Funny & Absurd Stories from my Investment Banking Career

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[@GYOPONAM]

you should do a weekly vlog like you do on your Korean channel

[@Edward-ni6er]

dude you're hilarious man...i'm genuinely glad that not everyone in banking is super serious all the time. love the vids dude keep it up

[@TheBryanJun]

Thank you!

[@NewComedyProductions]

The last story 😂 gotta love the brain farts sometimes lol

[@TheBryanJun]

HAHAH :-(

[@codyeisert8615]

I laughed for like 15 seconds

[@kieran7018]

Man I was laughing out loud for the entirety of your schedule story. Absolutely incredible, could totally see it happen hahah

[@TheBryanJun]

LOL glad you enjoyed

[@MeryMusket]

story about the other Brian schedule got me lolling for 15 mins, loved this!

[@KingKalelMusic]

I always watch these videos because its like no fluff, and fully transparent, not "influencer" like, and insightful.

[@joshhays9148]

My first finance internship interview was with an ex army guy in private equity. He grilled me bad and bragged how smart the current intern was I front of the two of us. Didn’t get the offer but I made sure I prepped for every interview after that moment. Promised myself afterwards I would never go into banking, now I’m going into research. Life is funny sometimes. 😂😂

[@halofanaticboy]

any interview tips for beginners? Not sure where to begin tbh. I'm applying for back office/middle office roles in finance

[@francescodesimone9882]

Man, this was hilarious. Please more!

[@TheBryanJun]

Will do!

[@petroleumcrypt707]

More awesome work! Glad to see you turn this into a vid! We love yah man.

[@TheBryanJun]

Thank you!!

[@stanleywilliampudjihartono143]

Some genuinely funny and wholesome story, thanks for the chuckle mate

[@TheBryanJun]

:)

[@petecompiano9408]

This was great man haha. Love this stuff.

[@TheBryanJun]

appreciate it!!!

[@melc156]

More interview stories please! Im laughing hysterically!

[@TheBryanJun]

hahahah will do

[@bobcatdidi8188]

Finally a video I can say I didn't expect or want but really needed

[@TheBryanJun]

I wish I was a standup comedian

[@bobcatdidi8188]

@@TheBryanJun I thought you wanted to be a waiter?

[@TheBryanJun]

@@bobcatdidi8188 if only we can do it all

[@bobcatdidi8188]

@@TheBryanJun philosophy, comedy and waiting tables. Pushing everything to the limit I see

[@sanvithv]

Loved this

[@TheBryanJun]

Thank you!

[@koreannomad9131]

😂😂😂😂😂 man sometimes we gotta just not take ourselves serious. Lifes too short.

[@salvaldez5106]

Kind of a funny story. I use to work in transaction advisory (Quality of Earnings). During one of my first in person meetings on a sell side deal, I was asking one of the owners son’s (who was prob in his late 20’s early 30’s) if he was a shoe collector since he showed up in yeezys, thought it would be a good ice breaker since he was in on the meeting on behalf of his father. Not a good ice breaker at all. My team, and him and his team just looked at me confused and in awkward silence. He then proceeded to say, I buy them because I can and asked me to proceed with my questions list… lol

[@TheBryanJun]

LOOOOL QoE is tough work to begin with

[@johnrichardson9386]

The schedule story was the great haha

[@TheBryanJun]

Probably my go to ice breaker story

[@noborikoon]

Great stories man!

[@TheBryanJun]

Glad you like them!

[@Dylan-dz7wh]

"how are you doing bryan" "my name is bryan"

[@TheBryanJun]

:-(

[@TheSomethingPro]

I laughed so f*ckin hard when I heard this!

[@maxheithmar7626]

I'm crying at the schedule story hahahahha

[@TheBryanJun]

:-)

[@June79809]

This is Hysterical!!

[@TheBryanJun]

I try!!

[@almost401]

Thanks for sharing this haha! Makes me feel a whole lot better for when my socially awkward ass was interviewing for IB and PE. At least we gave a shit 😂

[@TheBryanJun]

Glad it was therapeutic!

[@almost401]

@@TheBryanJun Absolutely! 🙌🏽😎 You’re the man Bryan. Keep doin your thang.

[@danielmoss7133]

Same. I’m socially awkward as fuck and nearly had a panic attack yesterday for my Morgan Stanley interview. Felt like my head was going to explode

[@joshuaojeda9516]

Hilarious, thanks for the laughs

[@TheBryanJun]

I try!

[@usamah346]

You’re hilarious man!🤣

[@TheBryanJun]

Thank you!!

