Posts Tagged ‘Friend’

Jon Ponzino – F Wall Street

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Since my thesis takes almost all of my time, and I have learned that I cannot go 250% into something, I have not read anything of interest the last few months, nor have I had a single moment to think of anything smart or funny. Therefore I am glad to recommend a book via a friend.

Ken Shaw, one of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, knows a thing or two about investing. He gives a great tip on a book on his blog. According to Mr. Shaw, the book is a great introduction on how to invest like the pros do – a must read if you want to make some serious mullah!

I suggest you check it out.

Ask for a lunch, everybody has to eat sometime

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

I meet up with an old student affiliate at dinner today, he was in Oslo for business and pleasure, and he was kind enough to ask if I wanted to meet up with him.

The dinner was nice, but the conversation was an eye opener on many levels.

I asked him about how he managed to score his trainee position at Unilever, and he gave advises that I had never thought of, but also some that confirmed what others have said.

  1. Ask them if they want to have lunch with you, everybody has to eat sometime. It is a perfect way to get some insight into a company that you are interested in, and also a good contact that might suggest you if your name ever comes up for an interview.
  2. Let your friends interview you. Practice to answer “head crunchers” to get good, and formulated answers.
  3. Make up case questions to test and practice your analytical skills

Thank you Peter, it was great to see you. Please send a signed photo of you on that boat, I’m not gonna do anything bad to it – promise!