Thursday, August 30, 2007

The Best Investment Banks – top entry level hires

I’ve shorted listed a number of best investment banks from another source.
Collegegrad.com is a website dedicated for college students and recent grads. They have a list of Top Entry Level Employers for 2007. Employers are ranked according to their projected number of 2007 entry level hires.

Here are the investment banks on the list and their projected 2007 hires.



Bank of America – 2,500
UBS – 1,500
Morgan Stanley – 600
Lehman Brothers – 400

See the full list

You would notice that BoA, UBS, MS and Lehman all enjoy high ranking in almost any poll. If you want to start an investment banking career, you do worth investing some time visiting their career sites. You can find them on the right hand side of this blog.



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Monday, August 27, 2007

The Best Investment Banks – top MBA employers

Fortune has a poll picking the top 100 employers most desired by MBA students. For the interest of my readers, I’ve noticed that there are 16 investment banks on the list. Let’s see who these best investment banks are.

Fortune 2007 - 100 top MBA employers
3 Goldman Sachs
10 Bank of America
11 Citi
12 Morgan stanley
15 Lehman Brothers
19 Merrill Lynch
21 JPMorgan
38 Deutsche Bank
39 UBS
43 Fidelity
45 JPM Chase
46 Bear Stearn
47 Barclays Capital
55 Credit Suisse
72 Wachovia
84 HSBC


Fortune 2007 - 100 top MBA employers – Full List & Methodology

Compare with Business Week’s poll of Best Places to Launch a Career, you’ll notice that Goldman Sachs has a high ranking in both polls. Citi being ranked as the Global Best Investment Bank by Global Finance, also enjoys high ranking in the MBA students’ poll.

I am sure you must want to dive into the career sites of these best investment banks and see if there are opportunities for yourself. Before we do so, we’ll look at another desired employer tomorrow.



Recommended career tools:

Amazing Resume Creator
a DIY resume is good enough for an entry level job. Investment bankers always want the best out of the best. To stand out from the crowd, get Jimmy Sweeney’s help to craft a best resume for yourself.


Amazing Cover Letter
A powerful cover letter is the perfect partner of your resume. Personalize and customize your amazing cover letter with Jimmy Sweeney’s help.

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Sunday, August 26, 2007

The Best Investment Banks – to launch a career

Best Places to Launch a Career
Business Week has a poll called BEST PLACES TO LAUNCH A CAREER. Of course it is not easy to determine who the best employers are for entry-level workers.


Methodologies & 2006 rankings

Best Investment Banks to Launch a Career
For the interest of my readers, I’m only interested to find out who are the best investment banks for entry-level bankers. Among the top 30, there are three investment banks, namely:


Rank 4: Goldman Sachs
2005 Entry Level Hires: 615
Average Pay: $55,000 and above

Rank 9: JPMorgan
2005 Entry Level Hires: 249
Average Pay: $55,000 and above

Rank 22: Lehman Brothers
2005 Entry Level Hires: 400
Average Pay: $55,000 and above

If you want to visit these best investment banks career sites, you can find them on the right hand side of this blog.


Tomorrow, we'll look at another best employers poll.


Recommended career tools:

Amazing Resume Creator
a DIY resume is good enough for an entry level job. Investment bankers always want the best out of the best. To stand out from the crowd, get Jimmy Sweeney’s help to craft a best resume for yourself.


Amazing Cover Letter
A powerful cover letter is the perfect partner of your resume. Personalize and customize your amazing cover letter with Jimmy Sweeney’s help.


Best Investment Banks