Originally Posted by scroggs
FlashdanceI can't see why anyone would go through all that AE study to become something in the City!
Scroggs
Not gonna jump into the whole degree debate, but just as an aside..going from an Engineering related degree into the City is a very common thing. I expect up to half of the people graduating with me this year from an Aero Eng degree at Imperial College will end up in the financial district.
Why?..Money. None of them probably set out to go into the city after their degree, but the money quickly changes their mind. And the City banks actively recruit from the top engineering universties, in recruitment fairs and with their own seminars. They are looking for people with a solid grounding in maths related subjects but also some real world application. Alot of the investment banks need technical people who understand the industries they are investing in and working with or who can quickly learn about them...so they can make informed decisions about what they are investing in etc.