Do you need to know German to work at Deutsch Bank?

No, but Latin helps

nuff said...unless you are working in Germany why the hell would you need to?

Is DB's investment banking positions here in the US or Germany?

My friend's parents asked the same question when he got an offer. Although, hes an international student so they had an excuse.

Lazard is certainly not British. They were founded right here in the US of A (New Orleans, oddly enough, to be exact).

Nah, but you need to have been in a frat, and have a thousand meaningless ECs, to work at Douche (pronounced doosh-uh) Bank.

Hope this helps.

I'm in a frat :) and I might minor in German but... why bother when everyone speaks English anyway.

no

Any company that lists on an American exchange must report their financial statements in English...most countries in Europe do as well.

Lol.

depends on the team and location. not likely

Not the language, but the culture if you want to understand overall strategy decisions...

But even there (in IB) they speak English in all their meetings, so maybe not. In fact someone told me there are a couple of Americans working in IB Frankfurt who can't speak German.

Suckermc, it's true that there are i-bankers working in Frankfurt, Germany who can't speak the language. However, they're finding it pretty hard to integrate. It's easier if you're some senior guy, but if you're a monkey, it can be pretty tough... Depends on the proverbial "culture", though...

Strictly speaking, no. You don't need to be able to speak German. I know several people at their London office who don't speak it.

However, being able to speak German will give you an edge, particularly if you are interested in their Europrean and German operations.

A lot of the big IBs and other prominant firms (e.g. PE firms) in Europe like to see candidates who are able to speak another modern European language.

my friend worked in their SF office and didn't need to know German.

I'm having a hard time believing the original poster wasn't kidding around with this question. I mean, come on people..