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18-03-2016 09:25 AM

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good thread haha

17-03-2016 09:34 PM

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Hi anyone can share about DBS GA Ops? I just got an offer but am very worried about the future prospects.

16-03-2016 09:17 AM

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Big 4 audit easiest to get in. Advisory harder. Bank MA even harder.

Most technical stuffs are offshored outsourced to cheaper locations or even Big 4, at international banks. The Tech MA programs train grads to become more of a tech generalist these days.

If you prefer technical stuffs, join Big 4.

advisory harder yes but it is different from corp fin advisory which is harder. the "easier" advisory would be IT, risk, internal audit

15-03-2016 08:42 PM

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15-03-2016 11:31 AM

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is admission into corporate tax advisory competitive?

i would think so. tax advisory, m&a advisory, transact related. thoughts from anyone else?

15-03-2016 12:20 AM

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not all big 4 depts are easy to get it

bank t&o may in harder due to competition as well imho

is admission into corporate tax advisory competitive?

13-03-2016 10:49 PM

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Hi, you sound like been through this before, may I know what is your background? I often hear that joining big4 advisory is the ticket to moving to real consulting or strategic finance senior management roles in multinationals.

Is this true? Because the offer so far is honestly not attractive and the HR over there keep selling me career prospects in the long term, but I am hearing conflicting information everywhere.

which firm?

10-03-2016 09:19 PM

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Why dont graduate get both offer then decide?

talk so much now later no offer also no use..

big 4 is relatively easy to get offer.

whereas bank T&O is much harder of course.

not all big 4 depts are easy to get it

bank t&o may in harder due to competition as well imho

10-03-2016 05:28 PM

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Wow I didn't know bank tech and ops pay so well! Do you provide any specialized skills? I am assuming it's mainly catered to computer science/info systems graduates?

Bank tech is very different from bank ops, but people like to lump them together as back office jobs. Tech usually pays better than ops.

To the guy who say tech can be easily outsourced, it's not true at all. Developers are very hard to outsource, especially if you built the bank's infrastructure. You really think a bank will let go of someone who BUILT their trading and risk management softwares and understand everything about how they work? These software are extremely important to the banks and trillion dollars are traded using these platforms every day.

Bank ops = accounting and processing documents, or maybe some process optimization if you are in the higher-end of ops

Bank tech = building and maintaining banking platforms and infrastructure

Tech people also have the extra freedom where they can quit banking any time to join the tech industry and still get a good salary.

10-03-2016 05:26 PM

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Why dont graduate get both offer then decide?

talk so much now later no offer also no use..

big 4 is relatively easy to get offer.

whereas bank T&O is much harder of course.

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