Friday, 20th January 2012
If you’re about to head off to university and you’re a little worried about money, then don’t worry – that’s extremely common, and far more sensible than strolling in without a care in the world and an eye for an overdraft. So here’s a few tips to keep you afloat in the world of finance [...]
Thursday, 20th October 2011
OK With banking and finance graduate scheme and internship deadlines approaching I though I would compile a list of the deadlines for 2011 / 2012. Good luck and hope it helps. If you know of others, share the love and add the company and deadlines in the comments section below. Whoever adds extra deadlines will [...]
Friday, 16th September 2011
Create your Twitter account here You can follow me to stay up-to-date in banking and finance here. Here is how you can claim your free audio training program ’97 Ways To Influence Your Way To The Top In Banking & Finance’ that normally sells for £40. I recorded this video for you for 2 reasons: [...]
Tuesday, 12th July 2011
Maybe you have been banging your head against a brick wall trying to get banks to accept you onto their graduate schemes. Well, it could be a blessing in disguise… …if you were to channel some of your efforts away from applying to graduate schemes like everybody else and perhaps channeling some of that passion [...]
Sunday, 19th June 2011
The world of banking and finance is being turned upside down? Has university been teaching you what is happening in the real world? Its like Terminator… ITG Posit’s automated dealing technology is wiping out jobs for Inter Dealer Brokers… ZuluTrade social trading exchange is taking all the jobs from the brokers at the Stock Exchange… [...]
Tuesday, 7th June 2011
This is such a valuable lesson when approaching your contacts in Banking and Finance. BTW, 80% of all jobs now are contracted through the grey market e.g. Social Networks, connections, Linkedin, referrals, etc.. Only 9% of jobs are contracted through actual applications, so applying for jobs is the least effective way of getting the job. [...]
Sunday, 8th May 2011
The Times Rich List For Banking & Finance Hopefuls OK. I just spend the whole morning with a highlighter and a copy of the Times Rich list planning my next year. I thought I would take the time out to make a quick blog, decoding this stuff for you. As a student or graduate looking [...]
Saturday, 23rd April 2011
I would like you to count the number of people that work in the Bank in this video. Now while this may seem like a minority report trailer. It is real! All this technology is being developed and launched into banking as we speak. In fact I just spoke with the author of Bank 2.0 [...]
Wednesday, 20th April 2011
Schneider Trading Associates (STA) Have offered two guaranteed trading internships as part of the ‘Student To CEO Banking & Finance Career Prize Draw’ I have hooked you up. I just got back from meeting the founder of Trading House Schneider. He has a huge trading floor in the City of London with hundreds of traders. I [...]
Monday, 28th March 2011
So next week is launch week for the big ‘Student To CEO Banking & Finance Careers’ Prize Draw. You can win training with Richard Branson, Lord Alan Sugar, Tony Robbins, Lex van Dam, Simon Dixon, Mike Harris and many other banking and finance gurus. Before it goes crazy… …as we have over 75 universities promoting [...]
Friday, 11th March 2011
“After creating the Million Dollar Traders documentary I am often contacted by students who want to work with me in my Hedge Fund. If only they followed some of the strategies that Simon Dixon outlines in this book, they would stand a much better chance” – Lex van Dam – Hedge Fund Manager and author [...]
Sunday, 6th February 2011
I was recently invited to interview for a documentary on banking reform and they started to ask me some questions about how I got my first career in Investment Banking after getting rejected from graduate schemes, so I thought I would share the video here. Thought it might help after reading this article from efinancial [...]
Thursday, 3rd February 2011
Many graduates are experimenting with video over CV’s. I recently read an article in the Financial Times discussing the death of CV’s, as employers are receiving too many. I recommend experimenting with video. Here is a great example of one of my students that now works at Goldman Sachs through his great video demonstration of true leadership skills. I think [...]
Monday, 31st January 2011
New video reveals amazing discovery about what students and graduates are doing to secure top paying careers and internships in banking and finance right now…. http://www.climbing-to-the-top.com If you are still looking for that foot in the door in banking and finance… …and are fed up of hearing that no investment banks are hiring and that [...]
Monday, 10th January 2011
Your 2011 New Years Gift – This will save you years of frustration and rejection in your journey to the top in Banking and Finance… …the attendees paid over £100 to attend, you can watch the entire 7 part series here for free on two conditions… (Well actually you can watch them for free anyway!) [...]
Sunday, 2nd January 2011
Becoming a CEO in banking and finance is not easy and only a few have all the necessary skills. However, when you start out right from Day 1 and understand the game it has never been faster to climb to the top. The key to getting a top paying job in banking and finance in [...]
Sunday, 26th December 2010
Benedix has one of our graduates in most major Investment Banks worldwide now. The most important skill you will ever learn to pass interviews is the skill of influence. In fact if you can master influence no degree masters or education can match the amount of opportunity it will open up to you. In my [...]
Tuesday, 7th December 2010
Benedix presents Dr. Muhammed Yunus OK, So you all know what I think about the future of Banking and Finance… …and that all students and graduates should use their financial passion to go with the trends in banking and finance rather than fighting the trend… …and rather than complaining because they are getting rejected from [...]
Saturday, 27th November 2010
Graduate Opportunities in Banking & Finance in the future I cannot believe we are led to believe that there is no opportunity in banking and finance right now… As the next generation of Banking and Finance leaders… …you have some amazing opportunities available to you today if you decide to change your approach… …you can [...]
Sunday, 31st October 2010
So a lot of you have heard the news about the new Bank I have founded… After announcing my new venture at the ‘Key Person of Influence’ event with Daniel Priestley, Mike Harris and the other speakers yesterday… …we have been flooded with emails about jobs at the bank. So as somebody that has been [...]
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