Carmen Said:

How difficult is a career in investment banking?

We Answered:

Investment banking is a highly competitive field. The job tends to require a fairly high skill set but the difficulty really depends on the position, being the head of an investment bank is a high stress position that is extremely difficult, hence the high wages they earn, in contrast working on the buy/sell side of things can be substantially easier.

An MBA will open paths for you to get into large firms but Experience is what really matters in this field, its a long path to the top.

in terms of math you can probably get away with a strong understanding of algebra, unless you work for a firm that employs complex formulas and computer buying and selling, and even then it is unlikely you would need more than algebra.

Warren Said:

What to study in uni for a career in investment banking?

We Answered:

if you want to be an investment banker, you should major in finance or something very similar to it. see if your uni offers courses related to investing that you could take

if you want to be an investment banker why would you try to major in engineering? engineers major in engineering. if you want to be an engineering major because you like engineering, why don't you just become an engineer? they still make a lot of money, just like investors

Jennie Said:

How to start a career in Investment Banking?

We Answered:

In investment banking, it is like any career, you start as an apprentice and then apply for jobs and work your way in. In China, there is not that much investment banking going on compared to the west. Best way is to get in touch directly with investment bankers, and ask. Try foreign investment banker operating in China. Hong Kong and Shanghai are good places to look. Chongqing in western China are being developed as a financing center now. maybe worth looking to. I personally think though that investment banking is not a particularly good career choice today. The role of banks is changing more now towards being money administrators rather than investment as we have seen so far. Investment are more and more done through investment houses and investment funds, independent from banking.