<p>Why do some companies offer ibanking recruiting to students from universities that doesn't even offer finance progr.?</p>
<p>finance major is not needed in any way to be successful at ibanking. many engineers/econ majors and various other liberal arts majors become successful ibanking analysts.</p>
<p>they are just looking for smart kids that can work lots of hours in a pressured environment(sounds like an engineer to me).. besides they train you for a few months on everything you need to know.</p>
<p>thank you for the reply</p>
<p>Look, the fact of the matter is that few people will actually use the specific things that they they learned in college. College is not a vocational trade school. You go to college to expand your mind, not necessarily to learn how to do specific tasks that you will then perform for the rest of your life. Very few History majors actually become historians, very few PoliSci majors actually become political scientists, very few Film Studies majors actually become film critics or film directors. The idea is that you study these courses not because you actually think you are going to perform those specific tasks forever but because doing so teaches you how to think.</p>
<p>One could ask a similar question of why do high schools force all their students to learn how to deconstruct Shakespeare and write papers on the Spanish-American War when practically nobody actually does those things for a living in the real world? Seriously, I think every high school graduate has had to learn how to write an essay deconstructing at least 1 Shakespearean play, but what percentage of adults actually deconstruct Shakespeare for a living? I think we can all agree that it's pretty close to 0%. So does that mean that it was all just a big waste of time? Why do high schools force students to learn things that they will never use ever again in their lives? </p>
<p>The answer is because while you may never write about another Shakespearean play in your life, by completing these writing tasks, you have learned how to think logically and creatively, and you've learned how to express yourself cogently. Basically, your brain is stronger. By the same token, banks hire engineers and liberal arts majors not because they want them to do engineering work or liberal arts work, but because their brains are strong.</p>