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 […]
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Why finance recruiters don’t respond to your applications
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 […]
How to get a job at hedge fund Millennium
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 […]
Leaked email suggests Big Four employees work longer hours than bankers
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 […]
The problem with graduate jobs at investment banks
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. […]
Is It Safe to Go Back to Work? 8 Questions to Ask If Your Company Is Planning to Reopen the Office
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 […]
Computer science student shares long journey to job offer
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 […]
“I’m on track to retire aged 34 and I don’t work in finance”
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 […]
« Les banquiers juniors d’aujourd’hui ont des problèmes de motivation »
Le filon s’épuise. Le flux de jeunes talents mus par l’argent, habitués à rejoindre Wall Street dès la sortie des meilleures universités, se ralentit et je mettrais ma main au feu que cela va devenir un problème majeur pour les […]
The graduate jobs that receive the fewest applications
If you can’t find a graduate job this year, maybe you should ‘pivot’ your application into something different? 2020-2021 is proving to be a dire year for student hiring, but some sectors are easiest to get into than others. As […]