Why do I need current investment banking experience?

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I think the difference of opinion maybe due to the individual IB culture, I worked at American IBs, British IBs and European ones (Amsterdam) frankly the British IBs are the best, the American/German IBs are just awful, I would avoid them at all cost(well unless am desperate and can’t find another contract haha!!)

I've worked for US, Swiss and UK and they've all been great.

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I think the difference of opinion maybe due to the individual IB culture, I worked at American IBs, British IBs and European ones (Amsterdam) frankly the British IBs are the best, the American/German IBs are just awful, I would avoid them at all cost(well unless am desperate and can’t find another contract haha!!)

Went for 2 interviews for 2 different jobs with "a certain, very large German IB" with a gap of about 4 years between them. In that 4 years they hadn't changed one iota: rude, arrogant and utterly unprofessional. I refused to go back for second interviews on both occasions.

Mind you, my worst ever contract was with "Britain's largest retailer". Not one single contractor left that place on good terms, myself included.

I guess, when it comes to contracting at least, no industry is safe!

Nomadd

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Went for 2 interviews for 2 different jobs with "a certain, very large German IB" with a gap of about 4 years between them. In that 4 years they hadn't changed one iota: rude, arrogant and utterly unprofessional. I refused to go back for second interviews on both occasions.

Mind you, my worst ever contract was with "Britain's largest retailer". Not one single contractor left that place on good terms, myself included.

I guess, when it comes to contracting at least, no industry is safe!

Nomadd

I think the key word here is German rather than IB. I once worked for a large German retailer based in the UK. The senior managers would come over regularly and literally scream at the work force. They would be on the ground floor and I would be able to hear them clearly from my 2nd floor office. The other strange thing was that you were always addressed as Mr/Herr, no first names, I never really got used to that.