Hi everybody!
After having red lots of posts on the forum, I have decided to create my own, and hopefuly will find an answer to my questions!
First of all, I'd like to introduce myself:
I come from Geneva and I am currently doing a bachelor in economics and chinese in the UK. I will graduate at the end of next year (June 2012), and I am thinking of doing my master degree in St.Gallen (Master in Banking & Finance).
For the moment, I have done 3 internships; 2 of them in Geneva, in a small sized asset management company, and 1 of them in China, in a chinese company doing financial analysis on the chinese futures market.
My mother tongue is french, but I can also speak english (fluent), chinese (advanced level, should be able to speak it in a professional environment by the end of my bachelor), and german (intermediate level).
My aim is to work in a bank as a private asset manager for chinese clients.
My questions:
I am thinking to do my master in St.Gallen because I am planning to work in Switzerland after graduation. Although I should be able to get into one of the top European business school (LSE, HEC Paris, etc...), it seems to me that none of them will open to me as many doors in Switzerland as St.Gallen will.
1) However, I am wondering about the extent to which German is important when going to Networking events or Job Fairs organised by the University of St.Gallen? Although I can already speak a bit of German, I doubt that I will be fluent by the end of my master :-s. Therefore, I am afraid that my german ability will reduce my chances to make good impression to potential employers, and ultimately reduce my chances to find a job...
2) Apart from that, I would like to know if studying in St.Gallen gives equal chances to work in the french and the german speaking part of Switzerland? Or is it easier to find a job in the french speaking part with a master from Lausanne? Are there employers from the french speaking part coming to the events organised by St.Gallen? After all, the 1st city for private asset management in Switzerland is Geneva !
Coming from a country with 4 national languages is a great thing, but can sometime also be a bit troublesome haha...
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Looking forward to your answers !
Greetings