From Sales & Trading to Investment Banking: How to Hop Over the Fence
One disadvantage of sales & trading vs. investment banking is that exit opportunities are not quite as broad.
It’s difficult, for example, to move into PE or corporate development coming from trading.
But getting into investment banking may be a different story, as you’ll see in this interview with a reader who did just that.
Keep reading and find out how he leveraged his sales & trading internship into a full-time offer in investment banking.
Investment Banking in Saudi Arabia: The Hottest and Most Overlooked Emerging Market in the World?
What do you think of when you hear “emerging market”?
And then maybe Dubai, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, and a couple others.
But Saudi Arabia is probably not at the top of your list.
That could be a big mistake, as we’ll find out in this wide-ranging interview with a reader who works in investment banking in Riyadh.
We’ll cover why it’s a great place to be right now, how the finance industry there works, how a social scene without models and bottles works, and whether you should head over there.
How It All Started
Investment Banking: Dubai Edition
Dubai: the hottest emerging market in the world? The best place to work in finance?
Or is it all just a mirage in the desert?
The truth is somewhere in between, as you’ll find out in this interview with a current investment banking analyst who works in Dubai.
We cover this reader’s background, what the investment banking industry in Dubai is like, how you break in, and the all-important exit opportunities.
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