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Goldman Sachs interview questions, the definitive list
You’ve landed an interview with Goldman Sachs. Well done: you’re in a serious minority. What should you expect? In the past, Goldman Sachs had a reputation for interviewing people until it hurts –...
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Expert tips on how to blitz a job interview in private banking
Private bankers are in high demand right now, especially in Asia where millionaire and billionaire wealth is surging. But relationship managers still face a gruelling interview process in a sector...
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How to nail a banking role in Asia during a bad job market
As we’ve reported in recent weeks, it’s not the best time to be looking for a banking job in Hong Kong or Singapore. Global banks have pared back their Asian hiring over and above their usual...
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Seven interview questions millennials will always be asked
Grouping together millennials into one homogenous mass inevitably leads to stereotypes about the characteristics of the generation born between the early 1980s and late 90s, but the fact remains that...
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Perfect resume, no interview: why banking recruiters in Asia are rejecting you
You’ve applied for a banking job via a recruitment agency in Singapore or Hong Kong and your CV and covering letter are spot-on. All that now stands between you and meeting the hiring manager at the...
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10 personality traits needed to succeed in finance
Your resume can check every box on and you may hit all the right notes in your cover letter, but if you don’t let have the ‘right’ personality, then you’re unlikely to get an offer. Soft skills and...
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How to get post-interview feedback when you didn’t get the job
The best-case scenario is when you leave a job interview feeling like you knocked it out of the park and that impression is validated by a prompt follow-up from the recruiter or hiring manager to...
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Incredibly difficult interview questions asked by top hedge funds
Interviewing with a top hedge fund is not dissimilar to interviewing with Goldman Sachs: you’ll usually be expected to attend multiple rounds of interviews and the process might be stopped at any...
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11 mannerisms that will get you through a banking interview
I have either interviewed or been interviewed 200 times over 17 years. Here’s what I’ve learnt about the way to behave if you want to make it through to the next round. 1. Breathe The worst interviews...
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How to handle a grumpy interviewer
You can come into a job interview 100% prepared, and you may be extremely qualified for the position, but there are some things that are outside of your control. For one, you have no idea what’s going...
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Finance recruiters in Asia are getting pushier: here’s how to cope
You meet a recruiter about a new Asian banking job but you instead spend much of the appointment being grilled about your colleagues and your bank. That scenario is becoming increasingly common. The...
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Interview questions at PWC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY. The definitive list
You’re interviewing with one (or all) of the Big Four accountancy firms. Based upon the experiences of those who’ve been before you and the advice of the firms themselves, you need to be prepared to...
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12 ways to use the holidays to land a banking job in 2017
The festive season is upon us and banking professionals are finally taking a break from the stresses of deal-making and regulatory updates. But if you plan to look for a new banking job in 2017, don’t...
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The 11 questions you will always be asked during a financial services interview
If you’re interviewing for a financial services job, you will of course be quizzed on technical expertise specific your role. Obviously, a risk manager will not be asked the same questions an M&A...
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Why recruiters in Asia are NOT putting you forward for banking jobs this year
Mid-January is (in theory) a good time to meet Asian finance recruiters as you prepare for a post-bonus job search. But beware. Because there are fewer vacancies around in Singapore and Hong Kong than...
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“I’ve secured a 2017 investment banking job on Wall Street: this is how”
There are several things that I wish I had known at the beginning of my college years. What not to do as much as what to do, and realising that the odd misstep is OK on the way to your first banking...
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Nine reasons why aspiring expats don’t get banking jobs in Asia
It’s that time of year when finance recruiters in Singapore and Hong Kong find themselves deluged with CVs from overseas-based bankers who’ve recently received their bonuses. Many of these aspiring...
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How to nail the ‘walk me through your resume’ interview question
You know it’s probably coming. In 90% of job interviews, the hiring manager or HR executive will say “Why don’t you walk me through your resume” as an ice-breaker. It gives the interviewer an...
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Crazy questions asked in banks’ technology interviews
Banks need technologists. The need them so much that Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, declared this week that the bank particularly wants to hire STEM students and that Morgan Stanley is...
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Nine tricky interview questions Asian banking recruiters use to weed out...
If you’re looking for a banking job in Asia, you are advised to contact recruiters now. More vacancies are cropping up now that the Chinese New Year holidays are behind us. But before you go out to...
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