The WetFeet Insider Guide to the Top 25 Financial Services Firms

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Summary: A tough nut to crack!
Review: But I still want to get into this industry if at all possible. I've been in management consulting for several years now and have a few friends in the financial services industry. most of them have weathered the storm, though of course there are a few who've been handed pink slips. Still, I'm told that if you've got the skills and experience, you can still snag a job at one of the top banks. That said, I bought this guide to give me a sampling of what firms are doing these days, whether they're coming out of the worst of it, and who really has the most promising long-term outlook. I'm now considering a few firms that I hadn't really thought of before as possibilities. So I consider it money well-spent to have purchased this guide as a means of widening my net and hopefully landing a job in this field.

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Summary: Good Industry Coverage
Review: This is a good guide for the financial services industry in general. The 25 firms covered include commercial banks, securities firms, investment banks, credit firms, brokerage firms, and some that encompass all of those services. It helped me narrow my career research to focus on the areas of the financial industry that I am most interested in, and which top firms I should apply to.

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Summary: Getting the Inside Edge
Review: This is definitely an industry i want to get into, despite all of the upheaval that's been going on in it. I appreciate that the guide doesn't hold any punches in terms of giving the real facts on what life is like at each of the firms and that times are still tough and will continue to be in this industry. that said, i'm hoping that the info i've learned from this guide and the specific Wetfeet company guides i've bought will gain me one of the very few and coveted openings at one of my top-three targeted firms.