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UBS executive director: ECM still best job in banking
Working in equity capital markets (ECM) is the best all-round job at an investment bank, but only if you can handle the pressure of billion-dollar underwriting deals, said Richard Sleijpen, executive director, ECM at UBS in Sydney. Sleijpen, who’s worked for UBS Australia for almost 10 years and moved from debt capital markets (DCM) to […]
Secrets to internship success
Even gaining a place on an investment bank’s summer internship programme is incredibly competitive, but it’s also the easiest route to securing a full-time position. Depending on the bank and division you’re applying to, on average 60-75% of interns receive an offer, with some firms even filling all their front-office positions with intern conversions. Clearly, […]
Tips to make it through the panoply of psychometric tests
Banks will test your numeracy, logical and verbal reasoning skills from the initial application stage through to the final hurdle at their assessment centres, especially in EMEA and Asia-Pacific. Different banks use various tactics when setting psychometric tests. Some will expect everyone to sit a numerical test as part of the online application process. These […]
Real banking graduate interview questions (and how to answer them)
Investment banks will test your motivations for working in the industry, your financial sector know-how and your mental agility. The best defence is to be prepared. To help you prep, we’ve picked four examples of the core types of interview questions that students tell us they have encountered this year at various banks, plus the […]
Q&A with graduate recruiters from EMEA, APAC and the US
Before you make it on to investment banks’ grueling assessment centres, you must first make it through the application process and, in order to do this, you need to impress the graduate recruitment teams. They sift through hundreds of CVs and covering letters every year, so you must be exceptional to stand out. What’s more, […]
Investment banking career paths: It doesn’t have to be linear
There are a myriad of career options available in financial services and it’s more than possible to move straight up the ladder within your chosen sector. However, some roles lend themselves to a sideways move or a career switch, so you should plan ahead and know your options. Here, for a number of key sectors, […]
Career Case Study: Accounting
Irene Yu, Staff 1, Assurance, Ernst & Young Irene graduated from the University of Missouri with a Masters in Accountancy and joined Ernst & Young in July 2011. There’s a lot of variety in the life of a junior audit professional, which some from outside the industry may find surprising. We often travel for client […]
Career Case Study: IT in Finance
Simone Ulrich, Head of special projects in Corporate Center IT, UBS Simone holds a Master in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Zurich (Major: Finance, Banking) and extended her banking knowledge at the Swiss Finance Institute with the Swiss Banking School Executive Programme. She joined UBS in 2004. Technology for the financial industry […]
Career Case Study: Corporate Banking
Jennifer Mannila Drumm, Senior vice president, commercial banking, RBS Citizens Jennifer graduated from Bryant University with a BS in Business Administration, concentration in Finance. She joined RBS Citizens in October 2001. As the name suggests, relationship managers in corporate banking need good people skills. In practice, this means persistence, drive and the ability to understand […]
Career Case Study: Wealth Management
Jackie Pang, Executive director and team leader, Coutts Hong Kong Pang graduated with a degree in Commercial Economics in the Netherlands, followed by an MSc in Financial Management from the University of London. She has worked at Coutts for seven years. After returning to Hong Kong in 1997, I first worked for ABN Amro Bank […]
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