Sunday, July 25th.

Today was a good day, and it was also the day that Chen Qiaoshan reported at Goldman Sachs, and he got up at six o'clock.

After washing, he changed into a set of G2000, which was specially dragged by Yan Xiaoqin to the International Trade Center before coming to Hong Kong, and there was also a set of Tommy Hilfiger and a suit of Zegna, as for Chen Qiaoshan's selection of Youngor, Yan Xiaoqin thought he was dressed too old-fashioned, so he only picked a tie and shirt.

For the sake of these outfits, Yan Xiaoqin gritted her teeth and brushed more than 10,000 yuan, in her words, Chen Qiaoshan must not be allowed to show cowardice in front of Hong Kong compatriots, otherwise it will be obvious that her girlfriend is incompetent.

When it comes to this, Chen Qiaoshan can only be at her mercy, and he didn't remind Yan Xiaoqin that in the eyes of financial people, no matter how luxurious a brand is, it is just tooling.

There is a saying in the financial industry, called appearance is productivity, especially the sales teams of major financial institutions, women's sales of clothing is almost a textbook of workplace dress, from European and American fast-moving brands to light luxury to Gucci, Dior, Burberry, as long as it is a brand you know, the appearance rate in the major financial circles is the highest, not inferior to those female stars, as for men, that is a foil, all of them are the standard configuration of suits, shirts and ties.

There is a joke in the circle that a group of financial male migrant workers walk together, even if the mother comes, looking at the back, may not be able to find out which is her son.

You get what you pay for, and after a while, looking in the mirror, Chen Qiaoshan really has a bit of a financial dog posture.

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Luo Dayou's Queen's Road East is so famous that there may be more people who don't know LKF than those who don't know Queen's Road, the Yangtze River Center is located in the Queen's Road in Central, of course, LKF is not far from here, it is also a place where financial dogs haunt, and even Boss Ma has patronized.

Walking into the Yangtze River Center, Chen Qiaoshan felt a little uneasy, this building is full of financial giants, in addition to Goldman Sachs, Jefferies Investment Bank, Blackstone, Royal Bank of Scotland and the like are numerous.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is Li Ka-shing's office on the top floor, which is rumored to have a private garden and an indoor swimming pool, but of course, it is all hearsay that outsiders do not know the real situation.

Chen Qiaoshan found a strange thing, there was no Goldman Sachs logo in the building, and there was no sign on the guide board in the lobby on the first floor, he pondered for a while, as if he had never seen the Goldman Sachs logo in two lifetimes, let alone advertisements.

Goldman Sachs' office is on the 68th floor, which is also the highest floor that can be reached by public elevator, and two floors up is the office of Cheung Kong and Boss Li.

Under the guidance of the front desk, Chen Qiaoshan entered the HR office.

He took the opportunity to glance at it, whether it was the paintings on the wall or the ornaments on the Duobao Pavilion, they didn't look like ordinary products, especially the unobstructed view of Victoria Harbour outside the window, such an office environment was undoubtedly scarce.

"Hello, Mr. Chen. "Human resources is a woman, less than forty years old, fluent in English, giving people a very capable feeling.

Chen Qiaoshan was a little surprised, the two contacted several times, he always thought that the other party was a foreigner, and when they met, he found out that he was Chinese, "Hello, I am Chen Qiaoshan." ”

“Sabrina、Chan。 She took the initiative to reach out and shake Chen Qiaoshan's hand, "You can call me Sabrina." ”

Chen Qiaoshan's face was strange, this name was a bit different, it was easy to be ridiculed by the joker, and before he could think about it, Sabrina came out with another sentence in Cantonese.

It's a pity that it's a chicken and a duck, Chen Qiaoshan didn't understand it at all, except for humming a few wolf to wolf land, he doesn't know anything about the rest of Cantonese, and he really has no talent in this area.

"I'm sorry, I don't speak Cantonese. Chen Qiaoshan told the truth, explained a sentence, and then asked tentatively: "Miss Chen is from Hong Kong?"

