Who This Course Is For:

This program is designed for ambitious students seeking to secure a summer internship in investment banking. The course equips the next generation of investment banking leaders with the strategic acumen necessary to navigate the highly competitive internship recruitment process.

This course is tailored for:

• College sophomores hoping to secure 2027 summer internships
• College juniors still hoping to secure 2026 summer internships
• MBA students targeting investment banking summer associate positions
• Undergraduate students from any major looking to break into investment banking
• High-achieving students who understand the competitive nature of IB recruitment and want a strategic advantage
• Anyone serious about investment banking who needs comprehensive preparation beyond basic career center resources

Unlike students who rely solely on campus recruiting resources, successful candidates need insider knowledge, proven strategies, and industry-specific preparation to stand out in the extremely competitive summer internship process.

What You Get:

Comprehensive Roadmap: Detailed, step-by-step instructions guiding you from networking through final-round interviews.

296 Exclusive Banker Contacts: Direct email contacts to jumpstart your networking efforts immediately.

Real-Time Market Intelligence: Regularly updated insights based on actual feedback from active Wall Street recruiters.

Professional Email & LinkedIn Templates: Proven scripts that generate responses and referrals.

AI-Powered Investment Banking Interview Simulator: Advanced three-phase training platform that progressively builds your interview mastery across behavioral, technical, and market questions used by top firms:

• Phase 1 - Master Content & Answers: Practice authentic investment banking questions from top firms with model example answers and AI-powered, question-specific feedback
• Phase 2 - Perfect Video Delivery: Video interview simulations with real-time analysis of timing, delivery, and professional presence
• Phase 3 - Advanced Interview Mastery: Superday preparation scenarios used by senior bankers

The simulator tracks your progress through each phase, requiring 75%+ mastery before advancing, ensuring you approach actual interviews with proven competency across all critical areas.

Expert Behavioral & Technical Q&A: Dozens of precisely crafted responses to the most common IB questions, including up-to-date changes requiring AI knowledge.

Certificate of Completion: Showcase your investment in your career to future employers.

Exclusive Network Access: Private access to our finance club comprised of current Prospect Rock Academy students and alumni—a private Slack community where members share:

• Real-time hiring intel on hard to find 2026 Summer analyst and associate positions across the market
• Off-cycle internship opportunities
• Live prep materials and interview strategies
• Industry contacts and networking opportunities
• Real-time interview questions and tips from current students and alumni who are currently going through the same process as you

Our network stays plugged into the market, giving you insider access to opportunities and intelligence that most candidates never see.

10 Core Course Modules:

Investment Banking Summer Internship Basics Learn about investment banking summer internships, why internships are crucial for landing full-time jobs, and what students can expect during the recruitment process.

Is it Really that Hard to Break into Investment Banking? Understand what you're up against in the highly competitive nature of investment banking, highlighting the extremely low acceptance rates and rigorous requirements for entry-level positions plus what you can do to beat the odds.

Getting Ready to Recruit Discover each step required to maximize your chances of landing an IB position with a roadmap of the entire process.

Perfecting Your Job Application Package Best practices and industry-standard formats for investment banking resumes and cover letters so you can stand out immediately.

PRP Offer Roadmap Stay organized by tracking your target firms, networking efforts, and interview progress, while adhering to key application deadlines for internships and early insight programs.

Networking Essentials Understand why most applicants completely butcher networking, and instead get a disciplined approach, focusing on thorough preparation, targeted research, and building meaningful professional relationships. Includes standard templates for cold outreach via email and LinkedIn. Plus, templates for thank you letters and sample questions to ask during informational interviews, and 296 campus email contacts.

Technical Review & Preparation All the tools and strategies you need to excel in technical investment banking interviews. Includes an introduction to financial statement analysis, 100+ technical questions and answers and sample case studies.

The Interview Process Learn how to prepare for and dominate each type of interview you will have during the multi-round recruitment process.

What's a Superday? See how to excel at Superday, the culminating event in the IB recruitment process for internships and entry-level positions. It's the final hurdle before offer letters are extended, and either makes or breaks your chances.

Pivoting from Rejection: Alternative Paths to Investment Banking Get a comprehensive guide outlining three alternative paths for entering investment banking, drawing from experience talking with students, including many who encountered rejection on their first attempt.