访谈录[Interview]2007-12-29:求职访谈之：美林：投行中的巨人

If you are thinking about a career in investment banking¹, then you need to get to know Merrill Lynch, because it is one of the oldest and the largestest financial services firms in the world, plus, it was ranked 21st ideal employer overall in universities’ annual survey of undergraduate students.

Headquartered at Four World financial center in New York City, Merrill Lynch has close to 56,000 employees working around the globe in every major financial market, the company provides a wide range of financial services to private clients, all the way up to large institutions and corporations. Merrill organizes its business in 2 main segments, global markets and investment banking, and global wealth management,

Students and young professional typically enter Merrill through its Summer Internship³ programme. It’s a paid ten-week programme for undergrad juniors that drops interns² right into the fire, learning and contributing as they go at company locations across the globe.

Some summer internships are rotational⁴, allowing you to see various parts of a business sector⁵. Other internships have a single focus. But all interns receive mid⁶ and end of programme reviews to help them learn their strengths and areas of improvement.

Merrill typically accepts about 600 interns per summer and has close to a 75% rate of hiring their interns.In most cases students will have a Job offer before they even start their senior year. Because of the high volume of applicants⁷ for the summer internship programme you've got to have an impressive GPA and a few other skill sets to be considered.

What we are looking for are raw... what I like to call raw skills, so, you know a basic level of intelligence and ability to work with other people, creativity, strategic thinking, especially in the institutional businesses, what sets us apart from the competition, is our ability to come up with innovative⁸ solutions to clients’ needs and to do that you need creative people to do that for you, high level of the energy and enthusiasm. It’s a goal getting culture, It’s a goal getting industry, so you need to be to have the stamina⁹, and enthusiasm to want to top it out.

Merrill starts looking for summer interns in the fall, and usually has all of its positions closed by February, so don’t waste your time if you want in, to learn more about Merrill Lynch’s summer internship programme or to find out more about the company, just follow the links right here on our website .for Career TV, I m Sean O’Grady

1 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

2 interns   

n.住院实习医生( intern的名词复数 )v.拘留，关押( intern的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• The interns work alongside experienced civil engineers and receive training in the different work sectors. 实习生陪同有经验的国内工程师工作，接受不同工作部门的相关培训。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

3 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

4 rotational   

adj.回转的，轮流的

参考例句：

• A synchronous motor drives the measuring bob at a constant rotational speed.同步马达驱动测锤以恒速旋转。
• With some limitations,this is true also of rotational degrees of freedom.在某些限定条件下，这一说法对转动自由度也成立。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

6 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

7 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

8 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

9 stamina   

n.体力；精力；耐力

参考例句：

• I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
• Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。