5 Ways to Get Your Emergency Finances in Order
Goodness knows when the panic will subside. But the coronavirus is likely to have a huge impact on how you live over the coming months. I’m writing this in Asia, the epicenter of the...
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The Career Dangers of Leverage for a Banker
Most people will see the phrase “the dangers of leverage” and view it in the context of financial leverage. Basically, financial leverage refers to the use of debt to acquire additional assets. By borrowing...
Barclays Interview Questions
So let’s look at some Barclays interview questions that you might see on a graduate or internship program. Sourced from entry-level job candidates, these are actual questions asked, similar to the Citigroup interview questions...
What’s More Important Than Intelligence in a Banking Career?
The finance industry attracts many smart people. Rocket scientists even. And let’s face it, intelligence can get you far in a banking career. Banks pay for brains. If you’ve earned a Ph.D. in a...
Are You a Horse or a Rider as a Career Builder?
When it comes to being a career builder in banking, are you leading or following? Are you steering or being steered? It’s pretty obvious that we’re living in a very different world to previous...
How to Prepare for an Assessment Center
Not every entry-level role in banking will require attending an assessment center. But if you’re looking to win a place on a banking graduate scheme, particularly in Europe, there’s a fair chance that this...
14 Tips For Coping With Job Loss
Being cut from your banking job isn’t great, whether that’s through redundancy or any other form of job loss. And in such an ever-changing industry, we should be prepared. It can impact everything from...
When to Dress Your Future Self
We’re always told to dress to impress. But it’s worth having some context, particularly after to want to work in banking. Many years ago I used to hang around with a friend with expensive...
Build Your Career Assets
When we talk in terms of “assets”, we tend to think in terms of financial assets. For example, an individual’s financial assets could be made up of, say, his stock holdings in Apple, the...
8 Tips to Position Yourself For a Recession
A recession is coming. That’s not being alarmist. It’s just a reality of cycles. When will it happen? Don’t know. What impact will it have on the financial services sector? No idea. But if...
