Internships at Goldman Sachs and Rothschild’s put MSc Fi grad off banking

"I used to be a typical business school student. Ambitious and dedicated, I was fascinated by the prestige and aura around investment banking and Wall Street. I felt this was where the elite went, and I wanted to be part of it. Earning a six-digit salary to structure billion-dollar transactions and give advice to CEOs sounded like too good a deal to miss out on. I soon realized I was not unique in my aspirations … in fact I was like everyone else in my class, we all had the same ambitions."

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Sebastian's experience of banking - truthful account of what it's like or did he wimp out?

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LLcoolJ
eyelikecheeseNot everyone is cut out for investment banking. nothing wrong with that

True. But why write some faggy article about it??

Um, to share his experience with others that are in a similar position that he was? I mean I know this WSO and everything and you might not ever imagine yourself doing anything other than IB but there are thousands of kids out there who dont know what to do with themselves and some end up in IB because of the reasons he cited. Cant you see how an article on his experiences and insight could help these kids? No, of course not, this is WSO, home to 18 year olds that use words like "faggy," thank god most of them will never see the inside of an IBD.

 

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