Mirage Prospects

24/01/2018

Did you know that recruiters generally spend an average of six seconds reviewing an individual resume? Make the most of this time. It's all about standing out.

17/01/2018

5 Tips for Acing an Assessment Centre 🤺:
1) Bring a watch and volunteer to keep track of time.
2) Use encouraging language and be a team player: “that is a fair point, John. To add to John’s point, we should also consider...”
3) Be empathetic. If a team member is silent, bring them in and ask for their views on the task. This shows leadership.
4) Remember people’s names. Use this to your advantage to appear more personable.
5) Summarise the arguments at the end to ensure everyone is on the same page.
Bonus Tip: Try to enjoy it (or at least look like you are!), show the interview that you work well under pressure.
______________________________________
*These little things add up and the interviewer will be observing all the details. Go in confident, with our tips in mind and win that offer.🤝

09/01/2018

Many of us make the mistake of creating a description-led CV rather than an action-led one featuring concrete results... ____________________________________
Don't underestimate the importance of giving strong leadership examples in your CVs and *quantifying* your performance & achievements! This allows an employer to craft a clearer picture of you as a problem solver, or an executer, beyond the words on the paper. These are also areas that you can later elaborate on during interview stage to show yourself off in your best light 💡
This 2018 we are getting these job offers!! 🤝

08/01/2018

At Hult Business School, we delivered a CV workshop and advised students on the best way to approach interviews… there were some great questions and a lot of chin stroking so we hope you guys left knowing something that you didn’t before you arrived!

Thanks to all the students that attended!

19/12/2017

Welcome to our page!

We will be posting updates on all things career, personal and professional development💡

Our aim is to help you develop an edge as we support you in achieving your career goals! 🏙

08/12/2017

It was fantastic to meet all the students that turned up to the Mirage Prospects career event at King's College London on 6th December. We had a blast and hope you learned more about how to break into banking and consulting!

Co-founder and mentor, Luke Phillips, presenting at his alma mater.

24/11/2017

Testimonial from...

Kushal Talsania: Warwick University, BA History and Philosophy

"Luke has been a great mentor in guiding me towards achieving my career aspirations. He has advised me on a variety of different areas to ultimately help me reach such aims by: teaching me about the world of finance, particularly investment banking; helping me understand how to overcome various obstacles along the way, as well as embrace multiple opportunities at university; improving my CV and making it more appealing to future employers; and generally laying the foundations and preparing me for work after university which would be essential for success."

24/11/2017

Testimonial from...

Yu Xing: King's College London, MSc Banking & Finance

"Luke is one of the most energetic and organized people I have ever seen. After working with him for 2 months I was impressed by his passion towards work. He is keen on helping others and always raises great advice. I benefit a lot from his guidance through my career in the UK."

24/11/2017

Testimonial from...

Dogus Yukruk: Queen Mary University, BSc Economics

“Luke is an excellent mentor to work with if you want professional support with your career. Has helped me gain new technical skills within Finance, developed my social skills and helped me standout from a lot of candidates through smart advice. It is a pleasure to carry on working with him.”

23/11/2017

---Getting What You Want-----

Many people think getting the job they want involves taking certain calculated career-related steps. Take for example breaking into the illustrious world of private equity.

The career path has been described as:

Get into an elite high school –> top university –> investment banking –> PE –> Greatness.

However, there is no such thing as a specific path that will get you to the top.

There are two very important things you need to be able to get what you want:

1) be great at building relationships
2) be great a selling your ideas, where Sales = Helping Other People

Much of getting what you want in life involves getting what you want from other people.

Do you want a job? You need to convince the other person to give you one.

Do you want a promotion? You need to convince your boss to give you one.

Do you want a higher income? You need to convince someone to pay your fees.

Do you want your ideas taken seriously? You need to convince someone to take your ideas seriously.

Someone will seriously consider hiring you if you can convince them that you can do either one of the following:
• Can you make them money?
• Can you save them time?
• Can you cut their cost?

In banking, for example, it’s tough to source actual clients at the junior level, but you can suggest ways to find them, methods for saving time or money, or anything else that makes senior bankers’ lives easier.

So, stop following a specific “career path” – because there isn’t one.

There are many possibilities, but no paths.

Cast a wide net and try out as much as you can as early as you can.

See what you like the most, pursue it, and adapt accordingly.