Banks aren’t known for being easy to get in to.But if you’re young, smart, charming, ambitious… Whatever else, finance is one of the world’s best places to be. Or, at least, one of the in-demand places to be.The benefits of a career in high finance are mostly self-evident. There is an enormous amount of prestige, dynamism, and compensation involved in the industry. And most (although not all) careers in finance – whether you end up working at a hedge fund, private equity firm, or asset manager – start in an investment bank.Get Morning Coffee ☕ in your inbox.