“On time is late, ahead of time is on time.”

I'm so tired of "Day in the life" videos that are just time lapses and clips of them eating. Thank you for not adding to that list. This video was so insightful. When I'm a professional engineer I'm going to provide the same organized insight. Much appreciated, thanks

*To clarify a slight error: soft skills are interpersonal/communication skills rather than Excel, etc. Apologies in advance! :)

Afzal, this is an underrated video. You did a great job providing insights and tips on how to be a good analyst. What's great about this video is that it's not just relevant to investment banking- this video will be very helpful to any graduate analyst in other industries. I'm glad you highlighted that soft skills are key i.e. listening skills, organisation skills, communication skills, punctuality, networking, commercial awareness. All the best for the future.

This lifestyle sounds very healthy and well balanced

As soon as you mentioned the time stamps I liked your video, that's something I appreciate and wish more content creators would do.

jokes aside, the best advice of all time was the one I also give to all my students. Always take 2 hours of the day to grow your internal network. I am not mad if I catch my trainee talking to someone from another division. I encourage them to do it.

You truly are an inspiration! I was looking for videos like this for YEARS. Please do more banking related videos! Appreciate the effort and time that you dedicated into making these!

One of the best career videos on KZfaq! No distractions and you were just straight to the point. You naturally have a gift at capturing your audience, without being OTT, and just being genuine. Great video!

I really appreciate that you took time out of your busy schedule to enlighten the larger audience on the work day of an analyst. The most articulate video on workday I've ever come across.

4 years later and this video is still one of the greatest day in the life explanations I have seen! Thanks so much for all the information you share Afzal!

I have learned more about the actual workings of the industry watching a couple of your videos than I did attending insight days and spending 3 years in university.

Hey Afzal, been working for several years as a professional, but I still took away a lot from your video. You clearly know your stuff inside and out to be able to structure it so cogently, and talk about it so clearly. Good stuff.

Entering asset management from a non-finance background has always seemed intimidating thus far, but this video helps so much. Thanks a ton Mr. Hussain!

As the economic crisis keep rising one needs to have different streams of income, as well secure a profitable investment for the future.detailed diversified investment portfolio in the financial markets is needed to survive! Wondering if investors here are familiar with Pamela Kay weaver trading strategies.?

I am a middle school student, and chapter president of future business leaders of america at my school. I definitely know that i would like to work in corporate when I am older. Either as a business analyst, investment banker, or a consultant of some sort. Im very interested in all of the different jobs, and I love your channel because I can gain insight on a lot of different aspects of the business/corporate world. Thank you! Your channel is definitely underrated and extremely helpful :)

I was in J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank (Securities Services Division) as a Senior Associate in a client-facing role (not sales, but service) and I have to say, this video sums it up pretty well. This “Day in the Life” video is most likely accurate to any position on the Street, irrespective of the firm.

Should’ve end the video on 00:15

I’ve got friends in nyc working in finance I just wanted to understand how their daily lives were, it sounds terrible

Happy I came across your page. I understand this content is probably difficult to push out with your busy work week but it’s nice to see this kind of stuff. I’m currently a finance student that is nowhere near this level but it’s nice to see what the cream of the crop is up to. Keep it up!

As an analyst in asset management, you provided some really great advice and insight!! All the best for your career, you seem like a very sharp and bright individual!

This sums up why I didn't go into IB. You really have to love the work and not mind not having any free time for it to be worth it. Nice video though.

Hi Afzal, just want to thank you for all the work you have put into your channel. I am a student in Finance, Investment and Risk. When I graduate my ambition is to try and get into your line of work. Your videos are very helpful and time saving.

it is really nice that you had created timestamp based index so as to easily understand the content of the video ....nice job

Good insight. Main lesson: Don’t be a sucker and devote your whole life to work, especially in such an industry. The smart thing to do is save your money whilst working in the City. Get enough capital and then venture out to fulfil your own goals/dreams. That’s exactly what I did. Now I have time to be with family/friends & travel. Man it feels good to not have to wake up to an alarm clock or be unhappy on a Sunday evening! (Used to work at Canary Wharf for 6 years in a similar environment)

Crazy how similar your experience with note-taking, interpersonal skills, and "saving people time" is to mine as a medical student, great content mate

I'm torn between career in investment banking or Asset management, and the role you have described in this video seems like the exact role I want to pursue. Great job on the extremely insightful video, and fantastic advice tips that I would love to take to Goldman one day myself. Thank you Afzal!

Very informative! Will be working at Goldman next summer. good to know all these to prep for the internship.

Here before 1 million subscribers. There is so much potential for your channel because every finance major is interested in what your day to day professional job is like from an insiders angle in your particular position for that specific institution. Hopefully, you can show us what it’s like in your world during a season of economic crisis, if and when it happens again??

