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Banking graduate pandemic boom fades after junior exodus

Famously competitive race for jobs at some lenders has dipped in the wake of Covid-19

Graduates are still looking to prized banking jobs, but some have reconsidered thanks to the pandemic
Graduates are still looking to prized banking jobs, but some have reconsidered thanks to the pandemic Photo: Getty Images

Thousands of top graduates vie for just a handful of high-paying jobs at the world’s biggest investment banks each year.

But at some banks, competition for places is getting less intense.

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