If you’re wild about numbers and money, finance may be the industry for you. And these days, you don’t have to choose between working for a commercial bank, an investment bank, a brokerage firm, a credit card company, or a mutual fund company. One-stop-shops are in, and that means a wealth of opportunity within a single institution. Mammoth conglomerates were formed during the high-flying bull market of the late 1990s, and they now offer every financial service for every client type, ranging from the individual to the institutional. And overall, being bigger is better. Having so many areas of business has helped soften the blow of the recent economic downturn.

This brand new guide is intended to cover more than just jobs in I-banking, since opportunities at 25 top financial services companies include a range of positions that extends well beyond that realm. That said, since many of the most attractive jobs at these firms for MBAs and undergrads are in the I-banking divisions, we have included a lot of that information as well.

Included in the guide are:

• Bios of companies from A.G. Edwards and American Express to UBS Warburg and Wells Fargo
  
• Recent milestones—ranging from corporate restructuring to mergers and acquisitions
  
• Insider scoops on what it's like to work for these companies
  
• Hiring information—how to make contact and with whom, as well as what's involved
  
• Interviewing tips . . . and more!