The went to the Economics Society careers day today. Everyone was obviously keen to work at Macquarie, but apart from the money I have no idea why they would want to. It sounded like an awful machine. I've heard it's actually a good place to work from someone who did work there, but the whole graduate pulper they have going sounds pretty unpleasant.
I also listened to some Ellis chap from the Reserve Bank talk about that. He thoroughly quashed any aspirations I had to work there. Which I guess is fortunate, because at the end he suggested getting first-class honours if you wanted a job there. I don't even know what first-class honours are, so I don't like my chances of getting some. If it's something to do with get high distinctions, then I want no part of it.
But there was a company called BIS Shrapnel that I liked. Mostly because of their name, but also because the guy was the only one who really made sense to me. I think I would like to work somewhere like that for a little while. They are economists who don't like economic models. And that is exactly the sort of economist I want to be.
I remember BIS Shrapnel from the good ol’ library days. We used to subscribe to some building forecast index thingy of theirs. And I like the name too!
lesley / 10:16pm / 31 August 2006