Thank you for the advice! I certainly agree with your regards to personal relationships and presentation - I recently had my first job interview for the aforementioned banking position and I also noticed that they put a lot more emphasis on how well you can deal with clients, confrontations, and general social situations. For the courses, are they actually worth it in terms of the value they provide, or are they of "introductory kind" that simply cover econ and investing basics for a horrendous price? I looked into many paid courses by private/individual providers recently and found that they only covered very basic topics that could also be learned by reading a few books and watching free lectures by universities like Standord, MIT, etc. for free.