Posted
5:04 PM
by Gene
Having shaved a few points from its averages in recent weeks, the Street decides to celebrate:
Word on Street: Wanted
Fresh off rich bonus round, demand is high for bankers and traders in leveraged debt. [Home-page hed]
...Most of the major banks continue to do the bulk of their hiring through campus recruiting of top MBAs, and that effort has ramped up as springtime nears. Unlike in years past, many banks are expanding their screening process to include candidates who can crunch the complicated numbers involved in structured debt.
"You need 10 more points of IQ than you did in the old days," Johnson said.
At Merrill Lynch & Co. and Credit Suisse, the emphasis has shifted to Ph. D. and master's-degree recipients with quantitative backgrounds, particularly in capital markets. Computer and math graduates are in high demand....You mean it now takes
genius to create bankruptcies?