MBAs, as has been well-noted in recent weeks, are choosing to stay away from investment banking and are gravitating towards more glamorous positions in tech companies or taking the traditional route into consulting. The finance industry remains keen to hire MBAs, however, and still offers the highest proportion of jobs to business school graduates globally. However, this year in Europe it appears that investment banks are remaining cautious about recruiting MBAs - a lot of associate programmes are closed already, with only summer internships on offer. Other banks are only hiring for a limited number of functions. Here's the breakdown of what's on offer in London currently.
Divisions available: Corporate and investment banking
Deadline: 31 January 2015
Where to apply: Bank of America’s careers website.
Divisions available: Finance, Global engagement management, treasury and trade solutions
Deadline: Recruits on a rolling basis
Divisions available: Investment banking, sales and trading, securities and fund services, treasury and trade solutions, finance.
Deadline: Recruits on a rolling basis.
Where to apply: Citigroup’s graduate recruitment website.
Divisions available: Investment banking, fixed income, equities.
Deadline: 21 November 2014
Divisions available: Investment banking, fixed income, equities.
Deadline: 31 January 2015
Where to apply: Credit Suisse’s graduate website
Divisions available: Corporate finance, Research, Group strategy and in-house consulting
Deadline: 21 November 2014
Divisions available: Corporate finance
Deadline: 28 December 2014
Where to apply: Deutsche Bank's Associate website
Divisions available: Not stated
Summer associate programme:
Divisions available: Not stated
Deadline: 7 December 2014
Where to apply: Goldman Sachs’ careers website
Divisions available: Advisory
Deadline: 24 November 2014
Divisions available: Advisory
Deadline: 12 January 2015
Where to apply: HSBC’s graduate website
Divisions available: Quantitative research
Deadline: 30 November 2014
Divisions available: Wealth management
Deadline: 16 January 2015
Where to apply: JPMorgan’s careers centre
Divisions available: Strats & modelling quantitative finance
Deadline: 6 December 2014
Divisions available: Investment banking
Deadline: 15 December 2014
Where to apply: Morgan Stanley’s graduate careers page
Divisions available: Investment banking
Deadline: 1 February 2015
Where to apply: Nomura's careers website