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Master the job.
Not just the interview.
Courses built from what offer-holders actually know. Banking foundations, M&A modelling, consulting case method, commercial awareness for law, sector deep-dives. So you get the offer and the return offer.
First lesson of each course free
The catalogue
What's actually in Learn
A growing catalogue of courses across three tracks. Lesson counts, total hours and difficulty level shown so you can plan a real curriculum, not pick blind.
Investment Banking
For IB graduate schemes, summer internships and spring weeks.
Banking Foundations
Accounting & 3 Statements
DCF Mastery
M&A & LBO Modelling
Capital Markets Primer
Sector Deep-Dives (Tech, FIG, Energy)
Consulting
For MBB, Tier 2 and Big 4 consulting graduate processes.
Case Method Foundations
Profitability Frameworks
Market Entry & M&A Cases
Mental Maths & Estimation
Brain Teasers
Commercial Awareness
Law
For magic-circle, silver-circle and US law firm vacation schemes and TCs.
Commercial Law Basics
Vacation Scheme Prep
Deal Mechanics
Magic-Circle Career Paths
Inside a lesson
What a Learn lesson actually contains
Every lesson is structured the same way: a 10-25 min teaching block, worked examples drawn from real firm contexts, a self-test quiz, and a short summary you can revise from later.
Terminal value: Gordon Growth vs Exit Multiple
Why bankers prefer one method over the other depending on the deal, what happens when assumptions diverge, and the three places this comes up in a real Goldman or Evercore interview.
Teach
Both methods explained with worked numbers from a sample tech-SaaS DCF.
Apply
Two worked variants - what changes if margins compress vs if growth slows.
Test
Five quiz questions covering the trade-offs. Wrong answers route to a brief review.
Firm-specific overlay
Goldman tends to push on Exit Multiple specifically for mature industrials. Evercore probes Gordon Growth for tech. Lazard interviewers like to ask candidates to defend the choice.
On your CV
Completion certificates that earn a line on your applications
Every course you finish issues a completion certificate. These are not academic credentials - graduate recruiters know that - but they read as a real commitment signal in a way that a generic LinkedIn course does not.
How it reads on your CV
Additional
- · Intervyo Learn - M&A & LBO Modelling Series (8 hrs)
- · Intervyo Learn - Banking Foundations (12 hrs)
- · Intervyo Learn - DCF Mastery (4 hrs)
Most candidates who include the certificates report being asked about a specific course during interviews. Drop one in the “Additional” or “Professional development” section of your CV.
What recruiters read into it
- Self-direction. You did the work without being assigned it.
- Sector-specific commitment. Banking Foundations on a banking CV is the right signal.
- An interview prompt. Interviewers can ask you to talk through what you covered, which gives you another window to demonstrate substance.
What Learn does
What separates this from a YouTube playlist
Built from what offer-holders actually know
Each cycle we interview accepted candidates, identify the knowledge gaps that mattered, and build courses to close them. Course content is shaped by outcomes, not curriculum theory.
Cover the role, not just the interview
Interview prep is one slice. Learn covers what a successful candidate brings: how the industry works, what an analyst day looks like, the technical foundations, the commercial mindset. Get the offer AND the return offer.
Modular, self-paced
Courses break into 5 to 20 lessons of 10 to 25 minutes each. Do one on the train, a full course over a weekend, or work through a series across a cycle. Pick up where you left off.
Linked to firm Packs
The Learn content surfaces in your firm Pack: "for your Goldman superday, finish the M&A Modelling series and Commercial Awareness Banking first." Personalised by firm, not generic.
Quizzes at every lesson
Each lesson ends with a 3-5 question quiz so you self-test as you go. Wrong answers route to a brief review. Learning that sticks beats learning that feels good in the moment.
Authors who have worked at the firms
Course authors are current and former bankers, consultants and lawyers at Goldman, JPM, Bain, McKinsey, Linklaters and the Big 4. The content reflects how the firms actually operate, not theory.
The basics
Why offer-holder-derived courses beat textbooks
Most graduate finance education starts from theory. Textbooks teach you accounting principles, valuation methods, the case method, deal mechanics, all in the abstract. The trouble is that the abstract knowledge is necessary but not sufficient. Candidates who score 95% on the accounting principles still fail interviews because they cannot connect the principles to a real conversation.
Intervyo Learn starts from outcomes. Each cycle we interview accepted candidates - what knowledge made the difference between your offer and the rejection that came right before? What did you know that the candidates around you did not? The patterns repeat across cycles, and the courses are built from those patterns. The result is a curriculum shaped by what offer-holders actually use, not by what an academic editor thinks should be in a textbook.
The content is modular and self-paced. Lessons run 10-25 minutes, so you can fit one into a train ride, a lunch break, or a focused 30 minutes between two interview practice sessions. Each lesson follows a Teach / Apply / Test pattern: short explanation, worked examples from real firm contexts, then a quiz. Wrong answers route to a brief review so you do not pile on misunderstandings.