[@prarthanamagon6197]

"And I'm also just a sweat-er in general, and by sweat-er I don't mean A SWEATER but I sweat a lot so I am a person that sweats" - Bryan 2021

[@TheBryanJun]

😂😂😂😂

[@prarthanamagon6197]

@@TheBryanJun you’re the coolest KZbinr ever!

[@TheBryanJun]

Thanks so much!!

[@barsaa._.]

Really enjoyed the video XD, love these

[@Jannie-yr4nc]

I just sold a property in Portland and I'm thinking to put the cash in stocks, I know everyone is saying its ripe enough, but Is this a good time to buy stocks? How long until a full recovery? How are other people in the same market raking in over $450k gains within months, I'm really just confused at this point.

[@BernardaJerkin]

A robust strategy is crucial for any investor's portfolio. When it comes to making high-stakes decisions, the greater the risk, the greater the potential reward, and it's wise to seek guidance from seasoned professionals.

[@DellBriagas]

That does make a lot of sense, unlike us, you seem to have the Market figured out. Who is this coach?

[@DellBriagas]

Thank you for the lead. I searched her up, and I have sent her an email. I hope she gets back to me soon.

[@pedro50301]

I remember in one video you mentioned, that you wouldn’t be one of those channels that would continue to upload IB videos after you quit IB lol. Love the content tho!

[@TheBryanJun]

Yeah pivoting is hard give me some ideas! Love the comment tho!

[@TheBryanJun]

Dopeeeeeee

[@brandonn2584]

@@TheBryanJun don’t do that, do day in the life videos man

[@franzmustermann760]

omg the last one😂❤️

[@javierjp8549]

Man literally speaks at 1.5x, i thought the video speed was high or something 😂

[@TheBryanJun]

LOL working on slowing that down!!

[@British_loyalist]

Hey Bryan, can you share with us your schedule for next week?

[@bachmaninoff]

I remember I had a superday before and the one of the director's starting falling asleep /snoring in front of me (stress test?)

[@TheBryanJun]

He mightve been actually tired HAHA

[@rakibmomin7914]

Hey Bryan, any advice on how to be successful while applying to early IB-related experiences like the JP Morgan Early Advantage Program, especially when you do not have much experience in the financial field?

[@TheBryanJun]

I think it's important to show interest - I also assume if they are a decent bank they recognize that someone who's 18 is not going to have professional financial experience

[@calamorta]

Get some solid Excel/Power Query/VBA and PowerPoint knowledge

[@mohammedchowdhury7714]

I live this

[@pranitmathur2507]

but hey, in the end you made it big. I guess one must go through all this to just learn "life". Loved the video. Cheers!

[@TheBryanJun]

Life is a never ending process of mistakes

[@pranitmathur2507]

@@TheBryanJun amen to that brother 🔥

[@luka1470]

you shoulda looked at your name tag also while saying "my name is bryan", instant respect

[@TheBryanJun]

Mad respect

[@guilhermeresende7265]

HAHAHAHAH bro, for real... sometimes we gotta laught at ourselves

[@TheBryanJun]

great stress relief

[@jackpeters1598]

Hahaha this was great

[@TheBryanJun]

:)

[@lp0896]

awww.. no this is so sweet

[@TheBryanJun]

Hahhahaha thanks

[@RealWilliamWalsh]

could u do a video about the things u did to prepare for IB while in college. Like ur J.p. Morgan internship and so on

[@TheBryanJun]

Yeah I have a video on it (I think my second one)

[@brandonroberts8512]

I couldn’t find this video? Any chance I could be missing something? Appreciate any help. Thanks.

[@aaronli1240]

Quality video

[@TheBryanJun]

Thanks!!

[@arisghout]

masterclass

[@Web3Future333]

The calendar LOL

[@TheBryanJun]

:-(

[@wajahatahmed5472]

Hello Bryan, I would like to ask what type of investment banking analysts were you? we're M&A analyst?

[@TheBryanJun]

Yup!

[@PapaJenkinz]

this was hilarious

[@TheBryanJun]

Thanks!

[@elizabethguan2051]

This reminds me of the story where I dropped an entire cup of coke between my thighs right in front of the partner…that was the first ever social event I attended as a full time

[@dennissullivan2518]

One of my first client interviews, the client, an uppity chap, offered a cup of tea. Nervous about the interview and uptight client, I knocked the cup of tea on to the guy's brand new forest green carpet. I then took my paper napkin and began rubbing which of course shredded the napkin on that brand new carpet. I panicked, and mumbled something about cleaning it up. He too is panicked and yells, "Oh no leave it alone. I'll take care of it." Any wonder why I never did any business with that guy?

