Graduate Destinations
Graduates of the ICMA Centre have an enviable record of attainment when it comes to placement success. The global Investment banking and securities markets attract the very best applicants and competition for entry-level positions remains intense. Despite the well-publicised volatility of the industry, demand for well-qualified recruits remains high. We fully expect many of our graduates to enter the industry at either the 'Analyst' level, i.e. as graduate trainees, or as 'Associates', who tend to have several years of relevant professional experience.
However, our graduates leave us equipped with knowledge and transferable skills that are prized by other employers outside of the traditional banking and finance sectors. Many of our graduates are enjoying successful careers with government agencies and regulatory organisations throughout the world. Others are working with specialist I.T firms, multinational companies and global consulting organisations.
Increasingly, students join us to obtain specific technical and financial skills to enable them to join small financial boutiques, including venture capitalists, proprietary trading firms and hedge funds. Others are working in the growing area of e-commerce, especially small, entrepreneurial, firms exploiting the opportunities of internet-based securities sales and trading.
Career Path | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
Financial Markets (Trading, Sales, Origination) | 13 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 34 |
Operations Management/IT | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Asset Management | 9 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
Research | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
General Banking Management | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Corporate Finance | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Risk Management/Compliance, Regulation & Control | 16 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
General Management (including Financial Management) | 15 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Professional Services (including Management Consultancy, Accountancy) | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Higher Education & Doctoral Research | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
