<p>OK... assuming that I do well in my econ program and that an ideal career in finance is an option, is it pretty much a given that I would be working in one of the large financial centers like New York for a few years or would I be able to get one of these jobs somewhere closer to home (for me, that would be atlanta). </p>
<p>I know that most of the activity centers around NY and Hong Kong, etc. yet is it necessarily a given that in order to get started in this field you would have to work there? </p>
<p>thanks for any input.</p>
<p>no it isnt, their are finance firms in every reasonably sized city throughtout america. NYC, chicago, san fran and los angeles are the most notable with toronto in canada and boston becoming a new sought after financial hub for financial services and mutual funds. </p>
<p>You like portland, minneapolis etc etc, they all have finance related jobs via corporate work or smaller investment management firms. If ibanking is what your looking for, you are more limited to the above named cities including dallas, houston, charlotte, seattle and from their it drops dramatically. </p>
<p>Really want an ibanking job, go to china for your mba at a respectable school and you will be snapped up like a pancake at breakfast time. Or look into australia which is really expanding its financial services, but nothing compared to the hiring that goldman citi and abn are doing in china</p>
<p>Why are they hiring so many chinese people?</p>
<p>Most investment banks have offices in Atlanta.</p>
<p>Why do Ibankers hire so many Chinese ?</p>
<p>do you really have to ask that question? If you dont know what is happening in the bric countries then you should listen/read more news</p>