What is it like to work for an Investment Bank?

And what's the typical working day for an Operations analyst??

Operations analyst could mean anything and depends on the company, but it's probably more or less an 8-5 job like every other financial analyst job.

Investment banking on the other hand is pretty clear cut. You regularly work 16-20 hour days and often sleep at the office. You work weekends, even Sundays usually just to keep up. You get paid well, but many people get burned out after their 1-2 year stint and change industries entirely--even though they've already made it through the tough part of "paying their dues"! Often the goal is to make it through your 1-2 year contract and then go back and get your MBA. Many students never even return to finance or their company though because of the bitterness they built up towards their former employer.

It's a great spring board if you can handle it though, and if you really want to spend your entire career in that industry then it's invaluable.

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