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Ex-Goldman Sachs analyst seeks exceptional people for atypical opportunities
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (304+ words) If you've tried investment banking and it wasn't for you, there is an alternative. If you've tried private equity and it wasn't for you, it's not the end of the line. If you've tried hedge funds and still want stimulation,…...
Interns in electronic trading are earning over $90k for a few months work
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (208+ words) Electronic trading is home to some of the most lucrative internships in finance, but how much can you really earn? Thanks to New York labour laws, firms are required to provide a salary for their internships, revealing that students are…...
Hundreds of thousands of people applied for jobs at this fintech. Hardly any got in
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (369+ words) UK-based payments firm Checkout.com is a popular place to work. Last year, it received 208,000 applications for 700 jobs but grew its headcount by just 100 people. It had an acceptance rate of less than 0.4% for its jobs, making it more choosy…...
Put your questions to the coach who can get you a job in electronic trading
1+ week, 5+ day ago (409+ words) However hard it is to get a job at a top investment bank, getting a job at a top electronic trading firm is harder still. Citadel Securities, for example, has an acceptance rate of 0.5% or less. Official figures for rivals…...
Do you still need to be a junior banker to get hired by Blackstone?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (135+ words) Do you still need to be a junior banker to get hired by Blackstone?eFinancialCareers Follow eFinancialCareers on Google News here. Speaking this week's LSE's Alternative Investments Conference, Saleh Pahani, a senior MD at Blackstone, said times have changed. Although…...
Citadel's pitch to students: Tell Central Banks what to do next
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (398+ words) You don't have to work for the US or British Treasuries to present your opinions on monetary policy. Nor do you need an internship with US hedge fund Citadel to impress the head of its fixed income business. If you're…...
Investment banks may hire record graduates in 2026. Getting a job will be harder than ever
2+ week, 2+ day ago (384+ words) For all the talk of AI reducing demand for juniors in investment banks, a new report suggests that 2026 could be a fine year for graduate hiring. The latest Graduate Market in 2026 report from research firm High Fliers says investment banks…...
All the jobs in hedge funds and how to get them
2+ week, 5+ day ago (77+ words) All the jobs in hedge funds and how to get them'eFinancialCareers Hedge fund hiring by background If you're looking for a graduate job in a hedge fund, the chart suggests your best bet is to go in as a quant…...
The Hudson River Trading engineer who quit to build children's toys
3+ week, 1+ day ago (129+ words) The Hudson River Trading engineer who quit to build children's toys'eFinancialCareers Working in electronic trading opens up a lot of doors, but some are much more unusual than others. Ben Hansen spent six years in the sector, working across Headlands…...
The programming languages that will get you a banking job now
4+ week, 1+ day ago (295+ words) Despite the looming threat of AI, people who can code are in high demand across banking. Some languages are much more popular than others. We've looked at job listings for 13 major investment banks to find which languages are most frequently…...