We hope your new year is off to a great start. As a business-minded student, we thought you would be interested in receiving our quarterly newsletter that features recent business results, industry awards, career opportunities and ways you can get involved.

Financial results

Fourth-quarter 2011 earnings

Fourth-quarter 2011 firmwide net income was US$3.7 billion, compared to net income of US$4.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010. Full-year 2011 net income was a record US$19.0 billion, compared with US$17.4 billion for the prior year. Earnings per share were US$4.48 for 2011, compared with US$3.96 for 2010.

Read the full press release

Industry recognition

We are pleased to share that J.P. Morgan recent industry rankings and awards that attest to our strength as an employer of choice and an ideal place for students to start their careers.

- #1  overall in global debt capital markets bookrunner rankings last year with a 6.7% market share and deals valued at US$387.8 billion according to Dealogic

- #2 in global announced mergers and acquisitions in 2011, advising on three of the top 10 global transactions last year according to Dealogic.

- #1 Most trustworthy, stable and competent financial institution in the world according to the Financial Times’ global Bank Image 2011 survey

For more news awards and updates, check out the About Us section of our careers website.

Responsibility

At J.P. Morgan, we are committed to doing business in a way that benefits our clients, employees and shareholders, and has a positive impact on the communities in which we operate around the world. Some of our recent efforts include:

Helping U.S. military veterans find jobs. As part of its ongoing effort to help veterans transition to civilian careers, employees offered career development workshops, mentoring and networking to returning service members. Team J.P. Morgan, the firm’s global employee engagement and volunteerism program, led the efforts with two non-profit partners: Wall Street Warfighters Foundation, which helps service-disabled veterans transition from active duty to careers in financial services, and Four Block, a veteran-led organization that assists student-veterans with finding internships.

Combating youth homelessness in the UK. Employees in London and Bournemouth took part in the “Centrepoint Sleep Out” to raise awareness for youth homelessness. The initiative, organized by Team J.P. Morgan, involved holiday gift donations to more than 400 residents at several Centrepoint shelters; employees will help plan career/educational workshops for the residents in coming months.

Delivering clean, safe water in Asia. The firm collaborated with two non-profits to deliver clean, safe water and provide education on water-health and hygiene to communities in six Asia-Pacific countries. The project, which received $1 million in grants from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, aims to provide daily drinking water to 100,000 people through the deployment of special facilities called Plant Water AquaTowers.

Application & interview advice 

If you have already submitted, or are thinking of submitting an application for one of our programs, be sure to visit the Advice Centre on our global careers websites.  Select your region of interest, and in the left hand column you will find the Advice Centre, within which is a range of content designed to help you make the most out of your J.P. Morgan application, including:

§  Our recruitment process

§  Jargon Buster

§  Preparing for an interview

§  Tips on resumes and cover letters

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