This article is based on my personal experience as an intern working for a well-known Swiss bank in London. I feel I must begin by pointing out that this piece will probably be slightly biased, since I particularly enjoyed my time there. First of all, working hours are good. You are likely to...

Many students will think working in M&A is tiring, and that it means working from early in the morning until late in the evening (or early the next morning). Other students believe this entails only working on PowerPoint presentations – which is in fact often the case. However, this would only...