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Barclays Capital and Citigroup offer good sales and trading positions with starting salaries of £28K, but like all the big investment banks, if you don't have at least 3 straight A's at A-level, you won't have a chance, let alone a first in your degree. And it's no surprise you'll also have to be going to one of the top ten universities according to The Times ranking, courtesy of Price Waterhouse Coopers.
and doh! almost forgot that you'll have to get onto the internship first before being recruited, which should be easy as there are only 10,000+ applicants of which 90% still remain after they are screened for at least 3 straight A's , though 5-6 is typical and expected, at A-level. it's no surprise that those that survive the first year after doing 18 hour days, 5 days (though usually 6 days) a week end up earning the maximum of £150k, with the potential doubling every year. by the time you are 30 you can be like Mr Derhalli, an ex-bond trader, and command $2million basic salary from Salomon Smith Barney AKA Citigroup and then sue them for the rest of your £16.5million bonus that you feel you deserve.
you see so many £100k cars around the city and its pretty obvious why: everyone is earning a stack (well actually they're just ripping the rest of the economy off by rigging the markets). to a normal person like myself, i can only be jealous, because i can't ever be a true city worker because i don't have the academic credentials. but worst of all, i can't go into the Met Bar and slag off all those celebrity c***s and feel safe because i earn more than them!
i was down park lane a few weeks back during one of those don't attack iraq marches, though more through coincidence than because of my opinion of the war. i couldn't help but go into the Porsche garage and sit in a £110k Porsche 911 Turbo. it was really nice, i mean it was REALLY nice. it made me realise that some people are just f***ing lucky!
i hope this has enlightened and entertained everyone!
and doh! almost forgot that you'll have to get onto the internship first before being recruited, which should be easy as there are only 10,000+ applicants of which 90% still remain after they are screened for at least 3 straight A's , though 5-6 is typical and expected, at A-level. it's no surprise that those that survive the first year after doing 18 hour days, 5 days (though usually 6 days) a week end up earning the maximum of £150k, with the potential doubling every year. by the time you are 30 you can be like Mr Derhalli, an ex-bond trader, and command $2million basic salary from Salomon Smith Barney AKA Citigroup and then sue them for the rest of your £16.5million bonus that you feel you deserve.
you see so many £100k cars around the city and its pretty obvious why: everyone is earning a stack (well actually they're just ripping the rest of the economy off by rigging the markets). to a normal person like myself, i can only be jealous, because i can't ever be a true city worker because i don't have the academic credentials. but worst of all, i can't go into the Met Bar and slag off all those celebrity c***s and feel safe because i earn more than them!
i was down park lane a few weeks back during one of those don't attack iraq marches, though more through coincidence than because of my opinion of the war. i couldn't help but go into the Porsche garage and sit in a £110k Porsche 911 Turbo. it was really nice, i mean it was REALLY nice. it made me realise that some people are just f***ing lucky!
i hope this has enlightened and entertained everyone!
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