Missing from the web
I've not really updated my online presence in a while: besides this blog, my other blogs and online profiles have basically been untouched.
Given the amount of time I spend at work, and given the fact that I have zero internet access at home (haven't gotten round to it), it's probably little wonder...
The new job has been an eye-opener. Very interesting stuff, most of which I actually cannot talk about, because much information is quite sensitive. Before I started investment banking, I had no idea whatsoever about the job... now that I'm in it, I realize that there is so much information that is kept from the public domain due to the sensitivity of it.
The other thing is, I realized very quickly just how much I don't know. It's very humbling, starting from scratch, and knowing that I don't know anything at all. There is a tendency in my mind to dismiss myself, that I'm new, and that I can't be expected to know everything... but the attitude that I'm adopting is, "I don't know now, but I will know it soon enough!"
So I've been learning stuff like the keyboard shortcuts for Excel, Word and Outlook (although the Ctrl+Enter shortcut for Outlook has gotten me into a LOT of trouble... basically by sending off emails before I finish with them...), valuation techniques like comparables and collecting precedent transactions, and having a first-hand glimpse at how markets, banks and the financial system operates. I've been getting a pretty good glimpse at certain industrial sectors as well, and not just the chemical industry as in my previous job: so far I've worked on projects in the steel sector, power, capital goods and consumer goods, amongst others.
I've also been incorporating the "Getting Things Done" system, largely because it's a crucial necessity! I've been staffed on five projects, which sometimes happen concurrently... the system helps me keep things manageable.
I've also taken to going back to the Dhamma. This, I have to thank Amruta, whom I've gotten back together with. She reminded me again about what is important, what is the core.
I was also sent to London for training, and met a ton of great people, all of whom have been largely helpful and forthcoming in giving guidance and assistance. London was great; met tons of friends, learned a lot of new things, made new friends, and discovered a great city.
Life, while always unpredictable, is going good for now.
Given the amount of time I spend at work, and given the fact that I have zero internet access at home (haven't gotten round to it), it's probably little wonder...
The new job has been an eye-opener. Very interesting stuff, most of which I actually cannot talk about, because much information is quite sensitive. Before I started investment banking, I had no idea whatsoever about the job... now that I'm in it, I realize that there is so much information that is kept from the public domain due to the sensitivity of it.
The other thing is, I realized very quickly just how much I don't know. It's very humbling, starting from scratch, and knowing that I don't know anything at all. There is a tendency in my mind to dismiss myself, that I'm new, and that I can't be expected to know everything... but the attitude that I'm adopting is, "I don't know now, but I will know it soon enough!"
So I've been learning stuff like the keyboard shortcuts for Excel, Word and Outlook (although the Ctrl+Enter shortcut for Outlook has gotten me into a LOT of trouble... basically by sending off emails before I finish with them...), valuation techniques like comparables and collecting precedent transactions, and having a first-hand glimpse at how markets, banks and the financial system operates. I've been getting a pretty good glimpse at certain industrial sectors as well, and not just the chemical industry as in my previous job: so far I've worked on projects in the steel sector, power, capital goods and consumer goods, amongst others.
I've also been incorporating the "Getting Things Done" system, largely because it's a crucial necessity! I've been staffed on five projects, which sometimes happen concurrently... the system helps me keep things manageable.
I've also taken to going back to the Dhamma. This, I have to thank Amruta, whom I've gotten back together with. She reminded me again about what is important, what is the core.
I was also sent to London for training, and met a ton of great people, all of whom have been largely helpful and forthcoming in giving guidance and assistance. London was great; met tons of friends, learned a lot of new things, made new friends, and discovered a great city.
Life, while always unpredictable, is going good for now.
posted by PJ at 7:31 PM
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