http://www.economist.com/news/business/21623673-graduates-worlds-leading-business-schools-investment-banking-out-and-consulting
the world's leading business schools
investment banking
consulting and technology firms
a breed apart = a sort or kind or person that is very different from the norm
a master race of
dealmakers
He possessed vast, almost
unimaginable talent and ambitions.
most talented graduates
a situation still held true as the financial crisis struck in 2007.
land a job in finance
a meagre %5
elite business schools
take a low share
have culled the recruitment schemes
hired swathes of associates straight from business schools
recruiting the brightest undergraduates
, in the belief that
...
is more productive and better value
to develop
cohorts of junior analysis
in-house
rather than those with fixed ideas
honed on expensive MBA
programmes.
enthusiasm
Once, they wanted nothing more than to climb a bank's
greasy polew,
with the vast riches this promised.
regulation has stunted bankers' bonuses
MBAs increasingly seek the flexibility to switch careers within a few years.
expect long-term loyalty
do a spell in banking
, whereas students see them as "
a stepping stone into
private equity or
a hedge fund".
there has been a
revival in business-school graduates' interest in working as consultants.
the number has risen from
... to
... over the same period.
be in
vogue
the newly minted MBA
It
attracts the strongest candidates and it gives the firms
a high-powered network of alumni who may become future clients.
the exposure to different industries
the access to senior managers
a perfect base
offer the financial rewards
breadheads
higher pay was their most important consideration
to open new career opportunities
personal development
sceptics
reckon
forgone salary
Another big beneficiary of MBAs' loss of interest in banking is the technology industry.
The proportion of
... landing jobs at t
echnology firms has risen from ... since.
Many students want to be part of
an entrepreneurial environment and
make an impact, to feel they are building and
shaping something.
the growing number of students
sth.
appeals to
sb.
gain the right experience to start their own business
non-bank financial-services sector
Five years
ago it was rare for such places to recruit MBAs straight from campuses.
Instead they would often
poach talent from the banks.
to build formal recruiting ties with such firms.
a PE or
venture-capital firm
Students from other backgrounds are also attracted by the dynamic
atmosphere these outfits offer.
PE appealed to him and his peers over banking because the firms are smaller and the work more
entrepreneurial and
hands-on.
self-fulfillment is indeed the priority of
to do some serious
rebranding.
the corporate culture
Added to this, ...
a sense of moral purpose
to build careers that have a positive impact on the world around them, such as running
ethical-investment funds or
corporate-social-responsibility programmes.
running campaigns
urge sb.
to do
sth.
believe media stories
portraying them as greedy or evil.
to lure recruits
you can help make the world a better place/ you can make a difference in the world.
take a tougher line on sexual harassment of female staff (=take a hard/firm line on/against
sb/
sth)
采取强硬路线
advocate a healthier work-life balance
allow the odd work-free Saturday
For the business schools' brightest and best, though, all this may not be enough.
