Goblins,
Congratulations on surviving another week of recruitment hell. 👏👏
I met with many of you this past week and I have seen that top candidates are getting their reps in already. I would highly recommend, next time you are on the train, open up OfferGoblin.com and review/ask your friends questions which come up. This is a rare time which 20 minutes can shift the trajectory of your career. Use them wisely.
Read to the end for details on Deals & Trends.
COLLECTIONS & ANSWERS: We’ve added the inspired by Red Book and 400Q collections along with answers so if you’d like a more guided practice, there you go
We’re still working on tagging and answering the question vault - that’s coming soon I know I’ve literally promised it every week - we will not release wrong answers ever so it takes time
Weekly Exploit: Deals & Trends
OK - on to the red meat. Last week, you read Banking Stories & Whys - and I can see improvement of the folks I’ve met with. This week, Deals & Trends.
This is a strategic area for you, dear goblin. You must get technicals right. You must get behaviorals right. But your market perspective is something that can truly take you from B+ to A.
Lucky for you, I have an autistic fixation on structure, linguistics, and markets. And distilled my thoughts on how to speak on this here.
Forget everything you’ve heard and embrace Cluster.
This Week: Deals & Trends
Build a tight cluster of 3–5 companies, 2–3 deals between them, and 1–2 underlying trends—then keep all answers inside that cluster where you're prepared
Answer what's asked, then stop—don't volunteer extra information or wander outside your cluster; let them pull you deeper into territory you control
Thread everything together: company → deal, deal → trend, trend → companies—show you don't just know facts, you see how they connect
The trend doesn't need to be novel, it needs to be defensible—interviewers test depth and connectivity, not whether you predicted the future
→ Read the full article here.
Last Week: Banking Stories & Whys
Every answer must be specific (only you, only banking, only this firm), genuine (authentically you), and sourced (from real people, deals, or experiences)
Your story needs a clear arc: exposition → catalyst → closer—showing the character traits of someone who belongs in banking
"Why banking" should excite, intrigue, and demonstrate understanding—not rely on generic clichés about "fast-paced environments"
Ask level-stratified questions that validate your mental model and spark good conversation—don't ask VPs and analysts the same things
→ Read the full article here.
Meme Cache - Winner: [EP]
If you don’t know what discount rate or capital asset pricing model, start sprinting through questions on OfferGoblin.com
We’re like over half an hour ahead of schedule on this one fk ya life
Ever yours,
The Offer Goblin