How can I get into investment banking? What should be my goals? I am pursuing second year in B.Com.

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

Let me brief you about Investment banks first. Investment banking is divided into three broad areas, the front office, the middle office, and the back office. 1. The front office comprises the client facing roles like traders, mergers and acquisition analysts, underwriters etc. 2. The middle office consists of research and risk management roles like equity research analysts, risk managers etc. 3. The back office recruits employees for support roles who take up tasks like clearing and settlement processes, bookkeeping etc. Now for you, if you are a graduate in finance B.Com BBA BMS etc. ), then you can do some certification courses and get into the back office roles. You won't be recruited for the middle or front office roles. If you are an engineering graduate, then also you have a chance of getting recruited for back-office roles. You can refer to the following article to understand how to start a career in investment banking: How can a graduate get into Investment Banking -

manpreet 2 years ago

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manpreet 2 years ago

To get into investment banking after B.Com, you need to gain work experience in the field of banking. After getting 2-3 years of work experience, you will be rated to switch for a job in investment banking. Another option, you can pursue MBA from a top B-school in the field of finance or BFSI and get into a good investment banking company like J P Morgan, HSBC and Credit Suisse.