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Sector: Graduates
‘Tragedy of wasted minds’ as young quietly crave becoming bankers
It seemed to mark the end of an era. Last week’s research from YouGov suggesting that only 2% of British university students now want to be bankers suggested the end of youthful materialism and the start of something a whole lot more wholesome, like professional knitting. In fact, however, YouGov may have over-egged its end-of-banking […]
Amazing graduate careers advice from Lloyd Blankfein at Goldman Sachs
Lloyd Blankfein isn’t just chief executive of Goldman Sachs, he’s also a very sagacious person. In an interview with CNBC, Blankfein revealed himself to be well read and perceptively philosophical. “Every book I read, I’m in love with it as I read it,” he told the interviewer, before enthusing about his latest reading material – Ron […]
Where to study if you want a job at Brevan Howard
Hedge fund Brevan Howard has long seemed partial to people who’ve studied at Imperial College London. Last year the firm hired Luca Masiero, an Imperial graduate and former HSBC quantitative intern. It’s also hired a variety of Imperial PhDs and mathematicians. Now, the hedge fund has given £20.1m over eight years to Imperial College Business School so that […]
Egomaniacs are infiltrating banks’ graduate training schemes
Is that academically gifted, high-performing, twentysomething graduate trainee on your team an example of intelligence and ambition incarnate? Or is he simply an egomaniac with delusions about his own abilities? If you work in an investment bank or professional services firm, the latter is a distinct possibility. Unintentionally, they may simply be hiring narcissists. A […]
How much you can earn in banking with a degree, a masters, an MBA and a PhD?
The results to our annual bonus survey are out. They reveal that some people in some areas of banking earn far smaller bonuses than you might imagine. They also reveal that more education typically leads to more bonus money – but that too much education doesn’t pay. According to our figures, derived from a survey […]
Tell us your graduate/internship interview questions and you could win an iPod touch
Have you interviewed for an internship or graduate position at an investment bank, fund manager, hedge fund, or other financial services organisation in the past 12 months? We want to know what you were asked in order to build our existing stock of financial services graduate interview questions. If you want to be entered, all you […]
Deutsche Bank is looking for campus ambassadors!
If you’re a student who wants to ingratiate yourself with an investment bank whilst earning some money, you could always try assuming the role of a ‘campus ambassador.’ Campus ambassadors are students who work on a bank’s behalf to promote graduate career opportunities at that bank to their fellow students. They act as the go-between […]
And the least educated bankers work for….
It’s notoriously difficult to get an entry-level job in banking these days. According to New York Magazine, only 2% of people applying for internship positions on Wall Street are successful. Our own research suggests that analysts working at banks like J.P. Morgan have excellent academic qualifications and have interned for several other banks before J.P. […]
Want to work at Goldman Sachs? Goldman’s new quiz shows where to apply
If you want a job at Goldman Sachs and are wondering which division is best deserving of your attention, you may want to check out Goldman Sachs’ new careers quiz, which is designed to steer you in the right direction. The quiz asks where you’re studying, what you’re studying and where you want to work for […]
Investment banks and fund managers to hire more graduates this year
Investment banks and fund managers in the UK want to hire more students in 2012-2013 than they did in 2011-2012. The latest survey from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), reveals that full time graduate places at banks and fund managers are likely to rise by 7.5% this year. This sounds impressive – until you […]
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