My sister was recruited by Goldman from Bucknell in 1998. She started as a foreign currency analyst. So it was boring and s*** crunched a lot of numbers, talk to traders, many of them were fixed, however the benefits, the pay, the perks, the parties, the bonuses all that s*** was amazing at that time. My graduated from the University of Vermont in 2001 and moved in with her in the city 2 weeks before 9/11 and she might have still been at One Liberty plaza. And she was on her BlackBerry constantly

Im not even in college yet but im preparing for this 🤣

I’m not interested in economics or finance but still love watching your videos!

Thanks for your sharing , This is not only a day in the life of a Goldman Sachs Analyst, but also advice for working better, working smarter.

From my knowledge. Most workers in these type of jobs absolute hate their jobs. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves . The only upside is that they want to retire before the age of 45 which is also is unlikely to happen 😂

For those curious the pay for these roles looks something like this... Base salary: 60-75k Commission A: 10-30k Commission B: quarterly, 2.5k-5k In total sales guys can expect to make 85-115k in their first year. After a year the base goes up 10k from what it was.

I like how you use your hands a lot when talking

This video is gold! Very much under rated. Thank you for posting this. This is very valuable.

Hey Afzal, just wanted to say that I;m not particularly interested in a banking role but wanted to hear what people actually do on a day to day basis and your video is so informative. You break down things and give good advice. I think a lot of students/graduates do not actually know what certain careers entail. They usually hear about the highlights and the end results but not about the actual work and the details of it. I'm sure many people will be grateful for this video.

Nice video Afzal, I think it gives a good and truthful insight for future analysts!

Saw more depressed people in Goldman Sachs than anywhere else...don't let their antics of balling out in the clubs or driving their new cars with the 2 hours they get off per day fool you, most of these people are miserable and would give anything to live a normal life and interact with people who really love them for who they are and not their $$

Connected with you on LinkedIn a while back. Just came here to listen and this video and others have been extremely helpful to get an understanding on the sector and what can be expected of you. Thanks a lot!

this is sooo helpful! i work in consulting so i love hearing about your work at goldman. it’s so true that people say “it varies day to day” but never go into what their actual role is. i just started posting work content on my channel as well so i loved watching this video❤️

Working almost 100 hours a week is the key for hapyness bros. Believe me, maybe you'll never have any time to spend all the money you win decently, but your sons and wife will strongly thank you, believe me. In addition, I'll say that having no private life is the BEST lifestyle.

Your advice at 15:20 is gold. I also found that really important in my career, could you make a video where you go more into depth about that kind of tactics

Great video! Just a deep, serious, intense, info packed talk. Just a small criticism, even for the recent videos, please stop pointing with your hands at the camera so closely, imagine someone sitting right in front of you, it would be uncomfortable.

Hey man, fellow Bengali here too. Dope vid!

Great video, I run a family office , did a few years in corporate finance before going it alone and transitioning to private finance. I feel this is very insightful for aspiring corporate finance career hopefuls. I feel future videos could go into more depth on the sell side but really good video. I’ve subscribed. First saw you on LinkedIn and have stumbled upon you here, clearly great work from you. Keep it up and all the best, I’m a now a new fan. Perhaps we can collaborate in future off the camera.

Everything is possible with Kokain! :D

Wow some of the things you talk about are things I say all the time.. to another analysts.. and I wonder if they’ve also seen this video and thought I stole it from you but no, just things I’ve picked up along the way. This video was an inspiration as an FA. Thank you for sharing!

Gosh.. how did I not stumble upon this up till now! Really Informative.

This video is very informative and gives me a general picture of financial analyst’s life. Nice video! 👍

Hello Afzal. As a muslim, do you have time for prayer or you just have jama’??

How to get better in soft and hard skills

I've had roles working for the government and one of the big 4, and this seems to be the same day structure for those as well except perhaps longer hours - and the networking

The fun fact is that your pay per hour at a bank like GS is not substantial higher than at other employers you would work for as a Business School graduate!

Great video! I found more value in your video than others because you explained the "work" part. Thank you! Keep up the great work! :)

6 years of college and a lot of debt for meetings? Hm

As a financial analyst who’s a junior what classes should he focus on more and what kind of information should he know before applying for an internship.

Most managers (7/10 )at Fortune 500, 50 etc. companies I had are terrible communicators and learned the skill for their job via job training and favoritism (kissing butt, colorism and not being an immediate threat to a managerial VP via credentials ). It sounds like at Goldman They really value development and does use there plan to develop rather than judge an punishment ppl.

those are not soft skills. theyre hard skills.

