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Graduate Banking & Finance Jobs

Finance - Digital Edition Preview - 2010

Banking and finance are two of the most popular career paths for graduates as they offer some of the best-paid jobs around, with starting salaries at roughly 35,000 for analyst roles at investment banks. There are many possible graduate banking careers, with high-quality graduates very sought-after for finance jobs.

Companies are keen to recruit more female graduates, and there is a big push for diversity.

As well as numerical and commercial skills, good client relation skills are essential.

Some of the graduate careers available in this sector:

Investment banking: Global capital markets, Fixed income, Currency, Commodities I Management consultancy I Fund management I Retail banking I Financial accountancing I Corporate banking I Business support services: Compliance, Credit risk management, Finance, Operations, Human capital management I Group private banking I IT

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Graduate Banking & Finance Employers

AXA UK With 210,000 employees and distributors worldwide and a presence i... more
PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) is the one firm for all talented ... more
Bank of England Few organisations play a more influential role in the UK’s e... more
Mountbatten Institute The Mountbatten Institute is a not-for-profit organization that ad... more
VT Group VT Group has been operating a successful graduate scheme since 200... more
Ernst & Young Ernst & Young is 135,000 people, in 700 locations, working with ou... more
Scottish Investment Operations SIO is a professional body representing major employers in the Sco... more
eFinancialCareers The interactive Student Centre on eFinancialCareers.com is for stu... more
Nationwide Nationwide is the world’s largest building society with more... more
Bank of America Bank of America serves clients in 175 countries and has relationsh... more
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Graduate Banking & Finance Case Studies

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Persa Pantermaraki - Ministry of Development, Greece (Durham MSc International Banking and Finance)

The Durham MSc helped me develop the tools to think critically, which is indispensable in any professional environment and part of my everyday life. ... more

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Christopher Walton - Graduate Programme Commercial Banking, Barclays Bank plc (Durham MSc Economics and Finance)

I chose Durham because of the reputation of the school and the university and my own experiences of life at Durham (I graduated from Durham with a first class degree in Economics). It was also recommended by my professors and ... ... more

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Matt Klimkiewicz - Financial Analyst, Sony (Durham MA Financial Management)

Arriving in Durham, there was only one thought on my mind: having a job offer before the year was up. Now, looking back, it was the ‘Durham’ name and its reputation with recruiters that made the difference. Out of 1480 applications... ... more

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Edward Kigonya -- Financial Institutions Regulator -- Bank Of Uganda

I was attracted to the MA Economics and Finance as I wanted to gain a better understanding of advanced financial systems and developments, improve my understanding of economic and finance theories relevant to economic and financial decision-making, as well as understand and appreciate the interrelationship between the real and financial sectors of the economy. ... more

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Graduate Banking & Finance Advice

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Going For Broke

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The Magic Numbers

For those graduates with really outstanding mathematical skills and an... more

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