Nandan Seth

Experience Prior To The Program

Prior to joining the program, my finance background entailed a few classes at school which introduced me to principles of accounting and fundamentals of finance. I had finance related internship which exposed me briefly to financial modeling and DCFs.

I joined Romero Mentoring to further learn about the financial services industry and better understand whether or not I wanted to pursue a career out of it. At the same time, in the event that I was interested, I recognized that my skills needed to be more robust to do well at interviews. Therefore, my goals for joining were to understand whether the industry was for me and to strengthen my grasp of finance terminology, financial modeling, and expertise in valuation.

Training Experience

The week that I was exposed to financial modeling. Working through the various schedules and financial statements can be very challenging. This training gave me insight on how to effectively use Excel such that any changes would be appropriately be reflected through all the statements.

What stands out about Romero Mentoring is the internship phase which grants inexperience, young, and driven individuals with responsibilities that are typically not given to analysts even at the most-prestigious firms.

Internship Experience

Without the training, I wouldn’t have been able to handle the internship responsibilities. In fact, I believe that my success was largely attributed to my learnings at the internship. Through the training, I knew how due-diligence needed to be done, the sources that I could look into as I was forecasting the three-financial statements and most importantly having the knowledge on how to value a company using both intrinsic and extrinsic methodologies.

For instance, if I did not go through the lecture of LBO modeling, I would be completely blank on how I should model the situation of a hypothetical buy-out using sources & uses.

Mentorship

The one-to-one mentorship was extremely helpful, as it allowed me to assess my interests in the broad field of finance. For instance, during my chat with Aaditya, I was able to learn more about what he did as a financial analyst and how it was different from typical investment banking positions at banks. In addition, I was able to pick up on advice on how to recruit, network, and best approach full-time roles.

Career Development

The program certainly helped me. I’d say that scheduling Zoom calls with Mr. Romero and the recorded lectures enabled me to most effectively craft my resume and story. Though, I would appreciate if Romero Mentoring could build on its network in terms of being connected with recruiters and others who may better help job-seekers.