, strategy consulting and entrepreneurship. We typically have many finance majors as well as finance MBAs in our programs.
 
Program Rigor and Applied Excellence

Unlike most undergraduate or MBA finance courses, our courses are taught by seasoned investment bankers from globally renowned firms such as JP Morgan, Citigroup and Barclays, and by a select few professors from top international MBA programs who have prior extensive experience in the investment banking industry. Our faculty members have trained professionals at bulge bracket investment banks. The lectures are full of examples from their own experiences and offer a deep insight into the reality of daily work in investment banking, corporate finance, sales and trading.

Our programs are very rigorous. Classes are held for six to nine hours every day. Additionally, in the evenings, students study for several hours both independently and in groups. Textbook readings and case studies are selected and assigned for their richness and practical relevance to the topic, and for making the discussion as approachable as possible for the audience. Formal presentations similar to those delivered by investment bankers before their clients during "beauty contests,” as well as negotiations that relate to the price and structure of a deal, form an integral part of a highly dynamic learning experience.
 
Diversity and Extra-Curricular Training

A good portion of our class is made up of liberal arts college students with limited or no background in finance. These types of students are required to do some homework before arriving at the Institute, which is communicated a few weeks prior to their arrival.

Finally, Wall Street mock interviews and resume review sessions are held throughout the program, in the form of group exercises. These are conducted by investment banking professionals with prior industry recruiting experience. All of our students find these group job search skills sessions to be extremely helpful in interviewing for and landing jobs in the industry.

 

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