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Old 14-10-2013, 11:28 PM
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Default Career Choice: Consumer Banking or Business Banking?

going to grad from local uni next year,

would like to hear from u guys a comparison between Consumer Banking vs Business Banking.

such as prospects, opportunities, income etc...

which is a better choice?

pls be nice...thanks



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going to grad from local uni next year,

would like to hear from u guys a comparison between Consumer Banking vs Business Banking.

such as prospects, opportunities, income etc...

which is a better choice?

pls be nice...thanks
Both are lousy, try to get inside private / investment banking.

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Old 15-10-2013, 03:14 PM
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Both are lousy, try to get inside private / investment banking.
not looking at that as im prob going to get a 2nd class.

thanks, any other comments?

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Both are lousy, try to get inside private / investment banking.
Pray tell how does one get into those segments as a fresh grad and without prior experience?

Did you?


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Pray tell how does one get into those segments as a fresh grad and without prior experience?

Did you?
Lol thats why, those more experienced folks (if they really are, and are not in fact students) commenting always forgot that you gonna start somewhere...
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Lol thats why, those more experienced folks (if they really are, and are not in fact students) commenting always forgot that you gonna start somewhere...
The notion that starting as some retail salesman in the pits of a bank is the door to PB/IB is a novice fantasy. It seldom happens in real life and people who make the successful switch are not any more common than professionals from other fields who parachute in.
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The notion that starting as some retail salesman in the pits of a bank is the door to PB/IB is a novice fantasy. It seldom happens in real life and people who make the successful switch are not any more common than professionals from other fields who parachute in.
banks entry level positions are not just limited to retail salesmen.

and by the way, im not in sales but those entry level sales folks work very hard just so you know
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The notion that starting as some retail salesman in the pits of a bank is the door to PB/IB is a novice fantasy. It seldom happens in real life and people who make the successful switch are not any more common than professionals from other fields who parachute in.
Agree to a certain extend. The crux of the matter here is, how do you get into PB/IB as a fresh grad without any experience?
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The notion that starting as some retail salesman in the pits of a bank is the door to PB/IB is a novice fantasy. It seldom happens in real life and people who make the successful switch are not any more common than professionals from other fields who parachute in.
May I ask, do you speak from experience?
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think theres an influx of comments from students or ginnas nowadays w/o working experience.

this forum not so useful anymore. last time alot of constructive comments from people who are really in the respective industries.
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