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Wasting Time's picture

Can anyone tell me about the technology teams at investment banks? How does one get a job in the back office (do they recruit at schools for back office jobs)? Are all the people in technology CMIS majors?

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ZiggyMon's picture

Not that hard

It shouldn't be as hard to get into, depending on which bank/firm you are targetting.

A second tier bank where I worked in summer, their tech group were mostly people with CS /MIS background.

Note that they preferred industry certificationss a lot as well, especially oracle and PHP or pearl. Its mostly, DBA related jobs.

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I'm thinking about majoring

I'm thinking about majoring in CMIS because I'm pretty good at it, but I have no idea how I would get a job at the BB or even MM. I looked at AG Edwards and all their IT analyst spots require 3 years of related work experience, so I have no idea how a college grad would get into the technology side.

not all ppl in technology

not all ppl in technology have majors in CS/MIS...the team i worked with this summer, most weren't CS/MIS majors...

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Are you in technology? What

Are you in technology? What is the best way to get a job there?

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