becoming a banker

Are there many opportunities for finding out more about internships in banking, etc at Warwick?

You can join the finance society which gives a lot of help, information and advice for internships, they also have LOTS of free dominos pizza at every event! I also get regular emails telling me where currently has places (I think I signed up for this during fresher's week though). There was a talk earlier this year about CVs and applications to them. This is just at Warwick I can only speak for Warwick.

Lots of recruitment events I'm guessing then. How about other careers as opposed to IB, such as actuarial as aforementioned in this thread?

A degree in Maths would be extremely useful for becoming a banker. There are much more amazing things you could do for a career with a degree in Maths though, so have a thorough think before you commit to the IB path - it is extremely well paid, but most people with good personalities and ideas and ambitions in life tend to avoid the financial sector like the plague - accountant is an exception, but an IB is definitely a job for people who don't particularly value themselves or their lives, and would rather immerse themselves in money; pretty sad really.

I too am considering the investment banking route.

However, don't get blinded by the salaries. You have to look at the work hours.

Do you want to be working 100 hour weeks? Think of the effect it will have on friendships, relationships and family commitments.

Fairly frequently you will have to do 7 days a week, 14 hours a day. That could mean 8am till 10pm. If you have a family, how will you see your children? You will probably have to leave the house at 7am and get back at 11pm...

Is the extra 30k, 40k or whatever, worth not seeing your family??


I think the actuarial route seems better, considerably less hours, still amazing pay. Plus, I think the job security is much better. Actuary usually gets rated the #1 job in America, year on year. That is after taking everything (working hours, pay etc) into account.

Either way, you don't need to decide right now, do a mathematics degree (possibly some statistics/economics modules) and you will be well on your way into either job.

Obviously, IB would typically require a target university; Warwick, UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial or LSE.

how is an accountant any worse than a banker ? If anything theyre worse than bankers... [nothing against them but still]

Are there many opportunities for finding out more about internships in banking, etc at Warwick?

If you did like 2 minutes of research (or even just searched a few key words in the TSR search bar) then you'd find the following information:



But, since I'm here and I'm pretty much omniscient (and rather up myself) in the field of graduate employment, you can continue with your laziness.