10: Goldman Sachs

Money, money, money. With starting salaries averaging between £35,000 and £40,000, the promise of generous bonuses and more entry-level vacancies than at any time in the past decade, it’s not hard to see why investment banking was one of the most popular destinations for new graduates this year. Goldman Sachs's 24,000 staff generated revenues of almost $25 billion (£13.23 billion) and record pre-tax profits of more than $8 billion last year. The bank is set to recruit more than 300 new graduates for its European offices next year to work in more than a dozen divisions such as investment banking, operations, technology and equity research - but the early bird gets the worm. Applications for the 2007 intake are already closed, one of the earliest deadlines in the graduate recruitment season.

Goldman Sachs - the bottom line:

Ranked #10 in the 2007 Top 100 Graduate Employers survey
Investment banking is an in-demand career, and Goldman Sachs offers graduates a blend of reward and opportunity

Ranked in The Times Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Work

Company website: Goldman Sachs