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The absolutely perfect CV for any front office job in an investment bank, WILL…. 1) Have impeccable academics- Top grades from a top school are a totally necessary but absolutely non-sufficient condition for front office occupations. “Good academics are taken for granted,” reflects Andrew Pullman, former head of HR at Dresdner, turned managing consultant at People Risk Solutions. 2) Make a big deal out of the impeccable academics- “Most other candidates will... Read more

The continuing recovery of Sweden’s banking sector is feeding through into increasingly demand for IT and technology specialists and consultants – unfortunately not always based in the Nordics. The relatively small – and therefore potentially more expensive – local IT and technology talent pool available to Nordic banks is leading to more outsourcing of technology projects to international providers, according to new research. Business Monitor has predicted the Swedish IT market will... Read more

Danske Bank traders have suffered a 12% reduction in bonuses for the first half of this year and, with trading income this year unlikely to match 2009, should probably not be holding their breath for a significant improvement on this anytime soon. Half-year and quarterly figures posted by the bank this week showed pre-tax profit within its Danske Markets division declining by DKr3.6bn to DKr4.2bn, against DKr7.8bn in the first half... Read more

M&A specialists with a background in or knowledge of the Nordic healthcare and pharmaceuticals market have been in strong demand in the past six months, and are likely to stay sought-after as we go into the autumn. Figures from research body Mergermarket have suggested Nordic M&A activity bounced back in the first six months of 2010, with the number of M&As increasing by 40% - a turnaround from the 60% decline... Read more

An MBA is a question of timing: get it wrong and you’ll find yourself spending £40k+ on two years out of the market when pay is peaking; even worse you may then find it impossible to get back in due to a glut of recently redundant experienced analysts. Equally, however, if you’re determined to do an MBA and you put it off for too long waiting for optimal market conditions, you’ll... Read more

A CFA can only be good for your career – right? After all, it’s not easy: only 20% of people make it through all three levels, and as few as 34% of people pass the CFA Level 1. However, even though a CFA is often a good career move, in some situations it simply isn’t. Which situations? Well… 1) When you really want to work in trading The CFA is particularly... Read more

In case you’re wondering how keen you have to be to work at Goldman Sachs, Alison Mass, an MD and co-head of financial sponsors at Goldman in the US, is here to elucidate. Mass gave the inaugural speech to new arrivals at NYU Stern this year, and divulged just how much she loves her job. First let me state the obvious: I truly love my work. I wake up excited to... Read more

After 20+ years of full time employment (largely with rating agencies), the start-up agency I was working for was suddenly closed in Jan. 2008. Since then, I have gotten some contract work but offers are getting less frequent now. I believe some of the CV issues I have are 1) too much time worked at rating agencies (unfortunately not seen as having relevant commercial experience in many financial services sectors)... Read more

The questions asked in investment banking interviews are evidently varied. However, whether you’re interviewing as a rates structurer or an investment banking security guard, you will always be asked this: “Why do you want this job?” And if you give any of the answers below, you are unlikely to get it. 1) I really love this company, I’d really, really love to come and work for you. “You need to be very... Read more

The absolutely perfect CV for any front office job in an investment bank, WILL…. 1) Have impeccable academics- Top grades from a top school are a totally necessary but absolutely non-sufficient condition for front office occupations. “Good academics are taken for granted,” reflects Andrew Pullman, former head of HR at Dresdner, turned managing consultant at People Risk Solutions. 2) Make a big deal out of the impeccable academics- “Most other candidates will... Read more