There is probably no hotter profile in the investment banking market right now than that of a junior investment banking analyst or associate with the ability to build a financial model and residual enthusiasm for the role after a year of exceptional […]
Who are the key employees at top U.S. investment banks? – The relationship managers who bring in business from corporates? – The fixed income traders, who drove last year’s huge increase in revenues and profits? – The risk managers who prevent everything from […]
Contrary to popular belief and contemporary memes, it’s never been easy to get a graduate job. There were always hoops to jump through. It’s just that the hoops have multiplied and have got more weird. As we reported earlier this […]
Why don’t financial services recruiters respond when you apply for jobs? The populist response to this common question usually involves some recruiter bashing, but I’d like to provide a different and more balanced perspective (if not a full-blooded case for […]
If you’re trying to get a job at hedge fund Millennium Management, prepare to fail. As might be expected, getting into the fund is challenging. The latest investor letter from Millennium founder Izzy Englander clarifies precisely how challenging it is. “We hire roughly […]
If you work for a Big Four professional services firm you’ll earn a lot less money than if you work in the front office of an investment bank. That’s fair: the deal is that you’re supposed to work shorter hours at the Big Four. However, this deal may […]
If you’re trying to get a graduate job at an investment bank this year, you’ll need determination. Around 60 people apply for each graduate role in the UK’s financial and professional services sector, and candidates who succeed often end up applying for hundreds of jobs. […]
Silicon Valley giants like Twitter and Facebook may have announced that employees can work from home indefinitely, but plenty of companies are expecting folks to come back to the office at some point. Your own office might be open already, or reopening […]
In theory, studying a degree in computer science should leave you well-placed to find a job when you graduate irrespective of the COVID pandemic. – Together with home aides and fast-food workers, software programmers have some of the most in-demand […]
You don’t have to work in finance to retire young. Nor do you have to leave finance and work for a technology company that’s going public. I’ve never worked for either, and if I wanted I could retire aged 34. I attended […]
