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Join Our Students at These Firms

Train to enter one of these lucrative careers with your bachelor’s degree

Investment
Banking

An advisor to corporations for major financial decisions. Investment bankers help executives raise money from investor, for maximum value.

$200,000+

/Year to Start

Management
Consulting

A Fortune 500 strategic advisor tackles tough questions: What product to launch, where to launch it, boosting profitability, and outperforming competitors.

$100,000+

/Year to Start

Private
Equity

The ultimate business expert. Performs in-depth research on the best companies to acquire, improves their operations and then sells them for a profit.

$150,000+

/Year to Start

Hedge
Funds

The logical and analytical powerhouse. A stock and bond market investor who performs the complex research and analysis needed to make important decisions.

$200,000+

/Year to Start

Sales and
Trading

A market guru who purchases large investment positions from financial institutions and corporates, later selling these positions and taking a profit for themselves.

$130,000+

/Year to Start

“If you’re admitted to our program and do the work, you WILL land one those positions”

~ Nick Contreras, Founder and CEO, CareerXL

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CareerXL delivers XL results

CareerXL generates outsized outcomes – and changes career trajectories. Here’s data collected from students who’ve been with us long enough to see results.

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Let’s Unleash Your
Potential Career!

Join our community where a 3.5+ GPA, 18+ months until graduation, and 3-5 hours per week commitment open doors to success and growth. Welcome aboard!

Seven invaluable benefits of CareerXL

$100,000-$200,000 starting salary

An internship/full-time job in your field of interest

An expert you can turn to throughout the process

A clear path forward to get where you want to be

Peace of mind regarding your high-paying career

An ability to leapfrog your “well-connected” peers

A means of neutralizing disadvantages in your background

As a CareerXL student, you’ll receive:

A Career Plan to Get Your Dream Job

Completely Revamped Professional Profile

Professional Networking & Recruiting Strategies

Training to get in front of the right people

Coaching on internships to pursue and how to secure them

Mock interviews with detailed feedback to nail key interviews

Job and technical training in your field of interest

Access to private community of your peers

Invitations to employer events in your field

24/7 text and video chat support

Results My Clients Are Seeing

Brian H.

Investment Banking

“Competing with a lot of Ivy League and target school (candidates), I just felt like I was as good an applicant as they could have been searching for… I was getting multiple interviews every week… Having someone in your corner to support you and hold you accountable along the way is definitely a huge game changer… I was blown away by how many amazing opportunities came to me… My career path and trajectory is just completely different after working with Nick and I’m super excited about it.”

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Taylor G.

Management Consulting

“The thing that stands out the most about working with Nick and (CareerXL) is how honest he is … He’s genuinely invested in my success … I don’t know what I would’ve done if I hadn’t met him … When I got my offer, one of the first people I wanted to tell was (Nick), because he’d been with me through the whole thing … (CareerXL was) definitely the best decision I made since going to UNC … I start my internship at Boston Consulting Group this summer, which is the one I was going after. I’m really excited about that.”

David N.

Investment Banking

“The individual attention and support made a world of difference … The content was really, really great … Mentorship overall was great … (Nick) didn’t let me get away with not shooting as high as I could go. I thank him for that push. He’s just been a great mentor. This is someone, Nick – a mentor, a coach – who’s been through this before and can show you the obvious things you need to be doing and lay the fundamentals for you … I interviewed for an investment banking internship and actually got the job.”

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The five-step CareerXL process

You join a community of professionals and high-achieving students

You’re paired with an industry mentor responsible for your success

You’re placed in a rigorous, two-track learning program covering job training and recruiting (see elements of each below)

You get personalized help every step of the way until you achieve your objective

You celebrate your success and become part of our alumni network

Our two-track
learning Program
Job Training
Recruiting

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Nick Contreras

CareerXL Founder and CEO

A first-generation immigrant’s son from a middle-class background, defied the odds by becoming the #1 finance graduate at UT Dallas without any Ivy League connections. Despite this, he excelled at ORIX Corporation on Wall Street, managing a $400 million portfolio and rising through the ranks to become the right-hand man to the group head. With expertise in investing, capital raising, and talent development, Nick has interviewed over 100 individuals in high finance. Now, he’s committed to paying it forward by empowering exceptional students across America.

6 Year’s Growth Stage Technology Investing Experience

Promoted 4x at ORIX Growth Capital

Hired, Trained and Developed Investment Analyst Team

Experience in investing, capital raising, portfolio management, & talent development

These authentic opinions highlight Nick’s invaluable assistance in navigating the job landscape. His tailored advice and unwavering support played a pivotal role in guiding them toward their career aspirations. Nick’s evident commitment to their success and instrumental contributions helped them secure their dream jobs. This collection of reviews is a testament to the genuine impact Nick has had on their professional journeys.

The Unbiased Appraisals

These authentic opinions highlight Nick’s invaluable assistance in navigating the job landscape. His tailored advice and unwavering support played a pivotal role in guiding them toward their career aspirations. Nick’s evident commitment to their success and instrumental contributions helped them secure their dream jobs. This collection of reviews is a testament to the genuine impact Nick has had on their professional journeys.

See if you’re eligible for CareerXL

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yep – we require a minimum 3.5 GPA for business majors and 3.2 for STEM majors. We know there are exceptional people that don’t meet this requirement, but they’re hard to find, and most high finance and management consulting firms won’t look at those students unless their GPA is up to par.

Sorry – we only work with students in the U.S. and Canada.

We’ll say this: If you’re accepted into our program and do everything we ask you to do, you WILL land a high-paying job.

No, and it’s extremely rare to receive sponsorship from a top firm, given the availability of students domestically.

 

The strength of your school only amplifies the outcome we can achieve. In fact, 30% of our students attend elite institutions. Think about it … if we’ve placed community college students into top firms, what do you think we can do for you?

No. We excel at pre-college internship placements. Some of our best students started with us in high school. The earlier you start, the better.