The term “financial services” encompasses many different types of finance related firms and businesses. Financial services careers can involve working on the quantitative side of a firm or organization, working to develop and maintain a client base, serving as a consultant to help organizations analyze and solve their problems, or helping a customer manage a bank account. More generally, financial services often involves the processes behind managing and motivating people to work toward common, productive financial goals. Skills often recognized and utilized in financial services careers include quantitative and analytical skills; teamwork and leadership skills; combined with persistence, initiative, and hard work.

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General Resources for Financial Services

Career Cornerstone

Investopedia

Careers in Business

Wetfeet

Vault.com 

 

Accounting

Careers in Accounting Meta site with information about accounting careers

Accounting Crossing Meta accounting careers link site

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants  Major accounting professional standards board

Professional Acccounting Society of America Accounting site for entry and mid-career professionals

Banking

Careers in Finance Meta site with information about finance careers
Wachowicz's World Meta site of finance related sites
Financial Management Association International global leader in developing and disseminating knowledge about financial decision making.
Association of Financial Professionals 

Consulting

Careeers in Business - Consulting McKinsey & Co.
Stroud Consulting
Association of Management Consulting Firms
Institute of Management Consultants - USA 

Hedge FundsInsurance Investment Banking

Hedge World
New York Life
eFinancial Careers
Goldman Sachs Careers

Mutal Funds

Mutual Fund Careers Gereral site for exploring careers in the mutual finds industry

 

Real Estate

Real estate banking Banking perspectives on real estate finance

Real Estate Finance Association Professional association of real estate finance

Mortgage Bankers Association Professional association for mortgage banking

 

Sales and Trading

WetFeet on careers in sales and trading General exploration site for careers in securities sales and trading

Yale's School of Management overview of sales and trading careers Well organized, succinct summary of S&T careers from Yale

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Loop Job site for those interested in working at companies backed by venture capitalists – good list of VC firms

FEACO (European Federation of Management Consultancies Associations)

The McKinsey Quarterly
strategy + business
Eventuring
Hoovers Online
Careers in Finance

International Association of Business Communicators
Edgar Archives
All Busines
OneWire