The information provided in the video is on point, relevant and TRUE. A vlog from which we can actually learn how things work and make a self-decision about working/studying in that direction. Would definitely take a look at your other videos!

10-14 hour days?! I'm sorry, but I'm not giving that much of my life to a company.

Soft skills are traits and personality, hard skills are excel, power point, due diligence. Cmon now

so what exactly are your analysing?? as it seems you just keep saying you take notes at a meeting go back re-develop it and then distribute?? do you not analyse the market and make macro economic decisions etc???

Man this isn’t worth it. After college I got a job same pay but work 6-7 hours a day, flexible and relaxed (pharmaceuticals)

People think it's only one job, but once you are there you could start doing trading on your own to make more money because you are constantly learning about the markets. I think it's kinda like a university, you are making money while learning to make more. Am I right?

Excellent advice man. Im in in the industry aswell and the notetaking and internal conections are 100% true.

Do someone know where I can find study cases similair to the ones we propose at assesment centers. Thanks

Very helpful video, thank you very much. My first year in college and am looking of working in the financial sector. Especially as a banker or trader.

Thanks for this. Sounds pretty much similar to my day in M&A As a Transactor its meetings and producing written material for clients and managing virtual data rooms. A client just asked for a Net Proceeds calculation (post merger) and it was a request we had to turnaround and me and the rest of the deal team do an internal call on teams and we put it together before sending to a senior manager to review before sending to a client.

very explicit and precise. Great job

Thank you brother for blessing the youth. Revealing the hidden veal much appreciated

Can you make a video about the different salaries you can expect?

amazing stuff, could you do a video on your role specifically, I am interested in sales in asset management so it would be great to hear.

This was hilarious, these guys have a fancy name for everything. You wanna go for a cup of coffee with a college, you are doing internal networking. You wanna move up in your career, they don't say kiss ass, they say expand your external network of communication skills with other departments. Wanna get drunk and have fun? Yea, you should probably work on your social skills and improve in that area. I haven't seen a video so entertaining in like forever.

Fuck, this routine is an existential crisis waiting to happen

Great content on your channel, really appreciate that! I would love to see a video on how to improve one´s excel/power point skills and what are the most important things to know there. Anyway, keep up the great work! :)

This is a great video and truly captures the skill sets that are required to succeed. Thank you for posting it.

Worth the pay? Do you enjoy it?

An analyst makes about £55,000-65,000 plus bonuses and allowances. So that is definitely worth the workload. Good question? Would my previous work experience affect my application, if I didn't work in an Investment Bank, but I have a Masters in Finance? I would be applying for the associate level.

I will be doing the Spring Internship for Legal Division in April and I will be interviewed for Summer Analyst Internship. So this was really helpful. I have also been doing the Make Things Possible Academy and I agree networking is so important! They are all so nice and helpful tho! :) Thanks for the video!

You absolutely did well here Afzal, however I wish you spoke frankly about the realities of office politics, the traps of unspoken corporate etiquette & bullying...

Can't even handle a 9 to 5.30 most days! I'm a grad consultant at a specialist consultancy with project deadlines and annoying clients and day to day is similar, have my peaks where I may work the odd late day or week but doing that everyday working 12-14 hr days. I guess you get paid double and work double too

Great vid!! Thanks!!! Clear, honest and to the point! 👍🏽

Nice to see you that you are taking an entrepreneurial journey, as someone who cold messaged you on LinkedIn a few years back? About guest posting on Canary Wharfian. Since then I sold that website and I am a coder. All the best!

Needs B-roll to keep visual interest

Rah you’re bengali too what a legend

I wanna watch this video all day

I’m a current undergrad finance major and really praying I land a Fortune 500 position. I’ve worked hard and have good grades but only have 1 internship experience

Would love to see videos more on investment banking assessments management, compliance

I know nothing of this business however I must say I personally would record meetings like I do at my job when we do have meetings, I record them and review them. Interesting occupation I must say. Thank you for the privilege of your time Sir.

Hi Afzal, i am stuck in transnational finance roles i.e. accounts payable, accounts receivable, any advice on how i can get out of this and become a finance analyst or venture out into different roles such as investment banking etc. Many thanks and appreciated the video.

Brilliantly thorough explanation. Thank you.

What is your opinion about using the programing language python and structured query language to help you work?

Any advice in general to someone looking for a place to start? I am currently a retail banker with a bachelors in business and history. Thank you 😊

do u think its a good choice to start the career as an analyst

Pls make a dedicated video on ur educational background

not meaning to come across as attacking you, but profeciency in Office 365 products is a HARD skill, not a soft skill

Highly valuable insight, thank you for the video Afzal.

Great video. Thanks for posting it was very helpful to me as a recent graduate