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How Business School Grads Can Deal with a Challenging Job Market
Graduation season is upon us. For some, it is an exciting time, the beginning of a new chapter filled with boundless opportunities. But for those with no jobs or no strong job prospects, it is a scary time. So if you’ve just graduated, what can you do to find a job in an industry where [...]
There’s nothing like the passion of a first year investment banking intern
I’ve just completed a spring week internship at a leading investment bank. When I arrived, I wanted to see what the life of an investment banker was really like. Now that I know, I can say that I hope I’ll be back again for longer soon. The warmth of the welcome, the caliber of my [...]
Does Wall Street Still Appeal to College Students?
At a recent trade tech conference, I asked a professor at NYU’s Stern Business School if his students still wanted to work on Wall Street. His answer: “If they want to be a one-percenter, where else are they going to earn that kind of money?” The reality is that the answer to that question all depends [...]
University of Colorado Denver and J.P. Morgan Launch Academic World’s First Comprehensive Center for Commodities
J.P. Morgan and the University of Colorado Denver today announced the opening of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, a first-of-its-kind partnership in the academic world that will provide innovative programs and academic work in the field of commodity finance, economics and policy. The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities is supported by the firm’s $5.5 [...]
Q&A: Here’s what it’s really like being an intern
We spoke with Andrew Gale, who completed a nine-week internship at UBS in February and has been offered a graduate position in the firm’s 2013 intake. What were your first impressions of the internship? An internship at UBS is structured and fast-paced. You are expected to develop your capabilities as an analyst quickly, with the [...]
Getting an MBA is More Than Just Studying
On the first day of my MBA, the dean advised us to prioritize. He spoke about the many opportunities that would be placed in front of us and how the hours in the day were limited. In the previous 10 years of my career, I had prided myself on being able to multi-task, juggle and [...]
The top 100 universities globally for careers in banking and finance
If you’re a student with aspirations to become a financial services professional, you may be interested in a new study by QS Top Universities indicating where you ought to go to school. QS has ranked 200 schools globally according to their appeal to financial services employers. There are some curious anomalies, such as the absence [...]
The Top Schools for Getting Your MBA Have Been Ranked But Do You Really Need to Attend One?
You’re thinking of getting an MBA in financial services, but where should you study? The Financial Times’ 2012 MBA ranking names the top 10 global full-time MBA programs in 2012 as follows. Stanford Graduate School of Business Harvard Business School University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) London Business School Columbia Business School INSEAD MIT: [...]
How and When to Follow Up After Completing an Interview or Forwarding Your Resume
Have you been putting off sending a follow-up note after submitting your resume or completing that long-awaited interview? A word to the wise: Don’t. A full 81 percent of senior managers who responded to a survey late last year said they expect job candidates to follow up within two weeks of applying for a job. [...]
The Famous Five
You may not be able to predict what questions you will be asked at an interview, but you can know the types of questions to expect. The questions banks ask will generally come from one of five categories. Competency questions Loved by graduate recruiters and human resources interviewers everywhere, the aim of this type of [...]
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