Five small things you must do during the first week of your MBA program
While many MBA programs last two full years, the first week back at school is one of the most important stretches business school students will experience. Sure, there are no exams and the hard work...
View ArticleWhat if your clients are making you behave badly?
Everyone knows that banks contain some bad eggs. Why else would FX traders be referring to themselves as a ‘cartel’ and go about threatening things like, ‘mess this up and sleep with one eye open at...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: More M&A hiring to come at UBS in Hong Kong
UBS is likely to bolster its M&A team in Hong Kong during the post-bonus period early next year as Alison Harding-Jones, the veteran UBS London banker who is moving to Hong Kong in January, takes...
View ArticleSkill shortages in Asian banking – and what to do about them
If hiring managers in Singapore and Hong Kong have one pet complaint, it’s that the talent pool in their cities (and within their own firms) just isn’t large enough to meet their headcount needs. But...
View ArticleThe definitive guide to working for a boutique investment bank
Small investment banks are now kind of a big deal. Before the financial crisis in 2008, boutique banks accounted for around 12-15% of the total M&A feel pool as the bulge brackets dominated with...
View ArticleBanking interview advice from an ex-Goldman equities trader
Lex Van Dam was an equities trader at Goldman Sachs back in the days when equities traders at Goldman Sachs got to take some proper risk. Between 1992 and 2002, he traded stocks on a proprietary basis...
View ArticleGuess which qualification will get you a job in a hedge fund
Regardless of their reputation for hiring and firing, you want to work for a hedge fund. Which qualifications are most likely to help you fulfill your dream? We’ve looked at the eFinancialCareers CV...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Bank of Singapore recruits 100; Citi makes major DCM...
In another indication of the growing importance of DCM bankers in Asia, Citi has promoted Duncan Phillips to managing director of its debt syndicate desk for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. As we...
View ArticleHow to make a stunningly successful career change in Asian banking
As banks in Asia try to alleviate skill shortages and reduce hiring costs, they’re slowly becoming more open to moving staff into new departments. In the front office, private banks are taking on...
View ArticleAre you looking for a new job for all the wrong reasons?
You want a new job in finance? Fair enough – it’s that time of year. But before you succumb to the urge to switch employers, try running some safety checks on your impetus for quitting. The grass may...
View ArticleThe biggest differences between interviewing at the associate and VP levels
Jeremy Gallagher* is a VP with nearly 10 years of experience on Wall Street who has made lateral moves as both an associate and a VP at bulge bracket banks. Below he breaks down the differences between...
View ArticleMorning Coffee: Job vacancies fall in Q3 in Singapore
The number of job vacancies has fallen in Singapore after rising for four quarters in a row, according to a new Ministry of Manpower report for the third quarter. Job openings across industries fell...
View ArticleChaos as risk managers summoned for 72-hour stints to analyze Russian exposures
It was all going so well. “A lot of senior people were already on holiday here,” says a rates strategist, speaking anonymously from a Swiss bank in London. “Now they’re being called back and it’s been...
View ArticleEnter our finance interview questions competition. Win an iPad!
Have you interviewed for a student role at an investment bank, fund management firm, hedge fund, insurance company or private equity fund to start in 2015? If so, we want to hear from you! We’re...
View ArticleYou’re a workaholic in banking. What’s so wrong with that?
Are you a workaholic? Or are you just passionate about your job and compelled to work 80 hours a week by the culture of the firm you work for? With Christmas and mandatory time-off fast approaching,...
View ArticleThe highs and lows of working at the Big Four
When it comes to workplace rankings in accounting, there is the Big Four and then everybody else. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and KPMG always find their way to the top of any...
View ArticleThe training you need in 2015 to boost your banking career in Asia
If you’re an Asian finance professional pondering which new skills to learn or which training courses to complete in 2015, it pays to prioritise those that are most sought after by banks in the region....
View ArticleFive exciting new finance firms that could hire you in 2015
In order to stay ahead in your job search, it’s worth knowing emerging, boutique firms that have scope to expand. In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority keeps a record of all new companies and...
View ArticleMeet the economics student who completed 11 finance internships in his first...
The London School of Economics (LSE) is the place to go if you want to work in finance. Goldman Sachs hires mostly from there in Europe. So does Morgan Stanley. The LSE has one of the top Masters in...
View ArticleHow Spandex and Spiderman costumes can land you a deal on Wall Street
If you want to work in M&A or underwriting, it’s important to recognize one thing. Despite all the pitchbooks, Excel spreadsheets and number crunching, they are, at heart, still sales jobs. Now, of...
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