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<blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 221466" data-attributes="member: 36777"><p>Hi [USER=30998]@flower1[/USER] I do not have a lot to add to the amazing response from [USER=42112]@Abbie Whitlock[/USER] but I just wanted to mention that <strong>a game-changing type of resource for me were commercial awareness podcasts</strong>. Firstly, because I found <strong>they were an incredibly time-efficient way of working on my commercial awareness:</strong> while reading an article would require me to take away valuable working time off my day (which I much needed for researching firms, writing applications, or on my academics), I could listen to several hours of podcasts every day in the moments I could not use productively for another purpose (such as when commuting, doing laundry, cooking, or any other task that did not require significant concentration). </p><p></p><p>Secondly, I found that beyond gaining information and knowledge about the world of business, <strong>podcasts were training my "inner commercial voice":</strong> by listening to hundreds of hours of recordings of experts talking about commercial topics, I started internalising a certain manner of thinking and speaking which is appropriate in a business context. This helped me immensely in being able to speak in a professional way about these topics in a manner that felt natural rather than performative; which is an aspect that I think can matter greatly in an interview context. </p><p></p><p>There are many great podcasts which can help you improve your knowledge and understanding of the world of business at different levels; I will list bellow a couple that were particularly useful for me:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FT News Briefing</strong>: as Abbie mentioned, I think this is one of the best resources for a quick overview of the big news in business and politics in the last 24 hours; I would recommend this as a starting point, and would seek to listen to it every day. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>BBC Business News</strong>: A more comprehensive and in depth overview of business news in the last 24 hours, with more of a UK and Europe focus; </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Bloomberg Europe</strong>: A more comprehensive and in depth overview of business news, with a particular focus on impact to financial markets, dealmaking, and investment; </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Watson's Daily:</strong> an incredibly useful resource for learning how to critically analyse and debate a commercial topic; the participants here normally only tackle only two topics in a 40-50 minutes long podcast, but the analysis is a lot more detailed and involves a multitude of perspectives; </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Goldman Sachs Exchanges:</strong> a great periodic podcasts on a selected topic of importance to institutional investors; it goes into a lot of detail and can be jargon heavy, but can make you understand topics at a very impressive level of depth.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>The Lawyer Podcast</strong>: an amazing resource for learning more about the different market positions and strategies of big law firms; </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrei Radu, post: 221466, member: 36777"] Hi [USER=30998]@flower1[/USER] I do not have a lot to add to the amazing response from [USER=42112]@Abbie Whitlock[/USER] but I just wanted to mention that [B]a game-changing type of resource for me were commercial awareness podcasts[/B]. Firstly, because I found [B]they were an incredibly time-efficient way of working on my commercial awareness:[/B] while reading an article would require me to take away valuable working time off my day (which I much needed for researching firms, writing applications, or on my academics), I could listen to several hours of podcasts every day in the moments I could not use productively for another purpose (such as when commuting, doing laundry, cooking, or any other task that did not require significant concentration). Secondly, I found that beyond gaining information and knowledge about the world of business, [B]podcasts were training my "inner commercial voice":[/B] by listening to hundreds of hours of recordings of experts talking about commercial topics, I started internalising a certain manner of thinking and speaking which is appropriate in a business context. This helped me immensely in being able to speak in a professional way about these topics in a manner that felt natural rather than performative; which is an aspect that I think can matter greatly in an interview context. There are many great podcasts which can help you improve your knowledge and understanding of the world of business at different levels; I will list bellow a couple that were particularly useful for me: [LIST] [*][B]FT News Briefing[/B]: as Abbie mentioned, I think this is one of the best resources for a quick overview of the big news in business and politics in the last 24 hours; I would recommend this as a starting point, and would seek to listen to it every day. [*][B]BBC Business News[/B]: A more comprehensive and in depth overview of business news in the last 24 hours, with more of a UK and Europe focus; [*][B]Bloomberg Europe[/B]: A more comprehensive and in depth overview of business news, with a particular focus on impact to financial markets, dealmaking, and investment; [*][B]Watson's Daily:[/B] an incredibly useful resource for learning how to critically analyse and debate a commercial topic; the participants here normally only tackle only two topics in a 40-50 minutes long podcast, but the analysis is a lot more detailed and involves a multitude of perspectives; [*][B]Goldman Sachs Exchanges:[/B] a great periodic podcasts on a selected topic of importance to institutional investors; it goes into a lot of detail and can be jargon heavy, but can make you understand topics at a very impressive level of depth. [*][B]The Lawyer Podcast[/B]: an amazing resource for learning more about the different market positions and strategies of big law firms; [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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