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Yeah, its 1250 a week versus 1200 at most banks...at 70 hours a week its not so bad.

I'm debating between Barclays and a Middle Market that pays better and guaranteed me I could get into the group I want, which is an important factor for me. But I do know Barclays is growing really quickly in the US and isn't as hit from the whole credit crisis stuff as American banks.

 
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Well, Barclay's lack of M&A capabilities will keep it from ever becoming a BB, but if you're interested in debt products they're somewhat decent in the U.S. A former associate of mine probably put it best "they only enter what they can do well." Unfortunately what they do well isn't or hasn't really been considered "sexy" in the past few years (investment grade bonds, ABS, etc.). Most of our peers we knew at Barclay's ended up trying to lateral to bulge brackets. The good news is that most them of them were able to make the switch (impressive, I think based on the fact that they had no M&A experience)...but that was also the result of having a strong tailwind from the marketplace.

 

Personally, I would go to the firm with the strongest alumni presence. For my school it would be either JPM or GS. Barclays is also strong but not as strong as those two.

 

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