Clueless in Banking and Finance

by Un-Hun Khor, May Lwin, Jim Aitchison

What’s it like to be a banker? What career paths are there? How do you get your first job? Clueless in Banking and Finance is the first book with all the answers for students and jobseekers. You’ll discover how investment and commercial banks work. You’ll go behind the scenes to see how funds are raised in capital markets, how corporate finance is structured, how securities are valued and risks assessed, and more. It’s designed to get you clued up on the role and structure of the industry, the types of jobs available and what it takes to do them, some recent trends and developments in the industry, how banking works, and what you can do to prepare yourself if you wish to pursue a career in this area. Pick up tips on how to make the most of your job interview, what you need to say and know, and how headhunters can help your career take off.

174 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2003