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Old 19-01-2015, 08:39 PM
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Ma de u dont even know what you want to do with ur career, how can you be in IB doing market analysis. If I am ultra HNWI, I also scared to let u advise me. Today u tell me US market good to invest, after u read bloomberg and hearsay from ppl in salary.sg, u say China market good to invest.

Yo wake up dude. If u know u gt the brain and skills (i highly doubt it since most losers are here including myself, coz winners r out there winning and only losers come here to kpkb) go accept the challenge of going into IB. If not stuck it out with ur BA accountancy and live a life as an average joe.
Chill.. I think OP's fine. After all, OP said it's a dream job. It's alright to dream big, especially since he/she is still at an early stage. But yes, it's definitely not going to be easy at all. Entering the business courses in local Uni is equivalent to competing against the smarter and more motivated students in Singapore. Getting into IB is, of course, an extremely tough journey.

OP, you mentioned that you want to enter 'investment banking as a market risk analyst'. Not sure if you know about this, but fyi, there is a difference between the following careers:
1) Investment banking analyst: The one that pays really well. Extremely long hours and tough to get in though. --> Front office
2) Market risk analyst: Pays decently, but far off from what an Investment banking analyst receives. Nevertheless, still tough to get in from the local Unis. --> Middle office
3) Market risk analyst in an Investment bank: Similar to #2, but in an investment bank (e.g. Goldman, Barclays, etc.). Tough to get in. Pays decently, but like #2, far off from what an IB analyst receives --> Middle office
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