Banking & Finance
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The Most Recently Rated Placement
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| Rates Trading Intern | RBC Capital Markets | Read it! |
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A Recent Review Quote
“Enjoyed both the work and the atmosphere.”
A placement student from Standard Life. Read the rest of this review …
A Background to Banking & Finance
Investment Banks are among the largest and most complex organisations in the world. They serve many different types of companies, institutions and governments and play a huge role in the financial sector.
Investment banking is now a much broader business than it was even a quarter of a century ago. Many traditional services centred on helping corporate clients secure financing to achieve key strategic objectives e.g mergers and acquisitions. Today, investment banks are much more than well-connected intermediaries between investors and chief executives: the biggest players can meet virtually all the financing and investment needs of wholesale customers globally.
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Recent Reviews for Banking & Finance Placements
These reviews are for roles covered by this type of industry, but that doesn't mean they are always at organisations you might immediately associate with banking & finance.
Top 5 Rated Reviews
These reviews are for roles covered by this type of industry, but that doesn't mean they are always at organisations you might immediately associate with banking & finance.
Why a career in finance could be the sum to your future
Our Industry Insiders: Latest From the Blog | Published July 2010
A recent upturn in recruitment for graduates in the finance or accounting sector means more jobs are on the market. However, companies such as PwC and Barclays are looking for people with the right skills as the younger generation become ever more popular.
According to the Evening Standard, “latest job vacancies show a 61.6 per cent annual increase in job opportunities in the sectors, with some 32,000 needing to be filled”.
However, we all know what the common ethos is regarding graduates – floods of them are entering a market that is facing huge economic difficulty. In order to combat the situation, there are a number of skills that you can develop to set you apart from others. What better way to obtain these than through an Internship or Placement?
The Financial Services Skills Council has produced a list of skills most sought after by employers in the respective industries. Do you possess some of these below?
The Financial Services
- Cultural awareness
- Numeracy skills
- Languages
- Analytical Skills
- Understanding clients’ needs
Accounting and finance
- Common sense
- Tolerance
- Team Work
- Communication skills
- IT
No one can ever stop learning and each experience you take part in develops you as a person. It is clear however, that work experience is perhaps the best way to fast track your development, as well as your chance of securing top jobs. If you were ever in doubt about doing an Internship or Placement, my advice would be to do it! It’s a no brainer and unlike graduate jobs, you may only get one chance – it really is now or never!
Banking & Finance in The Forum
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Bank Of Facebook Internship Deadline...? |
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Placements vs Internships
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1 year 19 weeks |
Placements vs Internships
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Banking in the Recession
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Banking in the Recession
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Banking in the Recession
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Banking in the Recession
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