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Investment banker
Investment bankers advise companies on mergers, fundraising and markets. Routes are competitive: strong A-levels, a finance, economics or STEM degree from a target university, spring weeks and summer internships, then analyst programmes. Navigait lists live intern and grad finance posts when employers publish them.
Stages
- 1
GCSE choices
Excellent GCSEs including maths and English.
- 2
A-level or equivalent
Maths and economics or further maths. Firms publish grade expectations.
- 3
University or degree apprenticeship
Finance, economics, maths or engineering. Spring week attendance helps applications.
- 4
Work experience
Trading games, finance societies, or case study competitions.
- 5
Internships and insight
Spring weeks and summer analyst internships in banking divisions.
- 6
Graduate schemes
Graduate analyst programmes in investment banking or markets.
- 7
First role
Analyst after training and licensing exams as required.
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Questions
Do I need an MBA?
Not for analyst entry. MBAs appear later for associate promotions in some firms.
Where do entry requirements come from?
Prospects publishes the baseline for this role. Always confirm on the live page before you apply.
Does Navigait list every vacancy for this path?
No. We surface live posts from public employer boards. If a scheme is closed, the board stays empty rather than showing invented roles.