SHREWSBURY SCHOOL
CAREERS FAIR 2013
14th March 2013
1. Wired
“There's no economic law that says technology has to help
everybody. 65 percent of the increased wealth in the last
decade has gone to 1 percent of the population.”
Erik Brynjolfsson, “Race Against the Machine”
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
2
The Price of Friendship
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
3
“Mediocristan”
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
4
“Extremistan”
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
5
Digital Darwinism
Alive
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
Dead-ish
....and thousands more....
6
Flo Rida – “Let It Roll”
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
7
Surviving the winner-takes-all Economy
“Your work is going to fill
a large part of your life,
and the only way to be
truly satisfied is to do what
you believe is great work.
And the only way to do
great work is to love what
you do. If you haven't
found it yet, keep looking.
Don't settle.”
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
8
2. New World Order
“The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the
strong - but that's the way to bet.”
Damon Runyan
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
9
Eclipsed
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
10
Celebrity Slide
BRICs
GDP $ billions
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
11
Emerging Markets Case Studies
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
12
Industry
•
The 500 largest corporations in the world, 60% are in 5
countries:
132 – American
91 - British, French or German
68 - Japanese.
Of the top 250 largest corporations, it’s 90%.
•
The leading emerging markets businesses are either state
owned, completely domestic and/or focused on oil & gas.
•
On global stockmarkets, the value of all US companies was
$15 trn. The NYSE is 4x bigger than its next competitor.
BRICs
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
13
Professions
•
The leading 40 global law firms:
33
•
The leading 25 global advertising agencies
17
•
7
5
3
3
The leading 15 global recruitment agencies
15
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
14
Financial services
Major investment banks (13):
5
2
Accountancy (top 25):
20
5
Insurance (top 10):
3
1
5
Asset Managers (top 35):
20
3
9
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
3
15
1984...again...
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
16
3. The Art of War
是故勝兵先勝而後求戰
“Every battle is won or lost before it is fought.”
Sun Tzu
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
17
Time/Cost
Activity
Study Time
Financial Impact
A Levels at Shrewsbury
2,000 hours
Investment £60k
University Degree
2,000 hours
Investment £30k
Job interview
?
Income £25k - £60k p.a.
Career development
Rest of your life
Income £1mn (avg to 56)
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
18
Beach Reading for Warriors
Key features:
1.
2.
Not boring – exciting & inspiring
Will help you choose a career (why fall into something you
hate by accident if you can read about it first?)
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
19
A Call to Arms
Muhammad Ali
Warrior & Poet
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
20
Conclusion
GRYPHON EMERGING MARKETS – MARCH 2013
21