Category: Job Hunting
-
What drives long hours in a job?
Investment banking is famous for long hours – going up to 120 hours a week at times. Meanwhile, consulting works around 60-80 hours, far fewer than investment banking but also takes up twelve hours a day at the minimum. While it’s easy to dismiss the hours as something analysts deserve for the pay they get,…
-
Navigating Spring Weeks, Summers and Graduate Roles
Even as I enjoyed my time as a student, there was always the looming task of charting out my path post-graduation. When I was considering professional services, I found recruitment surprisingly opaque: there were timelines, expectations and unwritten rules that often seemed to be passed down informally from previous cohorts. This article is meant for…
-
What drives compensation in a job?
In 2022, CEOs were paid 290 times more than the typical worker, a stark increase from 1965 when the ratio stood at 21:1 (Economic Policy Institute, 2023). This disparity raises critical questions about compensation dynamics and systemic inequities. Why are some essential professions – cleaners, nurses and teachers – often perceived to be underpaid, despite…
-
The efficient labour market hypothesis – on passion
“Love your job and never work a day in your life.“ It’s a great platitude to work for a passion. Unfortunately, unless you have a niche interest, following your passion is unlikely to result in financial upside. The Efficient Market Hypothesis This hypothesis states that no one can beat the market, because the market is…
-
Tiny Steps: Micro-internships at the University of Oxford
Micro-internships are an excellent way to gain some exposure to the working world, while not committing your entire holiday to work. These are short attachments to companies, about 2-5 days. These micro-internships occur every vacation, usually in the first week. That gives you more predictability to make holiday plans after the internship. The annoying thing…