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Top investment banks flooded with 500,000 graduate applications

Despite job cuts and the threat of Brexit to London’s financial sector, graduate programmes attract high number of applicants

Top investment banks flooded with 500,000 graduate applications
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The world’s top investment banks have been flooded with almost 500,000 applications from graduates globally, demonstrating the enduring popularity of the sector despite deep job cuts this year.

Investment banks were inundated with applications from students at leading universities in 2019, with an average of 71 graduates chasing every available role, according to data gathered by Financial News.

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