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 […]
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“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 […]
“Banks only hire saleswomen for their looks”
This is going to sound sexist, but I attend a lot of conferences and it always disillusions me when I see stands filled with attractive women whose main purpose seems to be gaining the attention of the opposite sex for […]
Summer is over. Are banks ready to hire again?
Summer is supposed to be over in the Northern Hemisphere (although Londoners basking in 27 degrees of heat in might question whether this is really the case). Now that most people are back from vacation and banks are encouraging people back into the office, attention is […]
How Millennials in consulting jobs handle 60 hour work weeks
How many hours do you really work in strategy consulting? We’ve been here before following complaints that consultants have been working until midnight and that it was all a bit much. Now, someone’s conducted a study looking at exactly how long Millennial consultants […]
What is the minimum amount of Python you need to know for a trading job?
To work as a trader today you need a wide range of skills. You still have to be numerate, cool under pressure, and have an excellent memory. But this is no longer enough. Increasingly, traders have to be able to […]
How to get a job at McKinsey & Co: learn this programming language
Getting your foot in the door at one of the top consulting firms is no easy task. At McKinsey, for example, more than 750k people apply in given year. Fewer than 1% are accepted. That trumps the lowest acceptance rate at […]
Is it too risky to swap jobs during COVID-19?
Should you dare to move into a new job during the COVID-19 pandemic? Although banking recruitment remains feeble, it is still happening. Some recruiters and headhunters say it’s candidates that are the problem. “I’ve had a few incidents recently where candidates have […]