"The Making of an Investment Banker," With Jim Donovan

In this monologue, Jim Donovan shares advice on how to succeed in investment banking, dividing his talk into three parts: getting the job, keeping the job, and excelling at the job. For getting the job, he emphasizes reading the Wall Street Journal daily, understanding financial statements, and engaging the interviewer by asking open-ended questions. For keeping the job, he advises finding a role model, demonstrating a willingness to handle any task, taking detailed notes, working hard, being responsive, and continuously learning. Finally, for excelling at the job, Donovan stresses the importance of providing clients with honest advice, taking a firm position, embracing challenges, mastering discipline, excelling on merit, and never giving up.