Insiders Guide to a Career in Investment Banking

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The UK's financial markets are at their healthiest for five years and because of this current economic climate along with a constantly expanding financial sector a booming job market has arisen.

Despite investment banks and other financial services companies continuing to hire aggressively there continues to be a huge shortage of new candidates and companies are struggling to find staff quickly enough.

Recent industry research has shown that 70% of financial organizations are looking to increase their headcounts on both the contract and permanent side - opening up some fantastic opportunities within the investment banking sector. This confidence in the financial sector is being reflected in the rates of pay being offered to jobseekers.

There are simply not enough staff within the industry at present to fill the roles available - organizations are pulling their hair out just trying to fill some of the vacancies.

The investment banking job market is crying out for new blood and now more than at any other time there exist fantastic opportunities for people with no banking experience whatsoever to move into this industry.

There exists a fantastic opportunity for YOU to move into this highly paid and high powered career, but without the right guidance you will struggle to get anywhere.

But WHY would you want to get into Investment Banking?

Well let me name just a few of the benefits to whet your appetite.

Are you interested in a very high salary? Do you want a career which challenges you intellectually? Are you interested in receiving a great remuneration package with private health cover and an excellent pension? Would you like to travel extensively as part of your job? And do you want great prospects?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions then Investment Banking may be for you.

But isn't a career in Investment Banking only open to those who live within commuting distance of Central London or the Docklands? Not at all, many people are under the misapprehension that the industry is exclusively based in the capital. While it's true that many global organizations have their HQ in the City of London or Docklands, it's also been the case in recent years that many have moved their support operations to different parts of the UK. Sometimes this is down to costs and sometimes due to being able to tap unused talent around the country.

The Investment Bank sector is crying out for new blood and yet despite this fact actually getting into the industry remains difficult and can sometimes seem like a closed shop

This is where the brand new 'Insiders Guide to a career in Investment Banking' makes its entrance.

'WHY?' you ask yourself 'do I need this guide?'

Please allow me a few minutes of your precious time to explain.

OK so you've seen a dozen books or DVD's telling you all about the Banking Industry. You've seen a dozen more promising to show you how to write successful CV's and you've probably seen a dozen more informing you how to successfully navigate difficult interviews; all of them promising a dream job at the end of it.

But how can they be so useful when they are so generalized. A book on the banking industry may explain to you the mechanics of exchange rates or the nuts and bolts of mergers and acquisitions, but how does that help or inform you if you're looking to get on the first rung of the career ladder? A book on how to write an eye-catching CV may sound great but when you pick it up the chances are that it will be generalized. It will be for prospective bakers, bricklayers and bus drivers as well as bankers. And a book on conducting the perfect interview will be just the same.

This guide is completely different. It is specific. And it is specific to Investment Banking. Step by step and chapter by chapter we will show you in easy to understand language how to get into the lucrative world of Investment Banking. The guide is valid whether you are a career changer, school leaver or graduate. It is continually updated, it is job specific and written by a small team of banking specialists who still work in the banking world and know exactly what they are talking about.

Our small group of professionals can show you that:

"Obtaining a highly paid job in Investment Banking IS NOT about being the best qualified candidate"

It's about obtaining prior knowledge of the products and market, preparing an eye-catching CV and having expert advice and secrets on how to prepare and successfully navigate an interview.

We all know what a stressful (and sometimes thankless) task it can be searching for that perfect job, we know, we've been there. Of course it goes without saying that when you do land the right job it can literally change your life.

You spend half of your waking hours (and sometimes more) at work, or travelling to and from work. It's a huge chunk of your life - and if you're not getting the most out of it for one reason or another, it's time to move on.

So many of us get stuck in jobs that we are unhappy with due to poor conditions, average salary, lack of decent promotion prospects or maybe we are just plain bored with them. Maybe we're fresh out of school looking for a decent career and a good salary but are disillusioned with what's on offer.

In today's ever increasingly expensive world the demands of mortgage or rent payments, loan and credit card repayments seem to drain every penny we earn, so what we need is a job which as well as offering intellectual stimulation and great chances of promotion will provide you with a top salary so that you can enjoy the finer things in life.

