Blog posts about careers in banking. Please visit the banking section of our website for more information.
GalleryUseful LSE Library resources for careers research – Zephyr
The LSE Library has over 95 online and terminal based subscriptions, many of which can be useful for your careers research. Our series of blogs outlines some of these subscriptions and how you can make use of them to enhance your applications and interview answers. This sixth post focuses on using Zephyr for your careers research.
Zephyr is a comprehensive […]
GalleryWeixin Li – Associate, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Weixin Li completed the MSc in European Political Economy at LSE in 2010. She now works as an Associate for Goldman Sachs Asset Management
“The further into your career you are, the more you will find that it is the general skills you pick up from varied exposure to different people and things, as well as the ability to adapt and learn […]
GalleryFirst year spring weeks, insight programmes, and alternatives 2016/17
With Michaelmas Term now well underway many LSE students are already focusing on the holidays, exams and beyond! LSE Careers is open to all students of any year group and at any stage in your career. We’re always very happy to speak with first year students and have been seeing some of you over the past few weeks. Question […]
GalleryRoger Lewis – Assistant Company Secretary, HSBC
Roger Lewis completed the BSc in Government and History at LSE in 2009. He now works as an Assistant Company Secretary, HSBC
“The role is incredibly varied and this is what I enjoy about it; I get bored easily. As a historian by trade I am not frightened by paper or organisation and this job requires both.”
Find out more about Roger and […]
GalleryUpcoming employer events off-campus
Attending a career event off-campus, often at an employer’s office, is a fantastic way to find out more about the organisation’s culture and the working environment. Insight days, open evenings, and meet and greets are a great opportunity to learn more about a job before you apply, and to meet and network with staff across the organisation. Here are […]
GalleryInsider tips – working in banking
Guest blog by LSE alumna Sanya Ahmed (Philosophy and Economics) who now works for BNP Paribas as a Financials Sector Specialist:
My day-to-day role
I come in anytime between 6:15am and 6:30 and check the morning and overnight news on my sector and post any relevant news on a chat with the traders in a summary form. Traders by nature (sorry […]
Insider tips – getting into banking
Guest blog by LSE alumna Sobia Shaikh who now works for RBS Corporate and Institutional Banking:
I studied Economics at LSE because I had a genuine passion for the subject matter and its relevance to everyday life. I hadn’t really planned what I wanted to do once I had finished university, but towards the end of my first term at […]
GalleryInsider tips – working for a wealth manager
Guest blog by LSE alumnus Dan Brooks (BSc Economics) who started at Saunderson House Limited earlier this year:
Take a short walk down Houghton Street or through the library and you will doubtless realise how career-focused our student body is. I enjoyed my subject and wanted to apply myself in finance but I was somewhat disillusioned by the idea of […]
New banking and financial services deadline dates now available
To help make your job search simpler, every year LSE Careers publishes a list of the major banking and financial services employers’ internship and graduate scheme deadline dates. This includes accountancy, finance, insurance, investment banking, risk analysis and much more.
Although the information on this list was correct at the time of writing, several deadline dates are still yet to […]
