I am currently a student at a non-target in the US, and will be interning in a mid-tier BB in HK. I went to international school in HK, and so my Mandarin is proficient, but not fluent.
Due to these language requirements, would a product or coverage group be better? Would one need to be fluent in mandarin moreso for one of them than the other?
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Hi cnetusa, whoops, looks like nobody chimed in here.... maybe one of these discussions below is relevant:
Corporate Banking vs. IB
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Or maybe the following WSO members have something to say: @bullet1985" WonLee @paoye2002"
I hope those threads give you a bit more insight.
Bump!
Capital markets seem to be better for non-Mandarin speakers. Depending on what firm I’d say Cap Markets are likely better if a return offer is your goal.
That makes sense - just out of curiosity, would you say ECM or DCM is more lenient in terms of language? Also, if an industry group primarily does capital markets deals (as with most places in HK), would that also be more lenient? Thanks!
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