But finding a well paid job is no easy matter. If you've been scouring recruitment pages or the internet you'll know it's rare to find a job that matches your experience, qualifications and salary requirements. Even if you do that's only the start. Firstly you have to get your CV up to scratch, then get short-listed, then survive a barrage of interviews, and even then you're painfully aware that only one person can win and the rest will be receiving the fateful letter which means having to start the whole process over again...

To be honest there are so many hurdles many of us will give up and stay right where we are. Only, you know deep down that you deserve better - but how and where do you start?

Now there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Investment Banking is a highly rewarding and highly paid industry which is crying out for new people mainly due to rapid expansion and a booming economy. However by being unaware of the nature of the work that's carried out and by not having the specific specialist contacts most members of the public are presented with a major stumbling block to ever entering this industry.

What you need is sound advice from people who have been in exactly the same position and forged a way up the Investment Banking ladder. You need sound advice that blows away the myths that without a good degree or years of experience you will never be able to access this lucrative job market.

The thing is that although there's plenty of advice available for organizations on how to select their recruits, there's precious little specific advice for the candidate.

In fact it's almost as if the whole process were a "closed shop", intent on making life difficult. Or as if the sole purpose of career coaching were to prepare you for going into some kind of battle.

But surviving the selection process needn't be an uphill climb.

Especially when you're aware of how the game is played out on the other side of the desk... and more importantly why.

It's precisely for this reason that we decided it was time to reveal the psychology and systems behind the Investment Banking recruitment process in my new and constantly updated 'Insiders guide to a career in Investment Banking'.

During our combined seventy five years spent with ten top global organizations along with testing and developing many new products and systems the three of us have also screened literally thousands of applicants and as a result know what it takes to survive the selection process.

There really is a dearth of good information and guidance out there and most books you will pick up are fairly generalized and not role specific. Also the information detailed in many of these books will be probably at least a year old (a long time in banking) rendering much of it obsolete. Due to this guide being constantly updated with new facts, products and contacts we believe it is superior, specific and relevant

We believe this is the one of the first books or guides which is aimed purely at one industry and will take through the whole process of training, CVs and interviews step by step and make each step relevant to your ultimate goal of that dream job.

In our new and constantly updated 'Insiders guide to a career in Investment Banking' we draw back the curtains on the specialist psychology and systems used by top organizations to select their people.

The aim has been to create the best and most effective resource available for the Investment Banking job seeker - a complete insight into practically every training, CV writing and interview procedure relevant today, including all of the very latest sophisticated techniques being adopted by global organization. This in-depth information will massively enhance the chances of you landing that ideal job in Investment Banking - whether its your very first job application after leaving school or whether you are looking for a career change.

The 'Insiders guide to a career in Investment Banking' is quite simply the very best and most relevant advice available - anywhere.

Whether it be books or DVD's none offer the relevance and quality of advice that you get here. And between the three of us we are probably some of the few people with access to all this information who have taken the time to compress literally years of experience in systems and product training and recruitment into one step by step guide.

Basically the 'Insiders guide to a career in Investment Banking' will give you all the tools necessary to get from the starting point to landing your dream job by enabling you to get an inside view of the industry before you even start. All along you will be receiving advice from a team of specialists each with 25 years of experience in the front line of Investment Banking not only gathering an insight of the daily workings of the major players but also understanding how the recruitment process works and how to make it work in your favour.

If there's one guide you need before you commence your journey into the high powered world of investment banking this is it.

It's so easy to take the wrong path by getting bogged down by contacting the wrong agencies or responding to unsuitable advertisements. The 'Insiders guide to a career in Investment Banking' makes it easy to get it right.

During their time at the top, the authors have seen scores of candidates fail to do themselves justice not just at the interview but also with the production of a poor CV and also because of poor preparation. So many decent candidates are lost to the industry and so many people miss out on a lucrative career.

In our experience many spend little time on producing a decent CV, little time on researching the roles and then hope they can 'blag it' when it comes to the interview.

Often candidates put themselves out of the running before they've practically started.

This loss of so many promising candidates is one of the reasons why we've decided to put this guide together, with first hand experience of seeing promising candidates blowing it.

With 'The Insiders Guide to a career in Investment Banking' and it's companion 'Product Training Guide' we take you through the main products that you will encounter, we find the role that will suit you, we tell you how to prepare you CV, how to deal with Specialist agencies, how to prepare for your interview and what answers you need to be armed with to be successful.

