<p>I think that i-banking careers and trading jobs will continue to have a certain mystique about them. This may actually be magnified because there will certainly be far fewer young i-bankers for the next few years. However, I also believe the public’s already poor perception of bankers has probably gotten even worse. Today there are Congressional hearings directed at the credit agencies (S&P, Moody’s, Fitch). These guys who sold high ratings in exchange for banking business look like real crooks. However, people forget that the huge majority of bankers are inherently honest hard-working people.</p>