"I'm Singaporean. Sabrina switched to English, and after a pause, she continued: "Cantonese and English are the main languages of communication, you are good at English, I hope to have time to strengthen Cantonese, so that it is easier to communicate with customers." ”

Chen Qiaoshan was stunned, he had already understood before he came, Goldman Sachs has five front office and ten back office departments, he is very self-aware, he is a freshman, he has not mastered much professional knowledge, and he has never thought of contacting specific business.

"Miss Chen, which department am I going to?"

Sabrina pulled out a resume, flipped through it, and said, "You're in a unique situation, you haven't been interviewed by the hiring manager, and you're late in reporting, and now you have two places to go, one is AM and the other is PM. ”

Chen Qiaoshan knows that these two departments are subordinate institutions of IMD (Investment Management Department), the former is asset management, and the latter is wealth management, respectively, providing investment management services for institutional and private clients.

It's not a good position, and within the investment bank, IBD occupies the top of the chain of contempt, followed by traders, sales, researchers, and middle and back office employees.

Within investment banking, an analyst is the lowest position.

China's first Miss World Zhang Zilin is married to an investment banker, the man is a major in international trade, and is the SVP of the debt capital market department of CITIC Securities.

SVP can be translated as senior vice president, this position is an executive in a real company, but it is actually only a middle-level position in the investment banking circle.

Investment banking positions are relatively flat, and newcomers generally start as analysts.

After three years to SA, followed by VP, hard work and strength plus some luck, you can do SVP in seven or eight years, in the investment banking circle, VP and SVP occupy one-third of the practitioners, which is not a small group, second only to the bottom analysts, the real top is only a small part, Goldman Sachs such a company, can do the partner, only one thousandth of the proportion every year, of course, the elimination rate is also very high, not everyone can adhere to high-intensity work.

CITIC's SVP, who has won the beauty, can be described as a winner in life, and it is this incident that makes many financial migrant workers collectively turn over, and SVP can marry Sister Shi, and if he works hard for another two years, it is not a luxury to marry Gao Yuanyuan home.

It's a pity that the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is too cruel, and the financial dog winning to marry Bai Fumei is destined to be only a news report.

Chen Qiaoshan has always wondered what caused him to get a summer internship at Goldman Sachs, and he grabbed his head outside, but he came over inexplicably, "Miss Chen"

"Call me Sabrina. Sabrina corrected, "Goldman Sachs is a very human company, we value equality among employees, and if you have a problem, you can always talk to me." ”

Chen Qiaoshan didn't take this seriously at all, if Goldman Sachs had a human touch, then the world would have been peaceful a long time ago, and it would not be these investment banks that were brought out of the black hands every time there was a financial crisis, of course, he also secretly scolded himself for a while, "Sabrina, don't I need an interview?"

"Aren't we just doing interviews now?"

Chen Qiaoshan almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, if this can be called an interview, then the work of HR is too simple.

"Okay, I'm just kidding. Sabrina smiled, "You've been accepted, now it's just a matter of discussing your position, don't be so serious." ”

Chen Qiaoshan didn't continue to ponder, there will always be a day when things will come to light, and he is not in a hurry.

"IMD is not Goldman Sachs' strong suit, with Merrill Lynch, MS and Lehman accounting for the majority of the market, but our private wealth management is also gaining momentum, which is also a challenging job. Sabrina's intentions were quite obvious, she suggested choosing PM, and for some reason, she didn't mention asset management.

Chen Qiaoshan's mind was a little drifting, this was the first time he had heard the name of Lehman Brothers from insiders.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, who would have thought that an unprecedented financial crisis would make Lehman completely a thing of the past, and UBS would directly replace the seat of the wealth management triumvirate.

"How's it being considered, AM or PM?"

Chen Qiaoshan didn't hesitate any longer, as a newcomer to the workplace, it was not right to pick and choose, "Sabrina, thank you for your advice, I'll go to PM." ”