The firm overlays are the differentiator most candidates notice last and value most. The same DCF lesson includes annotations on what Goldman vs Evercore vs Lazard tend to probe. The same case method lesson shows how Bain's case style differs from McKinsey's. You learn the general principle, then immediately see how it plays out at the firm you are actually interviewing for.
Learn is included in every subscription and Pack. Free tier users can preview the first lesson of each course - useful for seeing the style and depth before committing. Most candidates work through 1 to 3 full courses across a cycle, plus pick-and-mix lessons from others as specific weak areas surface.
How it works
How to work through a track
Pick your sector
Investment banking, consulting, or law. Each track has its own curriculum, calibrated to what offer-holders in that path know. Big 4 candidates typically work the banking and consulting tracks together.
Work through the modules
Short lessons (10-25 min each). Teach, Apply, Test pattern. Progress saves automatically so you can dip in and out across the cycle.
Track your readiness
The Learn progress feeds into your firm Pack readiness score. Goldman Superday + M&A Modelling complete + Commercial Awareness Banking complete? Your readiness jumps.
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Where Learn fits among the alternatives
What candidates actually use for the substantive knowledge part of their prep.
| Feature | Intervyo Learn | YouTube | WSP / BIWS | Textbooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built from offer-holder data | partial | |||
| Curated curriculum | ||||
| Firm-specific overlays | ||||
| Pipeline-aware progress | ||||
| Self-test quizzes | ||||
| Modular short lessons | partial | partial | ||
| Ad-free | ||||
| Free to start | depends |
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FAQ
Learn questions, answered
What courses are available?
A growing catalogue of courses across three tracks. Investment banking: Banking Foundations, M&A and LBO Modelling, Valuation Methods (DCF / comps / precedents), Accounting and the Three Statements, Capital Markets, Sector Deep-Dives. Consulting: Case Method, Profitability Frameworks, Market Entry, Mental Maths, Brain Teasers, Commercial Awareness. Law: Commercial Law Basics, Vacation Scheme Prep, Magic-Circle Career Paths. The dedicated CV / cover letter / application question writing is covered by separate Intervyo tools (the CV Checker, the Cover Letter Builder and the Application Question Helper) rather than as Learn courses.
Who built the courses?
Course content is shaped by analysing what offer-holders know that rejected candidates do not. The Intervyo team interviews accepted candidates each cycle - what did they learn that made the difference? - and builds courses to close those gaps. Course authors include current and former bankers, consultants and lawyers at the firms we cover (Goldman, JPM, Bain, McKinsey, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Deloitte, EY).
How long does each course take?
Modular. Most courses break into 5 to 20 lessons of 10 to 25 minutes each. You can do a single lesson on the train, a full course over a weekend, or work through a series across a recruitment cycle. Total content per course ranges from 2 to 12 hours. Banking Foundations is the longest at ~12 hours; specialised modules like "DCF in 60 minutes" are deliberately short.
Are the courses just interview prep?
No. Interview prep is one slice. Learn covers the substantive knowledge a successful candidate brings: how the industry actually works, what an analyst day looks like, the technical foundations, the commercial mindset. The goal is to help you get the offer AND excel in the role, so you get the return offer too. Around 40% of the content is interview-adjacent; 60% is role-readiness.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Every course you complete issues an Intervyo Learn completion certificate. These are not academic credentials, but graduate recruiters at the firms we cover do read CVs that list relevant self-study - "Completed Intervyo M&A and LBO Modelling Series" reads as commitment to the role in a way that a generic LinkedIn course does not. Most candidates who include them say they came up at least once during interviews. The substance you can discuss in the room is still the main signal; the certificate is the prompt that gets the interviewer to ask.
Is Learn included in my subscription?
Yes. Full Learn library is included in every subscription tier (Monthly and Season Pass) and every Pack. Free tier users can preview the first lesson of each course before subscribing - useful for seeing the quality and style before committing.
How are courses different from YouTube tutorials?
YouTube has plenty of good banking and consulting content. The differences with Learn: (1) curated curriculum so you know what to learn in what order, not a 47-video playlist you have to assemble yourself; (2) integrated with your pipeline so the readiness scores update as you progress; (3) firm-specific overlays - the M&A course has annotations on what Goldman vs Evercore actually probes; (4) ad-free and consistent quality. YouTube is great for one-off questions; Learn is better for systematic preparation.
Can I learn at my own pace?
Yes. Courses are self-paced. Each lesson saves your progress automatically. You can skip ahead if you already know a topic, repeat a lesson, or stop and resume weeks later. Most candidates do 30 minutes a day during peak prep, more on weekends.
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Get the offer.
Then get the return offer.
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