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How investment banks’ graduate recruiters evaluate your resume

You may think that graduate hiring decisions are based entirely upon whether you went to the right school, got the right grades, or whether your uncle knows the head of M&A at the bank to which you’re applying. They’re not. Investment banks and financial services firms work hard to make their graduate recruitment processes as […]

By Sarah Butcher, October 8 2012 • 1 Comment
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If you’re applying for a graduate job in an investment bank in 2013, this is what you need to know about their strategies

Are you a university student who wants to work in an investment bank, starting in 2013? Whether you’re applying for a summer internship or a graduate position, now is the time to be sending in your application.  However, as you will no doubt be aware, many banks are in the process of making redundancies and […]

By Sarah Butcher, September 24 2012 • 0 Comments
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Resumes, Cover Letters and Applications

Resumes Length – Ideally one page, but never more than two. Contact details – Put your name in a bigger font at the top (in the page header) to help it stand out and your contact details underneath in a smaller font. E-mail address – Don’t try to be clever with your e-mail address. Boywonder2011@hotmail.com […]

By eFinancialCareers, December 20 2011 • 1 Comment

Q&A: Eric Frank, President, Investment & Advisory, Thomson Reuters

Describe your career path. I graduated from the University of Michigan in 1987 and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. After sending out some resumes and literally going to companies door to door, I landed a position at JPMorgan. I spent ten years working in its American Depositary Receipt division. During my time there, […]

By Scott Krady, September 21 2010 • 0 Comments

Cloud Computing Makes Headway With Banks

When a company like SunGard rolls out a series of products around cloud computing specifically targeting financial services firms, the industry takes notice and perhaps the hype doesn’t seem so far fetched. However, while the vendor package might be more economical, banks are still looking to develop their own platforms. The software vendor’s latest venture […]

By Paul Clarke, October 21 2009 • 0 Comments

The News: FBR Hires, Promotes Banking Analysts

FBR Capital Markets Expands Research Coverage of Financial Institutions [FBR] Merriman Curhan Ford Hires Veteran C.E. Unterberg, Towbin and UBS Investment Bankers [Merriman Curhan Ford] Huntington Bancshares Appoints Elizabeth Heller Allen Director of Corporate Public Relations and Communications [Huntington Bancshares] Kenneth Shea to Head Coastal Capital Management, a New Gaming, Hospitality and Entertainment Venture [Coastal […]

By eFinancialCareers News, September 24 2009 • 0 Comments

What Sort of Year Are We in For?

Will 2008 resemble the gloomy last six months of 2007? Or will it be more like the buoyant first half? The credit crunch is finally having a visible impact on Main Street as well as Wall Street. That’s shown by December’s spike in the national jobless rate accompanied by the weakest month of job creation […]

By eFinancialCareers News, January 7 2008 • 2 Comments