Question 1

What is L3vlup?

Accepted Answer

L3vlup is an interview prep and career coaching platform for finance and tech professionals. We offer 1:1 mentoring, intensive bootcamps, mock interviews, CV reviews, and AI-powered coaching to help candidates break into private equity, investment banking, hedge funds, and top tech roles.

Question 2

Who is the mentor at L3vlup?

Accepted Answer

Surojit Chakraverti is the founder and lead mentor. He has professional experience at Citigroup, Rothschild, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Ernst & Young, and has helped over 1,000 candidates land roles at top-tier firms including Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, KKR, Google, and McKinsey.

Question 3

What career paths does L3vlup cover?

Accepted Answer

L3vlup covers private equity, investment banking, equity research, hedge funds, product management, software engineering, data science, and fintech. We offer interview prep, technical coaching, and career strategy for each path.

Question 4

How much does 1:1 mentoring cost?

Accepted Answer

1:1 direct mentoring sessions with Surojit cost $299 per session. Packages are available for multi-session commitments. Sessions cover mock interviews, CV review, career strategy, and technical coaching.

Question 5

What is the Buyside Recruitment Bootcamp?

Accepted Answer

The Buyside Recruitment Bootcamp is an 8-week intensive program at $1,500 covering LBO modeling, PE case studies, stock pitches, mock interviews, and networking strategy. It is designed for candidates targeting private equity, hedge fund, and asset management roles. Cohorts are limited to 20 students.

Question 6

Can L3vlup help non-target candidates break into finance?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Many L3vlup mentees have broken into PE, investment banking, and hedge funds from non-target universities. The program focuses on preparation, positioning, networking strategy, and technical skill-building to close any pedigree gap.

Question 7

Does L3vlup offer mock interviews?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Mock interviews are a core part of both 1:1 mentoring and bootcamp programs. They cover technical questions (LBOs, DCFs, stock pitches, case studies), behavioural interviews, and fit interviews scored on real criteria with detailed feedback.

Structured finance programmes.

Bulge Bracket

Bank of America · Industrial Placement, IBD

Citi · Investment Banking Analyst

Goldman Sachs · Investment Banking Summer Analyst

Goldman Sachs · Equity Research Summer Analyst

J.P. Morgan · Investment Banking Analyst

J.P. Morgan · Equity Research Summer Analyst

Morgan Stanley · IBD Summer Analyst

Elite Boutique

Rothschild & Co · Spring Insight Week, Global Advisory

Middle Market

Jefferies · Equity Research Associate

Megafund

Apollo Global Management · Private Equity Senior Associate (Post-MBA)

Blackstone · Private Equity Summer Analyst

Multi-Manager

Citadel · Investment Analyst Summer Internship

Point72 · Academy, Investment Analyst

Asset Manager

Baillie Gifford · Investment Trainee

Prop Trading

DRW · Spring Week, Quant Trading

Jane Street · Quantitative Trader Graduate

Market Making

Optiver · Quantitative Trader Intern

Optiver · Spring Insight Days

Systematic

Two Sigma · Quantitative Researcher Internship

Big Tech

Google · BizOps & Strategy Associate