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Investing

This is a community for those interested in all areas of Investing to explore news, resources and events from the CDO, SOM Clubs and broader Yale.

Venture Capital Behavioral Mock Interview

Interested in working in venture capital? If so, you’ll need to prepare for your interviews.

In this mock interview, we ask a candidate, “Why do you want to work at Floodgate?” We pay close attention to the candidate’s responses and …

By Mike Minutoli
Mike Minutoli Senior Director, Career Education and Coaching
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Private Equity Interview Primer

The Top 25 Private Equity Interview Questions covered in our comprehensive interview guide are intended to help prepare candidates for the competitive recruiting process and improve their odds of receiving an offer.

For more on this article visit Wall Street …

By Mike Minutoli
Mike Minutoli Senior Director, Career Education and Coaching
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Register for a Handshake account

Handshake is a career community for students, which posts jobs and internships. Yale University students can sign-up at https://app.joinhandshake.com/login, choose Yale University from the School drop down, and register with your yale.edu email address.

Please note Yale SOM Career Development …

By Mike Minutoli
Mike Minutoli Senior Director, Career Education and Coaching
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How to Get a Job in Impact Investing

There are many paths you can take to become an impact investment professional. Not all areas within impact investing need a prior investment banking or corporate finance background.

Get Specific

Think about what interests you- whether it is a specific …

By Mike Minutoli
Mike Minutoli Senior Director, Career Education and Coaching
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Hedge Fund vs. Private Equity: What’s the Difference?

The main difference between a hedge fund vs. private equity firm is the types of investments they make. Private equity firms typically invest in private companies and see returns on investment by improving the company’s profits. On the other hand, …

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Career Resources

Yale Library offers students free access to online databases (Mergent Intellect, Guidestar) and curated lists (America’s Best Startup Employers, Impact …

Yale Library offers students free access to popular business news publications including the Financial Times, NY Times, Economist, Wall Street …

Source for current and historical data and research on private equity and other alternative investments. Can be used to generate …

Features real time data to research and analyze companies, PE & VC deals, funds, investors and service providers across the …

S&P Capital IQ provides both real-time and historical information on companies, markets, transactions, and people worldwide. Requires registering an individual …

Industry Guides


Vault Career Guide to Investment Management, Third Edition

An increasing number of people are investing their money to help pay for their future plans, whether those include paying …

Vault Career Guide to Private Equity, Fourth Edition

For those interested in a career in finance, private equity offers many rewards—but breaking in comes with many challenges. The …

Vault Career Guide to Real Estate, Third Edition

Whether the economy is strong or weak, people will always need places to live, work, and shop, and there will …

Vault Career Guide to Wealth Management, Fourth Edition

Private wealth management, also called private banking, is a specialized branch of the investment community that provides one-stop shopping for …

Vault Career Guide to Venture Capital, Seventh Edition

Venture capitalists raise funds of millions or billions of dollars and invest it in promising young businesses and start-up companies, …

Vault Guide to Real Estate Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …