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Can this MSc in Prop trading really help your employment prospects?
Securing a graduate trading role in an investment bank is increasingly difficult; job numbers are falling, competition is intensifying and an increasing number of front office roles are going to internship conversions. Now is the time to think about expanding your options, and possibly pursuing further education to stand out from the crowd. Can this […]
Are apprenticeships a just cheaper way for insurance firms to bring in junior talent?
Until recently, apprenticeships for school and college leavers in the insurance industry were restricted to the broking sector, which often took the friends and relatives of current or former employees under their wing for informal training programmes. Now, though, it’s become mainstream and apprenticeship programmes are structured training programmes, approved by the UK government. Is […]
4 financial services firms which you not be aware of, but which offer graduate training
It’s not all about big banks. There are plenty of other fish in the graduate hiring sea – they may not be as big, as prestigious, or hire as many people, but because they’re not very well known, they may also offer a better ratio of applications to graduate places. After all, the large investment […]
A Leicester university graduate explains how he successfully sidestepped banks’ graduate recruiters, touted himself directly at Canary Wharf
The number of graduate places in the financial sector is shrinking, while the volume of applications is on the increase and more of jobs are being offered to internship conversions. In such a market, you need to start being more creative, and this is exactly what University of Leicester student, Faraaz Kaskar, did. Along with […]
Deutsche Bank is trying to lure UK-based Asian students back home
If you’re a graduate studying in the UK, but struggling to get a front office position in the City, it might be worth looking to opportunities in Asia. While investment banks are filling their London roles increasingly early, large institutions are trying to highlight the opportunities they have in Asia to students here. It’s a […]
Q&A: Shirley Young, director of Ernst & Young’s EMEIA hiring, says they’re looking for 10,500 graduates for 2013
Shirley Young, director of recruitment for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) at Ernst & Young has answered our questions about their recruitment plans for 2013. Q: If you are adding to headcount in EMEIA next year, which countries will be targeted? Shirley: Our business globally has ambitious growth targets. We’re continuing to […]
Do you need to be multilingual and complete multiple internships to get a graduate job in investment banking now?
If you want to join an investment bank after graduating, you may think your path to success is simple: spring week in the first year, a 10 week summer internship in the 2nd year and then – with luck – the offer of a full time job offer waiting for you when you leave university. […]
A ranking of the most targeted universities by investment banks in Europe
Which universities do investment banks like to hire from in Europe? Based upon the universities they target for graduate careers presentations, it looks like a select few. After scouring 5 banks’ websites (UBS, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan) for the European universities they’re visiting this milk round, we’ve produced the following list. […]
This is how many graduates various different banks inform us they’re hiring for 2012/2013
Unfortunately, our information isn’t infallible. Nor is it necessarily entirely comparable, but we’ll let you know what we’ve been told. As part of our 2013-2013 Careers in Financial Markets Guide (unfortunately we only have the 2012 edition online for the moment), banks were asked to inform us how many graduate hires they plan to make […]
What does it take to get hired at JPMorgan? Meet this year’s analyst class in London
As a follow-up to yesterday’s look at the analyst class at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, today we bring you a sample of this year’s hires at JPMorgan. There are a few things to note. Firstly, they are almost all very international – JPMorgan doesn’t seem to be looking for parochial hires from British university. […]
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