The Insiders Guide to a career in Investment Banking is split into 8 easy to understand and distinct sections from explaining the individual products through the CV writing and specialist agency interview process right through to the ultimate success of clinching that dream job and beyond.

In each section, you get clear step by step information and instruction to ease you through the process. You'll find advice on which roles fit your aspirations and strengths guide you on how to write an eye catching CV regardless of your experience and first rate advice on preparation for interviews, selling yourself on the day and answers for the tricky questions that are sure to arise.

The Insiders Guide to a career in Investment Banking is written in a style that is easy on the eye, that won't take you weeks to wade through and that makes it instantly understandable. Even the more complex products are described in a clear common sense style that is easy to pick up. It's been deliberately put together so you can scan the key points or read particular chapters in a stand alone manner. It's packed with insider information you simply won't find elsewhere.

It will provide sources of job opportunities that most people don't realize exist and provide information to speed you along the road to your dream job. And don't be put off because your qualifications and experience don't match those on the spec. You'll discover why the "ideal candidate" who meets every requirement normally doesn't exist, and why Interviewers are well aware of this fact.

Many decent vacancies never appear in the recruitment pages or recruiters' files. Those that are potentially the best paid and most personally rewarding to people in the know.

But finding your ideal job is only the start.

There's the background knowledge you'll be expected to know and will be taught in our guide.

There's the application and CV to write. And if the thought of selling yourself on paper brings you out in a cold sweat, you'll learn how to create a first-rate CV that distinguishes you from your rivals.

And when the competition is high, it's important to prepare yourself well in advance of the interview. You'll be shown what research reaps dividends and what a waste of time is.

Finally you'll learn how to develop your communication skills, vocal and body language... work on your tactics... and anticipate the toughest questions and situations... So you can walk into any type of interview with confidence.

You'll be shown how to make the kind of positive entrance that gives you a head start, and immediately gets the interviewer on your side.

And having created that all-important good 'first impression'...

...You'll also be shown how to steer even the most unpromising situation in your favour and storm through those "awkward" moments. Like answering questions about your weaknesses, inexperience or why you've decided to leave your present job.

Most important of all, you'll be equipped with powerful responses to the kinds of questions that will have your rivals' palms sweating as they rack their brains for an answer. So you'll be confident of holding your ground on any question any interviewer could fire at you, and give positive answers with considerable self-assurance.

HERE'S JUST A TASTER OF SOME OF THE SECRETS YOU CAN TURN TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

Really, the bottom line is. Even if you're up against dozens of rivals, each with a track record as long as your arm... unless they have chanced upon the Insiders Guide to a career in Investment Banking with its view from the other side of the desk and bothered to prepare as well as you will have, you're practically in the winner's circle.

If you're still in any doubt whether this can help you, please look at it this way...

The techniques that many companies now use for selecting people, at all levels, from the first rung of the ladder to the top executive spots, are continually evolving and becoming ever more sophisticated and gruelling - even if you were right up to date last year, the chances are that something will be sprung on you that you were not expecting.

We can use our experience gained over the past 25 years to help YOU. Between we have, and continue to be involved in interviewing, selecting and hiring people for many of the top global organizations, as well as devising training exercises for many of the new products that are dealt with on a daily basis

Few people in the industry have the sheer depth and breadth of experience, insider knowledge and expertise that the authors can bring to the table. And even fewer, if any, have taken the time and trouble to sit down and put it into print.

If you want to part of Britain's boom industry earning a high salary and enjoying a great life don't leave it to chance, by following all of our step by step information you will put yourself leaps and bounds ahead of the competition regardless of your experience.

And whilst your competitors cross their fingers and leave it to luck you'll be quietly confident of ending up in the job of your dreams.

You'll be shown contacts to access highly sought-after jobs - which are rarely advertised to the general public and which can command far more generous salaries.

You'll discover how to stand out above the mountain of rival applications by producing first-rate CVs that will make the prospective employers sit up.

You'll see a variety of products and be shown how they work.

Finally you will have at your fingertips a wealth of valuable information that will help you shine at interviews and in the penetrating selection tests that more and more employers are using, handle literally any type of interview situation and walk away with that coveted job offer in your hand.

Really for the price of a take away, you owe it to yourself to give this a go.

Don't waste any more time toiling away in an averagely paid career, struggling to make ends meet; make the decision now that will change your career and ultimately your life. You owe it to yourself.

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