[@TheBryanJun]

LOL we all have our moments!

[@hernanhernandez3861]

Too funny!

[@mariusmeiners7496]

not gonna lie thats hilarious :D

[@TheBryanJun]

LOL thanks

[@prcbbm3523]

Hello Bryan. Could you please talk about the role of investment banking operation analyst and their salary? Thank You

[@TheBryanJun]

Idk if you mean ib analyst or if there's something that has operation specificity, IB analysts now make ~100k at base

[@prcbbm3523]

@@TheBryanJun i meant the midle office. I saw im Goldman sachs investment banking divison, there is imvestment banking operations. I was curious as to what they couldn't find any info about it.

[@sairajrane2886]

@@prcbbm3523 Ops is completely different from the IB division, you will mostly be assisting S&T desks in functions like Product control, Trade support, Trade validation, Confirmations drafting, Chasing, Matching etc etc. The salaries are peanuts as compared to what FO makes, expect 40-50k

[@prcbbm3523]

@@sairajrane2886 Thanx Sairaj

[@fbi6555]

Is it possible to shadow someone at Goldman Sachs by going down to the building and asking?

[@TheBryanJun]

LOL honestly why not

[@georgegreen8836]

Damn dude I’m going into finance. Not sure if I should focus on trading Or M&A…

[@TheBryanJun]

M&A is more fun imo

[@cindyyang4231]

wait so did you eventually get the offer from the bank - the analyst throwing u a pen????

[@TheBryanJun]

yeah LOL became great friends with him actually

[@user-rd8uf6uq1p]

Someone in an interview wished me good luck for the next round and I said "good luck to you too." Luckily there were no long awkward moments because it was a virtual interview. I'm gonna have a ton of these awkward interactions soon when I start full time My time on tiktok taught me this amazing trick. Try to remember someone else's embarrassing/awkward incident. Usually, you can't. So they probably don't remember you either

[@TheBryanJun]

HAHAH that's a good one

[@oscorpio3326]

Thank you 😂😂😂😂😂😂 really needed that info

[@Theinsomniac826]

6:45 Omg are you serious?

[@Theinsomniac826]

You didn't know who Jamie Dimon was? 😬😳😳😲 Oh my God dude 😂

[@Theinsomniac826]

7:38 Are you serious?????

[@Theinsomniac826]

JP sounds kinda uptight there...

[@user-qb5rp8up7o]

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[@TheBryanJun]

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[@habibbialikafe339]

😂😂😂

[@ouryoungfuture]

Hey I host the @rushourpodcast we are on tik tok and LinkedIn. Would love to have you on!

[@TheBryanJun]

Love to be on! Dm me on instagram @bryan_jun

[@scottholcomb7867]

Go generals

[@TheBryanJun]

Go gennies

[@testtester6106]

my name is bryan.

[@TheBryanJun]

Best name ever

[@thefish1152]

😂🤣

[@TheBryanJun]

;)

[@bhaumikmhatre3550]

I'm a simple man. I see Bryan post, I click like.

[@TheBryanJun]

LOL THX!

[@dominicbyrne8055]

Note to self: don’t name my son Bryan

[@TheBryanJun]

facts

[@xhuliomyftari8039]

You got to change your name man

[@julianolmeda3941]

Moms spaghetti

[@TheBryanJun]

Shoutout eminem

[@fareedabbas3029]

good video, but you talk a little too fast

[@MaccMidas]

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[@asd-dr9cf]

Damn, he must've gone to a pretigious liberal arts school to be considered for IB..!

[@TheBryanJun]

Facts!

[@asd-dr9cf]

@@TheBryanJun can I ask which, if you don't me mind asking? I'm just curious about your journey and how you got to where you are now. Thanks for the light-hearted video, this takes away so much of the anxiety of mistakes I'm sure to make as well haha.

[@Anthony-hh2om]

@@asd-dr9cf He literally has a banner up in his room lol

[@Kellychr]

descriptor word is h*rd* hahah

[@TheBryanJun]

:-)

[@karunk7050]

Whats the word? I’m so clueless

[@lucedoke975]

Is it just me or does this guy sound like Obama

[@TheBryanJun]

I can do a decent impression!

[@TheGeneralRambo]

This guy is soft

[@TheBryanJun]

very

[@AG-so4gl]

You were an analyst at Lincoln for 18 months, still in diapers from a banking experience perspective, hardly able to voice any truly valuable experience. Keep it real

[@TheBryanJun]

Thanks for sharing!

[@yanfenli1249]

😂😂😂

[@michaelphonevilay8597]

😂😂