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Successful Investment Banking Job Searches

Stan Ho September 20, 2010

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Who am I?

> Career

– Credit Suisse (Equity Capital Markets) – Merrill Lynch (Corporate Finance) – Bear Stearns (Corporate Finance) – Fitch Ratings (Structured Finance) - CURRENT – Chinese University of Hong Kong (Department of Finance) - CURRENT

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Who am I (Cont’d)?

> Internship

– Arthur Andersen (Audit) – McKinsey and Company (Research) – KPMG Peat Marwick (Tax) – UBS (Fixed Income Sales) – ING (Equity Capital Markets)

> Education

– Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (BBA – Information and Systems Management) – University of Cambridge (MBA)

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What will I NOT Cover?

> Skills investment banks are looking for in their analyst hires > Pros and cons of IBD vs. S&T > Tips to CV and cover letter writing > Interview skills

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What will I Cover?

> Investment Banking Industry Overview > Resumes > Useful Websites > Unsolicited Job Application > Frequently Asked Questions > Key Employment Terms > FOCUS IS ON JOB SEARCH/APPLICATION…

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Investment Banking Industry Overview

> Front offices

– Investment Banking

> Investment Banking: Country, Industry, Product, Corporate Finance > Sales and Trading: Equity and Fixed Income/Forex > Research: Equity, Fixed Income, Economics > Principal Finance: Private Equity, Real Estate, Special Situation

– Asset Management – Private Banking/Wealth Management

> Back offices

– Operation, Information Technology, Finance, Risk, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal etc.

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Investment Banking Industry Overview (Cont’d)

> By nationality

– US: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley – Europe: Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, Royal Bank of Scotland, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered, UBS – Japan: Daiwa, Nomura – Australia: Macquarie, ANZ – China: China International Capital Corporation, Bank of China, CITIC Securities

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